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Buy the game and play it before you judge about it.
TheChronic
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" I won't play this game, I heard its bad."
Yeah, I heard someone saw Elvis Presley walking in memphis 2 weeks ago...
if you never try, then you never know, play the game before you judge, what other alternative do you have? lord of the rings online? world of warcraft? no thanks..
"You must be either retarded or a fanboi..."
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I bought the game. Played it and after a week realised i wasted the money.
Those 50$ could have been used for much better things....like - lighting a fire !
Well i can understand what the OP is saying. If I had never bought it I would always wonder how it was.
I would say do NOT buy the game, wait for a buddy key if Funcom ever decides to let people use the ones that came in the box when they bought the game. I will gladly give someone mine when they are working.
Agreed. I would gladly give mine buddy key....
I wish i had got one...would save me money
It doesn't matter what many say, people will buy it based on video trailers and the fact thats its new.. Then that whole vanguard feeling of being raped, I mean ripped off sets in and you find yourself curled up in the fetal position sucking your thumb wondering how another mmo can be such a massive failure..
Actually you have to get out of Tortage to get a true and fair feeling of the game.
dont get fooled and throw away your cash ever just to judge it yourself.
thats how companies make money from hype and not from quality and thats why the MMO standards get lower and lower.
LoTR ? yes its better then AOC
WoW? yes its better then AOC
Everquest2? yes its better then AOC
hell even Vanguard now is better then AOC.
At some point people have to say enough is enough.
Paying to play a beta is silliness
Thats exactly what this unfinished purported MMO is
"A fool and his money are soon parted"
Thats pretty much what buying an MMO before trying it is. If they offered refunds for the game while your in the 30 days free play then yeah, it wouldnt be so bad. But when you buy something that you were unsure of at the start, and then realize that you dont like it your out $50.
Best thing you can do is try it at a friends house or wait for a free trial before making your judgement call. That way your not losing $50.
There are 3 types of people in the world.
1.) Those who make things happen
2.) Those who watch things happen
3.) And those who wonder "What the %#*& just happened?!"
The official forums have officially exploded, and forum moderators are deleting threads left and right. A certain forum moderator named Nitrane is getting tons of flak right now for closing threads. He also made some pretty un-moderator like comments to people.
I don't blame him though, being a moderator there right now would probably give me a nervous breakdown.
Also the "Get to xxx level or you dont really see what the game is about" line is the biggest load of bullshit ever. If I buy a game I expect it to be good from level 1. Not level 20 or 40. Whats even funnier about that is alot of people HAVE gotten well past 20 or 40 and say its more of the same junk. So please people do not buy into this "the game starts at xxx level" bullcrap. Its the most pathetic line people who like the game can use.
You should say wait till free trials comes out and play it for free first then....
Unless you cant to pay it for me? ^^
Get a free demo out and we'll give'er another go!
dont get fooled and throw away your cash ever just to judge it yourself.
thats how companies make money from hype and not from quality and thats why the MMO standards get lower and lower.
LoTR ? yes its better then AOC
WoW? yes its better then AOC
Everquest2? yes its better then AOC
hell even Vanguard now is better then AOC.
... You can't be serious? .... You are...
How much are they paying you?
I've learned to really ignore posts on these forums and read reviews on more popular game sites that are based on CONSUMER ratings. Seriously, look at WoW's rating: It's lower than FFXI's. That should tell anybody that the majority of people that post/rate are being paid by the companies, although that argument could be applied to AoC's current top rating at 8.6 (which is dropping).
I am personally enjoying the game, but I won't write a review until I've hit 80 and experienced most of it's content. My honest opinion is that the game trumps most of the other MMO's IF AND ONLY IF you have the computer to run it adequately. Comparing Vanguard and AoC, however, is nothing short of nonsense given that AoC has MUCH MORE content than Vanguard does now after all of SOE's contributions.
