No, coming here and raining on my parade makes you a miserable fanboi. Enjoying the game does not.
Well sorry. I suggest you read my posts more clearly next time before assuming what I was typing and making assumptions based on it.
But this has gone on long enough. We'll see when/if the Buddy Keys are released and how AoC will fare in the future. Some of us will play the game while that happens, others will not. Still others will continue to attack it viciously, and yet others will defend it just as viciously. That's the way it goes with MMO's it seems.
No you were pretty clear on what you said. You just changed your mind when it better suited your argument.
But yes, it has gone on long enough. Eventually one of us will have egg on our face. Time will tell whom.
Originally posted by MaGicBush Sorry, but no you cannot get to level 40 playing 2-3 hours a day in a week.
There are folks with level 80 characters already. There are guild leaders getting banned because their guildmates all pitched in and sent them cash while the banking system was down. There are graphical glitches up the wazoo. There are problems with the EU servers. There's a lack of coherent communication from Funcom. ... Shall I go on listing the problems?
The news is so bad coming out of AoC that the Vanguard launch is starting to look like a walk in the park in comparison. I joked that AoC would have as bad a launch as Vanguard; the reality is much worse.
No, coming here and raining on my parade makes you a miserable fanboi. Enjoying the game does not.
Well sorry. I suggest you read my posts more clearly next time before assuming what I was typing and making assumptions based on it.
But this has gone on long enough. We'll see when/if the Buddy Keys are released and how AoC will fare in the future. Some of us will play the game while that happens, others will not. Still others will continue to attack it viciously, and yet others will defend it just as viciously. That's the way it goes with MMO's it seems.
No you were pretty clear on what you said. You just changed your mind when it better suited your argument.
But yes, it has gone on long enough. Eventually one of us will have egg on our face. Time will tell whom.
Excuse me?? I did -what-? When did I change my mind when it "suited my argument"??
Sorry, but this is just outright insulting. *smirk* I didn't change one thing from what I said in my first post and I stick by it. If people can't wait for a few more days or even weeks if it comes to that to try a game, then they can either shell out the money for the game to give it a shot or they can just go on to another game, that's their choice. It's not like the game will be gone next month.
No, coming here and raining on my parade makes you a miserable fanboi. Enjoying the game does not.
Well sorry. I suggest you read my posts more clearly next time before assuming what I was typing and making assumptions based on it.
But this has gone on long enough. We'll see when/if the Buddy Keys are released and how AoC will fare in the future. Some of us will play the game while that happens, others will not. Still others will continue to attack it viciously, and yet others will defend it just as viciously. That's the way it goes with MMO's it seems.
No you were pretty clear on what you said. You just changed your mind when it better suited your argument.
But yes, it has gone on long enough. Eventually one of us will have egg on our face. Time will tell whom.
Excuse me?? I did -what-? When did I change my mind when it "suited my argument"??
Sorry, but this is just outright insulting. *smirk* I didn't change one thing from what I said in my first post and I stick by it. If people can't wait for a few more days or even weeks if it comes to that to try a game, then they can either shell out the money for the game to give it a shot or they can just go on to another game, that's their choice. It's not like the game will be gone next month.
Changing your mind again I see. Take care, pumpkin.
I have done closed beta and also open beta have over 100 hours into the game and my recommendation before Launch and still is DON'T buy it. I do have a system that can run it!!
Changing your mind again I see. Take care, pumpkin.
Yes, I do tend to ask people what they are talking about when they decide to insult me openly. So either you explain to me where exactly I have changed my mind in my previous posts, or you just shut up about it. Calling people names and insulting them and then feeling smart about it without anything backing you up is rather weak m8.
Call me names all you like, I was not the one insulting you in the first place.
I believe the exact wording was, 'A few days, or a week if it even comes to that'?
Anyway, I've never witness a MMO that did no release with Buddy Keys. I've never even seen a single player or multiplayer game that didn't release with a demo. To me this is fundamental, it gives people a taste, and it gives the company a chance to show off their best. That Age of Conan released without either a Demo or Buddy Keys shows to me, that they have no 'best' to give us a taste of.
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"...a few days or even weeks..." were my exact words.
As to the rest of your post. That is your opinion. Fine with me. I enjoy the game. Is that OK with you, too? Or am I a miserable fanboi for it?
