<s>
Darkfall	B-Protocol
was	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
developed	O
by	O
Aventurine	O
SA	O
that	O
combined	O
real-time	O
action	O
and	O
strategy	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
featured	O
unrestricted	O
PvP	O
,	O
full	O
looting	O
,	O
a	O
large	O
,	O
dynamic	O
game	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
player-skill	O
dependent	O
combat	O
system	O
free	O
of	O
the	O
class	O
and	O
level	O
systems	O
that	O
typify	O
most	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkfall	B-Protocol
had	O
a	O
3D	O
world	O
environment	O
and	O
contained	O
mild	O
violence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
servers	O
were	O
closed	O
on	O
15	O
November	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aventurine	O
has	O
since	O
sold	O
the	O
license	O
of	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
to	O
two	O
independent	O
companies	O
,	O
Ub3rgames	O
and	O
Big	O
Picture	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
29	O
August	O
2001	O
,	O
Razorwax	O
announced	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
and	O
launched	O
its	O
official	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Approximately	O
14	O
months	O
later	O
,	O
in	O
October	O
2002	O
,	O
the	O
Razorwax	O
team	O
was	O
integrated	O
into	O
Aventurine	O
SA	O
,	O
a	O
newly	O
formed	O
company	O
based	O
in	O
Athens	O
,	O
Greece	O
,	O
ostensibly	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
continued	O
development	O
and	O
subsequent	O
commercialisation	O
of	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2005	O
,	O
a	O
signup	O
page	O
for	O
a	O
closed	O
clan	O
beta	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
web	O
;	O
this	O
beta	O
never	O
happened	O
,	O
however	O
a	O
1.5	O
minute	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
gameplay	O
video	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2006	O
as	O
recompense	O
to	O
the	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkfall'''s	O
first	O
major	O
public	O
revelation	O
was	O
at	O
the	O
game	O
convention	O
E3	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
Aventurine	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
publicly	O
playable	O
version	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
various	O
industry	O
journalists	O
were	O
shown	O
a	O
standalone	O
demonstration	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
June	O
2006	O
onwards	O
,	O
just	O
after	O
E3	O
,	O
the	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
development	O
team	O
began	O
releasing	O
bi-weekly	O
developer	O
journals	O
and	O
community	O
question/answer	O
articles	O
,	O
published	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
forum	O
site	O
Warcry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
announcement	O
on	O
11	O
July	O
2006	O
stated	O
that	O
preparations	O
were	O
being	O
made	O
to	O
begin	O
beta	O
,	O
although	O
Aventurine	O
stated	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
publisher	O
for	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
considering	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
self-publishing	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
30	O
January	O
2007	O
,	O
Aventurine	O
released	O
their	O
second	O
official	O
gameplay	O
video	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
about	O
one	O
minute	O
of	O
in-game	O
footage	O
demonstrating	O
real-time	O
melee	O
combat	O
,	O
mounts	O
(	O
including	O
mounted	O
combat	O
)	O
,	O
spell-casting	O
and	O
naval	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
in	O
April	O
2008	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
was	O
feature-complete	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
May	O
,	O
that	O
"	O
...	O
our	O
launch	O
date	O
will	O
be	O
inside	O
2008	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
public	O
beta	O
preceding	O
it	O
by	O
a	O
few	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2008	O
,	O
Aventurine	O
confirmed	O
they	O
had	O
signed	O
with	O
Greek	O
company	O
AudioVisual	O
Enterprises	O
to	O
distribute	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
was	O
confirmed	O
by	O
AudioVisual	O
in	O
a	O
stock	O
market	O
announcement	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
Greek	O
Stock	O
Exchange	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
29	O
August	O
2008	O
,	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
's	O
official	O
beta	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
scene	O
of	O
a	O
17-minute	O
gameplay	O
video	O
,	O
which	O
demonstrated	O
numerous	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
small	O
and	O
large	O
group	O
PVP	O
,	O
including	O
small	O
and	O
large	O
group	O
mounted	O
combat	O
,	O
ship	O
sailing	O
and	O
naval	O
combat	O
,	O
magic	O
and	O
archery	O
,	O
and	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
,	O
creative	O
use	O
of	O
in-game	O
physics	O
and	O
magic	O
,	O
crafting	O
,	O
banking	O
,	O
3	O
different	O
PVE	O
encounters	O
demonstrating	O
mob	B-Protocol
AI	B-Application
,	O
and	O
city	O
building	O
and	O
sieging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
soon	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
"	O
limited	O
public	O
hardware	O
test	O
"	O
of	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
as	O
the	O
first	O
phase	O
of	O
public	O
beta	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
then	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
staged	O
gameplay-oriented	O
public	O
beta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
16	O
October	O
2008	O
,	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
was	O
publicly	O
presented	O
at	O
Athens	O
Digital	O
Week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
event	O
was	O
unofficially	O
reported	O
by	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
forum	O
moderators	O
during	O
this	O
event	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
30-minute	O
video	O
of	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
played	O
live	O
on	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
5	O
December	O
2008	O
,	O
Tasos	O
Flambouras	O
announced	O
that	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
European	O
market	O
on	O
22	O
