This is a good post that will get you excited for Darkfall all over again, even if you are playing AOC. There are so many innovative things and so much freedom that DFO and AOC are completely different games IMO. Read through all of Unahim's replies, some are more recent.

http://forums.darkfallonline.com/showthread.php?t=53585

Sounds like they are getting closer, feature complete! I like the fact that the game is built on a clustered system.

I am excited still