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Age of Conan -- 9.98 Clearance at Target, YMMV
therain93
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Saw this on the backshelves at Target -- AoC clearanced down to 9.98. Not necessarily a bad deal considering the 1 month free trial is included.
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not looking good, i went to buy a mmo game from walmart and once its on clearance they never sell it in store again you have to get it online
hell if you wanted to try the game out you should def get it there then
be careful, someone may have stole the key (people did this at walmart with WoW estimated loss was at like 5million.)
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With 12.8 million active subs I can see this happening with WOW. With AoC and Funcoms track-record I cant see this being an issue. To whom would these key be sold?
Who said anything about selling the keys. The employees, one I know personally, did this for liek 5 games he didn't feel like buying and wanted to try
Games:
Currently playing:Nothing
Will play: Darkfall: Unholy Wars
Past games:
Guild Wars 2 - Xpiher Duminous
Xpiher's GW2
GW 1 - Xpiher Duminous
Darkfall - Xpiher Duminous (NA) retired
AoC - Xpiher (Tyranny) retired
Warhammer - Xpiher
Well it would boost sub numbers right? That might help out, rather that hurt, no?
If you aren't playing anything right now, this is a great deal. The 1-20 content alone is probably worth $10. Be sure if you enter your CC information to go back and delete it as soon as your account is registered. Both AOC and Warhammer have had issues with billing people who had already quit.
If you don't like WOW and you think EVE is too hard, then AOC is probably worth the $10 and 30 days. Make sure you ask on the forums what the most populated server is. If you do plan on playing past the 30 days, your server will make a huge difference in your gameplay.
The AoC box price and Funcom's stock price are in a race to 0. They started almost even, the stock price took the early lead but now the box is catching up.
LOL
How soon people forget.
LOTRO ALSO went down to 9.99 after 6 months.
It has been 6 months for AoC.
Also of note, it is Christmas, and sales are going like crazy. For example, did anyone get the weekend deal on WAR from Amazon for 10.99? It has not even been what...3 months? As well, it is 10 bucks cheaper for WAR on Amazon right now than AoC.
A 9.99 deal at one store means squat...Quit drinking the haterade people, and get a life.
haha, good one
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Originally posted by Frobner
"Massive sieges" "mounted combat" and "spellweaving" are just few words that spring to mind when I hear the word AOC.... But the word FAILURE will always top the list.
LOL
This is coming from the person who have done nothing but post about how much he hates LotrO for the last 1.5 year, in pretty much every single post made... Its just so ironic
Im glad that you enjoy AoC now so you dont spend so much time hating in the LotrO forum now!
If WoW = The Beatles
and WAR = Led Zeppelin
Then LotrO = Pink Floyd
LOL
This is coming from the person who have done nothing but post about how much he hates LotrO for the last 1.5 year, in pretty much every single post made... Its just so ironic
Im glad that you enjoy AoC now so you dont spend so much time hating in the LotrO forum now!
Just went there, can never leave my old home. Maybe you need to go back and find my LOTRO complaints posted in the last week or two so you can troll them...
But here is the difference.
I can point out EVERY issue in LOTRO, that still exists to this day, and has not been fixed.
All of my issues are being addressed in AoC.
I have continually tried to play LOTRO, and meet the same issues over and over.
The difference with AoC is people are basing their opinions on the launch of the game, and have probably not touched the game since then. They are not aware of the changes. There are even posters here who have not tried the game, but are being sheep to comment.
When was the last time YOU played?
That is a huge difference.
Yeah all of your issues has been addressed in AoC but not in LOTR but maybe someone elses issues has been addressed in LOTR but not in AoC. So that makes them haters of AoC but you not hater of LOTR?
Maybe you should stop seeing everything from only your perspective.
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The difference with AoC is people are basing their opinions on the launch of the game, and have probably not touched the game since then. They are not aware of the changes. There are even posters here who have not tried the game, but are being sheep to comment.
Welcome to the forums. While I belive the company is completely ridiculous in their business practices, I don't see the reason why alot of these people here just like to post anything negative about the game that has little to do with the topic, or the truth. I don't really mind the people who give honest shortcomings of the games. Y'know, actual reasons for hating the game, general discussion, and an obvious knowledge on the game; however, those people come far and few between. I find it very hypocritical when someone lies about the state of the game while mentioning they hate FC's untruthful business practices. Kind of funny, actually.
