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EeekoEeeko Member Posts: 10
in Age of Conan: Unchained

I want to play this game but i have some questions..

1. Do you have to pay for online?

2. Is it really worth it?

3. What are Pros and Cons?

4. What do people normally do in this game?

5. Does this game kill WoW?

6. No i dont play WoW xD Just wanting to know ;]

7. Any further help i would very much appreciate it. =D

Thanks guys!

One Love! <3

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  • soap46soap46 Member Posts: 169
    Originally posted by Eeeko


    I want to play this game but i have some questions..
    1. Do you have to pay for online?
    2. Is it really worth it?
    3. What are Pros and Cons?
    4. What do people normally do in this game?
    5. Does this game kill WoW?
    6. No i dont play WoW xD Just wanting to know ;]
    7. Any further help i would very much appreciate it. =D
    Thanks guys!
    One Love! <3

     

    1. Yes, it's $15 a month, same as most other p2p games

    2. That's all opinion.  Personally, I think it is.  It's a lot of fun and has improved A LOT since launch.

    3.  Pros:  Great graphics, fun combat, combat mounts, city sieges, not for kids...   Cons:  High system requirements, Tortage (tutorial area) is mostly single player, huge install

    4.  Lvls 1-20 is all tutorial, after that it becomes more pve / raid oriented, with some large scale pvp at the higher lvls

    5.  Once again, it's all opinion.  It's easier to find a group in WoW, but the players are much, much nicer and more helpful in AoC.  Also, WoW has more content, but that's with 2 expansions under its belt.  AoC has one coming soon, though.

    6.  It's all good.

    7.  You can get a trial off the website to give it a try before you buy.

    Edit:  Sorry, trials are down right now due to the veteran re-evaluation thing...  I still have a buddy key that's good for 7 days if you wanna give it a try.  PM me if you want it.

  • catlanacatlana Member Posts: 1,677

    1. Yes, you have to pay for the online portion.

    2. I enjoy playing AoC so the answer for me is yes. You can answer that question for yourself when the free trials start back up again.

    3. AoC is the best looking MMO with incredible graphics. The story world is dark fantasy which I enjoy. The gameplay is fast and reactive. The instances are fun and different in style.

    The downside is the game requires a pretty good machine. There are quite a few PIA players (especially on pvp servers). The game had alot of bugs on launch. The vast majority of those have been fixed.

    4. Well first you level up experiencing the world. After that, you can either instance (mostly light raids

    ) or pvp (sieges are my favorite) for better gear. There is also some rpers in AoC as well.

    5.  WoW is a fun game but I am tired of the current content in WoW.

    6. I do play WoW still lol, I mostly do holiday events and once in awhile I am dragged into Ulduar (dang healer shortages).

    7. AoC is a casual game that you play to simply have fun. If you want facts, charts, prestige, ie a second job there are other MMOs for that.

     

  • Blingbling2kBlingbling2k Member Posts: 157
    Originally posted by Eeeko


    I want to play this game but i have some questions..
    1. Do you have to pay for online?
    2. Is it really worth it?
    3. What are Pros and Cons?
    4. What do people normally do in this game?
    5. Does this game kill WoW?
    6. No i dont play WoW xD Just wanting to know ;]
    7. Any further help i would very much appreciate it. =D
    Thanks guys!
    One Love! <3



     

    1+2.) Yes you do, I personally think its worth it. The game was 20$ for the game+1month. there was a 6 day trial and a 14 day vet return program. I won a Copy of AoC On MMORPG.com so all in all I got 6 days+30 Days+30 days+14 more if I cancel and cubscribe again. so 20$ for 80 Days of game play for me is more than worth it, espcially when the game is this good.

    3.) Pro's - Great graphics, story, awesome classes to choose (although maybe not all perfectly balanced) an amazing world to explore. Best combat in any MMO ever. Great PvE proboly the best out there and the PvP is good too, and keeeps on improving. Its a casual game and you level up quickly, always feel like your progressing.

    Con's - This game has some zoning and instances its not a complete open world. After tortage (20+) Few NPC's have voices, although the script is still as good as ever. You can get ganked by Higher levels, although I find it adds to the fun and suspense and I enjoy iy personally.

    4.) People normally Quest, Seige battle, Harvest resources, build cities, raid for high end gear (the gear might not be as epic as say in Wow [never played it] but the instanced and raids are the most immersive and fun I have ever played. I climbed a mountain to kill a 50 Ft. Ice troll It was awesome. There is soooo much to do in this game its awesome.

    5.) I never played WoW, but I would proboly say AoC has WAY more potential than WoW. But WoW is polished to a degree that very few MMO's will ever see.

    7.) I Would say try it! I am loving it and cant wait to get to the higher levels to see what else is in store

    Guild Wars - Rorick Aurlith E/Mo pumped up with the best armor and weapon, has all his skills, and runes. PvP King!

