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Fact: 70% of players unhappy with AoC

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  • Daffid011Daffid011 Member UncommonPosts: 7,945

    Facts at the time when this poll had 1,300 total votes: 

    1,300 votes does not constitute 70% of the 400,000 players signed up to play age of Conan.

    1,300 / 400,000 = less than one third of one percent.

    80% of those 1,300 voters chose an option that said they are happy.

    The poll fails to give an option for NONE OF THE ABOVE/UNDECIDED.

    and last and best of all

    up to 1,300 of those voter may have never played Age of Conan, ever.

     

     

    This is one of the worst posts I have read in some time.

  • QmireQmire Member Posts: 423

    There aren't any true game breaking bugs it's just the game lacks "polish" some content is missing after lvl 45 or so really.  The game is great and had it had the last "polish" done, it would have been even better.

     

    It's a question if you're willing to grind some mobs after lvl 45 in between some quests or not.  There should be a lack of loot in the high lvl dungeons but they should be implemented in a week or two, with the outdoor "boss" tagged mobs finally dropping blue stuff as well, right now they just drop a large amount of money, which is great aswell since you'll need every penny (you're likely to only have 1g at lvl 40 when you need 3g or is it 4g?)  i really haven't looked at the correct prices of the horse mount yet.

     

    A mate of mine whose a few levels above me said the grinding was NOT a problem, so it's like going back to old school mmorpg grinding, while waiting to get high enough for the next stages of quests.

     

    But the game is stable, rock stable for most, at launch i only DC'd once after 3 days playtime, and the "lag meter" was in green but yesterday i did find a few times where the lag jumped up and then down, was like 3 times, don't know why but were the only times it happened, also when a DC happens (since the 23rd i've had 3-4 DC) you can always log in right away, 2 of those realizing it was server restart.

     

    But you might have a system rig that's jinxed to AoC, one of my mates who has an ATI card have grave problems, while the other with an ATI as well had no problems, i myself using a Nvidia, have none.

     

    If you want to enjoy AoC a little better than those who actually still enjoy it now, then maybe wait a week or two, when they launch the patch with new armors, then you'll have more to look fore and your boss tagged mobs while lvl'ing might also drop something blue heh.

     

    Playing a lvl 47 Cimmerian Conq.

  • ErindalErindal Member UncommonPosts: 54

    Originally posted by dirtknap69


    from  http://www.snappoll.com/view_results.php?poll_id=272139: just under 70% of over 1200 players are unhappy or not pleased with AoC in its current state.
    you are welcome to vote at http://snappoll.com/poll/272139.php.
     
    proves that most of us who have serious reservations about the game are *not* "just trolls".

    And that's just 0.1% of announced "more than 500000 release copies sold" dunno about counting 700k preorders that was sold out.

  • inmysightsinmysights Member UncommonPosts: 450
    Another i love to hate it, I am a retard....

    I am so good, I backstabbed your face!

  • ElRenmazuoElRenmazuo Member RarePosts: 5,361
    Originally posted by dirtknap69


     
    Originally posted by dirtknap69


    from  http://www.snappoll.com/view_results.php?poll_id=272139: just under 70% of over 1200 players are unhappy or not pleased with AoC in its current state.
    you are welcome to vote at http://snappoll.com/poll/272139.php.
     
    proves that most of us who have serious reservations about the game are *not* "just trolls".

     

    to the retards: read my post *carefully*, especially the underlined part.

     

    only 30% of all who voted were both happy & pleased with the game in its current state. 70% are either not happy, or not pleased. both of which are bad, duh.

     

    ps: it's not my poll, it's linked from the official EU AoC forums.

    pps: you non-stop fanboys are hilarious, but the numbers do not lie.

     

     



    So 80% of about 1300 people are having fun, I dont see how thats a bad thing.  Some of them are satisfied and some think it could be better either way they are having fun because the 80% say they are happy with it.