This is a good deal for those living in America. Not bad for the price of a cup of coffee per week. Puchase gets you the DVD's too which are always handy to have.
I've recently returned to this game, and I'm astonished how lively the game still manages to feel.
The performance is far better than at launch, and the world is busteling with trash talk and PVPing. The next patch also looks promising; though I am taking a casual approach to these types of games now. As a former disgruntled customer who's recently resubbed, (and as someone who is very picky) I can reccomend it, and state that this is how the game should have been.
I only wish my current level 80 (Barbarian) wasn't a chore to play. Oh well; rerolling to see all the new stuff as a HoX isn't too bad.
Maybe you should read this part again
The difference with AoC is people are basing their opinions on the launch of the game, and have probably not touched the game since then. They are not aware of the changes. There are even posters here who have not tried the game, but are being sheep to comment.
When was the last time YOU played?
This is where the difference is. As another poster stated, people hop in here to make a comment with no other experience. And the price does not deal with the issues.
Right now I can point you to a website where a blogger gave the reasons for AoC's failure. Guess how long he played?
NEVER. All based on conjecture.
For some reason Funcom has garnered this hate train based even on non-play time. There is a big difference between hating a game you have played due to it's many issues compared to hating a game because everyone else does.
Why do YOU hate it? My bet will be it is based on very old data or experience.
EDIT: The website I spoke of VoX
And quote
"Yes, to a large degree these articles are personal opinion. Especially a post-mortem on a game. Funcom hides any real info well, so we on the outside are trying to dissect a sort of black box.
I don’t play Age of Conan. Never have. But I do keep tabs on the video game community, and those who did play the game have their concerns and reasons for leaving, and it’s those reasons which make up the bulk of, yes, this opinion piece."
Based on this, the person wrote an article with inaccurate data (old data) and did not note this as an opinion piece (it ended up being grabbed by Kotaku.com as a "reality" post...when it surely is not...)
This is the type of haterade I speak of...BIG DIFFERENCE
I just bought this and installed everything. Haven't registered yet (was waiting for it to update first).
I know that Target wasn't listed under the list of Retailers under the snow mammoth promo, but will I get the snow mammoth from registering with this?
It says: "Offer is available from December onwards for all new registrations, and also includes an exclusive mammoth bag with extra inventory space for all your characters! "
here: http://www.ageofconan.com/order_US.html?utm_id=4
Might have to find out when it comes to registering and then once in game type /claim and see if anything happens. As you said Target was not under the list so I wouldn't get hopes up too much, but you never know right?!
The only reason I asked was that on the official forums, it seems that some people are getting it, but some aren't.
Odd, but I guess we'll see tomorrow, since it being 10 pm here, there isn't much sense in registering now.
Tyranny is still a populated server. I'm rerolling a HoX there.
LOL
This is coming from the person who have done nothing but post about how much he hates LotrO for the last 1.5 year, in pretty much every single post made... Its just so ironic
Im glad that you enjoy AoC now so you dont spend so much time hating in the LotrO forum now!
Just went there, can never leave my old home. Maybe you need to go back and find my LOTRO complaints posted in the last week or two so you can troll them...
But here is the difference.
I can point out EVERY issue in LOTRO, that still exists to this day, and has not been fixed.
All of my issues are being addressed in AoC.
I have continually tried to play LOTRO, and meet the same issues over and over.
The difference with AoC is people are basing their opinions on the launch of the game, and have probably not touched the game since then. They are not aware of the changes. There are even posters here who have not tried the game, but are being sheep to comment.
When was the last time YOU played?
That is a huge difference.
Well I am sorry to hear that Lotro did not address your problems but Funcom just flat out lied after they took peoples money. You got a link to where Lotro lied to you after you paid them?
Most people feel cheated by them that was the MAJOR problem and but maybe Funcom has fixed your problems but for most they have not. Where is the DX-10? or the bar brawling? or the FREE (not 2.99 a download) trial?
What did Lotro promise you that they did not provide? Maybe you disagree with the direction of the game or the way it plays etc.... but they did not take peoples money and not deliver what they said they would.
You can bash Lotro all you want and have your opinions but Turbine did not lie to people when Lotro was released. Its like playing The Legend of Zelda and Nintendo telling you the sword and shield will be coming soon.
Imagine how successful that game would be if Nintendo did that when Link is clearly holding a sword and shield on the box.
I do agree with you post on the box price as it is a good move for any game this time a year and Subs net more money than box sales over time.