January	O
2009	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
American	O
release	O
to	O
follow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
24	O
June	O
2009	O
,	O
Tasos	O
announced	O
that	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
will	O
launch	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
7	O
July	O
2009	O
,	O
alongside	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
's	O
first	O
free	O
expansion	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkfall	B-Protocol
launched	O
successfully	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
13	O
July	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkfall	B-Protocol
's	O
first	O
free	O
expansion	O
launched	O
in	O
July	O
2009	O
featuring	O
massive	O
monster	B-Protocol
re-balancing	O
,	O
player	O
housing	O
,	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
's	O
village	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
Nexus	O
system	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
specialization	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
weather	O
system	O
,	O
special	O
items	O
,	O
new	O
weapons	O
and	O
much	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkfall	B-Protocol
's	O
second	O
free	O
expansion	O
launched	O
in	O
early	O
December	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
11	O
June	O
2010	O
,	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
developers	O
released	O
patch	O
outlines	O
which	O
outlined	O
critical	O
fixes	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
fixes	O
are	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
changes	O
made	O
to	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
10	O
February	O
2011	O
,	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
developers	O
released	O
yet	O
another	O
patch	O
which	O
addressed	O
several	O
issues	O
that	O
had	O
major	O
effects	O
on	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
promotion	O
ran	O
from	O
release	O
until	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
2.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
18	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
Aventurine	O
announced	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
Unholy	I-Protocol
Wars	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkfall	B-Protocol
Unholy	I-Protocol
Wars	I-Protocol
is	O
set	O
again	O
in	O
the	O
fantasy	B-Application
world	O
of	O
Agon	O
,	O
countless	O
centuries	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
that	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
released	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
feature	O
,	O
game	O
play	O
and	O
developer	O
diary	O
videos	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
launch	O
on	O
their	O
official	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
28	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
Axilmar	O
,	O
a	O
gui	O
developer	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
actual	O
Unholy	O
Wars	O
,	O
posted	O
a	O
petition	O
on	O
Reddit	B-Application
to	O
taste	O
the	O
interest	O
in	O
a	O
classic	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
server	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
demand	O
of	O
the	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
15	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
after	O
3	O
days	O
of	O
delay	O
the	O
CEO	O
of	O
Aventurine	O
Zad	O
Mehdawi	O
posted	O
a	O
message	O
where	O
he	O
explained	O
that	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
is	O
not	O
feasible	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
large	O
investment	O
in	O
the	O
infrastructure	O
and	O
development	O
support	O
needed	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
they	O
ditched	O
a	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
revival	O
but	O
were	O
continuing	O
to	O
work	O
and	O
improve	O
the	O
actual	O
game	O
Unholy	O
Wars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
the	O
company	O
is	O
open	O
to	O
serious	O
proposals	O
for	O
licensing	O
and	O
support	O
the	O
original	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
16	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
Claus	O
Grovdal	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
creator	O
of	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
,	O
former	O
Razorwax	O
CEO	O
,	O
wrote	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
that	O
he	O
was	O
disappointed	O
that	O
Aventurine	O
is	O
not	O
considering	O
bringing	O
back	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
18	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
community	O
manager	O
Ici	O
Wave	O
in	O
a	O
post	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
forum	O
,	O
wrote	O
that	O
Aventurine	O
was	O
under	O
negotiations	O
with	O
2	O
interested	O
parties	O
for	O
the	O
license	O
of	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
3	O
February	O
2016	O
,	O
Ub3rgames	O
confirmed	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
license	O
and	O
updated	O
their	O
own	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
1	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
Big	O
Picture	O
Games	O
also	O
confirmed	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
the	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
8	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
Ub3rgames	O
along	O
with	O
their	O
weekly	O
update	O
,	O
released	O
the	O
first	O
in-game	O
footage	O
of	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
:	O
New	O
Dawn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
19	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
Big	O
Picture	O
Games	O
released	O
the	O
first	O
in-game	O
footage	O
of	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
:	O
Rise	O
of	O
Agon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
8	O
April	O
2016	O
,	O
Big	O
Picture	O
Games	O
released	O
the	O
closed	O
alpha	O
for	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
:	O
Rise	O
of	O
Agon	O
with	O
NDA	O
in	O
place	O
and	O
first	O
500	O
invites	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
alpha	O
trailer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
14	O
June	O
2016	O
,	O
Ub3rgames	O
in	O
their	O
weekly	O
update	O
