I decided today that I’m going to give Darkfall Online another shot. My subscription to Fallen Earth has just lapsed, so instead of going in for another month, I figure that it’s time to revisit this old favorite. I know, words of travesty to many of you. Darkfall, a favorite?! It can’t be. Who am I, SynCaine?
The truth is, Darkfall is a lot of fun. The only thing is, it’s incredibly group-centric. Or used to be. So, when my old guild quit, I was pretty much left out in the cold for content. Except, word on the street is that things have been retuned to give the solo player a fighting shot at actually accomplishing something.
Of course, for PvP, you’re pretty much lost unless you have a few friends or get the jump on someone, so I’ll still be looking around for a guild to spend the month with. I don’t know that I have the dedication to sit online for any 4 hour battle but there’s definitely some appeal towards the smaller scale stuff.
I’m also looking forward to the exploration and excitement that comes from never really knowing what’s around the next corner. In Darkfall, you don’t know how tough a mob is until you actually engage it. You can sneak around most things well enough but the not knowing makes each new encounter an adrenaline rush.
Plus, of course, there’s the fact that you can lose your gear. Whether it’s a mob or another player that kills you, if you die, everything you had on you is left behind under a tombstone. This is really what scares a lot of people away. It doesn’t really bother me though and it shouldn’t scare you either. Basic gear is easy to get and, honestly, you can get back up and contribute without having the best gear in the game. When you consider how make or break gear is in a game like WoW, Darkfall’s full loot really doesn’t make that much of a difference.
Anyways, this coming month should be interesting. Depending on how I find things (they’ve change a lot), I’ll either love it or hate it.
Still, it should be an exciting change from the theme park norm.
PS: On a totally unreleated note, I’m curious, was there ever a mention of the “Trollshaws” in the LOTR books? I just got there on my guardian but don’t remember ever seeing a reference to that regarding Rivendell in the books.
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