No, the rest of my post is not a opinion.. There ARE battlekeeps implemented at this point, I DO have a ton of quests still and you CAN find your friends.. how is any of that a opinion?
I believe the exact wording was, 'A few days, or a week if it even comes to that'?
Anyway, I've never witness a MMO that did no release with Buddy Keys. I've never even seen a single player or multiplayer game that didn't release with a demo. To me this is fundamental, it gives people a taste, and it gives the company a chance to show off their best. That Age of Conan released without either a Demo or Buddy Keys shows to me, that they have no 'best' to give us a taste of.
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"...a few days or even weeks..." were my exact words.
As to the rest of your post. That is your opinion. Fine with me. I enjoy the game. Is that OK with you, too? Or am I a miserable fanboi for it?
No, the rest of my post is not a opinion.. There ARE battlekeeps implemented at this point, I DO have a ton of quests still and you CAN find your friends.. how is any of that a opinion?
Err....are you quoting the wrong posts? I was not talking to you sir.
Sorry, but no you cannot get to level 40 playing 2-3 hours a day in a week.
There are folks with level 80 characters already. There are guild leaders getting banned because their guildmates all pitched in and sent them cash while the banking system was down. There are graphical glitches up the wazoo. There are problems with the EU servers. There's a lack of coherent communication from Funcom. ... Shall I go on listing the problems?
The news is so bad coming out of AoC that the Vanguard launch is starting to look like a walk in the park in comparison. I joked that AoC would have as bad a launch as Vanguard; the reality is much worse.
These level 80 people have played non-stop for days, not casually at 2-3 hours a day. The exploit with bankers was fixed already, I have seen no graphical issues?
Changing your mind again I see. Take care, pumpkin.
Yes, I do tend to ask people what they are talking about when they decide to insult me openly. So either you explain to me where exactly I have changed my mind in my previous posts, or you just shut up about it. Calling people names and insulting them and then feeling smart about it without anything backing you up is rather weak m8.
Call me names all you like, I was not the one insulting you in the first place.
...so now I'm insulting you and calling you names?
Artful dodger indeed. What next, demanding an apology on the behalf of all pumpkins regardless of race creed or colour? Give me a break, let it die already.
I believe the exact wording was, 'A few days, or a week if it even comes to that'?
Anyway, I've never witness a MMO that did no release with Buddy Keys. I've never even seen a single player or multiplayer game that didn't release with a demo. To me this is fundamental, it gives people a taste, and it gives the company a chance to show off their best. That Age of Conan released without either a Demo or Buddy Keys shows to me, that they have no 'best' to give us a taste of.
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"...a few days or even weeks..." were my exact words.
As to the rest of your post. That is your opinion. Fine with me. I enjoy the game. Is that OK with you, too? Or am I a miserable fanboi for it?
No, the rest of my post is not a opinion.. There ARE battlekeeps implemented at this point, I DO have a ton of quests still and you CAN find your friends.. how is any of that a opinion?
Err....are you quoting the wrong posts? I was not talking to you sir.
Third - PVP is a joke. Click on yellow arrow next to the map and see how many instances are of each area! I think the areas can not even support 50 players before creating another shard! If someone attacks you, and you feel you are going to lose - click the yellow arrow and PUF! disappear to another instance!!!! And nobody can ever find you. Also good luck finding someone specific. You can not even meet your friends
I find this amazing that they can sell a game on PvP aspects slap instancing galore and never thought of this. It took the uber leet gankzor kids 2 seconds probably to try this. It should have been done at release. Really funcom even if the upcoming patch fixes this talk about being caught with your pants down.
Methinks funcom spent more time on the graphics than gameplay when glaring ommissions like this occur.
Changing your mind again I see. Take care, pumpkin.
Yes, I do tend to ask people what they are talking about when they decide to insult me openly. So either you explain to me where exactly I have changed my mind in my previous posts, or you just shut up about it. Calling people names and insulting them and then feeling smart about it without anything backing you up is rather weak m8.
Call me names all you like, I was not the one insulting you in the first place.
...so now I'm insulting you and calling you names?
Artful dodger indeed. What next, demanding an apology on the behalf of all pumpkins regardless of race creed or colour? Give me a break, let it die already.
Yep, name calling no, insulting yeah. Learn to comprehend English and not ASSUME what someone is saying when it's plain English what they are saying.
Sorry, but no you cannot get to level 40 playing 2-3 hours a day in a week.