  • GuRu39GuRu39 Member UncommonPosts: 58

     

    Originally posted by Mahni


    The title of this post (Fact: 70% of players unhappy with AoC) is not supported by the poll you link to.
    In that poll, 80% of respondents said that they were happy.
    In the first sentence of your post, you said that just under 70% ... are unhappy or not pleased with AoC in its current state.  That statement is accurate though does not match the "fact" you purport in the title.
    I'm still debating whether to purchase / play AoC and have waded through the posts here at mmorpg.com about it.  I found the data in the poll somewhat interesting in that of those that reported that they were not pleased with the game's current state (n=767 at the time that I'm looking at the results), 82% (630 of the 767) *still* report that they are "happy".  It makes me speculate that the game's current state must not consist of truly "game-breaking" bugs (at least for the content that a majority of players have encountered).
    Moderately interesting data, but not enough to get me off the fence either way.
    But a thoroughly misleading title to your post.  Shame on you.
     



     I for one have played since Beta, and watched it come a long way. I run 2x 8800GT Sli w/ 4 gig of SLI OCZ ram and a Core2 Duo 2.4, and I have absolutly no Disconnects, very little lag unless in a very large battle then I get about 35FPS. 

     

    I use Split Frame Rendering2(Nvidia Control Panel-Global) and a few other tweaks for video and the SLI does make a difference if you know how to build a machine. Swap File Turned off Completely, I run 32Bit XP and this way I have no lag issues with my Hard drive cacheing that swap file.

    There are some quest that seem bored to some and fine to others.  The people that have soo many problems, are most likely going to leave, but hey I am staying until it is done ,then pawn all the noobs coming back, lol.

    I really beleive it is about the players playstyle. So far what I have seen, was Guilds that came in the game on EA- ,Used everything they could "manipulate" to power level, then sit back and complain about nothing to do because a lot of the higher end stuff is still being tweaked and added in patches. And it does get better every patch thus far, at least for me.

     If you like to Quest, Loot, Sell, And Travel this game has a Great Storyline. The naysayers are always all over every game released, you know the rule, You can't please all the people all the time. Seems there are plenty of people like myself, that enjoy this game and are really looking foward to the future content they talked about adding.

    I am no fanboi, I am just pleased that the game is out, and I can play something new with unique combat and adventures to explore. I have played every game on the market I bet since 89, From Spear Of Destiny to Star Wars Galaxies, and this game by far is better on release than most of the ones I have played.

     Give it a try, Don't like it, You don't have to play. It's like me with a Closet , literally full of boxes, of games from over the years, a game is a game. I bet if Kids did not like a game on a Xbox, they would get another. Same thing for us ,"Adults" who like our toys just a little more advanced, Our Pc's" But we can afford to build the "Correct ones" not buy some propriatary machine.

  • m240gulfm240gulf Member UncommonPosts: 460

    Funny, I thought 87% of statistics where made up?  So that makes 87% of your 70% unhappy AoC players actually unhappy, so somewhere in all that mess, give a majority of the player base a happy outlook on the game

     

    Make sense?

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  • kitsunegirlkitsunegirl Member Posts: 525

    While I agree that a great number of players are disgusted with Funcom and/or the game itself, the only way that this poll would be valid is if it was made on the official AoC forums. This is because Funcom has restricted those forums to paying customers.

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  • MahniMahni Member Posts: 64

    Originally posted by brihtwulf


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    I wouldn't consider this a valid poll, and I wouldn't consider it an indication of the unhappiness of the players either.  First, the poll only included about 1300 players out of a likely several hundred thousand total.  This is a small minority of players.  While the game certainly needs its content polished, and a few more bugs addressed, most players are happy playing the game.  And you can judge this pretty accurately by simply going into the game and asking people if they are having fun or not.
    ...
    I agree that the poll is not crafted well.

    I have to take issue with your concern about sample size - it doesn't matter if the population is several hundred thousand, an N of 1300 should provide more than sufficient power for a single question poll as long as you aren't trying to get accurate parameter estimates with incredibly small confidence intervals around the response with the fewest responses in the poll.

    Asking *current players* about their experience as you suggest may result in a biased result if you were trying to gauge whether people were "happy with the game" as it would exclude people who had stopped playing but not yet unsubscribed, could not play due to problems, or had unsubscribed.  Having a poll that does not ask / verify that respondents have purchased or played the game is also a problem.

    The biggest problems with the poll, in my opinion, are whether the sample is representative, and the generalizability and interpretation of the results (difficult due to how it has been crafted).

