Howdy, Stranger!
It looks like you're new here. If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons!
Quick Links
Ok, Lets hear this from an early supporter...
Vesavius
Member RarePosts: 7,908
Although Eidos was not showing Age of Conan at E3 this year, Product Manager, Erling Ellingson of Funcom and Rick Reynolds, Sr. Marketing Manager of Eidos were on hand to talk about it.
OK cool, some straight talk...?
“We were tremendously pleased with server performance during launch week,” Erling informed me. “We kept bracing for what we thought was inevitable – the server crash,” admitted Rick, “but it never happened.” At present time, I was told that 700,000 accounts were registered, logged in and characters created. Far exceeding their expectations for the game.
Don't miss a chance to get the 700,000 boxes stat in right?
What about player RETENTION??
Why do you NEVER talk about RETENTION?
HYPE.
SPIN.
FLIM FLAM.
Erling boasted that Age of Conan probably had the largest live team around at this time as the entire team is still working on the game. Erling was also pleased to say that their customer service team has been growing by leaps and bounds and are solving almost 100% of all petitions in a day.
A live team for a game in LIVE DEVELOPMENT.
Stands to reason.
This was shipped in BETA., an YOU are paying for the final development stages.
You like being charged for an imcomplete game that does 2/3 of what it was sold to you as?
I asked about the large number of people that have already reached level 80:
“The speed of levelling is conforming to our expectations,” said Erling. The game design is targeted at getting players to the level 80 end game of siege warfare, city capture and city building.
So...
This game is ALL about the end game? With just the 'starter' 1-79 levels being there... for what?
IF you wanted us all to be 80, then just start us in the frikin game AS 80!!
What the hell is the point of the 79 levels of pointless repetitive vacant BORING 'game' play that you force us to endure to get to 80??
The objective during the journey to the end game is for the player to understand their character, to relate to it and to learn it.
Goddam.. FOR 79 LEVELS???
These guys are on acid.
Funcom doesn't believe in making a player grind in the lower levels or make levelling hard and slow.
But you WILL force us to 'play' for 79 levels to get to the 'good' stuff??
You guys are tools. Blind spun out ingorant tools.
In case you dont know, there is NOTHING different between 'grind' and 'quest-grind', except the name.
Ask to explain that if you don't understand.
Erling also gave me an update on the PvP game. The interest of players in the PvP game has also been more than expected with a majority of players on their PvP servers.
The PvE servers are really that empty?
There bis a HUGE difference between boxies sold and active player base I guess.
New PvP XP levels will be introduced and vendors will sell equipment that require certain PvP levels to equip, and the Fugitive system will be implemented.
When?
WHEN?
This was supposedly release stuff, and wit their 'massive' live team they can't swing it YET??
Spin and BS.
In the content update to come, players will enjoy a new 55+ zone,
Screw that...
Make the inbetween zones more substantial and fulfilling first.
Don't make the 1-79 so FAST and then just focus on high levels. What the hell are you thinking??
You shoulda just made a game that starts at L80 and been done with it.
Both Erling and Rick agreed that the 55 – 60 game needs more content.
See above.
If the 'low' level game wasnt so WEAK, 55-60 WOULDNT need more content.
Poor game design has bred this probelm.
“Players constantly surprise us,” said Rick.
You say...?
How long have you been in this hobby?
You really SHOULD be past this by now.
“We found that they were doing things in their 40s that we didn't expect them to tackle until their 50s, hence we have a need to concentrate development in the 55 – 60 content right now.”
POOR POOR design.
If you were my employees I would sack the lot of you.
The majority of players at this time also seem to be concentrated in the 55 – 60 spread.
Because you MADE it that way!
Erling reiterated that the original AoC team has not been moved to other projects and they are busy focusing on implementing suggestions and fixing bugs and issues brought to their attention by the players.
Players??
BETA testers you mean??
God's sake...
As we were wrapping up, Rick looked over to Erhling and asked “Did you tell her about Kingship?” The flood gates were opened slightly and I stuck my foot square in
Weak attempt at making this look lije an 'exclusive'.. heh
Kingship is a future system whereby guilds can form alliances and can capture and build legendary battlekeeps.
