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Getting just a wee bit nervous...
Charisi
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I was lucky enough to have gotten an invite for the PvP weekend. The PvP is quite fun I must say, but I have a few growing concerns about the shroud of secrecy surrounding the game.
For starters, I've seen it mentioned that the tech/general beta NDA won't be lifted until release. The PvP weekend NDA was lifted, sure, but that really only encompasses one component of the game. The general NDA should have been lifted long ago, IMHO. It seems to me they are trying to keep it in effect until the very last minute.
Also, the fact that this beta, and the upcoming, "open" beta are really testing one or two components makes me very nervous as well. This beta was for PvP only. The "open" beta that starts on the first, (that you have to pay for), is capped at level 13. So, you really can't experience all that much in the game.
All that being said, I was looking very forward to this game. I'm a big Conan fan, (read all the books, and who COULDN'T love the Arnold movies), and I have super high hopes for this game. It just seems to me that Funcom is going about things in an entirely wrong manner.
Thoughts?
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Actually, most of my nervousness is now gone after playing this weekend. I'm pretty positive things are going to work out. And I sure am happy to have pre-ordered.
wait for the game to release then decide if you wanna buy it or not.
this has been talked about alot :P
Eh, I Would gladly wait, it is just that I am so bored. I played SWG for 2 1/2 years, (up until the NGE), then I tried pretty much everything else on the market, and nothing holds my interest.
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it's more like wrapping up a gift, so that the recipient will be surprised and excited when they unwrap it.
They don't want to ruin the surprise, and they don't need a bunch of AoC clones being announced before the game is even released.
Just one, about the NDA. It's been said, openly, that they plan to lift the NDA well before launch. I suppose, by well before, they would be referring to 2 weeks or something along those lines. But that is what they have officially said, so that's what I'm going with until they are proven to be lies.
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I don't see anything as a bad thing. For once a game is trying to keep too many ppl prying and ruining the game for others. If you could lvl up in open beta...the next thing you have is on-line guides. Guides to fast lvl, gold farming, cheats blah blah. Maybe this lack of info will slow this down. Let ppl enjoy the game from the start...not being able to read a guide that gets them from point A-B in the shortest timespan.
that's cool. i can give ya a buddy key if ya want one.
So what do they decide to do? We will have a beta showing people levels 1-6 and then level 20 PvP. NDA released for this chunk of the game(they wanna see people initial impressions.)
Now well have "Open Beta" for levels 1-13, use "Become a Fileplanet Suscriber" to distribute the client to make money off the game bfore it is launched just incase, and release the NDA for that chunk of the game.
So when is FAR BEFORE LAUNCH? actually they are correct in saying "The NDA will be lifted way before launch" only that it is going to be lifted testing less than 15% of the game content and maybe 1-2 weeks before launch(1-2 weeks is not way before launch, but 1-2 weeks before launch...)
So what does this say to me? "We are only happy with the first 13 levels of the game. How can we build enough hype so that people will still buy the full version when it releases. Easy. You only give them the ability to play 15% of what should have the most polish on it, then they wont' find out about the other 85% of the game that still needs work until the official launch.
I'd probably be nervous if they were tossing out content the way that Vanguard did. Wasn't there a bunch of instant level 30 or so events, with free flying mounts and such?
Not to poke fun at Vanguard; just a controlled and censored pre-launch is completely opposite from the most recent disaster.
So personally, I'm going to be optimistic and take their reserving of content as confidence more than a lack thereof.
They said they would remove the NDA WAY BEFORE LAUNCH. ROFL ok the game has been in development for years...way before launch is over.So what do they decide to do? We will have a beta showing people levels 1-6 and then level 20 PvP. NDA released for this chunk of the game(they wanna see people initial impressions.)
Now well have "Open Beta" for levels 1-13, use "Become a Fileplanet Suscriber" to distribute the client to make money off the game bfore it is launched just incase, and release the NDA for that chunk of the game.
So when is FAR BEFORE LAUNCH? actually they are correct in saying "The NDA will be lifted way before launch" only that it is going to be lifted testing less than 15% of the game content and maybe 1-2 weeks before launch(1-2 weeks is not way before launch, but 1-2 weeks before launch...)
So what does this say to me? "We are only happy with the first 13 levels of the game. How can we build enough hype so that people will still buy the full version when it releases. Easy. You only give them the ability to play 15% of what should have the most polish on it, then they wont' find out about the other 85% of the game that still needs work until the official launch.
that's cool but why do you see all the bad and none of the good?
