Very true. The "Miracle Patch" which was released a week or so before Launch actually made the game worse and barely playable. 6 months of beta testing AOC was interesting but at least I was able to run the game. That last beta patch totally FUBAR'ed the game and it is just recently getting back in shape.
Thats funny as I remember many a people saying it was a miracle patch at the time because it improved so many things. It made the final client post gold one, a better one. Not saying it was perfect far from it. Due to NDA issues I wouldn't mind sharing some of those many hundreds comments about it but can't.
Then again here we are. In the "Here And Now". What was done was done either way. And now the servers are pretty busy (well the ones I play on anyway) and lots of folks enjoying themselves and not having those technical, mechanical types of issues associated at launch. So what happened then doesn't really hold any weight anymore in this context because those people coming back are not seeing the same things then, and the game is nothing like it right now.
I agree with Avery, the client was a lot more unstable before that patch. It wasn't enough of course, they should have waited 6 more months with the release as I and many others said in the beta forum but the pach was a lot more then I hoped for at the time.
As for if the servers are booming or not is a question about relativety, if you compare with SWG it surely is but not compared to many Wow servers. And it doesn't really matters either becuase the number of servers matters also. AoC seems to be rather steady on the subs number, enough to keep the game running but not to make Funcom rich on it.
The problem with AoC however is not stability or something like thatbut the fact that the content is rather small compared to other MMOs and you have to do "#¤%& Tortage with every toon you make, and you also hav either to grind monsters for a really long time or do the same quests or Villas you done with all your other toons again.
The game needs at least one expansion to reach it's potential. That is why AoC have comparible few subs to many other MMOs.
AoC failed, only die hards will keep playing game that is doomed, finshed game over. simple, i played the game for age's and iv never been so bored with pvp in my life. Aion will get people looking to try a new game, who cares what graphics are like, its all about the game play. Fail at game play ur game fail's. AoC did just that failed..
Originally posted by Alexander26
Aion shouldn't have much of an impact on AoCs population. If any game would attract the same type of players who enjoy AoC it would be Mortal Online imo but those in the beta haven't been saying many good things about it.
Very true. The "Miracle Patch" which was released a week or so before Launch actually made the game worse and barely playable. 6 months of beta testing AOC was interesting but at least I was able to run the game. That last beta patch totally FUBAR'ed the game and it is just recently getting back in shape.
Interesting the "magic" patch made the game playable for me. Before that it really was unplayable in most of the game areas.
"You are the hero our legends have foretold will save our tribe, therefore please go kill 10 pigs."
Very true. The "Miracle Patch" which was released a week or so before Launch actually made the game worse and barely playable. 6 months of beta testing AOC was interesting but at least I was able to run the game. That last beta patch totally FUBAR'ed the game and it is just recently getting back in shape.
Interesting the "magic" patch made the game playable for me. Before that it really was unplayable in most of the game areas.
Yeah, I had the same experience as afoaa and Loke on this. The "miracle patch" really improved game performance a lot.
Very true. The "Miracle Patch" which was released a week or so before Launch actually made the game worse and barely playable. 6 months of beta testing AOC was interesting but at least I was able to run the game. That last beta patch totally FUBAR'ed the game and it is just recently getting back in shape.
Interesting the "magic" patch made the game playable for me. Before that it really was unplayable in most of the game areas.
It's funny how players have started to talk about patch 1.06 already. A new miracle is coming soon!!!!! A miracle that will solve ALL the problems with AoC, yay!!!!!!!!!!!
Isn't that the same in any game? Once one patch is out people start to talk about the next. I have yet to have played a MMO where people haven't been talking about the next patch once a patch is released.
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Isn't that the same in any game? Once one patch is out people start to talk about the next. I have yet to have played a MMO where people haven't been talking about the next patch once a patch is released.
true but with AoC there is always a lot more drama involved. The only reason I still hang around these forums now is to observe and comment on the daily drama
Very true. The "Miracle Patch" which was released a week or so before Launch actually made the game worse and barely playable. 6 months of beta testing AOC was interesting but at least I was able to run the game. That last beta patch totally FUBAR'ed the game and it is just recently getting back in shape.
