Dark and Light (MMORPG)Update:Delayed until May 30th!

[Mem]

30th May for Pioneer members,and 5th June for the rest of the other players.

Info can be found here (Homepage) and here .

 

[Jeraden]

Hope the game is less laggy than their website

 

[Genx87]

Kind of lost track of the game when I was in their beta but couldnt get logged in.
So I went back to daoc, then seeing the game play video didnt help matters

It seemed to have so much potential, like all games I guess.

 

[pontifex]

so is anyone even still interested in this game after the beta fiasco or whatever it was?
the game looked like garbage from the beginning to me anyway so i never followed it.

 

[Mem]

so is anyone even still interested in this game after the beta fiasco or whatever it was?
the game looked like garbage from the beginning to me anyway so i never followed it.

You mean SOG,well that is stable now but closes on the 27th,it was only suppose to be a free taster of things to come,had lot of things missing like quests,crafting,DNL graphics to name a few.

Lot of people are still interested in the game,lot of ex -swg players are going over to DNL,the game does seem to have everything, guilds,crafting,PvP,grinding,quests,events,seiging fortresses etc.. and non pvp regions too.

I just hope the launch is smoother then SOG.

 

[Seeruk]

Worst pile of shite I have ever played.... and thats saying something as I am including the alpha and beta tests I have done over the years!

 

[Czar]

looks bad, ugly characters, empty world

 

[Mem]

Update delayed.

Just received this email.

The release of Dark and Light is delayed to May 30th, 2006, and Pioneers will
have access starting on May 28th, 2006, 1pm UTC.
Dark and Light will be available for download to Pioneers on May 26th, 2006, at
1pm UTC.

As the developers are currently working on the final testing and balancing tasks
in the Dark and Light private beta, they must regretfully choose to postpone the
release of Dark and Light. César Jacquet, manager of NPCube, explains: "As the
release date gets closer, we are not satisfied enough with the balancing and
debugging, and do not wish to release Dark and Light just yet.

PLAY DARK AND LIGHT WITH OR WITHOUT SUBSCRIBING

Dark and Light offers two subscription options:
- A monthly subscription pack, giving you unlimited access to the game, for a
price of $14.99: the Master Pack
- A pack without subscription with 15 game credits per pack: the Freedom Pack.
You may use this credit as you wish in the game: use it to create the best items
available and to discover the world of Ganareth beyond the third kingdom. The 15
Game Credit account is available for a price of $14.99.

MASTER PACK
Subscribe to DnL now and experience the entire adventure at once.
- One month of game play
- Access all the kingdoms of Ganareth
- Access the nobility titles and property system

FREEDOM PACK
Start DnL without a subscription and do things at your own pace. Get 15 Game
Credit points that you may use to:
- Access the Third kingdom and above
- Access some high level items
- Unlock some crafting sections

.

 

[Schadenfroh]

I have heard really bad things about the beta (SOG), I am going to wait for more reviews, but I would LOVE an alternative to WoW.

 

[Mem]

I have heard really bad things about the beta (SOG),

I remember the early days,took me 2 weeks to log on in SOG due to game crashes,however now it is very stable,shame first impressions stay with people since SOG now is nowhere like it was in the early days,I can play all day now without crashes,besides SOG is not DNL,using different graphical engine and server.

The developers are at least working hard on DNL unlike SWG(yes I was a pre CU player until NGE came along and killed the game,).

 

[Bulldog13]

Originally posted by: Mem

I have heard really bad things about the beta (SOG),

I remember the early days,took me 2 weeks to log on in SOG due to game crashes,however now it is very stable,shame first impressions stay with people since SOG now is nowhere like it was in the early days,I can play all day now without crashes,besides SOG is not DNL,using different graphical engine and server.

The developers are at least working hard on DNL unlike SWG(yes I was a pre CU player until NGE came along and killed the game,).

A single question. How is the pvp ? Fun ? Balanced ?

 

[Mem]

A single question. How is the pvp ? Fun ? Balanced ?

