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Who Can Beat World of Warcraft ? ( Part I)
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Four years have passed since World of Warcraft official launched in 2004. In four years, World of Warcraft has become the one of the most famous MMORPGs. The last numbers from Blizzard were in Jan 2008 stating that WOW has passed the 10 million mark. According to this 10 million mark, many players questioned wether WoW has peaked. ( Relevant: WoW May Face Serious Challenges Next year?)
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2. Screen Quality Age of Conan: Some DX10 features that are being used for Age of Conan. "Funcom is proud to be one of the few developers who is tapping into this technology, and we look forward to showing you even more of DirectX 10. Some of the improvements visible in the videos and the screenshots are improved parallax mapping, better lighting and more advanced shadows technology." World of Warcraft supports DirectX 9, but the screens of World of Warcraft is still satisfied most players. Compared with World of Warcraft, Age of Conan is more bloody as an adult game.
( Age of Conan Screenshot)
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3. Combat System
Age of Conan is famous for its special combat system. Although World of Warcraft has a complete combat system, the basic operate still depends on mouse click. The combat system of AoC is more difficult.
Real Combat in Age of Conan
"Real Combat" is being touted by Funcom as a revolutionary approach to combat in online RPGs where the player is in direct control of the character's weapon strikes in real time. This multi-point melee and ranged combat system is purportedly easy-to-learn and is one of the prime attractions of the title. Allegedly, the "Real Combat" system will take the ritualized combat experience previously found in online RPGs in a new direction. For this system, Funcom has also added aspects such as formation combat, mounted combat, siege combat and hive combat.
7.Guide
Guides in WoW is usually for raids. In World of Warcraft, Guild Ranks, Guild Tabards, Guild Chat, and Guild Banks is provided for guide members. Specially, the Guild Bank allows players with the appropriate permissions to store items and money for use by the rest of the guild. Permissions to withdraw and deposit money and items are controlled by the guild leader through the guild controls menu.
Age of Conan has an extensive guild system in the game. There will be certain requirements for founding a guild. In a guide, players can create entire cities and fill them with different kinds of buildings. There is also a town hall in each city that can be used as a gathering point or social hub or meeting hall, whatever your guild would like to do with it.
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4. Quests
Quests in WoW are tasks given to PCs by NPCs. The completion of quests provides many different rewards to the player, including reputation, experience, items, and gold. There are a variety of quests available, from single objective tasks to epic multi-step endeavors. Currently there are more than 2000 quests in World of Warcraft.
In Age of Conan, quests are an integral part of the game, though they are by no means the only way to develop your character and you will encounter many of them as you progress through Hyboria. The official staff said that "We've tried to avoid having quests be all about tasks that just involve killing things or delivering items. While these exist in the game, after all, killing things in awesome ways is a big reason to play there are numerous quests that take skill, strategy, and planning to complete. Many quests require interacting with both characters and the environment in order to be completed. Some also have puzzles built into them, and solving them can be quite tricky."
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5.PVP In WoW, upon defeating another player of the opposite faction in player versus player combat the victor earns "Honor Points". All players also may choose to participate in the Battlegrounds, areas designed for multiplayer combat. In addition to honor points, the losing team in a Battleground receives one "mark of honor", while the winning team earns three marks. Honor Points and marks may be spent as currency to purchase various rewards like armor, weapons and mounts. Age of Conan's PvP minigames are intended as "pick up and play" fun, something easy to get into solo or with a group of friends, a way to hop right into the action when you want something fast and furious, more akin to an FPS match than traditional MMOcombat.
age of conan's pvp minigames include: Capture the Skull Team Annihilation Massive PvP/Siege PvP |
Meanwhile, another highly anticipated MMORPG came out. Age of Conan, which was launched may 20th in the US and May 23rd in Europe, has attracted much favorable attention to players. On June 6th, Funcom was proud to announce that Age of Conan will pass the astounding 1 milion copies shipped" milestone.
"Sales data shows that Age of Conan is the biggest MMO launch since World of Warcraft," says Funcom Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Morten Larssen. "The numbers are very promising, and we are very proud to be one of the fastest selling PC games ever in a launch month and the biggest simultaneous Europe/US MMO launch in history."
Compare Age of Conan with World of WarCraft, which is better? Read it, then feel free to leave a comment.
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| Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures | World of Warcraft |
| Published by: Eidos Interactive | Published by: Vivendi Universal |
| Developed by: Funcom | Developed by: Blizzard Entertainment |
| Release date: 20th May 2008 | Release date: 23rd Nov 2004 |
| Genre: MMORPG | Genre: MMORPG |
| Expansion: None | Expansion: World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade ( Release date: 16th Jan 2007) |
| World Of Warcraft: Wrath Of The Lich King ( Release date: Year 2008) |
1. System Requirements
Because the launch date of Age of Conan is 4 years later than World of Warcraft, the system requirements of AoC is stricter than WoW.