announced	O
the	O
launch	O
date	O
of	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
:	O
New	O
Dawn	O
stress	O
test	O
for	O
28	O
June	O
2016	O
at	O
2:00	O
PM	O
Paris	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
16	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
:	O
New	O
Dawn	O
switch	O
from	O
free	O
stress	O
test	O
to	O
InDev	O
beta	O
,	O
only	O
people	O
who	O
bought	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
play	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
5	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
:	O
Rise	O
of	O
Agon	O
launched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
26	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
:	O
New	O
Dawn	O
launches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SkillsDarkfall	O
departs	O
from	O
the	O
conventional	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
paradigm	O
of	O
character	O
levels	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
form	O
of	O
character	O
progression	O
,	O
favouring	O
instead	O
a	O
broad	O
skill-based	O
system	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
found	O
in	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Ultima	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
Eve	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
Wurm	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
and	O
Asheron	B-Application
's	I-Application
Call	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skills	O
and	O
skill	O
proficiency	O
determine	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
capability	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
weapons	O
and	O
weapon	O
skills	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
special	O
attacks	O
,	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
and	O
archery	O
,	O
all	O
aspects	O
of	O
player	O
crafting	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
more	O
basic	O
facets	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
swim	O
,	O
craft	O
various	O
types	O
of	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
ride	O
and	O
control	O
mounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
six	O
playable	O
races	O
in	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
,	O
divided	O
into	O
3	O
factions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
,	O
racial	O
choice	O
does	O
not	O
heavily	O
influence	O
character	O
choices	O
or	O
progression	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
certain	O
races	O
have	O
friendships	O
and	O
hatreds	O
with	O
other	O
races	O
in	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
,	O
these	O
are	O
not	O
strictly	O
enforced	O
upon	O
the	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
for	O
allied	O
clans	O
to	O
declare	O
war	O
upon	O
both	O
their	O
own	O
race	O
and	O
their	O
racial	O
allies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intelligence	O
:	O
Increases	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
spells	B-Application
and	O
greatly	O
affects	O
max	O
mana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
moderately	O
affects	O
max	O
mana	B-Application
,	O
and	O
grants	O
a	O
slight	O
resist	O
bonus	O
against	O
curses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
,	O
player	O
characters	O
have	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
semi-static	O
attributes	O
,	O
which	O
determine	O
their	O
in-game	O
physical	O
and	O
mental	O
prowess	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
three	O
dynamic	O
attributes	O
:	O
hit	O
points	O
,	O
mana	B-Application
,	O
and	O
stamina	O
,	O
which	O
determine	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
overall	O
vitality	O
and	O
capacity	O
for	O
physical	O
activity	O
and/or	O
magic	O
,	O
which	O
fluctuate	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
performing	O
actions	O
and	O
receiving	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
the	O
casting	O
of	O
magical	O
spells	B-Application
requires	O
and	O
expends	O
mana	B-Application
points	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
execution	O
of	O
various	O
physical	O
activities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
sprinting	O
,	O
the	O
swinging	O
of	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
casting	O
of	O
spells	B-Application
expend	O
stamina	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
three	O
of	O
these	O
statistics	O
are	O
regained	O
over	O
time	O
at	O
varying	O
rates	O
,	O
and	O
may	O
be	O
rapidly	O
regained	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
healing	O
and	O
other	O
restorative	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
potions	O
and	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
fully	O
loot	O
other	O
players	O
is	O
a	O
significant	O
departure	O
from	O
other	O
,	O
contemporary	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
,	O
such	O
as	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
and	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	I-Protocol
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
quest	O
for	O
better	O
gear	O
is	O
the	O
primary	O
driving	O
force	O
of	O
player	O
character	O
improvement	O
once	O
maximum	O
level	O
has	O
been	O
attained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
,	O
character	O
skills	O
are	O
the	O
primary	O
driver	O
of	O
character	O
improvement	O
,	O
and	O
gear	O
also	O
plays	O
a	O
large	O
role	O
in	O
determining	O
a	O
player	O
character	O
's	O
overall	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Friendly	O
fire	O
and	O
collision	O
detection	O
are	O
always	O
in	O
effect	O
in	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
with	O
a	O
real-time	O
combat	O
system	O
,	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
's	O
combat	O
is	O
anticipated	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
more	O
realistic	O
combat	O
experience	O
than	O
other	O
fantasy	B-Application
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
have	O
opined	O
that	O
historically	O
successful	O
battle	O
formations	O
and	O
tactics	O
will	O
be	O
widely	O
adopted	O
and	O
adapted	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
of	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
is	O
its	O
support	O
for	O
large-scale	O
