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xenoscalibur
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Hey guys, I waited a year for AOC but when it orignally came out players were giving it crappy reviews, I was wondering if it's developed since then?
Thank you
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wow, thats a pretty wide question. Would be great if you specified your concerns a bit more. I made a review some time back that probably should be of interest to you. www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/227890/A-detailed-AoC-review-Raid-and-Siegeing-a-must-for-true-reviews.html
To sum it up, performance issues are all gone. Bugs are pretty much under control. Content has also been pumped up pretty nicely. Also multiple gameplay altering changes have been made, such as faster combos and new PvP systems. Other stuff still pending is Dx10 and the itemization revamp.
Hi !
Yes, Age of conan is a much better game now.
FC has improved / tweaked the game alot, in both / pve / pvp /class balance / new content etc etc.
Latest patch FC released was huge and very good check it out --->
http://forums-eu.ageofconan.com/showthread.php?t=110900
FC will also launch another new huge patch in around 2.5 - 3 months ( 1.05 ).
1.05 will have Itemization, revamped Gemcutting, Tarantia commons ( new lvl 70-80 zone) , new high lvl dungeons, alot of new items etc etc. HUGE patch with alot of good stuff !
Check this videos ----> ( trailers of the new zone Ymir's pass and new lvl 80 dungeon Xibaluku )
Age of conan is a very good game and i would definitely recommend you to buy it
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Bear Grylls : I need to get out of this frozen hellhole!
Bear Grylls : (Holds a beetle in his hand) 4 times more protein then Beef
Age of Conan is doing good. I resubbed about a month ago and I play on and off. I made some new alts and play when I feel like it. I actually found a new class I like to play besides Barbarian which is the Guardian. Bashing people with my shield is hella fun
The only annoyance I have experienced now is that some of my new alts have had problems with their Night quests and can't finish them. If you run into this situation, just /petition a GM and they will fix it. So far, they are pretty quick to respond and fixed my quests.
The game has pros and cons.
It's stable and now with mergers has a few servers to choose from with solid populations. To a new player there is a lot of content. The graphics are still great and the music is great too.
The bad? As an MMO experience, it is very average. If you are interested in crafting or guild building look elsewhere. The PvP system has very mixed reviews (you might hate it or love it). Itemization has still not been fixed so if you are looking to advance your character with cool loot this is probably the worst choice for an MMO.
So ya, worth a shot if you haven't played it. At a minimum you'll enjoy it for a month...most people do.
Guild progression??
Guild City Progression takes alot of work, guilds that have been around since launch are just finishing up their full Tier3 cities. Then of coarse there is guild raid progression and once you have a T3 guild city keep you can claim or siege a battlekeep. You need special pvp resources from Cimmerians End in order to build/repair your battlekeep which is also a guild effort in all aspects (claiming/defending or attacking/gathering resources/etc). Crafting has seen some love with boe recipe drops, cutlure armor recipes and much more. They are also releasing more for crafting in the next update, especially the gem revamp.
Itemization will be coming in the very large 1.5 update.
That says the game still sucks! The game was not fun and is still not! Solve all the problems with a POS and still get the flies?
That says the game still sucks! The game was not fun and is still not! Solve all the problems with a POS and still get the flies?
ummmmm...okay..
Age of conan has atm 41,720 items in-game.
So yes, there is alot of "cool loot" in-game. ----> http://aoc.yg.com/
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Bear Grylls : I need to get out of this frozen hellhole!
Bear Grylls : (Holds a beetle in his hand) 4 times more protein then Beef
That says the game still sucks! The game was not fun and is still not! Solve all the problems with a POS and still get the flies?
ummmmm...okay..
Thank god for someone not playing so called good game for a repliy
Age of Conan lost most of the critiques during the 10 month population decline and now only the loyalist remain, some stuff changed (bugs, tech issues) but overall this title is still a third-rate bargain bin game, the diffrence between other bargain bin games and AoC is that AoC charges you full price for a subscription.
If anything wait until free trails which are due soon, though my recomendation would be to wait until the expansion as that is where Funcom has been investing their time and the expansion may give AoC some identity. Right now AoC's only identity is the great graphics MMO that lost 800,000 players for being bad, set in the Conan world.
Funcom has reviewed all of its assets relevant for
impairment testing. This process has led to
recognition of an impairment loss of around
3,1 MUSD for Age of Conan due to a decrease in
numbers of subscribers for the game. Funcom Q4 10 report.
http://forums.ageofconan.com/showpost.php?p=2926123&postcount=7 500 mains/alts on Tyranny in past 30 days - instead of merge servers let's open a new PvP server, again! http://forums-eu.ageofconan.com/showthread.php?t=106427
lol...Yeah right, no resubbers and new players...
www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/191/view/ratings
forums.ageofconan.com/forumdisplay.php
forums.ageofconan.com/showthread.php
Open your eyes will you!