    Dark Age of Camelot - Leaton 50 Vampiir - Lamorak - Guild: Magic and Mayhem!

  • Blackwell99Blackwell99 Member Posts: 352
    Originally posted by Eeeko


    I want to play this game but i have some questions..
    1. Do you have to pay for online?-Yes ....but it has been announced that the possibility of "Free to Play,"  which has been admitted by Funcom itself is a possibility (which means its going to happen because no one would just "say" that). Funcom's last MMORPG is also F2P. History has repeated itself with AO and AOC in so many ways its scary! But that's a different discussion.


    2. Is it really worth it? Absolutely not, never mind the F2P, but by Xmas there will be a host of mmorpgs that will be "Next-Gen, designed by very tried and tested MMORPG makers. Even if you started a toon you'd be soooo out of there as soon as they released Champions Online..Or Star Trek..or Start Wars. Or a game like Aion where you can fly with angel wings..and attack from the sky (when you are uber enough). In fact, Funcom is so desperate that for their one year anniversary the sent their players to non-english and english websites to find these badges to hand in for a contest for a draw (Do you have any idea how lame that is? WoW or any other self respecting mmorpg company would NEVER do such a thing as getting paid to increase traffic on websites using your PAYING customer base--it's deplorable). That means there are back-room deals happening...I just hope Funcom doesn't sell your personal information...because they are coming across as painfully desperate.


    3. What are Pros and Cons? Pros...Graphics and Music; looks nice and I do like the music, even though the music is far more Epic than the actual game-lol. Cons (for starters) the community is a 12 yr old Child army (speaking US-side), Ganking, Griefing, Exploits, Game play, all of which alone kill this game.. Plus Funcom is on shaky ground since their "Welcome Back" campaign seems to be failing according to the people I've chatted with in-game. Crafting is non-functional. The Economy is broken because of a lack of gear and a poorly designed crafting system. The economy and crafting is a breaking point for most reasonable gamers. The population is also very low although Funcom won't say what the popualation is out of shame no doubt.
    4. What do people normally do in this game? If people tell you PvE, that's fine til 80, but without decent drops of complete sets of armour to collect--it pretty worthless. LoTRo has a million times better raiding and so does WoW because they actually drop useful equipment that helps progress your character. AoC doesn't have that. The raiding in this game is a moot experience. A lot of people say they PvP--but with irrelevant armour sets that takes forever to get , and no real consequence for death..it's a boring snooze-fest. So most roll alts...which is mind numbingly boring..because the game play area is so tiny...it's not like you'll find something you missed the first time. Not the case with most of AoC's competition.


    5. Does this game kill WoW? It isn't even fit to shine WoW's shoes, or wash it's car.
    6. No i dont play WoW xD Just wanting to know ;]  Warcraft is a genre defining game. WoW is the game that you judge every MMORPG by that has been made...and every MMORPG that WILL be made. If you plan to get into MMORPGs and want to see the status-quo...you must play WoW to know what you are talking about. It's simply the best all rounder out there...that's why they've dominated the market since they came on the scene...and continue to do so this day.


    7. Any further help i would very much appreciate it. =D  Just remember in Funcom last quarter business report they have stated that they are starting their Viral Marketing program. So a lot of the recommendations may not be legit.


    Thanks guys!
    One Love! <3

    People will tell you to try the free trial...and I would probably agree, but most importantly read their forums and see what you are in for before you commit, it won't take alot of reading to confirm what im telling you. I can back this stuff up by posting links if you need.

     

    GL

     

  • MENGKESHIMENGKESHI Member Posts: 123
    Originally posted by Blackwell99

    Originally posted by Eeeko


    I want to play this game but i have some questions..
    1. Do you have to pay for online?

    -Yes ....but it has been announced that the possibility of "Free to Play,"  which has been admitted by Funcom itself is a possibility (which means its going to happen because no one would just "say" that).


     

    eh? when?

     

    EDIT: OP yes I recommend trying it, personally I think it's an original experience and prefer it to WOW

  • clearSamclearSam Member Posts: 304
    Originally posted by Eeeko


    I want to play this game but i have some questions..
    1. Do you have to pay for online?
    yes
    2. Is it really worth it?
    yes
    3. What are Pros and Cons?
    best looking and most realistic fantasy mmo on the market but still haunted by a bad launch from a year ago. looks like recovering pretty fast and going forward so far.
    4. What do people normally do in this game?
    quest / help people quest, raid, siege, gank, craft, complain and ask for more stuff
    5. Does this game kill WoW?
    this game and WoW are uncomparable, AoC is and by design much more selective whem it comes to who would play it. it is M rated, it requires a relatively high end PC, it is low fantasy based on real literature and lore etc...
    6. No i dont play WoW xD Just wanting to know ;]
    i play many other games besides AoC, thats a ctually a good thing IMO
    7. Any further help i would very much appreciate it. =D
    decide for yourself, nobody should tel you what you should enjoy.
    Thanks guys!
    One Love! <3

     

  • Blackwell99Blackwell99 Member Posts: 352


    Originally posted by Blackwell99

    Originally posted by Eeeko


    I want to play this game but i have some questions..
    1. Do you have to pay for online?