There are folks with level 80 characters already. There are guild leaders getting banned because their guildmates all pitched in and sent them cash while the banking system was down. There are graphical glitches up the wazoo. There are problems with the EU servers. There's a lack of coherent communication from Funcom. ... Shall I go on listing the problems?
The news is so bad coming out of AoC that the Vanguard launch is starting to look like a walk in the park in comparison. I joked that AoC would have as bad a launch as Vanguard; the reality is much worse.
I tried vanguard, a year or so after the release, after sony sent me a promo email saying the game is a different game and they fixed the issues ppl were having ( im still on their mailing list). The game was slow, unstable, crash every now and then, buggy and worst of all, EMPTY like the city of the dead. This is after they said they fixed it. worst $20 i've ever spent, i dont get how you can think vanguard launch was better. because after a year its was still in its crappy state.
before AoC i played eq1, eq2 (from launch), wow (from launch) ffxi (from US launch), vanguard (after 1 year from launch, for 10 days. stopped because it was so CRAP). from what i have seen AoC is fine at launch. alot needs to be bugfixed and polished but game is still new, it deserves patience like all other games at launch.
but of course all of the above is just my 1st hand experience and my prefererence.
ppl are entitled to their opinions should not be swayed by fanbois.
I love how this topic became a flame war between Tsukuie and Singsofdeath.
I can't even tell who supports the game and who deosn't between you anymore! I just know I DON'T support it, though I am definitley intrigued by where the whole mess is going (the Game's mess, not forum browsers)
I feel bad for everyone involved.. even FunCom- they're not trying to screw anyone over. I doubt anyone would be pissed if there were no monthly fees
"Third - PVP is a joke. Click on yellow arrow next to the map and see how many instances are of each area! I think the areas can not even support 50 players before creating another shard! If someone attacks you, and you feel you are going to lose - click the yellow arrow and PUF! disappear to another instance!!!! "
Well, not a joke, YET...
I'm old school PvP and I think this instance scheme will negate a key PvP strategy: the ability of aggressive and successful guilds and alliances to monopolize rare resources, whether those resources are boss mobs or crafting resources.
If the quality of end-game guild v guild PvP is important to you keep reading on the evolution of AoC PvP before you spend your money.
Stanley.
Meridian59 '96-'99/Everquest (Vallon Zek) '99-'03/Shadowbane '03/SWG '04/This and that '05-'10/Eve Online '11/LotR '11-'12
Cry more. The devs are probably a bit busy, maybe because of a massive game launch? Patch is coming tomorrow, a very large one at that. At least give them a chance.
Shouldn't you be playing AoC, ganking lowbies, cutting them into pieces, and telling them to cry more?
Don't forget to add that the customer service and policies are unprecedentedly horrendous. They take a day to respond to tickets, they blanket-ban players and ask questions later (in reality they won't even tell you why you were banned exactly).
Overall, this game wasn't ready for release. It has a ton of holes, performance issues, severe lack of content at the upper levels (lets talk about the stupid repeatable missives they threw in as their band-aid, and their almost non-existent itemization at any 60+ dungeons), and their service quality rivals Vanguards in all-time crappiest.
I knew I shouldn't have spent $50 on this game. The fanbois didn't convince me to. It was my old MMO friends that were looking for something to play. Well, we did, and now some of those friends aren't even playing the game anymore.
That's because anyone who's playing MMO's for a long time now (pre-wow MMO's) knows that there's a lot more to be had than these stupid, boring, IQ-reducing treadmills that keep you chasing the carrot killing 50 million deer and returning to the quest giver.
And you know what, WAR probably won't be any different. In fact, it won't be any different. It doesn't take a genius to see that from all of the current videos and press.
Cry more. The devs are probably a bit busy, maybe because of a massive game launch? Patch is coming tomorrow, a very large one at that. At least give them a chance.
it's not the consumer's problem if the game was released 6 months too early.
no auction house/trader, mailboxes, bugs, lack of quests 30+, lots of obvious exploits in the game... it's obvious they released too early.
Cry more. The devs are probably a bit busy, maybe because of a massive game launch? Patch is coming tomorrow, a very large one at that. At least give them a chance.
it's not the consumer's problem if the game was released 6 months too early.
no auction house/trader, mailboxes, bugs, lack of quests 30+, lots of obvious exploits in the game... it's obvious they released too early.
