MMORPG.com had a chance recently to grab an interview with the cagey Tasos Flambouras, lead developer for Darkfall Online. The interview covers a lot of familiar ground but there are a few nuggets of information that should pique the interest of readers. Read on to find out more about the limited access on release day.

MMORPG.com: Can you give us any more details on pre-order plans?

Tasos: We will have a pre-order so that we can service Darkfall's customer's better pending release. The pre-order customers will be able to download the game prior to the 25th and to enter the game on the launch date.

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There will be a limited number of pre-order copies of Darkfall offered, and a limited number of copies available at launch. We won't try to support more users than we can guarantee a good gameplay experience for, and if demand is higher than supply, then we will move to a structured release. It's also not a matter of simply throwing up a few more servers to meet increased demand. Darkfall being a sandbox, real-time, seamless world able to support over 10 thousand concurrent users requires considerably more infrastructure and support in place than your average MMOG. We will do what is necessary to support the demand, but it's not going to be instantaneous.
The overwhelming majority of the people who have played the game have expressed their interest in pre-ordering, but it's not our intention to urge anyone to pre-order, rather to inform that this is an available option.

So, intrepid readers, what do you think of this unusual release strategy? Genius or folly? Let us know!