    -Yes ....but it has been announced that the possibility of "Free to Play,"  which has been admitted by Funcom itself is a possibility (which means its going to happen because no one would just "say" that).


     

    eh? when?

     

    EDIT: OP yes I recommend trying it, personally I think it's an original experience and prefer it to WOW

     

     www.onlinemassivelymultiplayer.com/mmos/recent-funcom-interviews-with-aoc-craig-morrison-erling-ellingsen/

    "They talked about the recent 1.05 Tarantia Commons Patch, the many changes to the game, community response, and the possibility of moving Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures into a free-to-play model: “We’re certainly not ruling anything out, but we don’t have any current plans for that. However, we’ve had huge success going free-to-play with our other MMO Anarchy Online, and we strongly believe its a viable business strategy for these kinds of games.”

     

     

     

  • JackdogJackdog Member UncommonPosts: 6,321
    Originally posted by Blackwell99



    Originally posted by Blackwell99

    Originally posted by Eeeko


    I want to play this game but i have some questions..
    1. Do you have to pay for online?

    -Yes ....but it has been announced that the possibility of "Free to Play,"  which has been admitted by Funcom itself is a possibility (which means its going to happen because no one would just "say" that).


     

    eh? when?

     

    EDIT: OP yes I recommend trying it, personally I think it's an original experience and prefer it to WOW

     

     www.onlinemassivelymultiplayer.com/mmos/recent-funcom-interviews-with-aoc-craig-morrison-erling-ellingsen/

    "They talked about the recent 1.05 Tarantia Commons Patch, the many changes to the game, community response, and the possibility of moving Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures into a free-to-play model: “We’re certainly not ruling anything out, but we don’t have any current plans for that. However, we’ve had huge success going free-to-play with our other MMO Anarchy Online, and we strongly believe its a viable business strategy for these kinds of games.”

      

    I don't find this surprising. I think remember reading in a prerelease  interview  Funcom stating that for the game to be profitable they need 150k subs and I don't thing they have had those number since late summer last year. I can see where they could be considering going mini transactions or F2P.

     

    By the way for the OP

     Pros = it's a nice casual game on the PvE side Cons = it's a nice casual game on the PvE side

    I miss DAoC

  • MENGKESHIMENGKESHI Member Posts: 123
    Originally posted by Blackwell99



    Originally posted by Blackwell99

    Originally posted by Eeeko


    I want to play this game but i have some questions..
    1. Do you have to pay for online?

    -Yes ....but it has been announced that the possibility of "Free to Play,"  which has been admitted by Funcom itself is a possibility (which means its going to happen because no one would just "say" that).


     

    eh? when?

     

    EDIT: OP yes I recommend trying it, personally I think it's an original experience and prefer it to WOW

     

     www.onlinemassivelymultiplayer.com/mmos/recent-funcom-interviews-with-aoc-craig-morrison-erling-ellingsen/

    "They talked about the recent 1.05 Tarantia Commons Patch, the many changes to the game, community response, and the possibility of moving Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures into a free-to-play model: “We’re certainly not ruling anything out, but we don’t have any current plans for that. However, we’ve had huge success going free-to-play with our other MMO Anarchy Online, and we strongly believe its a viable business strategy for these kinds of games.”

     

     

     

     

    Ah ok thanks... reading the whole thing including the question though, they didn't just "say" that, they were asked and said they wouldn't rule it out even though they have no plans for it. I don't know any mmo that would say there is no chance of it ever becoming f2p

    There are many other MMOs of the same genre, and players can only afford so many subscriptions. Blizzard said earlier this week that it's possible WoW will be free to play with microtransactions one day, would you ever consider changing AoC to a free to play model?

    We're certainly not ruling anything out, but we don't have any current plans for that. However, we've had huge success going free-to-play with our other MMO Anarchy Online, and we strongly believe its a viable business strategy for these kinds of games.

  • Blackwell99Blackwell99 Member Posts: 352
    Originally posted by MENGKESHI

    Originally posted by Blackwell99



    Originally posted by Blackwell99

    Originally posted by Eeeko


    I want to play this game but i have some questions..
    1. Do you have to pay for online?

    -Yes ....but it has been announced that the possibility of "Free to Play,"  which has been admitted by Funcom itself is a possibility (which means its going to happen because no one would just "say" that).


     

    eh? when?