Right.. implemented BEFOR or AFTER the intially promised launch features?
FLIM FLAM and SPIN.
One last note to close this out this interview of current status and future plans in AoC, players can expect the Xbox360 version of the game to launch in late 2009.
Hilarious.
AoC will be RIGHT off my radar by this time.
Welcome to the house of ' amost rans'.
According to them, they have surpassed all of their expectations in terms of subscriber numbers and have many things in the pipeline planned.
Hype wins the day?
FC should be ashamed with the way they have playd this game.
Comments
Must be related to Smed.
"Censorship is never over for those who have experienced it. It is a brand on the imagination that affects the individual who has suffered it, forever." - Noam Chomsky
The middle part referring to levels, You do learn your character feats/etc. I am level 40 and so far have had to change my feat tree twice to accomodate for better strategy. And if I am not misstaken all MMO's require you to go through the "boring 1-x" to get to were the "good stuff" is.
--------------------
-Currently playing FFXIV, and BDO.
Oh, MagicBush...you just wandered into a shooting gallery.
These people don't care if you enjoy the game or not...they will flame you for not being as smart as they are.
I enjoy the game, too. But, I quit until they fix it. If they fix it. Vanguard is satisfying at the moment.
To each their own.
It's a bit rantish. Not that I disagree mind you.
Late 2009 is when they expect AoC to be 'complete' enough for a console launch? So basically AoC will essentially be in paid-for-beta for over a year?!?
:wow:
In what way was this surprising to you, and exactly what are you dissatisfied over? That they put in levels? That they put in quests? As far as I'm concerned, I prefer quests over traditional grinding.
You can at least try to give AoC credit for the things it does right.
-
Kenneth Tarre - Aion Correspondent
The contents of this post do not necessarily reflect the views of MMORPG.com and its management.
In what way was this surprising to you, and exactly what are you dissatisfied over? That they put in levels? That they put in quests? As far as I'm concerned, I prefer quests over traditional grinding.
You can at least try to give AoC credit for the things it does right.
No, I am dissatisfied wth the fact that the levels they put in from 1-79 are, by their own admission, pointless.
By 'pointless' I mean they are not designed to be fun, they are designed to be a long solo quest-grind as a timesink to pad out the end game.
FC only care about the end game, when these games should be fun all he way through.
btw, a 'quest' that says go kill 10 wombats is no different then simply going and killing ('grinding') 10 wombats... why do you think it is? The fact that the NPC tells you a lame story abut needing wombat skins to make some shoes? That actually diguises the grind for you?
ok.. This post was originally an answer to FC's statements only, but to please you I will also give some credit for the things it does right...
Ok, I'm done.
hehe I was in a rantish mood, it happens now and again.
It did me good to vent over this game and purge my frustration with the way it's been botched. I'm free of my AoC anger now
It coulda been so good... such a shame.
I pray to all the gods that the x box version has a major flaw at launch and gets shitty reviews. Fc really thought that they could make a lot of fun of pc gamers and make money out of it. Thanks to all the kids and the people that didnt think ao was a huge lump of crap lets give aoc a month before trying it just in case, instead most people acted like sheep and beleived in the hype. Gz to all those that prepaid for long subscriptions, you gave money to Fc so they could make the game really nice on 360.
Just watch out for darkfall, they might pull a aoc on us, sell and empty box with a peice of paper that give you a key to acces the beta version of the game.
I'm not a no life that sits in front of his computer all day long, I'm an intern that sits in front of his computer all day long.
WAR doesn't, not going into details since it would break the NDA but you will not be solo quest griding to level 40 and you will not have to wait until level 40 to get to the 'fun'.
oh yeah, a holiday trick, maybe you will get a new dance animation, an useless ring and the opportunity to have a drink with glorious King Conan himself!!
Twins seperated at birth
F U N C O M are liars, cheats, and scammers. I find it surprising people actually buy into their garbage.
I bet you guys believe anything. Like Barney being Satan for example.....
The truth is finally known! Barney seems innocent and sweet but in fact he is Satan. It's all very simple:
OMGZ IT TRUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! You Funcom Cultist better hide!!!
OMGZ IT TRUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! You Funcom Cultist better hide!!!
lol where you figure that out from?