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It’s Coming Back This Fall

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
edited August 2016 in News & Features Discussion

imageIt’s Coming Back This Fall

Dark and Light, as many of our loyal readers may remember was an insanely ambitious MMORPG that launched in 2006, flopped, and was shut down in 2008. There was a load of controversy surrounding the title back then, ultimately leading to the original developer (NPCube) and publisher (Farlan Entertainment) closing quietly after lawsuits filed by VWorld LLC.

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  • SpottyGekkoSpottyGekko Member EpicPosts: 6,916
    I already paid for DnL 10 years ago, I still have the email receipt in archive, lol

    I wonder if Snail will honor the purchase ?
  • SpottyGekkoSpottyGekko Member EpicPosts: 6,916
    Jean-Luc_Picard said:
    From what I've read, it's a totally different game, they just kept the name.
    Let's wait and see... I'm willing to give a chance to any developer who wants to attempt making a sandbox MMO. Let's just hope that if they succeed on that part, they won't fall in the other usual traps, like forced PvP everywhere which turns those games into gankfests.
    The "forced PVP everywhere" is usually related to the gear upgrade mechanism, which inevitably somehow links back to the Cash Shop...

    This is not Snail Games's first rodeo...
  • MikehaMikeha Member EpicPosts: 9,196
    Awesome
  • xyzercrimexyzercrime Member RarePosts: 878

    SpottyGekko said:


    Jean-Luc_Picard said:

    From what I've read, it's a totally different game, they just kept the name.
    Let's wait and see... I'm willing to give a chance to any developer who wants to attempt making a sandbox MMO. Let's just hope that if they succeed on that part, they won't fall in the other usual traps, like forced PvP everywhere which turns those games into gankfests.


    The "forced PVP everywhere" is usually related to the gear upgrade mechanism, which inevitably somehow links back to the Cash Shop...

    This is not Snail Games's first rodeo...



    And it won't be the last I guess..



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  • CnameCname Member UncommonPosts: 211
    edited August 2016
    From what I've read, it's a totally different game, they just kept the name.
    Let's wait and see... I'm willing to give a chance to any developer who wants to attempt making a sandbox MMO. Let's just hope that if they succeed on that part, they won't fall in the other usual traps, like forced PvP everywhere which turns those games into gankfests.
    Pretty much sure there will be some form of "forced" PvP involved - but large spaces and distances in game may offer some security. The developer mentioned all maps need to be created by players. My guess is some form of restricted mini-map or fog of war will be in place until player explored a region.

    Conflicts I assume will be connected with settler colonialism, especially in earlier game.

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  • DaikuruDaikuru Member RarePosts: 797
    Looks promising, i'll give it a shot.
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  • LrdEtriusLrdEtrius Member UncommonPosts: 95
    I won't get my hopes high like I did with Black Gold Online.
  • RadixMalorumRadixMalorum Member UncommonPosts: 143
    Snail Games though.
  • butznutzbutznutz Member UncommonPosts: 17
    I wonder if they have a settlers special pre-edition. I have 100000% faith that this game will be the best game in the universe
  • faidedfaided Member UncommonPosts: 111
    This MMO game from the generation of MMO's which promised far more than they were able to accomplish. I really cant believe they are still trying to give this thing life. Let it DIE already, DnL WASNT even this games original NAME back when it was first developed. LMAO
  • psiicpsiic Member RarePosts: 1,640

    SpottyGekko said:

    I already paid for DnL 10 years ago, I still have the email receipt in archive, lol

    I wonder if Snail will honor the purchase ?



    Yea I paid twice the first time the did the cash grab and again when they did the relaunch, I know for a fact we won't get any consideration for our prior purchases. Hence why I am warning everyone to avoid these criminals like the plague they should be facing Rico charges for organized criminal conspiracy over what they have done with this IP. Every few years when people forget they launch another money grab then pull it for one excuse or another, they keep the accounting overseas, and change the distributor each time to avoid legal action or anyone being able to get their money back.
  • FilburFilbur Member UncommonPosts: 254
    edited August 2016
    faided said:
    This MMO game from the generation of MMO's which promised far more than they were able to accomplish. I really cant believe they are still trying to give this thing life. Let it DIE already, DnL WASNT even this games original NAME back when it was first developed. LMAO
    psiic said:
    Yea I paid twice the first time the did the cash grab and again when they did the relaunch, I know for a fact we won't get any consideration for our prior purchases. Hence why I am warning everyone to avoid these criminals like the plague they should be facing Rico charges for organized criminal conspiracy over what they have done with this IP. Every few years when people forget they launch another money grab then pull it for one excuse or another, they keep the accounting overseas, and change the distributor each time to avoid legal action or anyone being able to get their money back.

    It's a new game by an entirely different developer. So please stop it.
  • NephethNepheth Member RarePosts: 473
    edited August 2016
    Why is this negativity? Yeah I paid for the original garbage too. But this is a totaly different game from different developer. I can only see two similarities. The name and the huge seemless world. That's all.
  • LobotomistLobotomist Member EpicPosts: 5,965
    If this is the old game , and old school sandbox MMO , but now on working engine - than there is reason to be excited. If its only another chinese excuse for MMO , than skip



  • Doug_BDoug_B Member UncommonPosts: 153
    edited August 2016
    I just got goosebumps, Woah ! I played the original and the thing I loved the most, exploring. It was so massive, it truly lived up to the word. I hope for the sake of the genre, this is polished and full of the old games ideas. From the trailer, that is the graphic engine....
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  • TemperHSTemperHS Member UncommonPosts: 72

    Doug_B said:

    I just got goosebumps, Woah ! I played the original and the thing I loved the most, exploring. It was so massive, it truly lived up to the word. I hope for the sake of the genre, this is polished and full of the old games ideas. From the trailer, that is the graphic engine....



    Exploring was basically all you could do, the game was a buggy mess that was highly criticized and is widely considered one of the worst titles in gaming history.
  • TamanousTamanous Member RarePosts: 3,026
    The sad truth with mmos if not matter how a game looks, I cannot get excited until I learn the payment model.

    "Snail Games"

    You stay sassy!

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  • NanfoodleNanfoodle Member LegendaryPosts: 10,617
    Things that make you go hmmm
  • VolgoreVolgore Member EpicPosts: 3,872
    Doesn't "coming back" require you to "have been there" at some time in first place?

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  • lemontreelemontree Member UncommonPosts: 59
    NPCube owes me a 100 bucks. Still pissed about that 10 years on.
  • alakramalakram Member UncommonPosts: 2,301
    As someone who saw this game launch and flop back in it's day I only got somthing to say:
    lol



  • MikePaladinMikePaladin Member UncommonPosts: 592
    Not excited I'm sick of it every time the same HYPE FAIL HYPE FAIL....
  • SovrathSovrath Member LegendaryPosts: 32,012
    MikePaladin said:
    Not excited I'm sick of it every time the same HYPE FAIL HYPE FAIL....
    People do this to themselves. No idea how they get through life.
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  • Doug_BDoug_B Member UncommonPosts: 153

    TemperHS said:



    Doug_B said:


    I just got goosebumps, Woah ! I played the original and the thing I loved the most, exploring. It was so massive, it truly lived up to the word. I hope for the sake of the genre, this is polished and full of the old games ideas. From the trailer, that is the graphic engine....







    Exploring was basically all you could do, the game was a buggy mess that was highly criticized and is widely considered one of the worst titles in gaming history.



    I played it, I know what state the game was in. Yet, I still had fun :)
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