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Think before you buy AOC
grimland
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i urge you to read this post. with all the haters andf flamers around here, just take few minutes, be honest with yourself and think: why the hell you wanna buy this game and not stay with wow.
I personaly going to wait for the first reviews and than buy this game.
credit: Ingrid
http://www.play-girlz.com/is-age-of-conan-better-than-world-of-warcraft/
The official launch date for FunCom’s MMO, Age of Conan, is fast approaching, and the MMO players of the world are trying to answer the ultimate questions: Is AoC better than WoW? Should I leave WoW for AoC?
I’m not exactly sure what people expect others to answer, as if this game were somehow so magical, so incredibly beyond anything that ever came before that it would compel every single person that’s ever tried it to proclaim: YES! IT IS OFFICIALLY THE BEST GAME EVER. IT IS THE MARY POPPINS OF MMOS - PERFECT IN EVERY WAY.
Let’s get real. Making two gamers happy is difficult. Making every gamer in the world happy is delusional thinking. Is AoC better than WoW? Who’s to say that it is and who’s to say that it isn’t? There’s no real answer to the question: is x better than y.
I love MMOs and I usually try as many of them as I can only to find that the vast majority of them are a huge disappointment. But that’s not to say that they suck or that I can’t see why others might find enjoyment in them. In the end, it all boils down to personal preference.
If you’re trying to figure out whether AoC (or any other game) is “better” than WoW (or any other game), I suggest the following:
- Figure out what you like about WoW and figure out what you don’t
- Read as much as you can about the game you’re thinking of buying
- Read the forums but don’t take all comments to heart. People will always have different opinions/experiences.
- Find out if your computer can play the game (otherwise you’re just wasting your time if you’re not willing/able to upgrade)
- Sign up for the betas or do your best to get into the open betas
- Ask specific questions. People tend to be a lot more helpful when they feel they can be.
- Understand that MMOs are never truly “complete” and that comparing a game that hasn’t even launched to a game that’s been out for four years is terribly unfair and a little crazy. I was there for WoW’s open beta/launch and played it for several months before quitting. I came back a year and a half later and it was honestly an entirely different game and an entirely different experience. I expect the same will be true of AoC, WAR or any other MMO that’s launching. That’s not to say that these games won’t be enjoyable at the beginning, they’re just obviously not going to have the same amount of content.
- And of course, the ultimate way to find the answer to the ultimate question is… try the game. Wait for free trials to spring up, or see if any of your friends will let you play on their accounts. If you’ve got the funds, buy it and try it. No one says you have to keep your subscription and in the end it’s not any more expensive than any console game you buy, beat, and stick on a shelf to collect dust
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Very well written and constructive post. Hopefully people will take off their fanboi/hater blinders and consider your points.
the credit for the post belongs to Ingrid. still, the same as u, i rly hope that ppl will read and act according to this constructive post.
Not trying to bash this post, or degrade/flame anything here...but, this really is a common sense guide, or for the newer MMO player. "Will your game run it." Well damn, i hope you figure this out before you go buy it. This is turning into a flame... my advice is to find out if AoC is for you: If you are having fun playing it... play it. Don't go to forums and get some misconstrued views on the game, people on forums like to play the forum game, and you can never really tell who is legit and who is not... just don't do the forum thing.
Is WoW or AoC for you? Play both and figure which you have more fun with.... period.
Also I have to say getting into beta isnt always a sure fire way to figure out if the game is for you, granted most open betas reflect what you will get at launch...but not always. IF your really concerned in wasting money, wait for a trial account give away or get a buddy key. end rant.
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A great post with some valid questions for those who need advice. I am in the OB and I honestly enjoy the game. I am getting some crashes here and there and some funky load times but 95% of the time the game works perfectly for me. I wouldnt consider my system on the high end but it is about a year old. I have a c2d 2.4 ghz, 8800gts 320mb and 4gb ram on vista 32. On high with some other tweaks I avg between 30-40 fps which is doable for me. I played wow for a long time, seen and done everything but pvp hardcore. My server was awful and inmature so as an alliance player I never made it anywhere. After BC it became terrible repetitive and I could not play it anymore. Not sayings it is a terrible game because it isnt and it works perfectly. It is just no longer the game for me. AOC seems to be more involved (maybe because its new) but honestly a new game is what I was looking for. My preorder is still on and it has been since day 1 when I could order it through gamestop. Its only 100 bucks if I hate it after a month. Hell I got Rainbow Six Vegas two and beat it and didnt like the multiplayer so I didnt play it for more then 2 weeks.
