Old Hype vs New Hype (Anyone else change this recently?)

eburn

Well, I'm going to share my previous hype from back when the game was first made hype-able on MMORPG.com.. Then share my new hype.



9: I first learned of Conan via the movie. I then found the Marvel Comic. I then found Howard's works. I then loved Howard's work for every single word he typed out for Conan and his other master creations. Now I'm basically in love with Dark Horse and the new comic run, and of course once I heard of an MMO I entered a love hate relationship..

I think WoW messed up it's lore. In fact, all brand based MMOs thus far have ticked me off because it seems a bunch of junior league programmers had no regard for the product that was before them.

I'm hyping this an 9 because I love the Conan world, but I hope it's not bittersweet like the others.



New hype / semi review.



6: Great looking and sounding game. The lil' bugs from beta are the same bugs I've seen fixed before so that's not a major issue. In the end the game was going to sell me on it's combat system and using content from Howard's wonderfully crafted world. Quite frankly the Europeans disappointed me with the story and the content. The gameplay's a rehashed way to do the same thing you've done in at least a dozen prior MMOs and the over all the quests, raids, and content is completely uninspired. But it is pretty, and it plays well enough. A completely on par MMO which I'm sure will make people happy enough. For me, completely disappointing.

openedge1

What confuses me is what people think can be done different in an MMO...

Look at the Witcher for example...this is NOT an MMO...but an RPG...the presentation is breath taking, the visuals a treat...the combat has been remade from the Neverwinter engine and hyped up...great conversations

Yet...I still have to get 5 of this, 10 of this...

The conversation system in Conan helps, as long as down the road, my choices will matter...we will have to see...but, I never expect any type of kill 10 x to go away

..It just better be fun doing it is all...

RPG's are about killing things...but, I better have other things to do as well (like EQ2 with collections, fine crafting and various other things to do)...or else...I will not last long (going back to the Witcher comment...it was an awesome game...but, I put it down for now, as I felt slightly bored)

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