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It is a fun game. It costs about the same as a cheapskate dinner and a movie. if you can't afford to spend $50 on an evening's entertainment (let alone a month's worth of logging in and out at your leasure) then you really shouldn't be playing with toys at all. The little children that hyperbolize about how a fun new toy somehow is demon spawn and are leading the world down the road to socialist tyranny are rediculous on so many levels....
AoConan has most of the good parts of games like Wow or EQ2 or LotRO, but it is even more massive and breathtaking in its size and enormous landmass with really different climate and geographical areas. It has a neat new twist on many powers and classes that you will not have seen before. Learning to play the different powers effectivily is quite fun.
It is already more fun for me to play than any of the other MMOs that have come out in the last half decade and it has huge potential for growth in so many directions too. The last game that was this much fun for me was either Anarchy Online or perhaps CoH... like AoConan both of those brought new and interesting experiences to their games.
Pick up a copy and play a few of the characters, see the gorgeous landscapes and hear the splended music and sound effects (godz it is so much better than the nintendo bloop-blooping of wow, I can't tell you how much I have moved past that now)
For less than the cost of dinner out you and your sweatheart can spend a month together to explore vast forrests, enormous mountain ranges, swim in glittering tidal pools... or lop some asshat's head off... wonderful at every level.
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After all the crap I keep reading about AoC everywhere, now why would be dumb enough to spend $50 for no reason. I already know I'd hate it so its a waste of my time and money! ...and besides you don't have to play something to know it sucks! Do you play all those Barbie games before saying they suck!? LOL
There would be more people saying good things about it if they were not too busy having fun playing the game.
Buying it or not is really each individual's decision. Having played the game quite a big I can say that the first 20 levels play a lot like a single player game and are a lot of fun. There is a strong story quest and an open world you can group up or just solo in. Some of the quests are a straight 10 for originality and depth of lore. I'd give the game from 1-20 a score of 9/10. Now the down side is getting from 1-20 if you are just playing the quests and learning the game will probably take you 7-12 hours. Maybe a little longer if you really relesh the quests and listen to every word and milk the area dry.
Then you hit the outer world. It is much larger and more open. You have 3 large cities to explore and 3 zones for lvl 20-40. You have more quests then you can handle. The quality of the quests isn't as good as 1-20 but they are pretty good. You loose the story quests that made a large part of the game 1-20 and you really feel more like you are in a traditional MMORPG and a very good one.
Harvesting turns out to be disappointing. Running around to static nodes and competing to harvest. Further getting to tier 2 requires harvesting hundreds of nodes for a rare drop.
Around lvl 30 or so you start running low on quests you can do. Not a problem there are 3 zones 20-40 so you just switch and do quest in another zone. It is a bit disruptive from a story line but still pretty fun. I'd say getting to 40 will take 40-60 hours. Again still pretty good fun. I'd say the game is maybe 7/10 at this point. Still pretty darn good.
Unfortunately thats about it for your money. After this you a few more levels and you run out of quests. The quality of quests and quantity of bugs jumps up. You get into crafting which is a complete mess and not really functional. If you persist you will run out of quests you can do and fall back on grinding. There are countless other issues i could list but in my opinion the game drops to 5/10 rating and is hardly worth playing.
So for your $50 you will get about 40-60 hours are good playing. You will possibly get more before you have to pay your first month subscription as they are going to be adding more content. I don't know about you but I have bought single player games that gave 40-50 hours for $50 and been happy. So I think as long as you are ok with that view then you really don't loose anything spending $50 and having a fun 40-60 hours.
Beyond that you can replay although replayability is pretty minimal as 1-20 plays out very similar and doing the 20-40 starting in a different area might be somewhat different you will inevitably be doing the same quests over. I'd still say it might be worth playing through a second time. By the time you have done all that maybe they will have added more quests and content post 40 to get you from 40-60 with a pleasurable experience.
So as long as you understand what I've said it can be fun and worth it.