You do know there are auction houses/traders, mails boxes in the game and working since last week? I've never lacked for 30+ level quest. yes you might actually have to go to a different area but there are plenty if you only bother to actually move.
Many beta testers find exploits and refuse to report them so their guilds will have a edge when the game goes live, that unfortunately isn't the games fault its just stupid human nature, like the gankers who feel proud to kill those several levels lower. Some guilds just have to be the first even if it means exploiting.
The fact you continue to post things that have been fixed shows you really don't have much of a factual basis to argue your point with.
You do know there are auction houses/traders, mails boxes in the game and working since last week? I've never lacked for 30+ level quest. yes you might actually go to a different area but there are plenty if you only bother to actually move.
They weren't in the game in the first 2 weeks of the game when i was playing (before i cancelled).
It doesn't diminish my point though: what MMO releases without working banks/AHs/mail? not to mention a bunch of other bugs & exploits?
As i said, they might be starting to fix *basic* things now, but i maintain this game was released 6 months too early.
The traders/banks/mailing system (it's a one universal thing in AoC) was brought down and two fixes was applied. The first one that removed the exploit (but created another problem) took them 3 working days. The second one took them 1 extra day.
If there is one thing that they do right, is fixing bugs fast. Very fast.
You do know there are auction houses/traders, mails boxes in the game and working since last week? I've never lacked for 30+ level quest. yes you might actually go to a different area but there are plenty if you only bother to actually move.
They weren't in the game in the first 2 weeks of the game when i was playing (before i cancelled).
It doesn't diminish my point though: what MMO releases without working banks/AHs/mail? not to mention a bunch of other bugs & exploits?
As i said, they might be starting to fix *basic* things now, but i maintain this game was released 6 months too early.
The game went live in the US on the 20th so it hasn't even been 2 weeks (14 days) yet. The traders and such were all up at the end of the first week. (Friday 3 days after launch) So unless you started playing a week+ before the game went live your lying. There was a head start for some pre-orders but it was only like 3-4 days as i understand it. perhaps my info there is incorrect. I'm sure you will correct me if it is.
As to what game launches without working Banks/AH/mail and bugs lets drop a name like oh alittle game called WoW.
MMO's are always released too early and they are never complete because they are always growing. Please tell me of one MMO that met the standards you've stated here at launch?
This game is not ready for retail -even at this stage - few weeks after launch.
There are so big bugs and errors at higher lvls that its just remarkable that any gaming company should ever release such a thing. This has already put huge dent in Funcom's reputation and belive you me - Who is ever gonna belive one word these guys say again ?
I got a lvl 50 character now that supposedly should be able to do spellweaving. Im actually one of the class where spellweaving was not disabled after launch cause of bugs - but it really should have been disabled. What a joke of a feature. Its still 2-3 months work needed on it and yet again Funcom directly lied to ppl - and they showed utter lack of respect throwing out such a feature without even testing it.
As far as City building - You can build (that is if your not banned for having to much gold in your bags cause of the exploiders banning) but... None of the effect of any building is working. There are huge collision problems in every building - Do I really need to go on ?
Quests that are bugged ? Well - let me make an example. One in Wildlands is to find a lost boy. There are 3 months now since I reported this quest as bug cause the kid was actually INSIDE the Wolrd map so you did not see him at all. 3 months later its still the same.... How long to fix this ? 5 mins ?
There are numerious bugs like that. Bugs that take short time to fix but because this game was released UNFINISHED these are now things that will not fix cause HUGE problems like exploids and gamebreaking issues are showing up left right and center atm that need full priority to be fixed and STILL have the servers up for paying custimors.
The dmg is already done. We are now at Vanguard stage. The small and irritating bugs that could have been very easy to fix on a beta servers are now running riot all over Hyboria. Instead of doing one month of more vigorus testing we are now stuck with game that will take over 6 months to fix the smallest of issues.
So yes - Think before you buy this one in the next year or so. But I promise you that over 80% of the ppl that are now playing have given up then.
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But this has gone on long enough. We'll see when/if the Buddy Keys are released and how AoC will fare in the future. Some of us will play the game while that happens, others will not. Still others will continue to attack it viciously, and yet others will defend it just as viciously. That's the way it goes with MMO's it seems.
No you were pretty clear on what you said. You just changed your mind when it better suited your argument.
But yes, it has gone on long enough. Eventually one of us will have egg on our face. Time will tell whom.