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I know a couple of people who play AoC, and think that Turbine's biz practices are just as bad as FCs.
Just to let you all know tho, DX10 was available at launch and EA, they removed it because it didn't add anything meaningful to the graphical design. Other than PvP levels, Dunking brawling, and DX10 total absence FC hasn't lied about anything. Don't get me started on the PvP system being added in july, I've reread thoes post and they all said we hope in them.
Games:
Currently playing:Nothing
Will play: Darkfall: Unholy Wars
Past games:
Guild Wars 2 - Xpiher Duminous
Xpiher's GW2
GW 1 - Xpiher Duminous
Darkfall - Xpiher Duminous (NA) retired
AoC - Xpiher (Tyranny) retired
Warhammer - Xpiher
LOL
This is coming from the person who have done nothing but post about how much he hates LotrO for the last 1.5 year, in pretty much every single post made... Its just so ironic
Im glad that you enjoy AoC now so you dont spend so much time hating in the LotrO forum now!
Just went there, can never leave my old home. Maybe you need to go back and find my LOTRO complaints posted in the last week or two so you can troll them...
But here is the difference.
I can point out EVERY issue in LOTRO, that still exists to this day, and has not been fixed.
All of my issues are being addressed in AoC.
I have continually tried to play LOTRO, and meet the same issues over and over.
The difference with AoC is people are basing their opinions on the launch of the game, and have probably not touched the game since then. They are not aware of the changes. There are even posters here who have not tried the game, but are being sheep to comment.
When was the last time YOU played?
That is a huge difference.
Well I am sorry to hear that Lotro did not address your problems but Funcom just flat out lied after they took peoples money. You got a link to where Lotro lied to you after you paid them?
Most people feel cheated by them that was the MAJOR problem and but maybe Funcom has fixed your problems but for most they have not. Where is the DX-10? or the bar brawling? or the FREE (not 2.99 a download) trial?
What did Lotro promise you that they did not provide? Maybe you disagree with the direction of the game or the way it plays etc.... but they did not take peoples money and not deliver what they said they would.
You can bash Lotro all you want and have your opinions but Turbine did not lie to people when Lotro was released. Its like playing The Legend of Zelda and Nintendo telling you the sword and shield will be coming soon.
Imagine how successful that game would be if Nintendo did that when Link is clearly holding a sword and shield on the box.
I do agree with you post on the box price as it is a good move for any game this time a year and Subs net more money than box sales over time.
I know a couple of people who play AoC, and think that Turbine's biz practices are just as bad as FCs.
Just to let you all know tho, DX10 was available at launch and EA, they removed it because it didn't add anything meaningful to the graphical design. Other than PvP levels, Dunking brawling, and DX10 total absence FC hasn't lied about anything. Don't get me started on the PvP system being added in july, I've reread thoes post and they all said we hope in them.
The only way I feel that Funcom lied to me is not due to what the box said it would contain nor is it what gaute wrote in the newsletter, but the way Gaute and Erling was sitting in intervies claiming the game was doing fine, few problems but no bad ones etc. This is where Funcom lied the most for my part, because the game did have huge issues, OOM etc. And this is also where they have changed totally these days. Every newsletter Gaute wrote did say that he hopes to have things ready for next patch etc. This wasn't a lie, he never said that things would be ready to that specific date, but you had a big amount of players that clearly can't read that took the words they liked and made up sentences for their own. And in their sentences the word "hope" never existed. :P
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The only way I feel that Funcom lied to me is not due to what the box said it would contain nor is it what gaute wrote in the newsletter, but the way Gaute and Erling was sitting in intervies claiming the game was doing fine, few problems but no bad ones etc. This is where Funcom lied the most for my part, because the game did have huge issues, OOM etc. And this is also where they have changed totally these days. Every newsletter Gaute wrote did say that he hopes to have things ready for next patch etc. This wasn't a lie, he never said that things would be ready to that specific date, but you had a big amount of players that clearly can't read that took the words they liked and made up sentences for their own. And in their sentences the word "hope" never existed. :P
Funcom is the only company to lie?
Turbine - Over 4 million characters made (a truth, but who cares how many characters were made, which then led to specualtion by some with bad math announcing 800k players...they call this leading...almost like lieing)
Steefel statement from Turbine - We believe LOTRO is most likely to rival WoW (that seems to be pulling the wool over many players eyes)
I could go on and list other developers and their special little quotes, but we have already done this.
According to House MD (Fox channel Tuesdays), everyone lies.