The offical system requirements for Age of conan:
Minimum configuration (1024x768, detail reduced)
OS: Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 3Ghz or equivalent
RAM: 1GB
Video card: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or better
Video memory: 128MB
DVD-ROM: Quad-speed (4x) DVD-ROM drive
HARD DRIVE SPACE: 30GB
Recommended configuration (Up to 1280X960, most features on)
OS: Windows XP SP 2 or Windows Vista
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz or equivalent
RAM: 2048MB Dual Channel DDR2
Video card: NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX or equivalent
Video memory: 512MB
DVD-ROM: Quad-speed (4x) DVD-ROM drive
HARD DRIVE SPACE: 30GB
The official system requirements for World of Warcraft:
Windows 2000, Windows Vista or Windows XP
Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon 800 MHz
512 MB or more of RAM
32 MB 3D video card with Hardware T&L or better
6.0 GB free HD space
4X CD-ROM drive
56 kbit/s or faster Internet connection
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Comments
As stated by many posts, its not the numbers of boxes that you have sold that determine your success, but how many subs you can retain and if more players come onboard.
If you think AoC can beat WoW......... LOLz
RIP Orc Choppa
i feel sorry for the op because of all the flames he is about to get....poor op
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Well, a game that would seriously want to beat WoW should have:
1. Low system requirements
2. Beginner friendliness
3. Family friendliness
4. Massive Advertisement
5. Good publicity (tests in magazines all positive)
6. Longterm gameplay motivation
7. Ideally an IP game from a famous company, such as Blizzard, Bioware, Bethesda, etc
As the first posting goes about AoC, that one miserably fails in respect to 1), 2), 3), and 6), partly also 5) and 7). Overall nope, no chance.
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... Beheadings and nacked women are "family friendly" now ????
And no, almost everyone who tried that game told me its boring.
Finally, AOC is an IP game, but what was that company again ? Never heard of it before.
The only game that will topple WoW from the throne of MMO kings will be Blizzard's next MMO.
Sorry, but AoC is NOT the WoW killer. That title will go to Hello Kitty! Online.
pretty much true,it came to the point where Blizzard could pack cow shit on a box and charge $50 for it,and people would fly to reserve theirs.
actually thats what they have been doing with WoW anyway....
Indeed. How can you resist cute little kittens?
I'd say if Spore eventually introduces a full consensual MMO mode it is going to pulverize anything else on the market...
Hell, it's going to be unbelievably huge even without that.
AoC loses for one reason and one reason alone; steep computer requirements. Half the people I know who play WoW play it because its the only MMO that doesn't blow or isn't 10 years old that they can run. Or they like playing on their laptop. AoC just does not have the same potential audience that WoW does, nor will it ever. Even my grandma's computer can run WoW and its a three year old off the shelf eMachine.
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I'd say if Spore eventually introduces a full consensual MMO mode it is going to pulverize anything else on the market...
Hell, it's going to be unbelievably huge even without that.
hmm
Have they spoken of such plans for Spore?
I played around with the creature maker, it entertained me for about 10 or 15 minutes only and I'm a huge fan of Mr. Potato Head.
I'm not sure how realistic it would be to turn a single player game into an MMO, I'm no beacon of knowledge on the tech side of things, but I was pretty much well under the impression that if you want to build an MMO you should really start with an MMO in mind.
WOW has better graphics
WOW is more polished
WOW has more content
WOW has better PVP
WOW has a better combat system
WOW has better quests and prefer how they work
WOW has no offline in a mmorpg which is good
WOW is seemless and not all instanced like AOC
WOW has lower system requirements
WOW is developed by Blizzard
More than likely you'll have a ton of mates who all play WOW and myself my friends don't even play many games but they all play WOW which is crazy.
So tbh WOW is ALOT better than AOC IMO.
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Talking about SWG much?
Play EvE.
It's miles ahead of both WoW and AoC.
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Final Fantasy 7
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yep eve is a great game. i love it, but sci-fi is not for everyone
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I'd say if Spore eventually introduces a full consensual MMO mode it is going to pulverize anything else on the market...
Hell, it's going to be unbelievably huge even without that.
hmm
Have they spoken of such plans for Spore?
I played around with the creature maker, it entertained me for about 10 or 15 minutes only and I'm a huge fan of Mr. Potato Head.