     

  • kingbloopkingbloop Member Posts: 180

    1200???? zomg thats like every player that is playing AOC....

     

    AOC = better launch than WoW? oh and EQ2....soooooooooooooo i think that people need to drop it....enjoy the game, and in the coming patches more content =D (or am i the only person that reads the little notes from the devs or who ever it is on the patcher...)

  • Jerid13Jerid13 Member Posts: 465
    Originally posted by VultureSkull
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    Originally posted by Jerid13


    Happy with the game but NOT satisfied with it in the current state
    can YOU read?
    The wording of the poll and the lack of verification if the people voting have even played the game however make me question the validity of the poll
    Try asking the question in a less confusing way.

    Do have problems with comprehension?

    Answer the question : How many are happy with the game?

    After that we can break it down to do does not satisfied etc.

     

    you were replying to the headline Vultureskull and not reading the content...

    also I notice every post you have made about AoC has been very very supportive to the point of blind faith.

     

    he said

    just under 70% of over 1200 players are unhappy or not pleased with AoC in its current state.

     

     

    Learn to read...

  • kingbloopkingbloop Member Posts: 180

    oh and i forgot to ask...if there is only 1200-1300 people who have taken that poll...wouldnt that mean that the people playing AOC are enjoying it more....why you are thinking? cause they are so into the game that they dont have the time or desire to answer said polls...

  • kingbloopkingbloop Member Posts: 180

    blind faith? *looks at short cut on the desktop that opens AOC*

    i think that i would have to have some experence in playing now dont you?

    only reason i'm not playing now? cause in a couple minutes it time to get my boy up for school.

  • NadiaNadia Member UncommonPosts: 11,798

    Originally posted by GuRu39
    I am no fanboi, I am just pleased that the game is out, and I can play something new with unique combat and adventures to explore. I have played every game on the market I bet since 89, From Spear Of Destiny to Star Wars Galaxies, and this game by far is better on release than most of the ones I have played.
     Give it a try, Don't like it, You don't have to play. It's like me with a Closet , literally full of boxes, of games from over the years, a game is a game. I bet if Kids did not like a game on a Xbox, they would get another. Same thing for us ,"Adults" who like our toys just a little more advanced, Our Pc's" But we can afford to build the "Correct ones" not buy some propriatary machine.
    good advice

     

    I havent played all the games you have

    but I think AOC is certainly worth the price to try it.

     

    I got my moneys worth for the 30 days

  • BackwashBackwash Member Posts: 27
    Ohhhhhhhh myyyyyyyyy goooooddddddd.

    I dont know how you could be so stupid OP... I direct this at all trolls. Stop trying to be cool, get attention or whatever by hating on this game. IF YOU DONT LIKE IT, AT MOST TELL US WHY, AND THEN GTFO. AoC didnt steal your money, Funcom are doing a pretty good damn job, and quite a few people enjoy the game, like it or not, and cry all you want you cant change this. God OP, you post a stupid statement, back it up with a very unreliable source, which turns out to completely contradict what you said, and made yourself out to be a fool. Save your time mate, get over AoC, have a cry, let go dude, take a deep breath, do something! think of some other way then trying to wage war on people who like the game or want to disscuss it. You piss me off.
  • kujiikujii Member UncommonPosts: 190

    Personally I like the game,  it runs smooth and has good quests.  The different classes are all fun to play and so far I have 0 complaints about anything in this days old game.   I am also been happy with Funcom speed in addressing issues in the game, which for me have been few.  

  • dirtknap69dirtknap69 Member Posts: 295

    Originally posted by VultureSkull


     
    Originally posted by dirtknap69

    Originally posted by VultureSkull


    Dirtnap69, your last 3 post about AoC have been all about how bad it is.



    That's cause i don't think consumers should have to pay for a buggy and incomplete product. i earned the right to criticise the game when i bought it.

    Yeah you did and more fool you for buying it.

     

    I guess you have only played WoW, 2 years after release, that is why you are such an ignoramus.

    Maybe trolling the game may help your over inflated ego but utimately you are still a loser!



    i thought AoC was a conan-themed WOW-expansion?

     

    keep backpedalling, fanboys, AoC is only 70% of a failure!