Interesting the "magic" patch made the game playable for me. Before that it really was unplayable in most of the game areas.
I'm was in the same boat as Vesper. "Miracle patch" just before launch made performance much worse for me. It all depended on your hardware.
And this "Miracle patch" was bugged as hell. It was just that the old one was SOOOOOO bad, that the new one seemed like a miracle.
It's funny how players have started to talk about patch 1.06 already. A new miracle is coming soon!!!!! A miracle that will solve ALL the problems with AoC, yay!!!!!!!!!!!
Wasn't it the AMD guys who took a performane hit, while us Nvidia GF8+ people had a performance increase? Can't really remember the difference anymore. But everyone suffered from the terrible frame rates inside (like 10% of outside framerate) and the 3+ min loadtimes every time you zoned before the "miracle" patch.
"You are the hero our legends have foretold will save our tribe, therefore please go kill 10 pigs."
How has Erliar Ellingsen still got a job there? Biggest serial liar in MMO history - apart from Tossos from Darkfail, maybe. I came back to the game, but the differences just aren't enough and the past still grates.
Next time I cancel, I think I'll list EE still working there and opening his mouth in public spewing BS as a reason.
As for the miracle patch at launch...the game ran pretty flawlessly for me at launch, although the frames rate should have been better. I didn't start getting the gray maps of death, zoning crashes, and other game breaking glitches until they started patching it.
Very true. The "Miracle Patch" which was released a week or so before Launch actually made the game worse and barely playable. 6 months of beta testing AOC was interesting but at least I was able to run the game. That last beta patch totally FUBAR'ed the game and it is just recently getting back in shape.
Interesting the "magic" patch made the game playable for me. Before that it really was unplayable in most of the game areas.
It's funny how players have started to talk about patch 1.06 already. A new miracle is coming soon!!!!! A miracle that will solve ALL the problems with AoC, yay!!!!!!!!!!!
Isn't that the same in any game? Once one patch is out people start to talk about the next. I have yet to have played a MMO where people haven't been talking about the next patch once a patch is released.
Id rather subscribe to a game that is constantly updating, adding new stuff and fixing it. I dont care that " things shouldnt need to be fixed"
I dont care that it sucked at launch, i had the good vision to avoid the game then.
Really? Were now using the fact that funcom updates the game, is adding endgame content, and has an expansion coming soon as negatives? You guys must be high.
AmazingAveryAge of Conan AdvocateMemberUncommonPosts: 7,188
Originally posted by badboybill
Originally posted by crunchyblack
Originally posted by Crashloop
Originally posted by badboybill
Originally posted by afoaa
Originally posted by Vespers
Very true. The "Miracle Patch" which was released a week or so before Launch actually made the game worse and barely playable. 6 months of beta testing AOC was interesting but at least I was able to run the game. That last beta patch totally FUBAR'ed the game and it is just recently getting back in shape.
Interesting the "magic" patch made the game playable for me. Before that it really was unplayable in most of the game areas.
It's funny how players have started to talk about patch 1.06 already. A new miracle is coming soon!!!!! A miracle that will solve ALL the problems with AoC, yay!!!!!!!!!!!
Isn't that the same in any game? Once one patch is out people start to talk about the next. I have yet to have played a MMO where people haven't been talking about the next patch once a patch is released.
Id rather subscribe to a game that is constantly updating, adding new stuff and fixing it. I dont care that " things shouldnt need to be fixed"
I dont care that it sucked at launch, i had the good vision to avoid the game then.
Really? Were now using the fact that funcom updates the game, is adding endgame content, and has an expansion coming soon as negatives? You guys must be high.
You missunderstood the point. Of course patching is a good thing. The problem is that Funcom always keeps telling how amazing the next patch is and how it will totally change the game and everyone is going to be happy. Of course this never happens.
But I find every patch a welcomed one which adds something unique and challenging.
Very true. The "Miracle Patch" which was released a week or so before Launch actually made the game worse and barely playable. 6 months of beta testing AOC was interesting but at least I was able to run the game. That last beta patch totally FUBAR'ed the game and it is just recently getting back in shape.