Mne eto nado kak zuby v zadnitse.
There are folks with level 80 characters already. There are guild leaders getting banned because their guildmates all pitched in and sent them cash while the banking system was down. There are graphical glitches up the wazoo. There are problems with the EU servers. There's a lack of coherent communication from Funcom. ... Shall I go on listing the problems?
The news is so bad coming out of AoC that the Vanguard launch is starting to look like a walk in the park in comparison. I joked that AoC would have as bad a launch as Vanguard; the reality is much worse.
But this has gone on long enough. We'll see when/if the Buddy Keys are released and how AoC will fare in the future. Some of us will play the game while that happens, others will not. Still others will continue to attack it viciously, and yet others will defend it just as viciously. That's the way it goes with MMO's it seems.
No you were pretty clear on what you said. You just changed your mind when it better suited your argument.
But yes, it has gone on long enough. Eventually one of us will have egg on our face. Time will tell whom.
Excuse me?? I did -what-? When did I change my mind when it "suited my argument"??Sorry, but this is just outright insulting. *smirk* I didn't change one thing from what I said in my first post and I stick by it. If people can't wait for a few more days or even weeks if it comes to that to try a game, then they can either shell out the money for the game to give it a shot or they can just go on to another game, that's their choice. It's not like the game will be gone next month.
Which Final Fantasy Character Are You?
Final Fantasy 7
But this has gone on long enough. We'll see when/if the Buddy Keys are released and how AoC will fare in the future. Some of us will play the game while that happens, others will not. Still others will continue to attack it viciously, and yet others will defend it just as viciously. That's the way it goes with MMO's it seems.
No you were pretty clear on what you said. You just changed your mind when it better suited your argument.
But yes, it has gone on long enough. Eventually one of us will have egg on our face. Time will tell whom.
Excuse me?? I did -what-? When did I change my mind when it "suited my argument"??Sorry, but this is just outright insulting. *smirk* I didn't change one thing from what I said in my first post and I stick by it. If people can't wait for a few more days or even weeks if it comes to that to try a game, then they can either shell out the money for the game to give it a shot or they can just go on to another game, that's their choice. It's not like the game will be gone next month.
Changing your mind again I see. Take care, pumpkin.
Mne eto nado kak zuby v zadnitse.
I have done closed beta and also open beta have over 100 hours into the game and my recommendation before Launch and still is DON'T buy it. I do have a system that can run it!!
Call me names all you like, I was not the one insulting you in the first place.
Which Final Fantasy Character Are You?
Final Fantasy 7
"...a few days or even weeks..." were my exact words.
As to the rest of your post. That is your opinion. Fine with me. I enjoy the game. Is that OK with you, too? Or am I a miserable fanboi for it?
No, the rest of my post is not a opinion.. There ARE battlekeeps implemented at this point, I DO have a ton of quests still and you CAN find your friends.. how is any of that a opinion?
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"...a few days or even weeks..." were my exact words.
As to the rest of your post. That is your opinion. Fine with me. I enjoy the game. Is that OK with you, too? Or am I a miserable fanboi for it?
No, the rest of my post is not a opinion.. There ARE battlekeeps implemented at this point, I DO have a ton of quests still and you CAN find your friends.. how is any of that a opinion?
Err....are you quoting the wrong posts? I was not talking to you sir.
Which Final Fantasy Character Are You?
Final Fantasy 7
There are folks with level 80 characters already. There are guild leaders getting banned because their guildmates all pitched in and sent them cash while the banking system was down. There are graphical glitches up the wazoo. There are problems with the EU servers. There's a lack of coherent communication from Funcom. ... Shall I go on listing the problems?
The news is so bad coming out of AoC that the Vanguard launch is starting to look like a walk in the park in comparison. I joked that AoC would have as bad a launch as Vanguard; the reality is much worse.
These level 80 people have played non-stop for days, not casually at 2-3 hours a day. The exploit with bankers was fixed already, I have seen no graphical issues?
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Call me names all you like, I was not the one insulting you in the first place.
...so now I'm insulting you and calling you names?
Artful dodger indeed. What next, demanding an apology on the behalf of all pumpkins regardless of race creed or colour? Give me a break, let it die already.
Mne eto nado kak zuby v zadnitse.
"...a few days or even weeks..." were my exact words.