I have heard testimonies and the statements that people have been coming back in masses for 5 months now but since Funcom hasn't said there was growth yet, I'm sure they are losing more people than they bring in. Also it is pretty funny how little Funcom changed the game and now they all of the sudden have a 100% vague positive reaction from lowbies.
The OP asked how AoC is doing, and by any standard definition the only response is "Not well at all."
EDIT: Age of Conan is still the beta test for the 360 version that will probably never come out.
Funcom has reviewed all of its assets relevant for
impairment testing. This process has led to
recognition of an impairment loss of around
3,1 MUSD for Age of Conan due to a decrease in
numbers of subscribers for the game. Funcom Q4 10 report.
http://forums.ageofconan.com/showpost.php?p=2926123&postcount=7 500 mains/alts on Tyranny in past 30 days - instead of merge servers let's open a new PvP server, again! http://forums-eu.ageofconan.com/showthread.php?t=106427
Age of Conan is still failing day after day. Nothing you can do about this fact.
lol. Okay boss you are right boss...
Did you even open this thread www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/191/view/ratings. Ohh gee, seems like those guys not only are resubbers (as oppose to Noob), but one of them is also a 17 years MMO veteran. I am sure he also must be completely wrong, boss? Those damn FCers, nothing but a bunch of crooks and thiefs... lol
Edit (cut paste from the trhread):
Gravarg writes: As the game is right now, it's the best MMO I've ever played! That's coming from over 17 years playing MMOs!
Here comes the hillarious part, our very own WARboi in the AoC forum also decided to add some comments on AoC:
finaticd writes: This game was released and resembled a money scam rather than an MMO, after re-subbing 9 months latterI didn't see much improvement. Don't believe the hype, it's close yet so far away.
lolol, did you really write that just now? So you did open the thread, but you just chose to not read the part where a 17 years MMO vet just flat out says that AoC is the best he have had in all those years. My god I am laughing so hard right now. You truly are special and I think you need another star as well as the mmorpg comedian award for that.
And your avatar shows us how credible you are. Can you possibly show me how it is failing day after day? Is it maybe a ton of negative reviews after people returned to the game? No. Is it reports from Funcom that they are losing scrips? No.
Have you played recently? I doubt it. And that is what counts. Make a real decision. Play for 30 days, and tell us how the game is failing. For now I will put your post in the same place your avatar belongs.
Thanks.
I don't believe testimonials as they are easily tampered with by shrills and viral marketers. I was working for a small company where people wrote negative information on various review sites so I created some positive testimonials, the first week I worked there. No shame in that.
EDIT: I Was just a medical office manager at the time so I could only imagine what a company with a professional marketing team would be capable of.
Funcom has reviewed all of its assets relevant for
impairment testing. This process has led to
recognition of an impairment loss of around
3,1 MUSD for Age of Conan due to a decrease in
numbers of subscribers for the game. Funcom Q4 10 report.
http://forums.ageofconan.com/showpost.php?p=2926123&postcount=7 500 mains/alts on Tyranny in past 30 days - instead of merge servers let's open a new PvP server, again! http://forums-eu.ageofconan.com/showthread.php?t=106427
I left AOC a few months after launch angry at how many bugs, and how poor the game ran.
I returned last month greatly impressed with how many bugs have been fixed and how smooth the game runs now. AOC has greatly improved preformance wise.
The combat is better then any other avatar mmo. I have become so sick of the wow style combat like lotro, war, requiem, all these just feel the same with different skins. AOC combat feels more real, it's much more physical, and the graphics are very realistic. I am also sick of the cartoony anime style mmo. AOC is tops for the combat and graphics, now streamlined smooth running.
AOC is not my "be all end all" mmo. There are elements I will always miss from good ole SWG, but AOC is a blast to play and stunning graphically.
The new devs also are taking it in a good direction with the rpg and item changes.
O....and if you think I'm one of those "marketers" feel free to troll my history back when AOC had released. I was very negative about the game state. My main mmo has been EVE for 3 years now. AOC is my bloody violent fun second mmo.
SHOHADAKU
Who is paying you now?
Again, I cannot reiterate enough how much better the game is doing, and how much more fun it is to play.
I also received ZERO cents to say that...
Cheers
Have you played recently? I doubt it. And that is what counts. Make a real decision. Play for 30 days, and tell us how the game is failing. For now I will put your post in the same place your avatar belongs.
Thanks.
Was in beta and played several months. Was there for the PvP patch etc. Yes granted I didn't play since then. You guys are trying to praise this POS into the sky to get new people to play it but I still say most (95% ?) people will not like this game after the honeymoon.
The foundation of this game is what sucks and it is unchangeable. As far as I am concerned AoC isn't a mmo at all. Battlefield 2 has maps bigger than aoc zones. Add the instancing and there goes the massive feeling. This game is the drooling Frankenstein monster among mmos.
Well the quantity of the testimonials is not on par with the quantity of new players, the game is not growing. So I'm shocked that an insane number of players would have the time to post positive testimonials while the people leaving go in silence.