Interesting the "magic" patch made the game playable for me. Before that it really was unplayable in most of the game areas.
It's funny how players have started to talk about patch 1.06 already. A new miracle is coming soon!!!!! A miracle that will solve ALL the problems with AoC, yay!!!!!!!!!!!
Isn't that the same in any game? Once one patch is out people start to talk about the next. I have yet to have played a MMO where people haven't been talking about the next patch once a patch is released.
Id rather subscribe to a game that is constantly updating, adding new stuff and fixing it. I dont care that " things shouldnt need to be fixed"
I dont care that it sucked at launch, i had the good vision to avoid the game then.
Really? Were now using the fact that funcom updates the game, is adding endgame content, and has an expansion coming soon as negatives? You guys must be high.
You missunderstood the point. Of course patching is a good thing. The problem is that Funcom always keeps telling how amazing the next patch is and how it will totally change the game and everyone is going to be happy. Of course this never happens.
But I find every patch a welcomed one which adds something unique and challenging.
When did you leave again?
[Mod Edit]
I would be tons happier if you would just switch games, just dont advocate for this utter failure of a game. Keep doing what you do, just not for AoC, or for Funcom. Im just trying to help you understand what I, and what I feel like the general community feels like you are doing.
Very true. The "Miracle Patch" which was released a week or so before Launch actually made the game worse and barely playable. 6 months of beta testing AOC was interesting but at least I was able to run the game. That last beta patch totally FUBAR'ed the game and it is just recently getting back in shape.
Interesting the "magic" patch made the game playable for me. Before that it really was unplayable in most of the game areas.
It's funny how players have started to talk about patch 1.06 already. A new miracle is coming soon!!!!! A miracle that will solve ALL the problems with AoC, yay!!!!!!!!!!!
Isn't that the same in any game? Once one patch is out people start to talk about the next. I have yet to have played a MMO where people haven't been talking about the next patch once a patch is released.
Id rather subscribe to a game that is constantly updating, adding new stuff and fixing it. I dont care that " things shouldnt need to be fixed"
I dont care that it sucked at launch, i had the good vision to avoid the game then.
Really? Were now using the fact that funcom updates the game, is adding endgame content, and has an expansion coming soon as negatives? You guys must be high.
You missunderstood the point. Of course patching is a good thing. The problem is that Funcom always keeps telling how amazing the next patch is and how it will totally change the game and everyone is going to be happy. Of course this never happens.
But I find every patch a welcomed one which adds something unique and challenging.
When did you leave again?
[Mod Edit]
I would be tons happier if you would just switch games, just dont advocate for this utter failure of a game. Keep doing what you do, just not for AoC, or for Funcom. Im just trying to help you understand what I, and what I feel like the general community feels like you are doing.
Slimfrog how come you seem to troll Avery like you do in the recent posts? Can't you take it that he actually like the game and want to inform people about news, reviews and other things he finds about it?
If you are that affected by him supporting the game I have a suggestion for you, leave the aoc forum and move on.
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What is important to note here also is people who came back? Some liked the game concepts and playstyle, thus the reason they left was the stability and bugs. The game is more stanle, bugs are much smaller (but ever present like ALL MMO's), but the key is the game has a solid core, is 100% playable to end game, has some excellent raids, sieges are working (again, not 100%...but, I DO KNOW FOR A FACT they are going...), balance is ongoing (yep, blame the PvP'ers), and of course, it is one of the most gorgeous MMO's out with the best music bar none. My wife had left MMO's, but did the return trial and is hooked big time now and having a blast...that alone is testament to me. Age of Conan has done a 280 (not quite a 360, but getting there!)
Haha, getting to a 360... You do realise that doing a 360 means that you continue in the same exact path as before as it means you do two complete turn arounds and continue the same direction you started with?