  • VultureSkullVultureSkull Member UncommonPosts: 1,774

     

    Originally posted by Jerid13

    Originally posted by VultureSkull
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    Originally posted by Jerid13


    Happy with the game but NOT satisfied with it in the current state
    can YOU read?
    The wording of the poll and the lack of verification if the people voting have even played the game however make me question the validity of the poll
    Try asking the question in a less confusing way.

    Do have problems with comprehension?

    Answer the question : How many are happy with the game?

    After that we can break it down to do does not satisfied etc.

     

    you were replying to the headline Vultureskull and not reading the content...

    also I notice every post you have made about AoC has been very very supportive to the point of blind faith.

     

    he said

    just under 70% of over 1200 players are unhappy or not pleased with AoC in its current state.

     

     

    Learn to read...

    Yeah of course i was replying to the headline, i didnt even bother reading the whole post tbh, why should i read any further when the OP is tells lies in his heading?

     

    Not blind my friend, I recognise a good thing when i see it. OP was expecting  the game to flawless polished and without any bugs, this is not possible for a normal PC game talk less of of an MMO.  Once you except that then there is no reason not to suppor the game.

     

     

  • dirtknap69dirtknap69 Member Posts: 295

    Originally posted by Backwash

    Ohhhhhhhh myyyyyyyyy goooooddddddd. I dont know how you could be so stupid OP... I direct this at all trolls. Stop trying to be cool, get attention or whatever by hating on this game. IF YOU DONT LIKE IT, AT MOST TELL US WHY, AND THEN GTFO. AoC didnt steal your money, Funcom are doing a pretty good damn job, and quite a few people enjoy the game, like it or not, and cry all you want you cant change this. God OP, you post a stupid statement, back it up with a very unreliable source, which turns out to completely contradict what you said, and made yourself out to be a fool. Save your time mate, get over AoC, have a cry, let go dude, take a deep breath, do something! think of some other way then trying to wage war on people who like the game or want to disscuss it. You piss me off.

    if you don't like my/our posts, DON'T READ THEM! how can you be so stupid!!

     

    see how ridiculous your post was? at least my original post was informative.

  • MahniMahni Member Posts: 64

    Originally posted by GuRu39




     I for one have played since Beta, and watched it come a long way. I run 2x 8800GT Sli w/ 4 gig of SLI OCZ ram and a Core2 Duo 2.4, and I have absolutly no Disconnects, very little lag unless in a very large battle then I get about 35FPS. 
     
    I use Split Frame Rendering2(Nvidia Control Panel-Global) and a few other tweaks for video and the SLI does make a difference if you know how to build a machine. Swap File Turned off Completely, I run 32Bit XP and this way I have no lag issues with my Hard drive cacheing that swap file.
    ...
     Give it a try, Don't like it, You don't have to play. It's like me with a Closet , literally full of boxes, of games from over the years, a game is a game. I bet if Kids did not like a game on a Xbox, they would get another. Same thing for us ,"Adults" who like our toys just a little more advanced, Our Pc's" But we can afford to build the "Correct ones" not buy some propriatary machine.

    Your post is encouraging to me - I'm cautious because I'm running 32bit Vista and 2x 8800GTS SLI and have had a few problems before with virtual address space usage since I have a lot of video memory (which was a problem for me with The Witcher).

    I completely hear your point re: give it a try.  I figure if I get a couple hours of enjoyment out of a game, it was worth it.  Sometimes even if I don't enjoy a new game, I feel like my time was well spent if I can see something novel or innovative about it.  Thanks for the post.

  • Jerid13Jerid13 Member Posts: 465

    Originally posted by Backwash

    Ohhhhhhhh myyyyyyyyy goooooddddddd. I dont know how you could be so stupid OP... I direct this at all trolls. Stop trying to be cool, get attention or whatever by hating on this game. IF YOU DONT LIKE IT, AT MOST TELL US WHY, AND THEN GTFO. AoC didnt steal your money, Funcom are doing a pretty good damn job, and quite a few people enjoy the game, like it or not, and cry all you want you cant change this. God OP, you post a stupid statement, back it up with a very unreliable source, which turns out to completely contradict what you said, and made yourself out to be a fool. Save your time mate, get over AoC, have a cry, let go dude, take a deep breath, do something! think of some other way then trying to wage war on people who like the game or want to disscuss it. You piss me off.
    It DOES support what he is saying, its just not reliable information.

    he said unhappy OR not satisfied in the BODY of his argument, IGNORE THE HEADLINE

    Geeze freaking read the whole thing before you post an incoherent post like this one.