So what do they decide to do? We will have a beta showing people levels 1-6 and then level 20 PvP. NDA released for this chunk of the game(they wanna see people initial impressions.)
Now well have "Open Beta" for levels 1-13, use "Become a Fileplanet Suscriber" to distribute the client to make money off the game bfore it is launched just incase, and release the NDA for that chunk of the game.
So when is FAR BEFORE LAUNCH? actually they are correct in saying "The NDA will be lifted way before launch" only that it is going to be lifted testing less than 15% of the game content and maybe 1-2 weeks before launch(1-2 weeks is not way before launch, but 1-2 weeks before launch...)
So what does this say to me? "We are only happy with the first 13 levels of the game. How can we build enough hype so that people will still buy the full version when it releases. Easy. You only give them the ability to play 15% of what should have the most polish on it, then they wont' find out about the other 85% of the game that still needs work until the official launch.
We use the same tactic in the milatary all the time its called a smoke screen
Form what I have heard this game will be very good yes not every one will love it but this will be the best game of the year. from what ive heard it is alot like WoW and alot of other games like SWG pre NGE, and DaoC. this game is in way better shape then lets say Vanguard and PoTbs.
you cant really judge wether you will like it based on someone else playing it.
we are all unique and what one person likes the next person might not.
that's cool. i can give ya a buddy key if ya want one.
That would be fantastic if you wouldn't mind.
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that's cool. i can give ya a buddy key if ya want one.
That would be fantastic if you wouldn't mind.
sure you just gotta remind me or i'll forget. i got a horrible memory.
and that is the exact reason why you and many others are so nervous/flaming the game. you have been denied a decent MMO for so long all of your hopes rest on the one single game, if there is a slight hiccup you get all nervous and it starts a posting frenzy on the forums (invisible walls anyone?). compare someone who has not been in an MMO that can hold their interest for more than 1 month to one who has only just left and they could not be more different.
MMO wish list:
-Changeable worlds
-Solid non level based game
-Sharks with lasers attached to their heads
"The person who experiences greatness must have a feeling for the myth he is in."
Funcom have a policy not lifting NDA; no biggie.
If you are conserned about the game before you pay for it; just wait a couple of days after release. With the hype this game is having it would be thousands of post about the game.
that's cool. i can give ya a buddy key if ya want one.
That would be fantastic if you wouldn't mind.
sure you just gotta remind me or i'll forget. i got a horrible memory.
Heh nevermind, I went down and pre-ordered today
Thanks anyway though mate!
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I guess I just don't understand... its just a game.
Buy it or don't buy it. Buy it pre-order, retail release, post-launch, at the one year anniversary - Do whatever makes you happy.
There is a dichotomy here. The same people that are excited about getting in early, screaming and thrashing around about how it is taking so long, they are some of the same ones saying that they are worried about the game's content or play style? This desire is worth money, period. They should charge $300 for the first month of play and I will bet people would still be lining up to get their copy and cutting work on the day that it goes live. I might. These companies are missing great opportunities to have black-tie events at launch.
Sheesh, buy the game early or don't buy it, what difference does it make? Play the first month or wait, who cares? It is only $50 - if you don't like the game it was only a few bucks. For most of the games I have tried, the excitment of that first evening or two is worth many times the box price to me. If my enjoyment of the game lasted only an hour I still would come out on top. I would get excited and it would cost less than an hours wages, big deal.
$50 wont even buy a decent meal on a middle of the week date. But for fifty bucks I get a brightly colored box, a poorly writen player handbook and a shiny new CD with perhaps even a fun game on it. Where is the down side to this equation?
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Apathetic? Jaded? Emo? or just
. If you don't care why did you post?
Excellent post; I've been following these forums for awhile and the posts about Age of Conan seem to fall into mutually exclusive categories that could be flow-charted into the obvious categories: supporters, detractors, etc.. I am excited about Age of Conan because it has potential; will it live up to my hopes? Perhaps.
Predicting it's success or lack thereof, at this point, is premature. If it's terrible, so what? It's not a lack of caring on my part--it's recognition of the game's relative importance to other things in life; I believe that is what WiccanCircle is pointing out. Wouldn't it be wonderful if the game is incredibly fun?