As to the rest of your post. That is your opinion. Fine with me. I enjoy the game. Is that OK with you, too? Or am I a miserable fanboi for it?
No, the rest of my post is not a opinion.. There ARE battlekeeps implemented at this point, I DO have a ton of quests still and you CAN find your friends.. how is any of that a opinion?
Err....are you quoting the wrong posts? I was not talking to you sir.
My bad, though that was a response to my post.
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-Currently playing FFXIV, and BDO.
varies for everyone
I have a level 26 alt with 18 hours /played - doing only solo questing
Ive heard experience is much faster when you group
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I find this amazing that they can sell a game on PvP aspects slap instancing galore and never thought of this. It took the uber leet gankzor kids 2 seconds probably to try this. It should have been done at release. Really funcom even if the upcoming patch fixes this talk about being caught with your pants down.
Methinks funcom spent more time on the graphics than gameplay when glaring ommissions like this occur.
Call me names all you like, I was not the one insulting you in the first place.
...so now I'm insulting you and calling you names?
Artful dodger indeed. What next, demanding an apology on the behalf of all pumpkins regardless of race creed or colour? Give me a break, let it die already.
Yep, name calling no, insulting yeah. Learn to comprehend English and not ASSUME what someone is saying when it's plain English what they are saying.
Want a taste of religion? Lick a witch.
There are folks with level 80 characters already. There are guild leaders getting banned because their guildmates all pitched in and sent them cash while the banking system was down. There are graphical glitches up the wazoo. There are problems with the EU servers. There's a lack of coherent communication from Funcom. ... Shall I go on listing the problems?
The news is so bad coming out of AoC that the Vanguard launch is starting to look like a walk in the park in comparison. I joked that AoC would have as bad a launch as Vanguard; the reality is much worse.
I tried vanguard, a year or so after the release, after sony sent me a promo email saying the game is a different game and they fixed the issues ppl were having ( im still on their mailing list). The game was slow, unstable, crash every now and then, buggy and worst of all, EMPTY like the city of the dead. This is after they said they fixed it. worst $20 i've ever spent, i dont get how you can think vanguard launch was better. because after a year its was still in its crappy state.
before AoC i played eq1, eq2 (from launch), wow (from launch) ffxi (from US launch), vanguard (after 1 year from launch, for 10 days. stopped because it was so CRAP). from what i have seen AoC is fine at launch. alot needs to be bugfixed and polished but game is still new, it deserves patience like all other games at launch.
but of course all of the above is just my 1st hand experience and my prefererence.
ppl are entitled to their opinions should not be swayed by fanbois.
I'm thinking thrice, actually.
I love how this topic became a flame war between Tsukuie and Singsofdeath.
I can't even tell who supports the game and who deosn't between you anymore! I just know I DON'T support it, though I am definitley intrigued by where the whole mess is going (the Game's mess, not forum browsers)
I feel bad for everyone involved.. even FunCom- they're not trying to screw anyone over. I doubt anyone would be pissed if there were no monthly fees
"Third - PVP is a joke. Click on yellow arrow next to the map and see how many instances are of each area! I think the areas can not even support 50 players before creating another shard! If someone attacks you, and you feel you are going to lose - click the yellow arrow and PUF! disappear to another instance!!!! "
Well, not a joke, YET...
I'm old school PvP and I think this instance scheme will negate a key PvP strategy: the ability of aggressive and successful guilds and alliances to monopolize rare resources, whether those resources are boss mobs or crafting resources.
If the quality of end-game guild v guild PvP is important to you keep reading on the evolution of AoC PvP before you spend your money.
Stanley.
Meridian59 '96-'99/Everquest (Vallon Zek) '99-'03/Shadowbane '03/SWG '04/This and that '05-'10/Eve Online '11/LotR '11-'12
Shouldn't you be playing AoC, ganking lowbies, cutting them into pieces, and telling them to cry more?
STOP WHINING!
Don't forget to add that the customer service and policies are unprecedentedly horrendous. They take a day to respond to tickets, they blanket-ban players and ask questions later (in reality they won't even tell you why you were banned exactly).
Overall, this game wasn't ready for release. It has a ton of holes, performance issues, severe lack of content at the upper levels (lets talk about the stupid repeatable missives they threw in as their band-aid, and their almost non-existent itemization at any 60+ dungeons), and their service quality rivals Vanguards in all-time crappiest.
