I think Darkfall is making the same mistake that WAR made: overestimating the interest in a pvp-centric MMO. Darkfall caters to the same demographic that UO and Shadowbane did which is the hardest of hardcore no-holds-barred full-loot open pvp crowd. That segment is VERY small.

All I can say is I really hope the Darkfall dev's are self-funded and have budgeted around having a tiny niche MMO that has at its hay day a low 6-figure subscription number because they are quite simply targeting a game at the absolute smallest demographic of gamers.

It's like building a car for right-side lateral paraplegics. Yes, the market segment is there, but you're really limiting your growth potential.

That being said the hardest of hardcore full-loot open pvp guys would be very loyal to a new MMO that actually delivers on its promises considering their limited options. Hope this game works out for them. I won't be playing it though.