What is important to note here also is people who came back? Some liked the game concepts and playstyle, thus the reason they left was the stability and bugs. The game is more stanle, bugs are much smaller (but ever present like ALL MMO's), but the key is the game has a solid core, is 100% playable to end game, has some excellent raids, sieges are working (again, not 100%...but, I DO KNOW FOR A FACT they are going...), balance is ongoing (yep, blame the PvP'ers), and of course, it is one of the most gorgeous MMO's out with the best music bar none. My wife had left MMO's, but did the return trial and is hooked big time now and having a blast...that alone is testament to me. Age of Conan has done a 280 (not quite a 360, but getting there!)
Haha, getting to a 360... You do realise that doing a 360 means that you continue in the same exact path as before as it means you do two complete turn arounds and continue the same direction you started with?
And you seem to be unaware how they use that term in the gaming industry
Playing: Battlefield - Bad company (Xbox360) Arma2, DFO (PC) On my radar: TSW, MO MMO's played: SWG (pre cu/cu), WoW, AoC, WAR, DFO, Planetside MMO's that I have tested: Lotro, L2, Aion, Ryzom
Right now I'm having a blast with AoC. It's so great, yeah I got one of the free accounts from the 1000 they gave away and man its all worth it. Now I'm purchasing a 60 day game card and will continue to do so. Everything about AoC is perfect for the setting I wanted in a MMO. Vast, epic, timeless setting like in the movies of Troy and that timeline in history. Adding the deep lore behind AoC I think the only fault they made is releasing the game too early. They must have waited and with all the timing, they could have cut the competition with other mmo's.
But its never too late to start another adventure. AoC rocks!
looks to me as if activity on Alexa and XFire has peaked and the numbers for AoC on both are going back down. Yesterdays XFire numbers were lower than the ones 7 and 14 days ago . However they are still substantially higher than they were at the beginning of June. Septembers and Octobers numbers should be interesting.
What is important to note here also is people who came back? Some liked the game concepts and playstyle, thus the reason they left was the stability and bugs. The game is more stanle, bugs are much smaller (but ever present like ALL MMO's), but the key is the game has a solid core, is 100% playable to end game, has some excellent raids, sieges are working (again, not 100%...but, I DO KNOW FOR A FACT they are going...), balance is ongoing (yep, blame the PvP'ers), and of course, it is one of the most gorgeous MMO's out with the best music bar none. My wife had left MMO's, but did the return trial and is hooked big time now and having a blast...that alone is testament to me. Age of Conan has done a 280 (not quite a 360, but getting there!)
Haha, getting to a 360... You do realise that doing a 360 means that you continue in the same exact path as before as it means you do two complete turn arounds and continue the same direction you started with?
or maybe the guy was talking about coverage of issues ??
What is important to note here also is people who came back? Some liked the game concepts and playstyle, thus the reason they left was the stability and bugs. The game is more stanle, bugs are much smaller (but ever present like ALL MMO's), but the key is the game has a solid core, is 100% playable to end game, has some excellent raids, sieges are working (again, not 100%...but, I DO KNOW FOR A FACT they are going...), balance is ongoing (yep, blame the PvP'ers), and of course, it is one of the most gorgeous MMO's out with the best music bar none. My wife had left MMO's, but did the return trial and is hooked big time now and having a blast...that alone is testament to me. Age of Conan has done a 280 (not quite a 360, but getting there!)
Haha, getting to a 360... You do realise that doing a 360 means that you continue in the same exact path as before as it means you do two complete turn arounds and continue the same direction you started with?
or maybe the guy was talking about coverage of issues ??
Um... ok..
Or maybe he was talking about ice-cream? Or kittens!!!
If the game is booming with activity, it is because of the free trial/reactivation and nothing else. The game is as hollow as a coconut.
Amennnnn.
Yep, Free Realms just announced they reached 5M subscribers And Sony had to fire 5% of their workforce.
5,000,000 x $0 = $0
Same thing for AOC. Servers 'booming' with players who are paying nothing is nothing.