I knew I shouldn't have spent $50 on this game. The fanbois didn't convince me to. It was my old MMO friends that were looking for something to play. Well, we did, and now some of those friends aren't even playing the game anymore.
That's because anyone who's playing MMO's for a long time now (pre-wow MMO's) knows that there's a lot more to be had than these stupid, boring, IQ-reducing treadmills that keep you chasing the carrot killing 50 million deer and returning to the quest giver.
And you know what, WAR probably won't be any different. In fact, it won't be any different. It doesn't take a genius to see that from all of the current videos and press.
Back to EVE.
no auction house/trader, mailboxes, bugs, lack of quests 30+, lots of obvious exploits in the game... it's obvious they released too early.
it's not the consumer's problem if the game was released 6 months too early.no auction house/trader, mailboxes, bugs, lack of quests 30+, lots of obvious exploits in the game... it's obvious they released too early.
You do know there are auction houses/traders, mails boxes in the game and working since last week? I've never lacked for 30+ level quest. yes you might actually have to go to a different area but there are plenty if you only bother to actually move.
Many beta testers find exploits and refuse to report them so their guilds will have a edge when the game goes live, that unfortunately isn't the games fault its just stupid human nature, like the gankers who feel proud to kill those several levels lower. Some guilds just have to be the first even if it means exploiting.
The fact you continue to post things that have been fixed shows you really don't have much of a factual basis to argue your point with.
It doesn't diminish my point though: what MMO releases without working banks/AHs/mail? not to mention a bunch of other bugs & exploits?
As i said, they might be starting to fix *basic* things now, but i maintain this game was released 6 months too early.
The traders/banks/mailing system (it's a one universal thing in AoC) was brought down and two fixes was applied. The first one that removed the exploit (but created another problem) took them 3 working days. The second one took them 1 extra day.
If there is one thing that they do right, is fixing bugs fast. Very fast.
They weren't in the game in the first 2 weeks of the game when i was playing (before i cancelled).It doesn't diminish my point though: what MMO releases without working banks/AHs/mail? not to mention a bunch of other bugs & exploits?
As i said, they might be starting to fix *basic* things now, but i maintain this game was released 6 months too early.
The game went live in the US on the 20th so it hasn't even been 2 weeks (14 days) yet. The traders and such were all up at the end of the first week. (Friday 3 days after launch) So unless you started playing a week+ before the game went live your lying. There was a head start for some pre-orders but it was only like 3-4 days as i understand it. perhaps my info there is incorrect. I'm sure you will correct me if it is.
As to what game launches without working Banks/AH/mail and bugs lets drop a name like oh alittle game called WoW.
MMO's are always released too early and they are never complete because they are always growing. Please tell me of one MMO that met the standards you've stated here at launch?
This game is not ready for retail -even at this stage - few weeks after launch.
There are so big bugs and errors at higher lvls that its just remarkable that any gaming company should ever release such a thing. This has already put huge dent in Funcom's reputation and belive you me - Who is ever gonna belive one word these guys say again ?
I got a lvl 50 character now that supposedly should be able to do spellweaving. Im actually one of the class where spellweaving was not disabled after launch cause of bugs - but it really should have been disabled. What a joke of a feature. Its still 2-3 months work needed on it and yet again Funcom directly lied to ppl - and they showed utter lack of respect throwing out such a feature without even testing it.
As far as City building - You can build (that is if your not banned for having to much gold in your bags cause of the exploiders banning) but... None of the effect of any building is working. There are huge collision problems in every building - Do I really need to go on ?
Quests that are bugged ? Well - let me make an example. One in Wildlands is to find a lost boy. There are 3 months now since I reported this quest as bug cause the kid was actually INSIDE the Wolrd map so you did not see him at all. 3 months later its still the same.... How long to fix this ? 5 mins ?
There are numerious bugs like that. Bugs that take short time to fix but because this game was released UNFINISHED these are now things that will not fix cause HUGE problems like exploids and gamebreaking issues are showing up left right and center atm that need full priority to be fixed and STILL have the servers up for paying custimors.
The dmg is already done. We are now at Vanguard stage. The small and irritating bugs that could have been very easy to fix on a beta servers are now running riot all over Hyboria. Instead of doing one month of more vigorus testing we are now stuck with game that will take over 6 months to fix the smallest of issues.
So yes - Think before you buy this one in the next year or so. But I promise you that over 80% of the ppl that are now playing have given up then.