Unofficial Darkfall FAQ

This is taken from the official Darkfall forums, from a post by Sarg01. It is pretty good so credit where credit is due.

Q: When is Darkfall going to be released?
A: Darkfall is currently in pre-order release and several thousand people are playing the game. While there is no official word from Aventurine on when the full "hear about the game today, buy today, play tonight" release is coming, it's a fair bet it is at least a few weeks away.

Q: I applied for beta, when do I get in?
A: You don't. Beta has been replaced with the pre-order release.

Q: So, is it too late to pre-order and get in the pre-order release?
A: It is expected that within the next several days, additional pre-orders will be made available and be able to play the game shortly after ordering. My best guess would be 24 hours after pre-ordering.

Q: Does that mean the servers can't handle the load?
A: The servers seem to be performing just fine. There was a much-publicized 24+ hour outage to fix a major bug immediately after release. Three days later that issue appears to have been resolved.

Q: What does pre-order cost?
A: The total price is 42 euro. Technically, only 2.52 of this is charged at pre-order, but the rest is charged as soon as your account is activated ... which should be within 24 hours of you ordering it. The first month is free.

Q: And after the first month?
A: The monthly subscription is 11.77 euro. A 10% 3-month purchase discount and 15% 6-month discount have been announced.

Q: What's that in real money?
A: As of today, March 2nd, the cost for Darkfall in United States dollars is $53.11. The subscription price is $14.89/month. When the dollar rises against the euro, the USD price will fall and vice-versa. You have to check the exchange rate at the time of your purchase, though it's likely any change would be small. Look at it this way, at least you don't have to pay the 19% "value added" tax they get in the EU.

Q: How many servers can I play on?
A: At the moment, there is one and only one Darkfall server, EU1. It is located in Germany. It is expected that additional servers will be released, but there is no timeframe available at this time.

Q: So how many characters can I have?
A: One per server. Which means just one per account at the moment.

Q: What are my chances of getting a pre-order?
A: Realistically, expect all slots to be gone within 8 hours of Aventurine opening sales, and quite possibly much sooner. The opening of sales will probably align with European prime-time and thus will likely be in the middle of work/school day for the US. Also, it is likely the web servers will be severely disrupted by the traffic of people trying to pre-order, so expect to have to try for at least an hour.