What are your first impressions in trying Godslayer?

AmazingAvery · May 2010

No doubt there are some frustrated people out there with the delay in deployment of the expansion and then the patching and correcting. Seems we are past that phase now.

So putting the frustration aside (obviously not forgetting it though) and talking about the game itself, how are you liking it so far?

Sure it is all "Shiny new", but what are those first impressions like?

Gameplay? Graphics? Music? Community? Performance? all ok?

Personally I am about to make a new character and go from the start, just deciding which server.

Just curious on actual experiences from actual players here on these boards trying it out, thanks!

Darkcrystal · May 2010

first day was rough but most release's can be aside from that today is smooth sailing..

I been fan of AOC since release and went back a few times and the game is running like it should have at release...

I have not seen the new stuff as I made the new race that is all I have to wait till 20 to see the new area , I could play my alt 80 but I wanted to start over to learn the game again and see the new lower content, but alot of people playing , I siad this not far afetr release that funcom would straighten up an be one of the MMO's to be on top and I was correct , mark my words it has become and wil be one of the MMO's of our time to be playing. Not trying to be a fanboi or anything , as I have cussed at funcom in the past for being stupid but just from playing many MMO'S through the yrs since MMO's where made from teh beginning.

Anyhow enjoy AOC back to playing I go !

vernSL · May 2010

I posted this on the forums. I'm going to give the game another week and see how I like it. But I have a feeling I'll be back to playing Fallen Earth.

"So far, I'm not very impressed.

I love AoC and love mostly everything about the game, I just don't love this expansion. They just haven't changed much. They haven't added anything groundbreaking or exciting. It just seems like they've added a few new zones and that's it. AA is basically leveling to 100 without actually calling it leveling to 100. You gain XP and get more skills. But now you don't feel like you're progressing.

Yes, it must have taken quite a lot of time and resources to design these awesome new zones. But I still don't see anything great. I feel like the game has become this huge grind now. Now you constantly need to be playing and grinding XP to level your AA. Where before, you could hit level 80 and just start collecting gear to get better but you could catch up to those who played more than you. Now it seems like people will always be falling behind. I guess for myself, who is fairly casual, it's kind of frustrating. And I'm not sure why all these new MMOs are adding in so many different factions. I don't find grinding for faction enjoyable.

But I've only played for a day so I guess I could be missing a lot. But this seems more like a big patch than something they should be charging for. This should have been given to their fans for sticking around through thick and thin.

It sucks because I want to like it and enjoy it, but I'm just not feeling that sense of wanting to progress. Without having that number attached to your level, I'm having a hard time. And the fact that no matter what, I will never be able to catch up to those players who play all the time is frustrating. While I understand that's a part of an MMO. People who spend more time usually have the best stuff. But at least in most mainstream MMOs, a new player could get to level cap, and in a few weeks may even be lucky enough to gear up and be on par or close to even with someone who had been playing for a while.

Hopefully a few more days with it and my mind will change. I really want to enjoy it, I did just spend $40 on it. And I'm sure most people don't feel the same way as me. Originally I thought the AA system was going to be awesome, but it just doesn't feel that way now.

So what does everyone else think of the expansion so far?"

Falfeir · May 2010

I think you feel that way because you are already lvl 80. For a new starter, while reaching lvl 80, he'll also gain alternate points , so when he's lvl 80, his alternate skills would olsa be filled. (Or am i getting this wrong?)

About items and such, you cant have the cake and eat it. People wanted their dedication to the game appreciated, so way back they buffed the stats on items. As the game ages older stuff gets easier to get, they've removed the attunement for T2, right?

elocke · May 2010

It's ok so far. I still find the community grates on my nerves. Worse than even the WoW community ever did.

Graphics are still top notch. Music is 10/10 and is the best part of the game just like it was at launch. Gameplay is good when you aren't being ganked or reading the guttertalk in global. The AA system could be a bit more accessible, as it is it seems more like a massive time sink than a true alternative to just leveling and you will get most of the AA once you hit 80. I like how EQ2 does AA personally.

I'm still getting crashes and wierd FPS issues in odd places, sound loops, stuttering. Same as I got at launch but I've upgraded my PC since then, so take that however you feel is necessary.

This game personally feels like it would just do better in every aspect on consoles. I could see myself playing this on my PS3 with a controller and my nice 1080p screen to play it on. On a PC, all kinds of crap happens from memory dumps to CTDs, all mostly having to do with loading into the new zones too.

