Today the Aventurine team is introducing a new patch to Darkfall Online and this time it isn’t a massive bug fix. Granted, there are still bugs that need squashing, there are a lot of gameplay features that need improving too – and this is one of them. In this patch AV is making solo and small group play much more viable by introducing low level mobs in secluded areas of Agon. The idea is to increase the amount of solo activity that is going on away from the safety of guard towers and entice solo players out of the NPC cities that have turned into criminal style slums in Agon.
Solo players and smaller groups will now have more of an oppurtunity to make gold and farm reagents. Hopefully the drops from these new mobs will be enticing enough to bring the players out of guard tower range and into the rest of the world, which will bring with it increased small scale PvP – which is fun for everyone. This will be a boost to the game in many ways – combat, economy, increased reagents for all. Good move AV!
Official announcement from Aventurine:
In today’s patch we introduce the first step of our ongoing commitment to improving the Darkfall PvE and solo/small group experience. We’ve added new low level spawns and updated many existing spawns to be more suited for solo players or small groups. These spawns are primarily located on the sub-continents and on the various small islands surrounding the mainland of Agon. This placement should make it easier to find secluded spots to hunt at.
This will enhance the following dynamics in Darkfall:
- More secluded spawns you can handle alone or with a friend
- More opportunities for solo players or small groups to make gold
- More readily available reagents for spell-casting
- As smaller groups become more viable, small scale PvP frequency will increase significantly.
- More purchasing power for individual players means a significant boost for the crafted items market
While we continue improving the solo to small group experience, our next PvE balancing priority is to improve things for larger groups.
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