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I played Darkfall and Darkfall UW at the highest level for 4 years on and off. Biaxil hit the nail on the head with why DF2 is a shadow of DF1.

Originally Posted by Biaxil [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

DF2's problem is that its a completely dumbed down version of DF1. Cities have been made useless with the ability to harvest all mats outside of cities at solid rates from harvesting. Also, anything can be crafted in player cities, which are safe zones, so crafting in cities is almost pointless. Granted a minor buff was put into the player cities on armor made there, but it didn't make much of a diff at all. DF1 player cities felt like they had a purpose. Also, before the city portals were put in, regional conflict mattered.

Also, the PvE was way better. Mobs could actually kill you back then and travelling had an epic feel to it. Now with mobs not being able to kill you, there is no risk factor outside of a player coming to kill you. One last huge con is the feat system, which are a bunch of quests that you get exp points from. Killing 180 of each mob is an incredibly boring thing to do. The grind was considered way longer in DF1, but being that the game didnt tell you what you had to kill for exp, it didnt feel like a grind. Having to just ride around the map to find the next mob you need to kill and left click thousands of times gets old quick.

Finally, the PvP, which is the heart of the game actually is a lot of fun. While the class system tried to give the game variety, the builds don't come with many tools/skills, for each individual one, which makes almost everyone from all classes play the same way. There are sub-classes to choose from, but still its nothing amazing (and they arent even all released yet, which is another issue). The PvP falls short for me in its point. Without anything really at stake, the big sieges feel pointless, and it really takes away from the game. In the forums, a lot of clans shit on one another for not coming out of their cities for fights. I think they are just having fun dueling their clanmates and don't feel the nee to come out.