My Darkfall Beginning or Syncaine is a Bad Person
I had my first experiences in Darkfall this weekend. Between me being a sucker for deals and Syncaine's propaganda, I could not help but finally pick it up. Aventurine was running a deal this weekend where you could buy the game and six months of play for only $87. My consumerist self could not refuse that.
Usually, I disagree with almost everything Syncaine says. The man is a psychopath (no offense intended). So it almost pains me to say that I am really enjoying the game in a deep primal sense. The game is really not as bad as I was expecting it to be. It is really not that bad at all, to be honest.
The first thing I noticed is that the graphics are not as bad as people say they are. With shadows on, the game looks pretty decent. It isn't going to win any graphical achievement awards but good graphics do not a good game make. I used to joke that the game looked like Morrowind, but the game actually looks quite a bit better than Morrowind.
But on the subject of the Elder Scrolls, that is what the gameplay most reminds me of and that is a very good thing. I love the Elder Scrolls games. They have always had a soft spot on my heart. So when I jumped into this game and it felt like an advanced MMO Elder Scrolls, I almost immediately fell in love with it.
The game has quite the learning curve though. I died twice to goblins before I ever killed my first one. World of Warcraft, this is not. Though there is a newbie questline to help you get a better feel for the game. I am told that this was a recent addition, and in my mind, a very helpful one.
I only played yesterday, so I only was able to get a few hours in but my experience was quite positive. I joined up with Goon Squad and had my first experience in ganking. It did make me rage a little bit, but that was only because I had not found the bank yet and was still carrying all my spoils of war. Luckily, every experience is a learning experience and thus I know better now how I should handle myself. I am really excited for when I get to play some more.
December 21st, 2009 - 15:14
Where you the player that killed Sorek Bladewing and Elswyr Reimzad outside of Mir Bellith in the Elf area and then proceeded to be hunted down and killed 20 feet from a wilderness bank? If so, it’s a small world….
December 21st, 2009 - 19:46
I have been killing people outside Mir Bellith. I do not quite remember those names though and I have not been killed near any wilderness banks. I was killed in the city a couple times.
The character name I go by is Mordiceius Anarion.