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A new reign begins on the GW Amp site today. A new herald of the Site Manager title has been chosen and his name is Wyat_Hawke.
For those unaware, outstanding staffer/member Kanna recently stepped down as Site Manager for the site. In his departure, a new SM was sought to fill in the void. Kanna will be missed as staffer but I am pretty sure he isn't completely leaving the site. I would like to be one of the first to thank him for his time and effort he placed into the site on a daily basis. Also please give congratulations to Wyat in his new position for the site.
With Wyat taking over as SM, we are considering opening up to take on new staffers. Stay tuned for news on seeking out site assistance. If anyone has any questions feel free to contact Wyat or myself.
Stay tuned to Gameamp.com for more news on Guild Wars.
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Farlan Entertainment draws up conclusions from the launching of Dark and Light and offers three months of subscription to all its customers
Port Louis, Mauritius - August 7th, 2006 - Farlan Entertainment, editor of “Dark and Light™, the largest MMORPG you have ever seen”, analyses the first months of exploitation of the game Dark and Light.
| QUOTE | Although the principal innovating technical features (a unique world, three axes of progression, a total freedom of movement without loading time, to quote only the main ones) function in a very satisfactory way, but still some Dark and Light Players would like the completion and handling of the game to be improved
Farlan Entertainment, which is, let us recall it, a young editing company made up of an enthusiastic personnel, had indeed decided in June to launch the game under the double pressure of its impatient community as well as a financial pressure due to its establishment in private capital. Today, the editor draws up the conclusions and reacts to them.
After having prioritized the production of the principal characteristics and key features of the game, Farlan Entertainment currently concentrates on the completion of the generic functions that every good game must obviously provide: a better handling, the legibility of the user interface, the improvement of the transfer speed of the engine, improvement of the immersion in the world, improvement of the fights in particular those in groups.
In order to achieve this, the latter, Frederic Caillé, CEO of Farlan Entertainment, has today announced they have signed a new agreement of production with the company SnailGame. This agreement will make it possible to multiply the outputs of NP3 by working alongside an additional team of 40 people in Shanghai. The 2 partners wanting that all the chances are given to the product, knowing that they had already signed an agreement of distribution in China.
SnailGame will concentrate on graphic and scenario production: contents addition (quests, trade, craft places, temples and backgrounds such as dolmen or ruins - no villages), characters graphics and addition of variety of mobs.
Farlan Entertainment specifies that NP3 remains the head of Dark and Light development, focusing on the game debug and development, the game balancing, user interface and game plays enhancement, Mafate 2.0 engine, among others.
Farlan Entertainment decided to stop, for the three next months, all invoicing of monthly payments and game credits to the subscribers of Dark and Light, thus providing ample time for the integration of the corrective measures and the improvements required by the players.
This polishing task has already started since June and first results could be seen in the latest major patch.
All the owners of a Dark and Light key will therefore benefit from free full access to the game during that period.
The access key of the Dark and Light game remains available for sale to any player wanting to take part in the project at the price of USD$39.99 (39,99€ Taxes included). |
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It was a dark and stormy light…(*sigh*)…can’t help myself. The official Dark and Light site has announced the release of new desktop wallpaper. I decided to take a look at this front-page worthy wallpaper and now I cannot find a decent way to describe the scene; it’s either of the sun rising, gleaming atop a mist which covers a simple town…that or some felon committed an act of grand arson and the entire province is a now flaming wreck. Even so…alongside all that fire and the bright sky, this wallpaper remains forebodingly dark.
Arson? Or just another crisp summer morning? You decide. Click HERE to view the dubiously light darkness and download your new wallpaper.
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A brand new wallpaper was posted to the D&L site tonight by the team. The wallpaper posted tonight is a rather colorful picture of a red dragon and a blue dragon about to clash. The image is actually quite stunning to look at and even if you don't put it on your desktop, it's worth looking at. If you'd like to see the full picture, you can check it out here. Nothing like dragons doing battle to really capture the spirit of Independance Day after all.
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In a letter addressed to players, the Dark and Light team have revealed new releases to the game system and how they have improved it since it opened. In the letter, the team made a statement "we are now concentrating on the ergonomics of the game to facilitate the approach of modes of play in Dark and Light as well as the integration of help in the game to accelerate having the game in hand. We are conscious that several Dark and Light functions are hidden, or not sufficiently obvious, and we are working to significantly optimize this aspect of DnL."
The latest updates to the game have come in the form of a more intuitive and advanced character creation process and the appearance of 'tips' to help players out when faced with new environments or situations. If you'd like to read the full article, you can check it out here.
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Farlan/NP3 has announced that they will add a 3rd fighting path for each class. This additional path will give active vs. expertise spells.
In addition they have lowered delay and casting times to existing fighting skills and spells.
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It's been released! The Official Dark and Light Manual
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In the inital stages of Dark & Light coming online for players, there were some rocky patches that had to be overcome in the first few days. The developers noticed right away that they had already gained a loyal fanbase that was willing to stick with them through this period of time and so they came up with a way to reward them.
In a statement made about the quest, CEO of Farlan Entertainment Frederick Caille said “The thousands of players who registered for our Settlers of Ganareth pre-opening phase stood by our game through some challenging times. These free memberships, given to the winners of the “Dragon of the Apocalypse” quest, are one way for us to thank people who involved themselves in Dark and Light, With other favors and perks planned for the future, we encourage our loyal fans to continue experiencing the fun and adventure that is Dark and Light.”
The Dragon of Apocolypse quest was a challenging one. Settlers received clues once a week from an oracle and the settlers had to decipher these clues in order to move forward. Seventeen players eventually figured out the clues and were able to find eggs hidden by an evil dragoon who was bent on creating a new race of dragon creatures. The birth of these creatures would've caused serious problems throughout the world.
With the quest solved, these players are now eligable to cash in lifetime memberships to Dark & Light.
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A huge list of updates have been uploaded to the site today. The list includes five new patches which will fix bugs, update features in the camera, map, icons, FXP formulas, forbidden areas and much much more!
Also included in the list of updates is an update to the crafting system and an update about graphical errors that have been linked to drivers handled by ATI. The last bit included in this update would be the publishing of the online manuals. If you'd like to check out the full list of updates and find links to read about each update in particular, click here.
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For those who are not already aware or want to get a bit more indepth, an article has been placed on the main page of Dark And Light.
In this article a short explanation is given about the constellations in the night sky of Ganareth and tells which god they correspond to and which races and classes that god favors. You can also click a link from there to read more about that God.
It's a really interesting read and worth checking out. You can read it here.
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A notice has been placed on the Dark & Light website to remind everyone that the game will open to everyone starting on Monday, June 5th.
A subscription is required to play and there are two options to choose from. The Master subscription will run you 54.99 at first with a 14.99 charge every month afterwards and gives you unlimited access to everything that the game has to offer.
The freedom card package also costs 54.99 but you do not have a monthly charge afterwards but you are limited in where you can go and how much you can accomplish.
The website has been proudly boasting to be the largest MMORPG You've ever seen so choose the plan that's right for you and see for yourself.
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