PvP in SOG is not or won't be the shame as in DNL,yes it can be fun in SOG but is not balanced,at least in DNL it should be balanced with 13 Kingdoms(3 non PvP kingdoms).

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: Mem

so is anyone even still interested in this game after the beta fiasco or whatever it was?
the game looked like garbage from the beginning to me anyway so i never followed it.

You mean SOG,well that is stable now but closes on the 27th,it was only suppose to be a free taster of things to come,had lot of things missing like quests,crafting,DNL graphics to name a few.

Lot of people are still interested in the game,lot of ex -swg players are going over to DNL,the game does seem to have everything, guilds,crafting,PvP,grinding,quests,events,seiging fortresses etc.. and non pvp regions too.

I just hope the launch is smoother then SOG.

not only that, but weren't the devs being major assholes on their forums and stuff like that?

 

[Mem]

not only that, but weren't the devs being major @assholes on their forums and stuff like that?

Problem with Developers was mainly them being too quiet,but now they seem to give us news/updates via the DNL mods in forums so not too bad now.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Was this game developed in North America or Europe?

 

[Mem]

I think in Europe(French company I believe).

 

[Mem]

Some detailed info on crafting can be found here .

In Dark and Light, item creation is accessible for all players at any time. This axis is totally independent of the fighting axis. Becoming specialized in a job will have no influence on the player?s progression in his/her class, except for the time taken.

How does one become a crafter?

Practice makes perfect! To develop your crafting abilities, nothing is as good as practice. A player who wants to learn how to make items will have to get all the item recipes and the necessary ingredients to fabricate them.

There are 5 jobs in Dark and Light:
- The tanner: fabricates leather armor
- The tailor: fabricates cloth armor
- The armorer: fabricates the chain mail and plate armor
- The blacksmith: fabricates hand-to-hand and distance weapons
- The jeweler: fabricates jewels and jewelry and bracelets.

The crafter can be specialized in one or more of these jobs. The only thing that limits him/her is the number of points that he/she has to allocate. Therefore, he/she will have to choose between being specialized in a job or being versatile, but inevitably less effective.

The job list will grow with time. Later, access will be given to new jobs such as alchemist or engineer.

 

[Mem]

Update: skills now added,click on the fighter,healer class etc to see skills.


Skill list link.

 

[xit2nowhere]

Game is gonna bomb just like MO and Asheron's Call 2.

 

[xit2nowhere]

At best it will have the same fate as SWG.
Very sad, really.

 

[Kadarin]

Looks ugly. They also have a very slow website.

 

[Mem]

At best it will have the same fate as SWG.
Very sad, really.

Lot of ex-SWG players including some top ex- SWG crafters are going to do their best to help get this game to be a success,in the end the graphics are not important but gameplay and the community.


They have added new updates for those interested,see below.

Bestiary in Dark and Light .

Armour and Clothes.

Exploiting natural resources in Dark and Light. .

Update: new beta stress test of DnL tomorrow for Pioneer and SOG accounts,info here and here.

 

[Looney]

I'm way too much of a graphic whore to play this game.

 

[Mem]

Slight delay again,

As announced earlier today, the problems with the game database has forced us to postpone the download for a few days to be able to release the game in good condition.

We?ve decided that the download of the game client will start on the 30th May 2006 at 6:00 PM UTC and the opening of the server at the same time for the Pioneers. The ?Griffon accounts? will have access to the server from the 3rd of June, 2006, 01h00 PM UTC.

Access to the server for the other players will begin on the 5th June 2006 at 1:00 PM UTC.

Until this date, the Stress test will stay open with an update shortly. Sorry for the inconvenience.

The DnL Team.

I did manage to get into the beta stress test and to be honest was quite impressed,no lag and very stable,mobs were no push over,graphics were actually better then the screenshots,maybe becasue I was running at 1600x1200 res,sand storm in desert was very cool,had some PvP battles with darkies that decided to come down to the light area well they got their ass kicked.

Crafting seems complex so will take me awhile to figure it out. Bottom line IMHO game has lot of potential but not perfect(what is?).