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For those wanting proof that OB is an older client
Pyrostasis
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Take a look here
The client we are on is behind the other clients including; the closed beta client, the pvp test client, and the gold client. So... while the ob client blows ... no reason to go all doom and gloom.
Post one of a closed beta tester
Post two of a closed beta tester
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Good links! Too bad this wont help quell the troll population.
All I can do is show them whats out there... if they want to think we are crazy funcom koolaid drinkers... then we can wait 2 weeks till launch.
I’ve said it already a dozen times, Age of Conan’s gameplay is fun. It has real potential. Yes, the game still needs polish and everything I said in my open beta writeup stands. But now that I have experienced the game without the horrific stability and performance I am once again leaning towards purchasing the game. I have just over two weeks to confirm that feeling. I hope Funcom comes to their senses and does more to promote their game better. It deserves it.
Pretty accurate imo.
The 'experts' that post here about AoC are overwhelmingly morons just trying to get a rise out of people, the other critics of AoC are the ADD crowd who maybe hit the level cap of OB (Level 13 lawl) and profess their Love/Hate for the game.
Either way you slice it, neither side has a real educated opinion of the game. They're stuck in the 'this is how the game made me feel' opinion area which is pretty much useless.
Those are great links, thanks.
I am not in beta, but I am closely following the feedback. I am not easily parted from $50, you see. As for using the older client in the fileplanet beta... well that was just a boneheaded move, wasn't it? I think fanbois, trolls, disgruntled fans and other interested parties can agree on that one point, at least.
I do believe thats its an older client being used for testing purposes but i dont know why funcom would release it as open beta instead of just letting the closed beta testers test it out. All I know is that Casilda has different hair in the OB than in the pvp weekend beta lol.
Isn't it quite ironic that players are talking about if its new or old client ?
Seriously....
We thought Funcom were cheating ppl by just showing first 13 lvls. Then they bring out this horror of 13 lvls.
Again serioulsy .... Can't ppl take a hint on whats going on ?
The game is crashing for both open and closed beta players. Its the same results. Im in close beta now. its bad. Really bad. And since we are not allowed to talk about 13+ ... its bad.. really bad.
"Freedom is just another name for nothing left to lose" - Janis Joplin
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I think they are using the open beta as a stress test more than an actual bug hunt. I believe the closed beta is more for the bug hunting.
Well... look at it this way. ALL fixes for last 3 patches in closed beta are for lvl 1-13 ... We are not allowed to talk about the rest. But the word ALL fixes in lvl 1-13 helps you to understand the state of the game. The open beta is the most finished part of the game - the rest isn't even acceptable to the open betas... Considering that 1-13 is crashing all the time atm... THen you can imagine how it is. MOunts ? ... Hmm sorry - not allowed to talk about it.
Half of the destiny quests for 1-13 are still bugged. Its just a joke atm. New patch fixes one part - but then breaks another.
"Freedom is just another name for nothing left to lose" - Janis Joplin
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I'm sure there are bugs... but the majority of the CB testers I have spoken with an know say that client is significantly more stable than the one we are on.
I was also in the PvP beta and know for a fact it was much more stable.
Are there bugs in the internal version? sure... is it a vanguard? Not from what Im seeing
OB is a fantastic way to promote your game and you honestly think they would use a "worse" client promoting the game for the masses? The ones that is their former subs? Come on you cant really mean this can you?
OB is a fantastic way to promote your game and you honestly think they would use a "worse" client promoting the game for the masses? The ones that is their former subs? Come on you cant really mean this can you?
I dunno a client is better than no client at all /shrug
For months people said there would be no OB at all and no NDA now look. We have an older version that was picked to stress the starting area's (noob island) more people are in the Closed Beta than Open. More people are experiencing the difference between the two. Heck I played a more stable version back in January. They have their reasons for picking an older client, wait for them to come out with it properly.
How many people are actively logged into closed beta versus actively logged into open beta? Is it possible that the closed beta runs better because it has fewer people in game? It might not necessary be because it has better code.
One of my biggest concerns was always how the game ran with lots of players. Lack of footage with more than a few players only served to make this worse. I have no idea of current beta numbers so im just hypothesizing. But I imagined that there are more players in open beta than closed, just makes sense.
But its like someone that plays a released game on off-hours vrs. prime time. The game just runs differently because of the load. Its a lot like the street layout in the city. Sure if the traffic is low its gonna look like it works, but certain times a day, you really find out where the problem areas are.
Waiting for: A skill-based MMO with Freedom and Consequence.