And by the way. WOW is about to release another huge patch next week. There is not a single guild on my server that has finished the content from the last patch(from April). See what happens when you have an actual development team?
activity is booming on Age of Conan, people who say it isn't don't play the game so they wouldn't know. I'm loving it so far. And they are not all people who are playing for free, a 400 person guild resubscribed on my server and have been pvping, and raiding, while preparing for the new patch coming in August.
activity is booming on Age of Conan, people who say it isn't don't play the game so they wouldn't know. I'm loving it so far. And they are not all people who are playing for free, a 400 person guild resubscribed on my server and have been pvping, and raiding, while preparing for the new patch coming in August.
There have been alot of sieges on Wiccana recently as well. Now, lag issues do get some complaints (*cough necros*) but most peeps seem to be having fun. .
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Thats funny as I remember many a people saying it was a miracle patch at the time because it improved so many things. It made the final client post gold one, a better one. Not saying it was perfect far from it. Due to NDA issues I wouldn't mind sharing some of those many hundreds comments about it but can't.
Then again here we are. In the "Here And Now". What was done was done either way. And now the servers are pretty busy (well the ones I play on anyway) and lots of folks enjoying themselves and not having those technical, mechanical types of issues associated at launch. So what happened then doesn't really hold any weight anymore in this context because those people coming back are not seeing the same things then, and the game is nothing like it right now.
I agree with Avery, the client was a lot more unstable before that patch. It wasn't enough of course, they should have waited 6 more months with the release as I and many others said in the beta forum but the pach was a lot more then I hoped for at the time.
As for if the servers are booming or not is a question about relativety, if you compare with SWG it surely is but not compared to many Wow servers. And it doesn't really matters either becuase the number of servers matters also. AoC seems to be rather steady on the subs number, enough to keep the game running but not to make Funcom rich on it.
The problem with AoC however is not stability or something like thatbut the fact that the content is rather small compared to other MMOs and you have to do "#¤%& Tortage with every toon you make, and you also hav either to grind monsters for a really long time or do the same quests or Villas you done with all your other toons again.
The game needs at least one expansion to reach it's potential. That is why AoC have comparible few subs to many other MMOs.
Interesting the "magic" patch made the game playable for me. Before that it really was unplayable in most of the game areas.
"You are the hero our legends have foretold will save our tribe, therefore please go kill 10 pigs."
Interesting the "magic" patch made the game playable for me. Before that it really was unplayable in most of the game areas.
Yeah, I had the same experience as afoaa and Loke on this. The "miracle patch" really improved game performance a lot.
Interesting the "magic" patch made the game playable for me. Before that it really was unplayable in most of the game areas.
It's funny how players have started to talk about patch 1.06 already. A new miracle is coming soon!!!!! A miracle that will solve ALL the problems with AoC, yay!!!!!!!!!!!
Isn't that the same in any game? Once one patch is out people start to talk about the next. I have yet to have played a MMO where people haven't been talking about the next patch once a patch is released.
Playing: Battlefield - Bad company (Xbox360) Arma2, DFO (PC)
On my radar: TSW, MO
MMO's played: SWG (pre cu/cu), WoW, AoC, WAR, DFO, Planetside
MMO's that I have tested: Lotro, L2, Aion, Ryzom
true but with AoC there is always a lot more drama involved. The only reason I still hang around these forums now is to observe and comment on the daily drama
I miss DAoC
Interesting the "magic" patch made the game playable for me. Before that it really was unplayable in most of the game areas.
I'm was in the same boat as Vesper. "Miracle patch" just before launch made performance much worse for me. It all depended on your hardware.
And this "Miracle patch" was bugged as hell. It was just that the old one was SOOOOOO bad, that the new one seemed like a miracle.
It's funny how players have started to talk about patch 1.06 already. A new miracle is coming soon!!!!! A miracle that will solve ALL the problems with AoC, yay!!!!!!!!!!!
Wasn't it the AMD guys who took a performane hit, while us Nvidia GF8+ people had a performance increase? Can't really remember the difference anymore. But everyone suffered from the terrible frame rates inside (like 10% of outside framerate) and the 3+ min loadtimes every time you zoned before the "miracle" patch.
"You are the hero our legends have foretold will save our tribe, therefore please go kill 10 pigs."
How has Erliar Ellingsen still got a job there? Biggest serial liar in MMO history - apart from Tossos from Darkfail, maybe.
