Another vanguard?

Kyleran

From what I experienced this weekend, definitely doesn't have a VG feel to it.  We'll have to wait and see how it all pans out though once the game is released.

 

haltea

For me AOC is not another Vanguard. I had fun in Vanguard but ended up frustated with bugs, so i left. In AOC bugs are not gamebreaking but i cant find the fun factor.

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Saggra

Originally posted by Wharg0ul


this poll is pathetic.
AoC is no VG.
Plus, let me remind you that the so-called "beta" from this weekend was a couple of mini-games based on an old client build.
Kind of like one of those cheap demos you'd download off the 'net, with 90% of the features turned down, or off, to reduce the download size.
The whole point was a BALANCE test. See which classes and abilities that WERE shown need a boost or a nerf.
 
Really, I could care less how many of you clowns were in-game on release...you'll end up there eventually anyway, feeling like a fool when the game ROCKS YOUR FACE OFF.

That dosent even make sence why would they be trying to balance there classes based on a old client build when there 1 month away from release You would think that if they had a better client build than thats the one they would have used this close to release If they had a better client build than the one they showed this weekend than it would have already been tested enough by the people in general beta that the classes wouldnt have been so unbalanced.  this whole thing just seems like one big smoke screen

 

grimfall

 

Originally posted by Saggra


 
Originally posted by Wharg0ul


this poll is pathetic.
AoC is no VG.
Plus, let me remind you that the so-called "beta" from this weekend was a couple of mini-games based on an old client build.
Kind of like one of those cheap demos you'd download off the 'net, with 90% of the features turned down, or off, to reduce the download size.
The whole point was a BALANCE test. See which classes and abilities that WERE shown need a boost or a nerf.
 
Really, I could care less how many of you clowns were in-game on release...you'll end up there eventually anyway, feeling like a fool when the game ROCKS YOUR FACE OFF.

That dosent even make sence why would they be trying to balance there classes based on a old client build when there 1 month away from release You would think that if they had a better client build than thats the one they would have used this close to release If they had a better client build than the one they showed this weekend than it would have already been tested enough by the people in general beta that the classes wouldnt have been so unbalanced.  this whole thing just seems like one big smoke screen

 

 

There's something wrong with the punctuation keys on your keyboard.

 

It makes sense if they're not testing that particualr element of the game and they don't want  everyone to download a larger client. 

It could be that they promote different structures to the new client only after they satisfactorly complete a beta test and this is what the weekend was for.

What is the point of the smok,e screen that your conspiracy theory suggests?  Maybe this is Raul Castro's devious plot to distract the masses while China moves nuclear weapons into Cuba.  That makes 'sence'.

Cymdai

I will say this.

 

No, I don't think any game could ever achieve the massive level of failure that Vanguard had, but that's also because Funcom hasn't gone running around hyping their game up nearly as much as a certain Mr. McQuaid did.

In my opinion, the game should be delayed a little bit longer for optimization and tweaking, but I will say I was satisfied with performance, especially in comparison to Vanguard. Whether they release on time or not, I'm not certain, but I feel that whichever decision they make will be a fine one.

 

On a side note, the best advice I'll give; don't buy into the hype. Not yet. It's a good game, I think it's a fun game, but I don't believe it's going to revolutionize the genre either.

ethion

I thought the game ran very well.  Much better then Vanguard at release of course we only saw a tiny sliver of it so this isn't be far certain.  I saw a few graphic glitchs but nothing too bad and graphic performance was excellent even in a lobby area full of players.  Good detail good graphics none of this show 5 characters in good graphics and show the rest as blobs and there were no hitching issues.  All in all quite good.

That said there was one potential HUGE problem that I saw.  This was either network or server lag.  This could be huge because it makes me think back to AO as AO had the same issues.  And while the PvP beta was a nice sample of the game keep in mind it was highly instanced.  The starting area was only solo, the lobby didn't seem to have more then 15 people at any time, and the pvp instances had maybe 12 or so players with no mobs all static.  In spite of this there were numberous issues I saw with delays on server responses being as much as 6-7 seconds during which time I could not fight or after which mobs would pop on top of me or I'd be half dead before I had a chance to fight.

This reminds me of AO when you wanted to go to those teleport things and the server lag became measured in minutes for an update....  Call me nervous but hopeful that they can fix it.

Sharpp

Originally posted by redbug


I have not actually played this game, but I have read tons of forum post  and  I gotta admit I'm more than a little worried about prepurchasing this game. Pretty much all of the reviews say that AoC looks great but the bugs arent out of the system yet. Sure, a new game has buggs but how annoying are they? How often are they going to update the servers and for how long?
I get the impression Min. specs barely boot the intro and rec. specs are good for low end / low population play. What setup do we really need for this game? 
How can someone jumping two feet in the air around you (Bunny Hopping) screw up a combo?  I bet if I kicked conan in the nads in mid air hed stop jumping, are they gonna add a combo starter move that grounds the spastic hoppers? I gotta idea, why not 1/2 the players defense or make them receive a auto crit in mid air, I mean how the hell is he able to maintain his defensive stance in mid air anyway?
Why are peopel freezing and becoming invunerable? Map glitches are the worst. Why do you go to the login screen when you /camp out? Please tell me the (CUT) scenes someone was raving about how much they loved are bypassable !  Watching that crap puts me to sleep.
Is this another vanguard? I would rather wait another few months for release if it is. Thank god I know better than to cancel my subscriptions I currently have.  Don't get me wrong, I hope like hell after spending 90 odd dollars that this game rocks, but it certainly seems like another game is being put out to early like the last mesiah was.
 

You should of added another choice to your poll. Is this game going to be like vanguard a year ago , yes it is. Vanguard contrary to what people hear is nothing like it was at release , not even any comparison.  When they release the trail island in gu5 people will see that its actually a very good game.

People have moved on in a year and updated their pc since the early days of vanguard. If you don't believe me then go to the forums and get a free buddy key ,they are always being handed out. They have a ffa pvp server which still need some features but its still great fun and the world is vast compared to all mmorpg out their except DNL.

On the pvp server you have till level 7 to get to know the game then after that you are flagged for pvp. Like AOC you need a good pc to play vanguard , at least 2gig and a 7 series graphic card with core duo but single core will do.

Make no mistake AOC will be just as buggy as vanguard was at release and in some ways you will be playing a beta but paying for it. If you don't mind that then fine but  has FC got the sort of money SOE has to hang out for a year trying to put the game right?