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WoW is a great game except for one thing: the entire purpose of the game is to get better gear. In fact, the end game is essentially one large gear grind. There isn't any other real purpose to playing WOW. Personally, I get pride from doing other things with my time, not displaying shiny new armor in a game. I prefer games with a deeper purpose. I'm not defending AoC here, because I canceled too, I just don't understand what you think WoW actually has to offer. Are you one of those that likes to grind for better gear?
MMORPG's w/ Max level characters: DAoC, SWG, & WoW
Currently Playing: WAR
Preferred Playstyle: Roleplay/adventurous, in a sandbox game.
Playing the 30 days and not subscribing YET. It's a good enough game -with great graphics, but they will have to add some features and debug lots before I subscribe. Too many broken quests / abilities /crafts and NO customer service to speak of. It needs more fluid content progression -more maps- and itemization as well. I do believe they will get it there, it's just not there yet. Maybe in 60-90 days I'll burn a buddy key to check it out again. Only real problem I have with the foundation is the lack of replayability. There simply isn't enough content to keep from doing the same story-lines and grinds with every alternate character. It was a fun month overall, even though I sent in a slew of bug reports and GM petitions.
Either the testers phoned it in or FC didn't listen to them.
Someone will have to torture me to keep playing this past the free month.
And yet you still continue to troll the AoC forums?
I troll their forums too.. What can you do about it? Absolutely nothing.. Thats right.. So off to your paid beta and fix the game for me on a possible return in 6 months.. Thanks for your time..
I followed the game closely for over 3 years. Bough the CE...early entry etc etc.I just cancelled. The game is just a pretty pve grinder.PVP...just a gankfeast.Crafting still broken and poorly designed etc etc.I won't pay in the hope it will get better.I will revisit the game in 3 momths or so ..if I haven't found a better alternative.
I pre-ordered, but I never made it past the first day and canceled before they even sent me the game. Saved me 50 bucks and wasting a month of my time. The game just felt like a time sink with with no real point to it. I think FC really shot themselves in the foot on this game. All the hype combined with the lack of transparency pre-launch didn't help. It may have gotten them alot of pre-orders but if half the players quit the first month then that's not going to help the game succeed long term. I think this game will end up like LoTRo or EvE with a steady but somewhat smaller player base. Hopefully it won't end up like Vanguard at least.
lucky you for being able to cancel
wasted alot of money on that monkey crap
its still strange there isnt laws against this kind of outright lieing and deceit
blabla EULA, i dont care... the game is nowhere near what it says on the box, and it probably never will be
also, the game is looking and feeling more and more like console game the more i play it.. cancelled indefinitely
I made it to the mid 20's before I canceled
I miss DAoC
I preordered, was in the early access.
I played for about 10 days until I had enough and when the early access stopped so did I! On a side note I never even got my retail copy, and I don't miss it. This was just a great waste of money!
As for the game itself, there were a few positive things like the lore, the beginning phase and the "relaxed" view of ingame things that mostly have a tabu stamp on them. I also think the combat system is a positive break from the "normal" button mashing approach. However, I can't say that AoC is a MMO game. While it would have been ok as a single player RPG it just doesn't make the cut for a long term MMO. Another huge turn off for me was when I realised that it after all was just another linear and boring level based grind game.
Overall I guess I expected more from AoC and I was in the end left very disapointed.
Cancelled after 3 weeks and sold game. It's not the game I thought it would be. Gets worse the more you play cause there isnt anything to do really. It's a shallow game and when you get tired of the combat, which doesnt take long, cause it's pretty awful when you get over that cool feeling of seeing blood and fatalities.
Really disappointed. Think they started over with alot of things after a few years of development and it really shines through. Only good thing about the game is the graphics, kept me going for three weeks just to see some nice new shiny armor parts.
Same here, as much as I wanted to like this game I just cant stand to play it.
Played it, reviewed it. Great game, great graphics, and even better story than graphics IMHO. Yet, Age of Clonan is not for me. An MMORPG is not about stuffing as many instances into a game and cloning the zones as many times as you can to fit 4,000 people on one server without lag. To me, that complete breaks the immersion factor EXPECIALLY for a social gamer into roll playing. Combine that with the horid gathering and crafting system in AoC, and this is a no go as far as spending $15 a month on. Was it worth $50? Hell ya. Is it worth another $180 a year? HELL NO! At least not in my opinion.
Fear not fanbois, we are not trolls, let's take off your tin foil hat and learn what VAPORWARE is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaporware
"Vaporware is a term used to describe a software or hardware product that is announced by a developer well in advance of release, but which then fails to emerge after having well exceeded the period of development time that was initially claimed or would normally be expected for the development cycle of a similar product."