Edit: also send me a pm if you want some answers to any questions about OB. I have a level 13 barbarian, ranger, necro, tos and a level 8 demo.
lol Grim, dude seriously why are you in aoc forums pleading people not to leave wow? I can allmost see the beads of sweat running down your post as if you're worried.
believe what u want. i was hoping to buy this game. under the current status, i'm going to wait until i get more info (mainly from the first reviews), and than decide.
WoW is yesterday.....Conan is today. Warhammer is garbage(I beta tested it and uninstalled it from my machine it was like WoW 5 years before WoW came out), Darkfall isn't coming....it's an Urban Legend. Face it. People are tired of WoW. I had 3 70's and i'm bored. It's time for something new.
What is wrong with playing both?
And why is it always WoW or MMO-X ? Many people around the MMO world are going to come to try Conan. Some will come from Consoles too. And seriously, why not play a few at the same time?
I personally don't play WoW. Tried it for a couple of months but found it lacking. But the idea that people can only play one or another is a tad silly. Nor is it some line-in-the-sand situation that says "from this point forward I am a AoC gamer."
People will play what they enjoy. Most people Play therefore Enjoy WoW over other games. People will come to AoC, play it and if they enjoy it will stay; if they don't they will leave.
EDIT to Add - ... and its under fity bucks. So what is there to lose? Everyone should try it for a month at that price.
What is the worst that could happen? You stop subscribing to WoW for 30 whole days, spend an extra $30, you know a whole whopping one dollar a day, and try a new game. Egadz! You might actually like it! Heaven help us all. If you find that Age of Conan isn't your cup of tea, then you can go running back to the loving arms of Blizzard, they will sooth you with their free XP, constant spoon-fed gratification, and easy play style.
I doubt they will even notice you were gone
"The reality of the poor in America isn't the difference between The Haves and The Have Nots, it is the difference between The Haves and The Have Lots."
This is what i've thought about for over a year now, and that applies to WAR, and almost every MMO that is going to be coming out in the future. Isn't that what a human does before they do something.. think about it?
It's still a pretty good right up, but people generally go on the defensive when they are told what to think.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZtiJN6yiik
(I'm really beginning to enjoy myself at this point...)
Two words: "FREE TRIAL". Cars have a test drive, most contracts have a 14 day lead time yet computer games want you to buy just to rape those people that buy and instantly dont like it. No free trial = haha no.
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Note: PlayNC will refuse to allow you access to your account if you forget your password and can't provide a scanned image of the product key for the first product you purchased..... LOL
I am really not too sure what the point of this post is.
I have wrestled with the idea of going for the pre-order so I can play at launch and get the bonus stuff but I have decided to wait for the reviews. I played Horizons at launch and WoW at launch and both had their share of problems with WoW having some annoyances and Horizons being a disaster. (For EQ and DAOC I waited till about 4 months after launch) Since I have not been able to get into the OB I will wait for the reviews. I had promised myself after Horizon that I would always wait but after playing WoW's beta I had fun and played at launch. Since I can't try this one out I will wait for the reviews to come in.
What I still wrestle with is that if I do wait a few months you don't get that excitment of playing the game at launch. Its almost the same idea of seeing a good movie on opening night. The theatre is full and it creates a more exciting time. Wait a few months and leveling up is a far less populated experience which has its plusses and minuses.
haha no shit sherlock, are ppl really that dumb that they need a guide for shit like this??
And Aoc is supposed to marketed towards a "mature" audience, i mean doesn't that atleast conclude that u are suppose to be able to think and make your own decisions? If u need this guide i would say this game is not marketed towards U.
I didn't read all of what the OP wrote but I simply say this: they're not even the same kind of game
Sorry if I sound harsh, but this post is targeted for 12-year olds. Bah, 12-year olds are smart these days, More like 5-year olds.
Roll on the 17th May
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Sorcery must persist, the future is the Citadel
I loved UO, I liked WoW, SWG had potential, maybe I'll like AoC...
I'm convinced, I won't be buying it.
It just doesen't seem worth it, something will come along, but AoC won't be it. I think I'm just "one MMO at a time kinda guy". Also, I'm not ready to be a noob again.
