Darkfall

What if DF was released RIGHT NOW, TODAY. (Won't happen.. the devs are probably at the pub having a drink on their way home..)

IF the game was TERRIBLE.. How long would it last before it dried up?

and

IF the game was AMAZING, do you think it would pull in subscriptions from the other big games?

If your talking about how long it would last to dry up on a long term, I'd say about a couple of weeks to 3-6 months. I mean it takes people time to get into the game and get ready. New people would be coming in all the time. It would have player's who find the game fun and stick to it. You always have some players in any old dried up game.

Originally posted by KalTheo

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To answer..

I agree with the above poster.

Games like Vanguard, which in all aspects, failed still have quite a few players (enough to warrant keeping the game around) I'm unsure if planet side is doing as well (both are ran by SOE now..) AC still has around 1500 subs or so.. and DAoC has 20k..   So, yeah.. even if it doesn't do well.. they'll end up having to kick the fans off of the servers.

And if the game does well, I can see it building enough hype to pull subs from games like WoW, AoC, WAR and the like, at least until it hits an asian release.. than it could possibly pull subs from FF and Lineage 2..

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 This doesn't seem like a troll post to me...

Originally posted by SignusM

 This doesn't seem like a troll post to me...

Same.

I think if it released today and wasn't good it would end up like Vanguard.

If it released and was good it will probably end up like eq2.

If it releases in a few months following some much needed press and advertising it could end up like WAR.

I am referring to the population size...all 3 sound like good enough options to me : ) I'd probably still play this game with Ryzom subs...

Originally posted by Teganx

Originally posted by SignusM

 This doesn't seem like a troll post to me...

 

Same.

I think if it released today and wasn't good it would end up like Vanguard.

If it released and was good it will probably end up like eq2.

If it releases in a few months following some much needed press and advertising it could end up like WAR.

 

....all 3 sound like good enough options to me : )

Hahaha.. all three sound terrible..

I've played all 3, and the only one I played for more than a month was VG.

EQ2 felt sort of "blah".. I didn't like the repeditive spell system, although I did like learning them automatically with the ability to buy "superior spells" later on.

Oh.. God.. and like WAR?? Please.. NO..  The following of the game declined almost as bad as AoC...

But, of all 3 choices, I would be happy with a VG like following.  Close group of players that know each other and like the game they are playing.  Doesn't sound so bad..

If it is released now and everything they promised is true then they will defintly pull subs from other games. Specaily any old UO player whos playing something else now will switch. I have not met a single UO player not waiting for this game.

Originally posted by Random_mage

Originally posted by Teganx

Same.

I think if it released today and wasn't good it would end up like Vanguard.

If it released and was good it will probably end up like eq2.

If it releases in a few months following some much needed press and advertising it could end up like WAR.

 

....all 3 sound like good enough options to me : )

 

Hahaha.. all three sound terrible..

I've played all 3, and the only one I played for more than a month was VG.

EQ2 felt sort of "blah".. I didn't like the repeditive spell system, although I did like learning them automatically with the ability to buy "superior spells" later on.

Oh.. God.. and like WAR?? Please.. NO..  The following of the game declined almost as bad as AoC...

But, of all 3 choices, I would be happy with a VG like following.  Close group of players that know each other and like the game they are playing.  Doesn't sound so bad..

I think you missed his point, random.  I  believe what Teganx was hinting at, was that Darkfall wouldn't be like them...It would match their subscription sizes.
 

However, I could be wrong

Originally posted by TheHoweller

Originally posted by Random_mage

Originally posted by Teganx

Same.

I think if it released today and wasn't good it would end up like Vanguard.

If it released and was good it will probably end up like eq2.

If it releases in a few months following some much needed press and advertising it could end up like WAR.

 

....all 3 sound like good enough options to me : )

 

Hahaha.. all three sound terrible..

I've played all 3, and the only one I played for more than a month was VG.

EQ2 felt sort of "blah".. I didn't like the repeditive spell system, although I did like learning them automatically with the ability to buy "superior spells" later on.

Oh.. God.. and like WAR?? Please.. NO..  The following of the game declined almost as bad as AoC...

But, of all 3 choices, I would be happy with a VG like following.  Close group of players that know each other and like the game they are playing.  Doesn't sound so bad..

I think you missed his point, random.  I  believe what Teganx was hinting at, was that Darkfall wouldn't be like them...It would match their subscription sizes.
 

However, I could be wrong

Yup thats exactly what I meant! Sorry, Ill edit to make it more clear.