I have not followed the following stage.And what happens now.
Perhaps you should..
The launch was bad. The coin is good. Otherwise it wouldn't still be going after 8 months.
Anyway 'darkcoin' doesn't have what bitcoin, and litecoin have, trusty and honest developers who have a higher goal than filling their pockets with hype marketing and software 'tricks'.
Actually litecoin and bitcoin don't have what darkcoin has: Fungibility. It's ecash.
*edit and no I don't think it's going to overtake bitcoin or similar madness. but it has it's place. It's certainly more useful than litecoin. Oh look Dark's rising again..