territorial	O
conflict	O
between	O
player	O
clans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
this	O
end	O
,	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
contains	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
different	O
siege	O
weapons	O
such	O
as	O
cannons	O
and	O
siege	O
hammers	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
player-crafted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
patch	O
"	O
Conquer	O
the	O
Seas	O
"	O
,	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
received	O
two	O
large	O
fortresses	O
at	O
the	O
North	O
and	O
South	O
ends	O
of	O
Agon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
,	O
stealth	O
is	O
accomplished	O
by	O
playing	O
stealthily	O
,	O
employing	O
real-world	O
stealth	O
techniques	O
such	O
as	O
moving	O
in	O
darkness/shadow	O
,	O
employing	O
camouflage	O
,	O
walking	O
silently	O
,	O
and	O
using	O
world	O
objects	O
as	O
cover	O
;	O
that	O
is	O
,	O
stealth	O
is	O
not	O
automatic	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
restricted	O
to	O
any	O
particular	O
class	O
or	O
subset	O
of	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
classless	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
,	O
any	O
player	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
practise	O
stealth-enhancing	O
skills	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
crouch-walking	O
"	O
and	O
to	O
follow	O
a	O
stealthy	O
play	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stealth	O
in	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
is	O
also	O
made	O
possible	O
through	O
the	O
deliberate	O
lack	O
of	O
showing	O
players	O
on	O
the	O
minimap	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
for	O
ranged	O
combat	O
and	O
general	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GeographyDarkfall	O
claims	O
to	O
feature	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
largest	O
online	O
worlds	O
of	O
any	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
created	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
world	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
large	O
,	O
central	O
continent	O
named	O
Agon	O
,	O
on	O
which	O
all	O
six	O
racial	O
capitals	O
are	O
found	O
,	O
surrounded	O
by	O
four	O
smaller	O
continents	O
to	O
the	O
north-east	O
,	O
north-west	O
,	O
south-east	O
and	O
south-west	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
For	O
comparison	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
's	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
continent	O
of	O
Eastern	O
Kingdoms	O
is	O
three	O
hours	O
from	O
north	O
to	O
south	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
includes	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
diverse	O
terrain	O
types	O
,	O
including	O
forest	O
,	O
plain	O
,	O
desert	O
,	O
ice	O
,	O
jungle/tropical	O
,	O
swamp	O
,	O
and	O
wasteland	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
world	O
has	O
been	O
handmade	O
by	O
the	O
developers	O
and	O
not	O
computer	O
generated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkfall	B-Protocol
developers	O
have	O
stated	O
that	O
any/all	O
terrain	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
and	O
traversed	O
by	O
characters	O
possessing	O
the	O
appropriate	O
skills	O
,	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Protocol
spawns	O
and	O
AIDarkfall	O
has	O
a	O
relatively	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
mob	B-Protocol
spawns	O
relative	O
to	O
land	O
mass	O
compared	O
to	O
contemporary	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
,	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
reflect	O
a	O
more	O
"	O
realistic	O
"	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobs	B-Protocol
also	O
display	O
generally	O
higher	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
than	O
in	O
other	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
frequently	O
call	O
for	O
help	O
,	O
strategically	O
retreat	O
,	O
dodge	O
,	O
and	O
switch	O
between	O
melee	O
and	O
ranged	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consequently	O
,	O
mobs	B-Protocol
are	O
generally	O
more	O
difficult	O
than	O
in	O
other	O
MMOGs	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
extent	O
that	O
widescale	O
mob	B-Protocol
rebalancing	O
was	O
a	O
specific	O
focus	O
for	O
the	O
recent	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
December	O
patch	O
of	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
further	O
improved	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
of	O
the	O
mobs	B-Protocol
,	O
making	O
them	O
even	O
more	O
difficult	O
to	O
take	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
for	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
feel	O
more	O
alive	O
and	O
add	O
new	O
elements	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
patch	O
of	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
included	O
non-aggressive	O
wild	O
animals	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
deer	O
)	O
that	O
players	O
can	O
hunt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
the	O
dungeons	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
everyone	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
not	O
instanced	O
—	O
so-called	O
open	O
world	O
dungeons	O
as	O
were	O
the	O
norm	O
in	O
first-generation	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
such	O
as	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionGame	O
Observer	O
gave	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
83/100.Meristation	O
gave	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
7/10.Eurogamer	O
game	O
reviewer	O
Ed	O
Zitron	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
2	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
review	O
was	O
not	O
received	O
well	O
as	O
it	O
contained	O
several	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
description	O
errors	O
,	O
and	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
lead	O
developer	O
Tasos	O
Flambouras	O
claims	O
that	O
game	O
server	O
logs	O
show	O
that	O
the	O
Eurogamer	O
reviewer	O
played	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
under	O
three	O
hours	O
,	O
a	O
claim	O
denied	O
by	O
the	O
writer	O
.	O
</s>