Still, I'm glad I got the expack, it will still be a nice filler game for when my other MMOs bore me.

vernSL · May 2010

Originally posted by Falfeir
I think you feel that way because you are already lvl 80. For a new starter, while reaching lvl 80, he'll also gain alternate points , so when he's lvl 80, his alternate skills would olsa be filled. (Or am i getting this wrong?)

About items and such, you cant have the cake and eat it. People wanted their dedication to the game appreciated, so way back they buffed the stats on items. As the game ages older stuff gets easier to get, they've removed the attunement for T2, right?

The expansion is mostly supposed to cater to level 80+. You can't even enter Khitai until you're level 80. And even after you hit 80 from starting over you won't have many of the AA stuff filled. You gain less XP at the lower levels. And each AA point is 1mil XP. And you can't use the time unlocks until you hit level 80.

I love the game, but feel like this expansion isn't very good. They just basically patched in a new zone and now they require you to grind XP and grind faction to stay competitive. They haven't added anything new as far as gameplay mechanics or anything. It's just more of the same. It's a flashy expansion with no real substance.

Distopia · May 2010

Originally posted by vernSL

The expansion is mostly supposed to cater to level 80+. You can't even enter Khitai until you're level 80. And even after you hit 80 from starting over you won't have many of the AA stuff filled. You gain less XP at the lower levels. And each AA point is 1mil XP. And you can't use the time unlocks until you hit level 80.

I love the game, but feel like this expansion isn't very good. They just basically patched in a new zone and now they require you to grind XP and grind faction to stay competitive. They haven't added anything new as far as gameplay mechanics or anything. It's just more of the same. It's a flashy expansion with no real substance.

What substance could you really expect though? It is what it is, more AOC. Most expansions tend to simply add new lvls and/or regions/zones. Some don't even offer quite that much, only simple micro management items.

New factions (with lots of questing/reward), New areas, New customization/advancement based building options (AA), Dungeons, Raids, Race, Encounters, 2 pets/Mounts which have whole factions to go along with them (hell some companies charge 25$ just for a new mount).

Sounds like plenty of content to me, and I didn't even name everything.

AmazingAvery · May 2010

Originally posted by vernSL

Originally posted by Falfeir
I think you feel that way because you are already lvl 80. For a new starter, while reaching lvl 80, he'll also gain alternate points , so when he's lvl 80, his alternate skills would olsa be filled. (Or am i getting this wrong?)

About items and such, you cant have the cake and eat it. People wanted their dedication to the game appreciated, so way back they buffed the stats on items. As the game ages older stuff gets easier to get, they've removed the attunement for T2, right?

The expansion is mostly supposed to cater to level 80+. You can't even enter Khitai until you're level 80. And even after you hit 80 from starting over you won't have many of the AA stuff filled. You gain less XP at the lower levels. And each AA point is 1mil XP. And you can't use the time unlocks until you hit level 80.

I love the game, but feel like this expansion isn't very good. They just basically patched in a new zone and now they require you to grind XP and grind faction to stay competitive. They haven't added anything new as far as gameplay mechanics or anything. It's just more of the same. It's a flashy expansion with no real substance.

You need to go a bit further in Vern. All the dungeons are group based and nearly all have brand new mechanics. Gateway to Khitai is level 20-40. You can get into Khitai pre 80 forsure, the monsters are challenging and you really need to group up.

In Kara Korum the closer you get to the crater well... you will see there is another new mechanic there built into the playfield.

There are basically new sets of new progression. The AA system, earning from killing, questing and some other ways. Then there are the 12 factions, each has an opposite and each has 4 ranks of favourability, to get rank 4 in one faction takes about 70hours. This can open up more new things and decrease chances in other areas. There are lots of hidden things here.

There are well over 600 new quests. All mainly high level. The rewards for the quests for example are equal to the time it takes to do them in turn equal for AA system and Faction system. Everything is linked up. You can personalize.

You can have one new mount and the other as a pet even! All wrapped up in a well neat storyline so far.

As for PvP, the players have already found the perfect ambush spots, I got ran over like 10 times already and thinking of going to make another guy on PvE server for different experience.

Funcom have kept some things secret, it is early days yet. Of course personal preference comes down to it. I will say it is a tad more than 1 zone. Technically speaking from a design point of view from what I can sumize if you want to experience it all, a player would be looking at 1500 hours of new content easy, without stopping for a breath to take in the vista's.