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Ethion
Its up to you what you want to believe, its self evident from your posts you have not played the game. Thousands are enjoying it, experiencing little issues technically, and enjoyed a pretty smooth launch. If you hate the game so much why bother continuing to add to the negativity few are majorly trying to stir up on these boards? (sure there are those who have legitimate reason from playing the game, but you opinion doesnt carry any constructive insight does it)i played a solid 8 hrs today, never crashed experienced 2 bugs in camera views for quest dialogue and had a boss chase me 1/2 mile. - thats it.
Well whoopty-friggen-do if the game plays good to you! that has nothing to do with my decision not to play. Nor does it prevent me from discussing the game in a negative way! Just as you have the right to discuss it in a positive way!
I don't have to have played the game to come to a negative conclusion, or understand how bad the game is IMO! Thats just dumb to waste money knowing its all for naught. The way I see it, the negatives outweigh the postives a thousand-fold regardless of if the people enjoying it are here posting or not!
To have a conclusion you need a reasoned deduction. I see no reason here. You're irrational.
actually Vanguard does have alot more content the AOC. alot more working content on top of that. most of the content for AOC is borked in one form or another, or not even in game yet. just cause AOC has 80 levels and Vanguard 50 does not mean more content. just more grinding for aoc.
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actually Vanguard does have alot more content the AOC. alot more working content on top of that. most of the content for AOC is borked in one form or another, or not even in game yet. just cause AOC has 80 levels and Vanguard 50 does not mean more content. just more grinding for aoc.
Aye. Roommate bought the game when his guild made the jump from VG to AoC. We both were in the closed beta, so he knew the basic premise of the game already and he didnt care for it then. When his guild moved to AoC they kept telling him it was better and alot more fun, so he gave it a shot. He spent the first 4 days getting to level 41 (bought the game a week after they all did). Fewer and fewer guildmates were on but he kept leveling to catch up. Now that hes 54 most of them went back to VG because they were either bored or tired of the server they are on (Wiccana). Now hes back to his VG Shaman.
Upside is the game ran well on his machine, zones (doors, areas, etc) loaded fast. He stole my Windows 360 controller to play the game with (plays better with it actually, no finger cramps). There were a few glitches, like equiping pants and having them not show up and when you unequip them they went poof. Grouping kinda ticked him off because four of them were scattered across 3 instances. Ping was acting weird too. It would jump to almost 9k for no reason and disconnect them, and when trying to get back in thier toons were apparently still logged in (even after a 6 minute wait).
The AoC forums are visious. He made a post asking about his pants issue, if anyone had seen it for themselves. A couple of people were polite and helpful (about 3), but out of the 36 responses, the rest were calling him a troll, this person a troll, that person a WoW-kiddie fanboy, till it finally all turned into a 'This game sucks' and 'Go back to WoW lolzers kiddies'. Also apparently playing on his server makes him an RP freak that needs to learn to play real games...
AoC could be a good game so long as FC doesnt screw it over. That or the forums dont scare people away when they ask an honest question...
There are 3 types of people in the world.
1.) Those who make things happen
2.) Those who watch things happen
3.) And those who wonder "What the %#*& just happened?!"
This game taught me a very valuable lesson, never-ever pre-order an mmo again.
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dont get fooled and throw away your cash ever just to judge it yourself.
thats how companies make money from hype and not from quality and thats why the MMO standards get lower and lower.
LoTR ? yes its better then AOC
WoW? yes its better then AOC
Everquest2? yes its better then AOC
hell even Vanguard now is better then AOC.
all those games really are better but thats mainly cause they are already out for a while. everyone knows mmos shape up the first few months after release, so actually your comparison is useless.
im also amazed by people calling it paid beta, thats hilarious. every mmo feels like beta at launch (lotro being a rare exception of this), but if u havent played that many mmos at launch u wouldnt know so u spout this crap around. im not playing aoc and i never will, it doesnt suit me. but some "haters" here know nothing.
MMOs currently playing: -
About to play: Lord of the Rings Online
Played: Anarchy Online (alltime favorite) and lots of f2p titles (honorable mentions: 9Dragons, Martial Heroes, Dekaron, Atlantica Online)