I came back to the game, but the differences just aren't enough and the past still grates.
Kris.Kringle@greenland.com
Next time I cancel, I think I'll list EE still working there and opening his mouth in public spewing BS as a reason.
As for the miracle patch at launch...the game ran pretty flawlessly for me at launch, although the frames rate should have been better. I didn't start getting the gray maps of death, zoning crashes, and other game breaking glitches until they started patching it.
Interesting the "magic" patch made the game playable for me. Before that it really was unplayable in most of the game areas.
It's funny how players have started to talk about patch 1.06 already. A new miracle is coming soon!!!!! A miracle that will solve ALL the problems with AoC, yay!!!!!!!!!!!
Isn't that the same in any game? Once one patch is out people start to talk about the next. I have yet to have played a MMO where people haven't been talking about the next patch once a patch is released.
Id rather subscribe to a game that is constantly updating, adding new stuff and fixing it. I dont care that " things shouldnt need to be fixed"
I dont care that it sucked at launch, i had the good vision to avoid the game then.
Really? Were now using the fact that funcom updates the game, is adding endgame content, and has an expansion coming soon as negatives? You guys must be high.
Interesting the "magic" patch made the game playable for me. Before that it really was unplayable in most of the game areas.
It's funny how players have started to talk about patch 1.06 already. A new miracle is coming soon!!!!! A miracle that will solve ALL the problems with AoC, yay!!!!!!!!!!!
Isn't that the same in any game? Once one patch is out people start to talk about the next. I have yet to have played a MMO where people haven't been talking about the next patch once a patch is released.
Id rather subscribe to a game that is constantly updating, adding new stuff and fixing it. I dont care that " things shouldnt need to be fixed"
I dont care that it sucked at launch, i had the good vision to avoid the game then.
Really? Were now using the fact that funcom updates the game, is adding endgame content, and has an expansion coming soon as negatives? You guys must be high.
You missunderstood the point. Of course patching is a good thing. The problem is that Funcom always keeps telling how amazing the next patch is and how it will totally change the game and everyone is going to be happy. Of course this never happens.
But I find every patch a welcomed one which adds something unique and challenging.
When did you leave again?
Interesting the "magic" patch made the game playable for me. Before that it really was unplayable in most of the game areas.
It's funny how players have started to talk about patch 1.06 already. A new miracle is coming soon!!!!! A miracle that will solve ALL the problems with AoC, yay!!!!!!!!!!!
Isn't that the same in any game? Once one patch is out people start to talk about the next. I have yet to have played a MMO where people haven't been talking about the next patch once a patch is released.
Id rather subscribe to a game that is constantly updating, adding new stuff and fixing it. I dont care that " things shouldnt need to be fixed"
I dont care that it sucked at launch, i had the good vision to avoid the game then.
Really? Were now using the fact that funcom updates the game, is adding endgame content, and has an expansion coming soon as negatives? You guys must be high.
You missunderstood the point. Of course patching is a good thing. The problem is that Funcom always keeps telling how amazing the next patch is and how it will totally change the game and everyone is going to be happy. Of course this never happens.
But I find every patch a welcomed one which adds something unique and challenging.
When did you leave again?
[Mod Edit]
I would be tons happier if you would just switch games, just dont advocate for this utter failure of a game. Keep doing what you do, just not for AoC, or for Funcom. Im just trying to help you understand what I, and what I feel like the general community feels like you are doing.
Interesting the "magic" patch made the game playable for me. Before that it really was unplayable in most of the game areas.
It's funny how players have started to talk about patch 1.06 already. A new miracle is coming soon!!!!! A miracle that will solve ALL the problems with AoC, yay!!!!!!!!!!!
Isn't that the same in any game? Once one patch is out people start to talk about the next. I have yet to have played a MMO where people haven't been talking about the next patch once a patch is released.
Id rather subscribe to a game that is constantly updating, adding new stuff and fixing it. I dont care that " things shouldnt need to be fixed"
I dont care that it sucked at launch, i had the good vision to avoid the game then.
