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NewmeanieNewmeanie Member Posts: 149
in Age of Conan: Unchained
A 7.3 is crap hype for this game, it deserves much higher, and it does not deserve to be under Warhammer.  IF youve been following the development of both games, youll notice this one has much more to offer that is different than other MMOs, Warhammer is pretty much the same ol same ol
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  • spartan33spartan33 Member Posts: 42
    Originally posted by Newmeanie

    A 7.3 is crap hype for this game, it deserves much higher, and it does not deserve to be under Warhammer.  IF youve been following the development of both games, youll notice this one has much more to offer that is different than other MMOs, Warhammer is pretty much the same ol same ol
    A well written post with lots of facts to support his argument!
  • AmazingAveryAmazingAvery Age of Conan AdvocateMember UncommonPosts: 7,188
    Originally posted by Newmeanie

    A 7.3 is crap hype for this game, it deserves much higher, and it does not deserve to be under Warhammer.  IF youve been following the development of both games, youll notice this one has much more to offer that is different than other MMOs, Warhammer is pretty much the same ol same ol

     

    Actually AoC was voted most hyped game last year.

    Both games appeal to different audiences. With lots of people comparing one of the games to an obvious popular game out there, said game is going to get more attention. Whether thats done on purpose by the makers you decide.



  • ASmith84ASmith84 Member Posts: 979

    i agree this game should be the best mmo when it comes out.  it has new and original stuff in it. the graphics are detailed and different. it is not cartoony like wow and warhammer. the combat is new with less calculations and more skill. build your own town and defend it. take over outposts and get blood money. it has drunken boxing how cool is that a purpose to get drunk now.  plus its rated m which means blood and stuff. 

    before you guys start defending warhammer look at it.  it looks almost identical to wow.  maybe it isnt but it looks, feels, and plays like it.  if they been workin on it for so long why didnt they change it to be different?  plus the previous rts games of it were bloody and brutal with good noncartoony graphics what the hell happen?

    the voting on this site makes no sense.  im guessing some people just like to get alot of people to vote for a random game for no reason and screw up the other ones.  if you have that much free time on your hands i feel sorry for you.

  • NewmeanieNewmeanie Member Posts: 149
    Originally posted by spartan33

    Originally posted by Newmeanie

    A 7.3 is crap hype for this game, it deserves much higher, and it does not deserve to be under Warhammer.  IF youve been following the development of both games, youll notice this one has much more to offer that is different than other MMOs, Warhammer is pretty much the same ol same ol
    A well written post with lots of facts to support his argument!

    Im not going to write down every detail about both games. thats redundant.  thanx for ur constructive criticism
  • AmazingAveryAmazingAvery Age of Conan AdvocateMember UncommonPosts: 7,188
    If you had noticed currently 600 ish more people have voted more for WAR than AoC, both games were on the same score of 7.3 last week with a similar difference in numbers. Which means that more people must of hyped AoC up more -  or WAR down for it to stay on 7.3. Strange eh!



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  • JoriJori Member Posts: 130
    Warhammer itself is not a random game. The rpg has been around since 1986 and has a large following. Also, you will note that there have been many posts made addressing the visuals of Wow versus Warhammer. Something along the lines of WoW stealing some of the looks of Warhammer <--- the rpg did come before WoW after all. Whether this is all true or not is up for interpretation.
  • JupstoJupsto Member UncommonPosts: 2,075
    i agree, the hype on aoc should be at least 1 whole number higher. if anyones truly excited about war just go play wow and shebang...



    also the top rated mmorp's list is dumb too but...

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  • flood950flood950 Member Posts: 447
    Originally posted by Remali


    Hype means nothing vg had 8.5 or something.
    As for what game has more to offer even though im more interested in aoc i will wait until they both go live to make such claims because right now we only have promises.I might sound bitter but tbh ive learned to not get carried away by the hype and save myself from the dissapointment 
      I agree completely.  I use to follow games very closely but it doesnt matter at all.  They will be released and people will be able to play.  Keep track of beta dates, apply for closed beta, but otherwise, its all speculation for something that isnt even that important. 
  • jesadjesad Member UncommonPosts: 882

    I'll take a wild stab at the fact that when looking at the screenshots, AOC looks graphically much sharper than Warhammer and after the Vanguard fiasco a lot of people might not be hyped up so much for the beautiful in lieu of the functional.  Add to that the fact that when placed side by side, Warhammer looks a lot like WOW vs AOC's EQ2ish, Vanguardish color scheme and you got the same thing working against you in two different ways. 

    I'm hyped for AOC but I am also afraid at the same time.  And for the record, I have not voted either way.

    Look for the change during or after Beta. 

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  • HengistHengist Member RarePosts: 1,315

    Hype is pretty meaningless.

    People will check a game out if they are interested or they wont, it's that simple.

    Then you have the people who will be so rabidly anti-"xgame" that they'll be negative for whatever reason that they have, or just because they are pro-"ygame" that they feel that they have to be anti everything else.

  • NewmeanieNewmeanie Member Posts: 149

    Its not that the number means anything, its just that that number is a representation of people who play games. and whose gonna beta/ buy the game...   and alot of people are really looking forward to this, but because of WoW lovers under rating everything thats not cartoony crap, people arent going to play it... oh well whatever theyll all see

  • defenestratedefenestrate Member CommonPosts: 578
    Why in almost every "Which would you chose?" poll has Warhammer come out on top of Age of Conan every time? Neither of these games have come out yet but it seems like more people are interested in WAR. The almighty hype meter speaks the truth, but hype is just hype. I guess we will see what happens a year after each one is released and which one has more subscribers then.
  • NewmeanieNewmeanie Member Posts: 149
    Originally posted by Baikal


    Hype is pretty meaningless.
    People will check a game out if they are interested or they wont, it's that simple.
    Then you have the people who will be so rabidly anti-"xgame" that they'll be negative for whatever reason that they have, or just because they are pro-"ygame" that they feel that they have to be anti everything else.


