I’m Afraid to Play Darkfall
I’m afraid to play Darkfall.
Basically, after that run from Mahirim lands to the guild city, it was fun and nerve-wracking and scary. It was a good experience, but it was also a bad experience.
I realized that, certain games I play make me literally afraid to play them. I dawdle on the computer trying to find things to read or stuff to do, but essentially, I know deep in my heart of hearts that I’m just trying to pass the time away from playing a game.
Darkfall made me realize that to a great degree, as even though I missed the game, I hated being in it as much as I liked being in it. As much as I want to have new experiences, I generally dislike experiencing new things and adjusting to the changes.
While I adjusted to the changes that Darkfall brought on a gameplay level, it was the psychological aspect of playing Darkfall that really got to me, and with that in mind, I realized I didn’t want to play a game that was messing with my mind so much.
While I still have around 70 days or so of time remaining, I’ll probably come back a couple of times just to roam the world, but I think I’ve had my fill of Darkfall.
After this post, I will log in to the account management system, take myself off recurring subscriptions, and remove my credit card information from their system. Then I will delete Darkfall from my hard drive.
At the same time, I will cry a little, because it was a good world, and an interesting game.
I just did not have the mental fortitude to play it.
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Victor Stillwater
Upon reading your previous experience…it sounds to me like the guild helped you immensely. I would feel that you would be more comfortable knowing that your guild would do this for you.
Now, of course, I also know the whole “OMG, what if I am spotted” from my days in Lineage 2. I loved those one shot deaths…NOT!!
Psychologically speaking, I think people have to have a certain innate need to harm others to succeed in such an FFA style of PvP. Maybe that is not in you, and if you DO enjoy PvP, get back to some good PvP (Guild Wars, WAR, DAoC).
Cheers mate
Thanks Edge.
Actually, I dislike PVP in general. I thought that Darkfall might change that in me, but being near the bottom of the food chain, you’re more likely to get killed than to kill.
LOTRO…LOTRO…LOTRO COME PLAY LOTRO WITH ME, or WOW on REXXAR server.
landroval for lotro
I used to play Lotro, but I then I found out Everquest 2 had a more robust housing system!
Nowadays, I feel torn. WoW, I won’t go back to till Cataclysm, if ever.
awwww poor you
i kinda liked that darkfall seemed to have characteristics of UO, but atleast it was in overhead camera, so you could see people sneaking up and had the semi-pvp zone and full-pvp.
You can delete the game, but it may still haunt your dreams! o.O;;
Oh goodness me. I hope it doesn’t haunt my dreams.
haha Vic you ol’ Carebear!
Na you have a similar view to my own, I felt too on edge all the time to actually sit, play and enjoy it. I mean every single time you are out you have to scout, listen and watch very very carefully.
So yup good game but not my kinda cup of team, after a stressful day at work I need something to calm me down and be stress free lol
cup of team?! *ahem* tea