Really? Were now using the fact that funcom updates the game, is adding endgame content, and has an expansion coming soon as negatives? You guys must be high.
You missunderstood the point. Of course patching is a good thing. The problem is that Funcom always keeps telling how amazing the next patch is and how it will totally change the game and everyone is going to be happy. Of course this never happens.
But I find every patch a welcomed one which adds something unique and challenging.
When did you leave again?
[Mod Edit]
I would be tons happier if you would just switch games, just dont advocate for this utter failure of a game. Keep doing what you do, just not for AoC, or for Funcom. Im just trying to help you understand what I, and what I feel like the general community feels like you are doing.
Slimfrog how come you seem to troll Avery like you do in the recent posts? Can't you take it that he actually like the game and want to inform people about news, reviews and other things he finds about it?
If you are that affected by him supporting the game I have a suggestion for you, leave the aoc forum and move on.
Playing: Battlefield - Bad company (Xbox360) Arma2, DFO (PC)
On my radar: TSW, MO
MMO's played: SWG (pre cu/cu), WoW, AoC, WAR, DFO, Planetside
MMO's that I have tested: Lotro, L2, Aion, Ryzom
If the game is booming with activity, it is because of the free trial/reactivation and nothing else. The game is as hollow as a coconut.
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Amennnnn.
I think this has to do with it also. lets wait 60 days and see if its still blooming. Because then we will know for sure.
Haha, getting to a 360... You do realise that doing a 360 means that you continue in the same exact path as before as it means you do two complete turn arounds and continue the same direction you started with?
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Haha, getting to a 360... You do realise that doing a 360 means that you continue in the same exact path as before as it means you do two complete turn arounds and continue the same direction you started with?
And you seem to be unaware how they use that term in the gaming industry
Playing: Battlefield - Bad company (Xbox360) Arma2, DFO (PC)
On my radar: TSW, MO
MMO's played: SWG (pre cu/cu), WoW, AoC, WAR, DFO, Planetside
MMO's that I have tested: Lotro, L2, Aion, Ryzom
Right now I'm having a blast with AoC. It's so great, yeah I got one of the free accounts from the 1000 they gave away and man its all worth it. Now I'm purchasing a 60 day game card and will continue to do so. Everything about AoC is perfect for the setting I wanted in a MMO. Vast, epic, timeless setting like in the movies of Troy and that timeline in history. Adding the deep lore behind AoC I think the only fault they made is releasing the game too early. They must have waited and with all the timing, they could have cut the competition with other mmo's.
But its never too late to start another adventure. AoC rocks!
looks to me as if activity on Alexa and XFire has peaked and the numbers for AoC on both are going back down. Yesterdays XFire numbers were lower than the ones 7 and 14 days ago . However they are still substantially higher than they were at the beginning of June. Septembers and Octobers numbers should be interesting.
I miss DAoC
Haha, getting to a 360... You do realise that doing a 360 means that you continue in the same exact path as before as it means you do two complete turn arounds and continue the same direction you started with?
or maybe the guy was talking about coverage of issues ??
Haha, getting to a 360... You do realise that doing a 360 means that you continue in the same exact path as before as it means you do two complete turn arounds and continue the same direction you started with?
or maybe the guy was talking about coverage of issues ??
Um... ok..
Or maybe he was talking about ice-cream? Or kittens!!!
no, he was clearly talking about AoC.
Amennnnn.
Yep, Free Realms just announced they reached 5M subscribers
And Sony had to fire 5% of their workforce.
5,000,000 x $0 = $0
Same thing for AOC. Servers 'booming' with players who are paying nothing is nothing.
And by the way. WOW is about to release another huge patch next week. There is not a single guild on my server that has finished the content from the last patch(from April). See what happens when you have an actual development team?
activity is booming on Age of Conan, people who say it isn't don't play the game so they wouldn't know. I'm loving it so far. And they are not all people who are playing for free, a 400 person guild resubscribed on my server and have been pvping, and raiding, while preparing for the new patch coming in August.
There have been alot of sieges on Wiccana recently as well. Now, lag issues do get some complaints (*cough necros*) but most peeps seem to be having fun. .