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At first I was turned off by "live combat" but now understanding some of the mechanics (If the description is accurate) I think I could like this game.
Mounted combat sounds like it has potential and I'm definately thinking of becoming a mage (so I can be corrupted).
Now what books to read. The only source on Connan I have had any Dealings with was the Movie Conan with Arnold Shwartsinhagin and James Earl Jones...
BTW, I love this:
"Crom... I have never prayed to you before, I have had no time for it. No one, not even you will remember if we were good men or bad. Why we fought or why we died. No. All that matters is that two stood against many. That's whats important. My work pleases you Crom. So grant me one request. Grant me revenge. If you do not listen... Then to hell with you!"
--When you resubscribe to SWG, an 18 yearold Stripper finds Jesus, gives up stripping, and moves with a rolex reverend to Hawaii.
--In MMORPG's l007 is the opiate of the masses.
--The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence!
--CCP could cut off an Eve player's fun bits, and that player would say that it was good CCP did that.
No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
Hemingway
So how flawed is the movie, when compaired to the books?
(sorry to hi-jack this thread)
--When you resubscribe to SWG, an 18 yearold Stripper finds Jesus, gives up stripping, and moves with a rolex reverend to Hawaii.
--In MMORPG's l007 is the opiate of the masses.
--The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence!
--CCP could cut off an Eve player's fun bits, and that player would say that it was good CCP did that.
Quote "There is a thin line between maddness and greatness" <-Don't know the Author of this quote.
--When you resubscribe to SWG, an 18 yearold Stripper finds Jesus, gives up stripping, and moves with a rolex reverend to Hawaii.
--In MMORPG's l007 is the opiate of the masses.
--The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence!
--CCP could cut off an Eve player's fun bits, and that player would say that it was good CCP did that.
You know, there might have been something to that after all...
I mean the guy did die at about age 30
As to the movie, assuming you meant the Ahnold one, it had the spirit of Conan's world right, but pretty much none of the lore except place names.
No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
Hemingway
FC have the Conan rights to 2023 if thay want to. And if you take a look on those Maps
You can see how much this game, or world of Hyboria has to offer.
As a Norwegian, i realy hope Asgard and Nordheim will come out in a form of a expansion some time
Vikings!
No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
Hemingway
Looks like a mix, but once I discovered that the best gear comes from PVE raids my enthusiasm for the game just up and vanished. If you don't mind raiders getting a free ride over you or if you raid then it won't be a problem.
Looks like a mix, but once I discovered that the best gear comes from PVE raids my enthusiasm for the game just up and vanished. If you don't mind raiders getting a free ride over you or if you raid then it won't be a problem.
I have no idea how you came to this conclusion, if anything the best gear, and definatly the most useful, will be the socketed crafted items...
Of all that is written, I love only what a person has written with his own blood. -Nietzsche
Looks like a mix, but once I discovered that the best gear comes from PVE raids my enthusiasm for the game just up and vanished. If you don't mind raiders getting a free ride over you or if you raid then it won't be a problem.
I have no idea how you came to this conclusion, if anything the best gear, and definatly the most useful, will be the socketed crafted items...
I don't remember exactly how long ago it was that I came to the same conclusion as Pantastic but I think it was about three months ago or thereabouts.
One of the developers (Jayde or something like that) did a number of posts on the official boards in which he went to great lengths to rationalize ---why raiders DESERVE better rewards---. He was quite passionate and insistant about it.
Now this wasn't coming from some random fan. It was coming from one of the developers. So you can pretty much see what direction the game is taking. And there is other evidence if you are willing to see it.
It was pretty damn depressing for me I have to say. Because "raid-centric" is a game breaking issue for me but developers are so damn afraid to break the mold of past games they keep making the same stupid mistake. And I'm running out of options for a future game.
This is what I hate about WOW, ever idiot with a keyboard thinks that
every game is just like it.
How about you do some research, and here is a tip try Funcoms other
MMORPG and try Raiding in that game.. And then maybe you will notice
that not all RAIDS are done like WOW...
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You see, every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with their surrounding environment, but you humans do not. You spread to an area, and you multiply, and you multiply, until every natural resource is consumed. The only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is? A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet.-Mr.Smith
Well lets put it like this:
Will there be raid content? Yes
Does that mean 40 man raids will be the norm? Actually just the opposite, the most likely raid scenerio will be 2 groups together... not 4 or 5 or whatever
Also the "npc siege" as I like to call it will be a big part... when you build your player town there will be spots where picts will rebuild encampments... and while you probably want to keep most of them beaten down, its in your best interest to let 1 Pict city build up and have them try and attack YOU, then return the favor and raze it to the ground as the more fully developed a Pict city is the better loot it will have...
Also I see this as good practise for PvP sieges and how to use the formation system
And just so you know the only thing i HATE more than raids is raids as substitutes for end-game content, and I am quite confident there will be enough solo/single group/chain quest/and more non-raid PvE content to make me feel happy.
in fact I started a thread or two on the subject that reached the 500 page mark, so I have disected the AoC dev stance on this issue in great detail, and they have reassured me... I"m still worried about it because its such an easy trap/rut for game devs to fall into, but I feel MUCH better about it now than I did initially
Of all that is written, I love only what a person has written with his own blood. -Nietzsche
Ok I just did a quick search over at the Conan boards and this is the first dev post I found relating to the subject of raiding.
This is from Jayde:
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This is not to say that smaller than 40-man groups cannot have situations that are difficult and rewarding, however, one must make sure that the raiding playstyle is rewarded as well.
Most arguments I see against raiding involve taking any substantial reward away from raids--which I personally think is a poor way of going about things. If you think about it logically, if for instance 5-man events gave as good of rewards as 40-man events, who would do 40-man events at all? Wouldn't the group of 40 people just do 4 simultanious 5-man events and get 4 times the reward?
After all, while 5-man situations can require a single person to have more weight than a 40-man raid, if you have an "elite" guild where all the players are at the higer end of the playskill spectrum, executing a 5-man event will be easier than a 40-man event. All other things being equal (player skill, difficulty, reward), raids are still harder to execute simply due to the need for large-scale coordination.
Given how many MMO player do enjoy raids and participation among larger guilds, I personally think removing any incentive and reward for executing them would be a big mistake.