The format of the testimonials is always pretty much standard and ambiguous.
I'm certain some are true, Tortage was an alright zone designed to be deceptive and "hook" players and get un deserved high ratings.
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I find it pretty funny that my credibility is in question when Funcom's marketing department has proven itself very deceptive and is guilty of on the box false advertising. Recently the forum mods pretty much told the players to hype up a MMO of the year award poll, a poll in which people could vote again by resetting cookies, which was an exploit mentioned in the thread.
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I donate my time freely to counteracting the spin; )
Funcom has reviewed all of its assets relevant for
impairment testing. This process has led to
recognition of an impairment loss of around
3,1 MUSD for Age of Conan due to a decrease in
numbers of subscribers for the game. Funcom Q4 10 report.
http://forums.ageofconan.com/showpost.php?p=2926123&postcount=7 500 mains/alts on Tyranny in past 30 days - instead of merge servers let's open a new PvP server, again! http://forums-eu.ageofconan.com/showthread.php?t=106427
Was in beta and played several months. Was there for the PvP patch etc. Yes granted I didn't play since then. You guys are trying to praise this POS into the sky to get new people to play it but I still say most (95% ?) people will not like this game after the honeymoon.
Was also in beta, played one month, and left. Came back, and I am quite pleased. As to the 95%, a true guesstimate, and no real data to back that up. I have one alt in a new guild of players who have been there since December, and are still going strong. Recent data really does show people are more pleased with the game now than launch. Lets say...95%..of those I speak to.
The foundation of this game is what sucks and it is unchangeable. As far as I am concerned AoC isn't a mmo at all. Battlefield 2 has maps bigger than aoc zones. Add the instancing and there goes the massive feeling. This game is the drooling Frankenstein monster among mmos.
I have played Battlefield 2, and you would be terribly wrong. I sense you are blowing that assumption out of proportion. The actual land masses are just right to me. I do not have to spend 95% (there it is again) of my time running to get to quests. Instant action is awesome. As to the core, the fact they will be changing the core stats already shows that your "core is unchangeable" comment is wrong.
If the game did not fit your playstyle, well that makes sense. Some people do not like the instanced worlds (I do, Guild Wars for example is one of my all time favorite games), so to YOU that makes the core broken..but for me, it is great fun. This does not make you wrong or me wrong in how we feel about this game.
So, I am sorry the game did not work for you, but for me, and 95% of the people I know...we like it.
Cheers
Okay, so I play the game...I used to play like all the time, but I have been playing LotRO A LOT more lately, and I am going to start EVE, so if I really enjoy EVE I'll probably cancel my sub to AoC until the xpac...
but anyway...I really enjoy the game, I've been playing for over three months now and it has been good the whole time...the only issues I have are with the instancing...I like a larger world to run around in...but as far as just being a fun and good game...well, it is.
PLAYING: NOTHING!!!
PLAYED:FFXI, LotRO, AoC, WAR, DDO, Megaten, Wurm, Rohan, Mabinogi, RoM
WAITING FOR: Dust 514
Im suprised people that dislike the game spend so much time in the games forums. When I dislike a game I cancel my sub and move on but for many that doesn't seem to be the case. There are a certain few who continue to talk poorly about it over and over and say what? That they need tell people the truth? The truth is that alot of people play AoC and alot of people enjoy it. The game has been getting better consistantly and the last update and the next update are huge and change so much about the game.
Whether you disliked the game or were unable to actually enjoy it for whatever reason then thats fine. I don't like wow but 10 zillion others love it. I don't sit in the wow forums bashing it. You don't like it, cool, move on or answer the questions a bit more constructively.
Yes the game had its issues at launch and 98% of them are resolved. Itemization is coming in the next update and alot of content has already been added. next update offers another 70+ zone making solo questing 1-80 possible without grind sessions. DX10 has been on testlive for some time now, looks amazing and will also be out for 1.5 if not sooner.
And your avatar shows us how credible you are. Can you possibly show me how it is failing day after day? Is it maybe a ton of negative reviews after people returned to the game? No. Is it reports from Funcom that they are losing scrips? No.
Have you played recently? I doubt it. And that is what counts. Make a real decision. Play for 30 days, and tell us how the game is failing. For now I will put your post in the same place your avatar belongs.
Thanks.
Was in beta and played several months. Was there for the PvP patch etc. Yes granted I didn't play since then. You guys are trying to praise this POS into the sky to get new people to play it but I still say most (95% ?) people will not like this game after the honeymoon.
The foundation of this game is what sucks and it is unchangeable. As far as I am concerned AoC isn't a mmo at all. Battlefield 2 has maps bigger than aoc zones. Add the instancing and there goes the massive feeling. This game is the drooling Frankenstein monster among mmos.
I havent played it as of recent, but if you have not played recently either, then you are completely unqualified to comment on the status of it.
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