     

    EDIT: OP yes I recommend trying it, personally I think it's an original experience and prefer it to WOW

     

     www.onlinemassivelymultiplayer.com/mmos/recent-funcom-interviews-with-aoc-craig-morrison-erling-ellingsen/

    "They talked about the recent 1.05 Tarantia Commons Patch, the many changes to the game, community response, and the possibility of moving Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures into a free-to-play model: “We’re certainly not ruling anything out, but we don’t have any current plans for that. However, we’ve had huge success going free-to-play with our other MMO Anarchy Online, and we strongly believe its a viable business strategy for these kinds of games.”

     

     

     

     

     

    There are many other MMOs of the same genre, and players can only afford so many subscriptions. Blizzard said earlier this week that it's possible WoW will be free to play with microtransactions one day, would you ever consider changing AoC to a free to play model?



    Im not sure this is true--you may be thinking of an April Fools joke shown here: www.mmoz.com/forum/showthread.php

    If not...please link your source

    but i can see micro transactions being something available in WoW...heck they'd make a killing with their sub numbers. EQ does-Im sure.

     EDIT: Link won't show, just type in google WoW free to play--you should see it. (2nd choice). I guess they don't want that kind of joke linkable.

  • MENGKESHIMENGKESHI Member Posts: 123
    Originally posted by Blackwell99

    Originally posted by MENGKESHI

    Originally posted by Blackwell99



    Originally posted by Blackwell99

    Originally posted by Eeeko


    I want to play this game but i have some questions..
    1. Do you have to pay for online?

    -Yes ....but it has been announced that the possibility of "Free to Play,"  which has been admitted by Funcom itself is a possibility (which means its going to happen because no one would just "say" that).


     

    eh? when?

     

    EDIT: OP yes I recommend trying it, personally I think it's an original experience and prefer it to WOW

     

     www.onlinemassivelymultiplayer.com/mmos/recent-funcom-interviews-with-aoc-craig-morrison-erling-ellingsen/

    "They talked about the recent 1.05 Tarantia Commons Patch, the many changes to the game, community response, and the possibility of moving Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures into a free-to-play model: “We’re certainly not ruling anything out, but we don’t have any current plans for that. However, we’ve had huge success going free-to-play with our other MMO Anarchy Online, and we strongly believe its a viable business strategy for these kinds of games.”

     

     

     

     

     

    There are many other MMOs of the same genre, and players can only afford so many subscriptions. Blizzard said earlier this week that it's possible WoW will be free to play with microtransactions one day, would you ever consider changing AoC to a free to play model?



    Im not sure this is true--you may be thinking of an April Fools joke shown here: www.mmoz.com/forum/showthread.php

    If not...please link your source

    but i can see micro transactions being something available in WoW...heck they'd make a killing with their sub numbers. EQ does-Im sure.

     

     

    My source is your source ;) but from the original interview...

     

    http://www.incgamers.com/Interviews/197/interview-turning-aoc-around/3

     

     

  • Blackwell99Blackwell99 Member Posts: 352
    Originally posted by MENGKESHI

    Originally posted by Blackwell99

    Originally posted by MENGKESHI

    Originally posted by Blackwell99



    Originally posted by Blackwell99

    Originally posted by Eeeko


    I want to play this game but i have some questions..
    1. Do you have to pay for online?

    -Yes ....but it has been announced that the possibility of "Free to Play,"  which has been admitted by Funcom itself is a possibility (which means its going to happen because no one would just "say" that).


     

    eh? when?

     

    EDIT: OP yes I recommend trying it, personally I think it's an original experience and prefer it to WOW

     

     www.onlinemassivelymultiplayer.com/mmos/recent-funcom-interviews-with-aoc-craig-morrison-erling-ellingsen/

    "They talked about the recent 1.05 Tarantia Commons Patch, the many changes to the game, community response, and the possibility of moving Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures into a free-to-play model: “We’re certainly not ruling anything out, but we don’t have any current plans for that. However, we’ve had huge success going free-to-play with our other MMO Anarchy Online, and we strongly believe its a viable business strategy for these kinds of games.”

     

     

     

     

     

    There are many other MMOs of the same genre, and players can only afford so many subscriptions. Blizzard said earlier this week that it's possible WoW will be free to play with microtransactions one day, would you ever consider changing AoC to a free to play model?



    Im not sure this is true--you may be thinking of an April Fools joke shown here: www.mmoz.com/forum/showthread.php

    If not...please link your source

    but i can see micro transactions being something available in WoW...heck they'd make a killing with their sub numbers. EQ does-Im sure.

     

     

    My source is your source ;) but from the original interview...

     

    http://www.incgamers.com/Interviews/197/interview-turning-aoc-around/3

     

     

    I guess what im asking is where did the interviewer get that info (about wow suggesting they may go F2P one day)...I've looked but i can't seem to find it. I'll ask on the WoW boards.

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