Woe to thee, the pierce-ed.
Start the game - Loading screen
Game starts infront of Inn (last spot I crashed) in daytime
I go into the inn (loading screen)
I talk to the innkeper for destiny quest (turns to night - Loading screen) Possible crash
I then go outside to talk to Nadini (loading screen) Possible crash
I run to nadini - talk to her in less than 30 sec and then run back to the Inn (loading screen) Possible crash
I go back to daytime (loading screen) Defently crash if I havn't already
Next time I log in I start loading screen inside inn.
Next thing I have to do.... u know it - go outside for questing (loading screen)
This is how bad it really is. Its the nighmare of loading screens and crashes. It didn't happen in PVP cause you had the same area loaded into memory the whole time so the memoryleak didn't affect you as much. It wasn't more stable - Just less content.
How is this proof there are 2 different clients being used? Now if there was some kind of official statement from the company I may believe it. But just pasting two links from someone not connected to the company proves nothing. I also find it funny no one is listing the different client versions.
Now am not saying it isn't true but I will say it is very hard to believe from someone that has been beta testing games from Ultima Online beta to current times. I just never seen a company pull anything like running two different clients in a beta. Sure I have seen internal clients run but no tester would ever touch that until it went to the beta server.
Sorry I just have a hard time believeing all this two different clients are being used. Now get the company to verify this and I will become a believer with you guys.
Star Citizen – The Extinction Level Event
4/13/15 > ELE has been updated look for 16-04-13.
http://www.dereksmart.org/2016/04/star-citizen-the-ele/
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Makes sense to hear the OB client is older than the PvP Weekend one.
Mainly because Casilda is fuglier. That and even during that 1-5 experience, it seemed a tad choppier to me than the PvP experience I had. Though the OB one seemed more usefully itemized. Probably neither are identical to what the actual launch client is.
Only the Tortage Island experiences are comparable between the two, but personally the PvP Beta Client ran smoother to me. So it's nice to hear there was progression rather than regression if that ordering is correct.
"Freedom is just another name for nothing left to lose" - Janis Joplin
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They are different sizes, by a few gigabytes.
Features in one are lacking in the other.
OB has only been patched once, at the start of the event.
CB has had 3 patches in the last 2 days.
I can't say more, I'm not going to risk an NDA breach. But it doesn't take a rocket scientist to tell an apple from an orange.
PVP client was not the full version of the game. Open beta is - and its the same gold client that the closed beta users are using.
"Zoning or loading times
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Differently from the stalls, this issue does not happening to everyone. This issue is actually new to Open beta. It does not happen on the closed beta. We are patching closed beta with the exact same code / data as we speak, so we can try to find the reason. Be patient and we shall prevail here too
When the hell is Funcom gonna say something!?! It's their freaking game and we have beta testers sticking up for them when they are silent. Is this the kinda support they will be providing in the future. Do they even care that this open beta is full of bugs and really just killing anyone that wants to believe this game is going to be worth playing.
I know personally they have lost a handful of customers today. I've been posting my experiences and trying to be balanced buy while it may not be apparent I'm a fan. 4 buddies of mine however decided to check the game out based on my encouragement. Two are from wow and two from eq2. I was hoping to get these buddies back together but alas they 3 of them tried the beta and say it is a piece of shit. They didn't even make it to the town. The 4th one never even tried it cause of what the others said....
I know this client is a piece of crap because I played in the PvP beta and didn't have anywhere near the number of problems I'm having with this one. Anyway they are making it really hard for anyone to actually like this game.
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OB is a fantastic way to promote your game and you honestly think they would use a "worse" client promoting the game for the masses? The ones that is their former subs? Come on you cant really mean this can you?
Seriously should we listen to you? Do you have the same nick on the df forums perchance? Aragon
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The person who is certain, and who claims divine warrant for his certainty, belongs now to the infancy of our species.
"Zoning or loading times
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Differently from the stalls, this issue does not happening to everyone. This issue is actually new to Open beta. It does not happen on the closed beta. We are patching closed beta with the exact same code / data as we speak, so we can try to find the reason. Be patient and we shall prevail here too
See I would associate this with more players playing the game not different clients. So if AOC does get a bunch of people playing on first day I can see a lot of problems happening. But time will tell and I hope the game is working almost perfect on the 20th.
Star Citizen – The Extinction Level Event
4/13/15 > ELE has been updated look for 16-04-13.
http://www.dereksmart.org/2016/04/star-citizen-the-ele/
Enjoy and know the truth always comes to light!