Dark and Light is extremely successful. Looking at the player numbers on Steam, other games can only dream of such success – and this is despite the somewhat divided atmosphere in the community.
Over 14,000 players were online at the same time last month. This is a very high number. Other online games would be glad to reach even a fraction of that. On average, according to Steamcharts, more than 7,000 players are simultaneously in the game. These numbers are surprising, considering how the launch of the MMO went and what the current atmosphere in the community is like.
The community still has a lot to criticize
The launch of the game did not go particularly well. This was partly due to the servers, which were completely overloaded, but also to the initial state of the game, which many considered too early even for an Early Access phase. In the meantime, quite a bit has changed, yet the community is still not fully satisfied. Especially the performance is still causing a lot of trouble. Dark and Light does not run smoothly even with medium details. And even in single-player mode, there are significant stutters.
Gameplay is great – Performance is lacking
Even the servers could run better. Time and again, there are some severe lags and connection drops. To alleviate this, the developers have now opened three new servers. One for Europe, one for Australia, and one for the USA. Nevertheless, one still reads in the forum on Steam about poor performance. Also, the reviews on Steam are correspondingly mixed. Interestingly, most complaints focus on performance and bugs, while the actual gameplay seems to be well received.
If the developers can keep up and quickly address the issues and deliver new content swiftly, then Dark and Light could also be successful in the long run. If this does not happen, the success could fade just as quickly as it emerged.
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