Darkfall

What can I say guys? 
They may be devoted to this game, but they are not gods. There's only 25-30 of them at the moment. Let's say they made a good product(and after all these years, I'm expecting this) but I'm 100% sure they will have problems with launching/mentaining servers.
No matter how good the actual game is, these guys WILL NEED some help to keep it online.

Compare them to turbine.. who had some 200 employees when AC was launched?  And they still needed Microsofts help?..

Originally posted by Thenarius

What can I say guys? 
They may be devoted to this game, but they are not gods. There's only 25-30 of them at the moment. Let's say they made a good product(and after all these years, I'm expecting this) but I'm 100% sure they will have problems with launching/mentaining servers.
No matter how good the actual game is, these guys WILL NEED some help to keep it online.

Actually, it's not Aventurine (no 'd') who sets up the servers but a server hoster called GNi. I also expect some problems at launch (why would it be different to any other MMORPG), but I really don't mind as long as the game is fun.

I think Aventurine started as a software and network solution provider for the Army.
I believe they have more experience in networking and software which deal with networking than pure game companies.
So their net code might be more advanced and tested than other games.

Anyway we will see in few weeks if Aventurine was telling the truth or bullshitting, no need to create panic before hand.
Until the contrary is proven, we have to stick what Aventurine says.

Originally posted by Thenarius

What can I say guys? 
They may be devoted to this game, but they are not gods. There's only 25-30 of them at the moment. Let's say they made a good product(and after all these years, I'm expecting this) but I'm 100% sure they will have problems with launching/mentaining servers.
No matter how good the actual game is, these guys WILL NEED some help to keep it online.

No idea honestly whats going to happen. If it is a good product which I hope it is, then WOot. As far as the problems go, if 30 people can develop it I am not sure why 30 people can't maintain it. GNi will take care of the server side of things lol this is what they do and the whole reason Aventurine signed them. So they have help from GNi server side...

Launching problems I am not understanding. If you are reffering to bugs and chit, yeah just as likely to have them as every other MMO has had them. If you mean from a publishing perspective, they have a publisher for 50 countries... so they have help there to.

They also developed there own game engine and dev tools. If they really can use these tools to make a patch every month and an expansion every year then I don't think they will need much help from the Tech side of things. So far this is what they claim.

So all in all we will just have to wait and see. Seems like they have help where they need it and they seem confident they can do the patching, expansions and everything fine. So , guess we just have to wait and see. I wouldn't say 100% either way to be honest. I am more 60/40. I am 60% certain they will pull it off fine and 40% worried they will botch the whole thing.  Just don't do the blind faith thing you see a lot of these trolls are doing and you should be fine. Never have blind faith in anything, success or failure.

Originally posted by Thenarius

What can I say guys? 
They may be devoted to this game, but they are not gods. There's only 25-30 of them at the moment. Let's say they made a good product(and after all these years, I'm expecting this) but I'm 100% sure they will have problems with launching/mentaining servers.
No matter how good the actual game is, these guys WILL NEED some help to keep it online.

Ok ,now p off to where you have just come from, your opinion is not needed here.

Adventurine? who are they?

Originally posted by ste2000

I think Aventurine started as a software and network solution provider for the Army.

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 It's been said that the one and only reason to forming Aventurine was to develop Darkfall.

and yes.. 30 developers is FAR FAR too little to build a game with the features that this is supposed to have.

25-30 can easily pull off a game like DAOC or even AC.. but not what basically boils down to somethin that looks like it's got more stuff than WoW.
 

Originally posted by Triggger

Adventurine? who are they?

lol exactly

Originally posted by EvilGargamel

Originally posted by ste2000

I think Aventurine started as a software and network solution provider for the Army.

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 It's been said that the one and only reason to forming Aventurine was to develop Darkfall.

and yes.. 30 developers is FAR FAR too little to build a game with the features that this is supposed to have.

25-30 can easily pull off a game like DAOC or even AC.. but not what basically boils down to somethin that looks like it's got more stuff than WoW.
 

tell that to the guy making Infinity... pretty much all by himself.