    Yes you love your game and you can't understand why someone would be so angry as to post things that are partially or not even true about it in an effort to get people to not buy it.

    Perhaps hes genuinely looking out for people and doesn't want others to make the same mistake he did and buy this game before its worth their time?

    Now your opinion is EQUALLY as valid as his, but don't fly off the handle because he insulted your mother of all games.

  • TrashcantoyTrashcantoy Member Posts: 827

    fact: dirtknap made himself look stupid

    fact: 80 % are HAPPY with the game

    fact: dirtknap is a troll and cant argue without twisting numbers and opinions

    next to that the poll is useless, anyone can vote

    /failed

    MMOs currently playing: -
    About to play: Lord of the Rings Online
    Played: Anarchy Online (alltime favorite) and lots of f2p titles (honorable mentions: 9Dragons, Martial Heroes, Dekaron, Atlantica Online)

  • VultureSkullVultureSkull Member UncommonPosts: 1,774

    Originally posted by dirtknap69


     
    Originally posted by Backwash

    Ohhhhhhhh myyyyyyyyy goooooddddddd. I dont know how you could be so stupid OP... I direct this at all trolls. Stop trying to be cool, get attention or whatever by hating on this game. IF YOU DONT LIKE IT, AT MOST TELL US WHY, AND THEN GTFO. AoC didnt steal your money, Funcom are doing a pretty good damn job, and quite a few people enjoy the game, like it or not, and cry all you want you cant change this. God OP, you post a stupid statement, back it up with a very unreliable source, which turns out to completely contradict what you said, and made yourself out to be a fool. Save your time mate, get over AoC, have a cry, let go dude, take a deep breath, do something! think of some other way then trying to wage war on people who like the game or want to disscuss it. You piss me off.

     

    if you don't like my/our posts, DON'T READ THEM! how can you be so stupid!!

     

    see how ridiculous your post was? at least my original post was informative.

    rofl

    Your OP was lies and made to discredit the game, you are a Troll no more no less.

     

  • VultureSkullVultureSkull Member UncommonPosts: 1,774

     

    Originally posted by Jerid13


     
    Originally posted by Backwash

    Ohhhhhhhh myyyyyyyyy goooooddddddd. I dont know how you could be so stupid OP... I direct this at all trolls. Stop trying to be cool, get attention or whatever by hating on this game. IF YOU DONT LIKE IT, AT MOST TELL US WHY, AND THEN GTFO. AoC didnt steal your money, Funcom are doing a pretty good damn job, and quite a few people enjoy the game, like it or not, and cry all you want you cant change this. God OP, you post a stupid statement, back it up with a very unreliable source, which turns out to completely contradict what you said, and made yourself out to be a fool. Save your time mate, get over AoC, have a cry, let go dude, take a deep breath, do something! think of some other way then trying to wage war on people who like the game or want to disscuss it. You piss me off.
    It DOES support what he is saying, its just not reliable information.

     

    he said unhappy OR not satisfied in the BODY of his argument, IGNORE THE HEADLINE

    Geeze freaking read the whole thing before you post an incoherent post like this one.

    Yes you love your game and you can't understand why someone would be so angry as to post things that are partially or not even true about it in an effort to get people to not buy it.

    Perhaps hes genuinely looking out for people and doesn't want others to make the same mistake he did and buy this game before its worth their time?

    Now your opinion is EQUALLY as valid as his, but don't fly off the handle because he insulted your mother of all games.

    Man dont you understand?

     

    His topic said 70% are unhappy with the game, and he said it was FACT.

    But actually it was totally oppoiste, 80% + are happy with the game.

     

    If you dont understand that, may you 2 are a troll !

     

    As posted before the OP is a fool for buying this game, he thought it was wow or some other cosole game he plays on his PS2.

    Anyone with any sense will know that no MMO is released in prestine condition.

  • mklinicmklinic Member RarePosts: 2,014

    so, perhaps a more pertinent poll?

    -mklinic

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    Do something wrong, no one forgets"
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