    Thats a good point
  • flood950flood950 Member Posts: 447
    Originally posted by Newmeanie


    Its not that the number means anything, its just that that number is a representation of people who play games. and whose gonna beta/ buy the game...   and alot of people are really looking forward to this, but because of WoW lovers under rating everything thats not cartoony crap, people arent going to play it... oh well whatever theyll all see
    If this type of opinion even remotely represents the community of the AoC following its going to drive away a lot of prospective buyers...this is just...silly.  The hype wont do it..comments like this will though.
  • ste2000ste2000 Member EpicPosts: 6,194
    I don't find it interesting enough, sorry.

  • NewmeanieNewmeanie Member Posts: 149
    and WAR is interesting? O_o
  • flood950flood950 Member Posts: 447
    Originally posted by Newmeanie

    and WAR is interesting? O_o
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  • defenestratedefenestrate Member CommonPosts: 578
    What I think is really funny is the fact that we are so territorial about our game of choice. People talk crap about the game we're excited about and other people ( me included ) fly off the handle. It's not like WAR is my bitch or anything, I dont know, I just thought about that and had a chuckle.
  • ronan32ronan32 Member Posts: 1,418
    Originally posted by flood950

    Originally posted by Newmeanie


    Its not that the number means anything, its just that that number is a representation of people who play games. and whose gonna beta/ buy the game...   and alot of people are really looking forward to this, but because of WoW lovers under rating everything thats not cartoony crap, people arent going to play it... oh well whatever theyll all see
    If this type of opinion even remotely represents the community of the AoC following its going to drive away a lot of prospective buyers...this is just...silly.  The hype wont do it..comments like this will though. it actually does represent the age of conan community..the forums are just full of.."this is my game and anything you say will be shot down" type of people..half the time they are bashing war..i dont find the game interesting and i have no love for the community
  • HengistHengist Member RarePosts: 1,315

    Originally posted by defenestrate
    Why in almost every "Which would you chose?" poll has Warhammer come out on top of Age of Conan every time? Neither of these games have come out yet but it seems like more people are interested in WAR. The almighty hype meter speaks the truth, but hype is just hype. I guess we will see what happens a year after each one is released and which one has more subscribers then.

    For what it's worth, DAoC had a pretty solid track record, and AO is going to be remembered for it's launch, as opposed to subsequent recovery. Launch cost Funcom a shot of being a real player in the last generation of MMO's.

    Warhammer has a huge existing fanbase because of the RPG, Conan has a fanbase, but it's not even close to what Warhammers has, makes it easier for Warhammer to draw from an already stable base.

    The fact that it's so close, just indicates that Age of Conan is reaching well beyond it's fan base, and past the AO launch. Not sure that Warhammer has gone far beyond that base audience. That being said, I have little doubt that Warhammer will have a huge amount of subscribers, and could easily be the 2nd largest MMO in the US in a very short amount of time after it releases.

  • HengistHengist Member RarePosts: 1,315

    Originally posted by ronan32
    Originally posted by flood950
    Originally posted by Newmeanie Its not that the number means anything, its just that that number is a representation of people who play games. and whose gonna beta/ buy the game...   and alot of people are really looking forward to this, but because of WoW lovers under rating everything thats not cartoony crap, people arent going to play it... oh well whatever theyll all see
    If this type of opinion even remotely represents the community of the AoC following its going to drive away a lot of prospective buyers...this is just...silly.  The hype wont do it..comments like this will though.
    it actually does represent the age of conan community..the forums are just full of.."this is my game and anything you say will be shot down" type of people..half the time they are bashing war..i dont find the game interesting and i have no love for the community

    Actually, it's pretty representative of every forum here at mmorpg.com, in fact it's not very close to representing the AOC community on the official forums, although of late...it has not been close to what it was in the past, when people were more comfortable with discussing games, as opposed to just telling people what's right and wrong.

  • flood950flood950 Member Posts: 447
    Originally posted by ronan32

    it actually does represent the age of conan community..the forums are just full of.."this is my game and anything you say will be shot down" type of people..half the time they are bashing war..i dont find the game interesting and i have no love for the community
    I think the game looks interesting but the additude I am seeing is driving me away.  Just comments about how WAR must be ranked high by WoW lovers, WAR copied WoW's graphics (which is just ignorant) and now complaining about the hype...c'mon, its a game.  So what if another is ranked higher, if you like it, great, what does that have to do with where it is on a list where people admittedly vote with multiple accounts...makes zero sense to me.
  • NewmeanieNewmeanie Member Posts: 149
    intersted in finding out what the mature rating will do to subscriptions not only to AoC but to WAR and WoW and many other games where people constantly complain about Barrens chats
  • Varlok91Varlok91 Member Posts: 396
    Originally posted by Newmeanie

    and WAR is interesting? O_o
    Whats interesting to people depends on their personal opionion.



    Just because you don't like something doesn't mean everybody will hate it.



    And by the way, I do find WAR interesting and so I hyped it, sue me.

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