Continuing with the screenshot memories, I found another screenshot on my hard drive that I want to share with you guys. This one is from the original release of Darkfall back in February 2009. I...
https://www.keenandgraev.com/2017/11/19/memories-screenshot-part-2-darkfall
You may recall that I mentioned there was a Darkfall revival project underway, but at the time they hadn’t yet achieved a license agreement with Aventurine. Apparently things are moving far bet...
https://www.keenandgraev.com/2016/02/03/darkfall-new-dawn-officially-licensed
My fascination with the Darkfall revival projects continues to grow, and I’ve recently become aware of another project called Darkfall: Rise of Agon. Unlike Darkfall: New Dawn, Rise of Agon is ...
https://www.keenandgraev.com/2015/10/20/new-dawn-vs-rise-of-agon
I get contacted by a lot of people who want me to check out their game, republish their press release, or somehow how let them piggyback on whatever small amount of attention this blog can bring....
Darkfall holds this bizarre place in my heart. On one hand the game itself is mostly terrible. The company that made it is also mostly terrible. The people who play it are — you guessed it — ...
Darkfall Unholy Wars comes out day after tomorrow. At least… we think it comes out tomorrow? No one has heard a word from Aventurine. Why is there such a communication blackout? The...
https://www.keenandgraev.com/2012/12/10/darkfall-unholy-wars-launch-see
Darkfall has made some waves within its pond by announcing some changes to guild ranks. Basically, ranks you would normally assign to players are gone. Think of those ranks like the ranks...
https://www.keenandgraev.com/2012/12/07/darkfall-rank-permission-changes
Darkfall Unholy Wars supposedly launches early December. I say supposedly because I believe we won’t see it until at least January. Nevertheless, information about the changes to Darkfa...
https://www.keenandgraev.com/2012/11/25/darkfall-feats-player-points-ui
Well, I’m going to give Darkfall another try. I can’t say it’s because Darkfall suddenly deserves being played again or because I missed the game. I’m simply curious about the cha...
https://www.keenandgraev.com/2012/11/09/darkfall-unholy-wars
I’ve been thinking about this topic a lot lately: Should MMO’s reboot more often? When I say reboot, I’m talking about the same type of reset we see when a new World of WarCraft expansi...
We had a really good discussion going on Ventrilo tonight about what grinding means. So many times people think grinding is a negative, and it’s used by many I know as a reason for quitting...
When I’m between games I know that I have to watch myself to make sure that I don’t get swept away by the need to play something, and just subscribe to the first game that comes along promisi...
There’s always something in MMO’s that players, as a majority, do not enjoy doing. Maybe it’s the leveling process or a skill grind. The questions I want to pose to you today are: S...
Only one word truly describes this year’s MMO releases: dismal. It was disappointing and inadequate. One hopes that each year there will be steps taken in the right direction, ones that...
https://www.keenandgraev.com/2009/12/28/the-mmos-of-2009-a-slippery-slope-of-inadequacy
I’m an easy sell the first time around when it comes to new mmorpgs. I have to enjoy my first taste and want more, like the direction that the developers say they’re taking the game, and ...
https://www.keenandgraev.com/2009/12/17/theyre-trying-to-get-me-back-into-darkfall
It’s a day of WTF’s around here. If the EA Bioware/Mythic news wasn’t bad enough, Aventurine decided to drop this bomb on us: “On the American server: The American server will launch ...
https://www.keenandgraev.com/2009/06/24/wtf-aventurine-we-have-to-rebuy-darkfall
It actually came as quite a surprise to open up the inbox and see all the emails you guys sent me about the North American Darkfall server announcement. The K&G Forums were also buzzing with ...
This week I had the rare (as of late) opportunity to put a good deal of time into both Darkfall and Warhammer Online. I’ve known it all along and said it a few times before that these two g...
You can now zoom the map! Anyone who plays/played Darkfall knows that this change alone is probably the best change/addition Aventurine has made to the game yet. Overall, the patch notes ...
https://www.keenandgraev.com/2009/05/15/darkfall-patch-adds-epic-new-feature
It played me more than the other way around. I had to cheat to win though by exploiting the use of Tamiflu, Tylenol Severe Cold, and some yucky purple syrup that knocked me out at night. ...
Well let me tell you, I have the flu and that statement is a bold-faced lie.  The flu is far more… okay sorry I couldn’t resist. I think I counted six people wanting me to comment on t...
https://www.keenandgraev.com/2009/05/06/eurogamer-says-darkfall-is-as-entertaining-as-the-flu
Any step in the right direction for Darkfall right now is a huge boost to player morale. Today’s patch focused on adding exactly the type of things I, and many other players, have been clam...
I’m going to make this a regular feature of the blog to post sometime every Sunday about what I’ve played the past week and what I’ve done in the games while playing. I don’t do this ...
https://www.keenandgraev.com/2009/04/26/weekly-what-im-playing-update-420-425
I made mention in yesterday’s entry and subsequent comments that I feel the pacing in Darkfall is off. I want to expand more on why I believe this to be the case and why I feel that this is...
https://www.keenandgraev.com/2009/04/16/more-on-darkfalls-pacing-and-other-issues
Let’s get right down to it: Darkfall was a swing and a miss. The game definitely had the right idea. The sentiment of a hardcore pvp game with action influence and all the stuff abo...
https://www.keenandgraev.com/2009/04/15/good-ideas-poorly-executed-darkfall
There were some really, really big changes to the game that came unexpectedly. Here are a couple big changes: -The maximum positive alignment you can have has been reduced to 10. -Attacking ...
https://www.keenandgraev.com/2009/04/10/todays-darkfall-patch-brings-huge-changes-to-the-game
In Darkfall! I finally took the plunge and burned through my enormous surplus of faction. I was somewhere over +50 and dropped down to -40 something in just an hour or two. I was sitting ...
Last night while traveling to the siege on the many cities on Yssam a few members of our raid group fell through the world. When a GM was petitioned, the GM asked the person which siege t...
https://www.keenandgraev.com/2009/03/27/biased-gms-a-scary-thought
It has been a little while since I gave you all an update on where I’m at in Darkfall. The last you all heard from me about Darkfall was about a week ago when I told you of the siege our al...
https://www.keenandgraev.com/2009/03/26/bringing-you-up-to-speed-on-where-im-at-in-darkfall
I logged on yesterday to hear the news from our PR Officer that we (Haven) were going to participate in a massive battle with Society of the Anvil, Drunken Beggar Clan, Styzgian Hammer, and the r...
https://www.keenandgraev.com/2009/03/20/hundreds-do-battle-in-my-first-darkfall-city-siege