I'm not sure how realistic it would be to turn a single player game into an MMO, I'm no beacon of knowledge on the tech side of things, but I was pretty much well under the impression that if you want to build an MMO you should really start with an MMO in mind.
It is basically a single player MMO.
You get to play with "copies" of other players - the game loads other players constructs into your game and then the AI mimics their creator's playstyle.
Imagine a single player offline WoW where all the other player characters, while created and advanced by other players, are in fact run by a very advanced AI.
While the lead designer Will Wright said that it's not going to be a "real" MMO game since he doesn't want other players to interfere with your own nice little sandbox (I suppose he got burned by the failure called Sims Online) imo the technological and conceptual framework for making it a true online game is already there.
I see no reason for not introducing a full consensual MMO mode eventually... While my wife really adores the Creature Creator it is a big letdown for her that she won't be able to have her sugar-rush unicorns directly compete with my undescribable monstrosities from beyond.
I like the artwork of Conan better that WoW.
But it takes more than nice artwork to make a good game.
If you are talking about subscriptions then nothing will beat WoW because:
1) It's ridiculously easy. (My 12 year old sister can get to 70 with ease.)
2) It's accessible. (Almost any computer can run it.)
3) The art style is perfect to go with the accessible part. (Looks cool and unique while being low poly.)
4) It's a neverending gear grind. (You can't get everything, and if you do you always have alts.)
5) There is very little skill involved in determining the outcome of fights. (Most fights can be determined before they even start. I am glad they added Arena to really bring out some quality competition though .)
6) There is no risk, ever. (Everything you do is a good thing for your character. There is no World PVP outside of tiny skirmishes)
7) The game is made even easier through the UI. (Raid priests look all you have to do is look at one box and click different mouse buttons and voila you are an end game uber priest. Mad skill.)
8) The devs constantly shift the classes balance slightly causing drama, and FoTM rerolls for rabid players who don't realize that they are playing for all of that time to get an upper hand just because of the class they chose, and most importantly that they are relying on a class instead of skill.
I am sure there are more, but these things make it marketable and appeal to the masses. These things also explain why WoW has such a bad rap on these forums. Most of the people here are veterans and not first time MMO'ers.
I agree WoW is the perfect MMO for players new to the genre (my wife, and my sister), but for people that have been playing MMO's for a long time WoW is a very shallow game, and gives a very hollow playing experience. This applies for most games out these days and is probably the biggest reason why these boards are going to hell.
Frankly, I'm a little disappointed every time I see a "WoW killer" thread. Nothing has ever come close to its sub numbers (except maybe some Asian mmo's in the Asian market, which would never translate all that well to us westerners). I played WoW for a long time, did I think it was the best mmo out there? Not by far. But they do a lot of things well, and are able to tap into multiple audiences, and avoid being a niche game. AoC looks great and all, but until they get commercials with William Shatner on to primetime television, they will never stop the beast that is WoW.
Maybe it has peaked, maybe it hasn't. But it's still on top of the mmo world as far as subs. If it starts to decline, it will be a slow bleed. 5 million people aren't just going to suddenly up and decide to try a different mmo at the same time
Well I looked at AOC and find it to be rather plastic looking with the character models and the graphics just arn't that good looking and just prefer the artistic style and smoothness of WOW.
Also you say it's been out 4 years...... so what? It still is more polish and has more content so it still has a advantage. I don't play a mmorpg and go "well it's brand new so it's not as good as the older game and I'll keep playing it 4 years until it catches up". I'd rather just go "i'll play the better game now" lol.
Also to me if any mmorpg has a offline part to it and I don't care if it's only for 20 levels, it still fails because no mmorpg should have any offline part.
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Talking about SWG much?
"Family friendliness"? Its an mature rated gore fest, with nudity.
"Longterm gameplay"? Have you played it? This game has no longterm gameplay at the moment.
AoC will never beat WoW, what will when the game is now pop culture were people who arnt gamers have heard of it or play it. Most people only know what Conan is through the film with Arnold Swarchenegger, not Funcom.
I am not sure wow can be beaten in the next ten years or so, because it managed something that no other mmorpg did before.
It went from a game to a culture phenomenon and brought in more gamers than anyone thought possible before (except the free to play games - but those don't really count at the moment)
For a game to do that again they either need to wait until the market grows even more and then try to get as many players or become another culture phenomenon which I don't see at the moment (maybe war but I doubt full pvp has that attraction)
i start to think that WoW is better than AoC butt i like it both
AoC i like the style of the game
WoW is very good game and with alot of ppl
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Everybody can beat WoW. That is one of the reasons for its success thusfar.
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