*smiles* I have suggested to him that he look at setting up a mechanism for donations once theyhave something more concrete on the table and can start getting an alpha/beta community behind the project. Some way to go yet, they're at a pretty early stage yet (as these things go).
I may try and enlist your help for something else at some point *grins* if ye're willing: he's doing a PhD on certain elements of multiplayer gaming and I think he's looking for people with experience of MMOs to interview about their gaming experiences. I can't say too much about his thesis but I've read his thesis proposal and it's really interesting (I think). Not sure when he'll be at the interview stage of things but I'm guessing some time over the next few months. Drop me a PM if you;re at all interested in that
Darkfall Online looks dangerously good lol I 'lost' four years to UO :P I am thinking I may get myself a little into my research MA
before I embark on the game....if I am into my MA it won;t take me away from it, and i'll be able to find a balance...if I start Darkfall before I have some work under my belt I'll never get off the ground :P Looks wonderful though.
Check out this vid of Darkfall showing a big Pvp brawl:P The video is from a group defending their guild city from a raiding party