That's that. Another thing are all theese posts about bugs and unfinished release. While I agree that whatever is wrong at launch will be fixed eventualy, I realy don't plan to put myself trough beeing annoyed by thousand litle things every time I play.
There's just no feeling of anticipation. This hype train has run out of steam, I'll wait for the next one. Probably will try it in a year or so, just not right away.
I just want to say that I would like you all to think after you buy AoC as well.
Christ!
What a nightmare this is,I mean who care's if this is "better than WoW"or indeed better than any other MMo.
AoC is trying something(by today's standard's)alittle different and there seem to be alot of ppl that instead of giving it a chance to release want to bury it right here and right now,Everyday I check a few forum's and see so much hate towards it or like this post compare it to WoW,trust me there was MMo's before WoW..
Yes there are,what 10 mil ppl playing WoW now and I say good luck to them,I aint a hater or a fanboi of it but if ppl enjoy playing then good on them and indeed goodluck to the ppl looking to WAR,Darkfall etc etc.
There seems to be a new thing,well over the last 3/4 years were people jump on game's and call them failure's even before they release or indeed judge them on other games,hell I even see people saying "lol this game will be lucky to get 250k subs lol fail"these ppl have no idea what they are talking about!
So yes you will indeed need a "decent rig" to play this game and yes maybe that will lower the subs,so what?I think most pc gamer's upgrade there rig in one way or another maybe once every 2-3 years(if not more)so that wont be a problem,yes I could probally set my microwave to get WoW to run but time's move on and so does gamming,either move with it or dont try to keep up.
Yes by all means "think before you buy AoC" but also think before you mock what it is trying to do....
If someone had came up to me in 1980 when I was on my Atari 2600 and said we will be playing games with thousands of people at the same time.I guess my response would have been,"but I only have 2 joysticks"
http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/235780/page/8
Perhaps
" Think before you buy <anything goes here> "
would be more fitting
As for me i made up my mind on the graphics, more demanding graphics have allways been coming up along with improved technology, and ofc its not necessarily going smoth trying new paths.
But it's worth it, who wants to play Pong for a lifetime?
Me.
But I require more photon cannons in my pong now, as I have experienced the enjoyable gameplay they provide.
What can i say LOL ......
It's really something you know , those poeple trying to convince us at all cost not to play AOC.
Its like our life is at stake !!!!! its dangerous !!!!!
If you buy AOC you might die !!!! lol
Come on be serious guys , its just a game and some poeple want to try it so what ? Stop trying to stop us , the game is not perfect? of course its not ...
The game have issue? yes it does and not small one if you ask me. So what ? I still wanna try it , it's not like I 'm risking my life or anything , or maybe I am .... Maybe there is things haters know and I dont ...I'm a little scared now
I played WoW and I did enjoy it , but there is a end to everything WoW is way to old for me , I know WoW way to much to enjoy playing it anymore and I'm sure there are plenty poeple just like me , who are willing to risk 50 bucks on a game to have something new they can enjoy.
Here's my advice. Enjoy the ride. All these people running around like ravenous fanatics defending the game, or the trolls running around like headless chickens, are pretty entertaining. Pick a side and laugh your butt off! Anyways that's what I'm doing, lol. None of this will matter at its release, or after its release, because that's when the real judging should start. I'm waiting a month after release, but I'm enjoying this pre-launch madness.
And btw, AoC will have a CONSISTENT sub count of ~200k until it either A) irons out the wrinkles and improves performance for the common man, and/or adds content or makes game improvements - we can't foresee anything now however, since we don't know what content or what game flaws there are after level 20, or
gains so much popularity that people really get hooked and decide to try it and love it. This probably won't happen until 6 months to a year after release though. And by all means, 200k subs IS A SUCCESS. If Funcom expects more, they're overly optimistic. Blood n boobs ain't all you need.
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A human and an Elf get captured by Skaven. The rat-men are getting ready to shoot the first hostage with Dwarf-made guns when he yells, "Earthquake!" The naturally nervous Skaven run and hide from the imaginary threat. He escapes. The Skaven regroup and bring out the Elf. Being very smart, the Elf has figured out what to do. When the Skaven get ready to shoot, the Elf, in order to scare them, yells, "Fire!"
Order of the White Border.