Got to level 42 and realized what a pile of garbage this game is, cancelled and haven't logged back in since.
I take it you are a US poster?
If so, why don't you take it to your local representative / congressman?
Other countries in the western world DO have these kind of laws and I really do not understand why the US is dragging their heels on this (Well actually I do - I sense the power of M$ at work)
I am an Australian and we have laws here that allow us to return any product for our money back if it does not do as advertised.
http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/815311
http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/815331
"No matter how a business communicates with you—whether it is through packaging, advertising, logos, endorsements or sales pitch—you have the right to receive accurate and truthful messages about the goods and services that you buy...."
http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/815360
"Statutory conditions are the essential terms of a contract—they 'make or break' the deal. If a statutory condition is breached, you may be entitled to a refund.
...The Trade Practices Act implies the following statutory conditions into consumer contracts:
My understanding is that similar laws exist in the European Union?
Why US consumers accept a lesser standard is beyond me?
IIRC Ralph Nader is a consumer advocate in the US? Hillary Clinton also has some spare time on her hands now?
I really think this is something you should take up with your government.
It would help everyone (worldwide) if game companies had to at least maintain a minimum standard.
(My comments here are not specific to AoC BTW)
Nothing says irony like spelling ideot wrong.
I luv AoC
I take it you are a US poster?
If so, why don't you take it to your local representative / congressman?
Other countries in the western world DO have these kind of laws and I really do not understand why the US is dragging their heels on this (Well actually I do - I sense the power of M$ at work)
I am an Australian and we have laws here that allow us to return any product for our money back if it does not do as advertised.
http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/815311
http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/815331
"No matter how a business communicates with you—whether it is through packaging, advertising, logos, endorsements or sales pitch—you have the right to receive accurate and truthful messages about the goods and services that you buy...."
http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/815360
"Statutory conditions are the essential terms of a contract—they 'make or break' the deal. If a statutory condition is breached, you may be entitled to a refund.
...The Trade Practices Act implies the following statutory conditions into consumer contracts:
My understanding is that similar laws exist in the European Union?
Why US consumers accept a lesser standard is beyond me?
IIRC Ralph Nader is a consumer advocate in the US? Hillary Clinton also has some spare time on her hands now?
I really think this is something you should take up with your government.
It would help everyone (worldwide) if game companies had to at least maintain a minimum standard.
(My comments here are not specific to AoC BTW)
In the US you can return software, movies, games etc. Its just more of a pain to do so at the retail level because of the 'renters' who buy a product, copy it and then return it.
Best thing to do is contact the manufacturer and request a refund. They will refund you so long as the purchase date wasnt like 3 months ago. There is no EULA when you buy the product, only once you open and instal it.
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?!"
In the US...people choose certain retailers to make purchases because they know the retailer will gladly take a return.
The "EULA" shouldn't override the consumer's right to a refund for a 'faulty' product.
Contrary to what many people think - EULAs are not 100% binding. Even in the US.
(At this point I expect to be contradicted - because every time I post this a poster appears from nowhere to tell me that "Yes they are! You will be sued if you even think of breaching an EULA!" These posters often have less than a dozen posts and when asked for one precident they disappear or say "I am not doing the work for you!". I suspect they are game company shills.)
Nothing says irony like spelling ideot wrong.
The "EULA" shouldn't override the consumer's right to a refund for a 'faulty' product.
Contrary to what many people think - EULAs are not 100% binding. Even in the US.
(At this point I expect to be contradicted - because every time I post this a poster appears from nowhere to tell me that "Yes they are! You will be sued if you even think of breaching an EULA!" These posters often have less than a dozen posts and when asked for one precident they disappear or say "I am not doing the work for you!". I suspect they are game company shills.)
Aye, thats basically what I am saying. the EULA is nothing really, just states that if your willing to use the product you have to abide by the rules yada yada yada. And even then its just there for legal purposes to cover the makers butts.
The only thing that will really limit your rights to a refund is how long you've owned the product. if its a month or less they will give a refund, maybe even 60-90 days. But if it has been a year or so good luck :P
I can understand a retailer refusing to refund you, but the manufacturer/publisher has to refund you if you feel the product is 'faulty' or 'not as advertised'.
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?!"
AOC subscriber group will get smaller before it gets larger IMO....with more attrition after month two
I believed all the hype that the beta mother fuckers were spouting everywhere along with the shit Funcom were saying..
Bought it, tried to like it, cancelled, not going back.
Fuck Funcom.
hey... some of us testers warned people...
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?!"