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Is this game worth coming back to?
cataphracht
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I'll try keep this simple so I can get more answers. I got this when it first came out in the stores, I really enjoyed it I got to level 54 and then like most people I got tired of the lack of innovative content, the combat was really the strong thing going but because of the lack of content it got repetitive most games do obviously but they have other things going for it so you don't notice it.
Well enough of the critisizing, I know it's been all said before but before I let my free month expire I promised I'd check back it's the least I could do after enjoying the first 40 levels so much so here I am upholding my promise, has things changed for the better? Is it worth the £10 a month now? If things aint changed, are they going too? Is there more of a feeling to your character? Is crafting or the economics getting better? Anything new, please let me know 
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3.0 is being patched in tomorrow, I would expect that this will add feature but as always wit funcom, introduce some new annoying bugs.
Take a shot at it tomorrow afternoon and see what you think?
Some people are like slinkies, they dont really have a purpose, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.
They should be calling it patch 0.3, they still haven't hit ver.1 of the advertised launch features yet.
Im pretty confident the first three posters above quit when you did and therefore aren't the best people to speak to.
There is a brand new zone in the forthcoming patch aimed specifically at levels 52-56 ish. Its big and there some great quests in there. Amongst other updated have been to add over 40 more voice overs to quests around your level, dozen new quests in E.Mountains. Various changes to quest rewards and structure for lots around your level too. There has been significant advancements to class balancing resulting is what I feel is general consensus that they are very much nearly there in this area.
Over the next few months till the new year there is slated several new content dungeons and zones as well as dx10 making an appearance at a far superior level than if it was released at launch.
We also have the second half of the PvP update coming through in patch 3 which brings the consequence system and new vigilanty play areas.
Best to check the homepage in the news section for a more comprehensive overview.
They are on the right road in shaping the game up, with the quality of patches getting better all the time with the new mentality of releasing it when its done and to the best of their ability moreso.
AmazingAvery, can you compare this new zone with any other AOC zone?
Just to be sure about the size/content of this upcoming zone.
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AmazingAvery, can you compare this new zone with any other AOC zone?
Just to be sure about the size/content of this upcoming zone.
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Sure, im trying to get an article and video done for it, but it looks like will be released in game before it hits this site.
Its kind of square ish in shape, its has different types of area's such as marshlands, ice mountains. Its a cross in style between Aztels, E. Mountains and Conalls Valley. It's quite multi levelled in height.
In terms of size it pretty large I would say it's bigger than Aztels and a bit bigger than E.Mountains.
Here are some of my pictures from the area.
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I am not going to spoil some of the chain quests there and you have to actually read the dialogue to know what to do, instead of clicking through.
The zone has a mixture of mobs from vanir, aztels, to frostgiants and lots of little boss's.
It's a cool area and a welcome addition for that level range.
Thanks for your replies they've been really helpful especially since I feel more motivated to try this game out again
Thank you Avery, the new zone look and sound good.
Can you tell me if they plan to expand Stygia, Aquilonia and Cimeria in the way the game can have 3 different paths to level from 20 to 80?
I really feel they can explore and expand Stygia and Aquilonia.
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You should probably wait till the feed back starts coming from the new patch.
Should start getting some decent feedback about this time next week... unless they delay the patch yet again a week or two...
The only real additions I hear that are coming through are the extra half a dozen new dungeons and really Tarantia Commons district. Thunder River is getting some extra content too. So there is a mild focus there. They did say there were zones that they never put in for release nor beta that should show up in the future too. They have added fast travel options to get from place to place quicker instead of going through several zones to get to where you want you can now go direct from the NPC.
So with Thunder River accessible through Tarantia out of Aquilonia and the new commons district zone there is expansion there. Stygia I think they are content with what they have and the make over for the Pyramid of the Ancients and Black Castle areas for now.
Shady camps for murderers will be in patch 3 where certain quests for them will be available and a place to hunt them down.
With the updates to crafting coming I am sure race specific area's with their armor might be incentive to increase the area for special resources for these.
On a side note, Yahkmar raid is pretty much fixed up too now, if your into that, its a decent raid now for its tier.
oh and here is a map of Ymirs: (you can kinda of tell from the size of the rez pad marker, you can pretty much get right into the 4 corners)
can click map for a bit bigger version
Thanks again Avery
Well, they have plenty of room (lore wise) to expand Stygia in the near future, but all the upcoming features are interesting anyway..
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They should be calling it patch 0.3, they still haven't hit ver.1 of the advertised launch features yet.
OP i definitely recommend you to try AOC again, it has improved ALOT, the new patch came today alot of new stuff and fixes !
Really great !
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Im keeping a close eye on this game but probably wait another 6 months to see what Funcom do with it. The game to me is great i.e the gankfest i love it but the Funcom company just sucks so i wont play till they start sending out free month passes to C.E subscribers who quit. Im sure they will do that when they think themselves that the game is worth coming back to.
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I signed back up and loving every minute of it again I think all I needed was a break from this game lol :P
There is no doubt in my mind that AOC came out as an unfinished product. But after this patch i have to say its a very good game now. ive been playing on Testlive for a while with thsi patch, and it is a reaallyy big step in teh right direction. they have added some great things and fixed some really important issues. Give it a try.