Just want to add a touch of info in here for consideration that's all. The #1 feedback was there is nothing to do at level 80, well now there is.

slim26 · May 2010

Originally posted by vernSL

Originally posted by Falfeir

I think you feel that way because you are already lvl 80. For a new starter, while reaching lvl 80, he'll also gain alternate points , so when he's lvl 80, his alternate skills would olsa be filled. (Or am i getting this wrong?)

About items and such, you cant have the cake and eat it. People wanted their dedication to the game appreciated, so way back they buffed the stats on items. As the game ages older stuff gets easier to get, they've removed the attunement for T2, right?

The expansion is mostly supposed to cater to level 80+. You can't even enter Khitai until you're level 80. And even after you hit 80 from starting over you won't have many of the AA stuff filled. You gain less XP at the lower levels. And each AA point is 1mil XP. And you can't use the time unlocks until you hit level 80.

I love the game, but feel like this expansion isn't very good. They just basically patched in a new zone and now they require you to grind XP and grind faction to stay competitive. They haven't added anything new as far as gameplay mechanics or anything. It's just more of the same. It's a flashy expansion with no real substance.

Hey man do you really... just really love AOC? with all the hard work that went into this xpac "for us!" and you see no change... seriously what the hell do you want in AOC? be real man because I am sick of seeing this type of bs when AOC is by far the best MMORPG out to me and many others. Stop Wanting to much and enjoy the the fun before you guys that "Want perfection!" run the MMORPG development groups to the ground to the point MMO wont be around anymore. As for me, AOC just got even better and Funcom will not stop there.

(It's not just a patched new zone, it a got damn master P) get real man.

AmazingAvery · May 2010

Originally posted by slim26

Originally posted by vernSL

Originally posted by Falfeir
I think you feel that way because you are already lvl 80. For a new starter, while reaching lvl 80, he'll also gain alternate points , so when he's lvl 80, his alternate skills would olsa be filled. (Or am i getting this wrong?)

About items and such, you cant have the cake and eat it. People wanted their dedication to the game appreciated, so way back they buffed the stats on items. As the game ages older stuff gets easier to get, they've removed the attunement for T2, right?

The expansion is mostly supposed to cater to level 80+. You can't even enter Khitai until you're level 80. And even after you hit 80 from starting over you won't have many of the AA stuff filled. You gain less XP at the lower levels. And each AA point is 1mil XP. And you can't use the time unlocks until you hit level 80.

I love the game, but feel like this expansion isn't very good. They just basically patched in a new zone and now they require you to grind XP and grind faction to stay competitive. They haven't added anything new as far as gameplay mechanics or anything. It's just more of the same. It's a flashy expansion with no real substance.

Hey man do you really... just really love AOC? with all the hard work that went into this xpac "for us!" and you see no change... seriously what the hell do you want in AOC? be real man because I am sick of seeing this type of bs when AOC is by far the best MMORPG out to me and many others. Stop Wanting to much and enjoy the the fun before you guys that "Want perfection!" run the MMORPG development groups to the ground to the point MMO wont be around anymore. As for me, AOC just got even better and Funcom will not stop there.

He is only looking on the face of it Slim, nothing wrong with that mate

Best advice is to dive a bit deeper, but please watch out for the Sand Sharks, I brought the expac just for the Shark! Scary Stuff!

Falfeir · May 2010

Originally posted by vernSL

Originally posted by Falfeir

I think you feel that way because you are already lvl 80. For a new starter, while reaching lvl 80, he'll also gain alternate points , so when he's lvl 80, his alternate skills would olsa be filled. (Or am i getting this wrong?)

About items and such, you cant have the cake and eat it. People wanted their dedication to the game appreciated, so way back they buffed the stats on items. As the game ages older stuff gets easier to get, they've removed the attunement for T2, right?

The expansion is mostly supposed to cater to level 80+. You can't even enter Khitai until you're level 80. And even after you hit 80 from starting over you won't have many of the AA stuff filled. You gain less XP at the lower levels. And each AA point is 1mil XP. And you can't use the time unlocks until you hit level 80.

I love the game, but feel like this expansion isn't very good. They just basically patched in a new zone and now they require you to grind XP and grind faction to stay competitive. They haven't added anything new as far as gameplay mechanics or anything. It's just more of the same. It's a flashy expansion with no real substance.

hmm i got it wrong then, my bad.

anyway about gameplay change, you cant expect much from an expansion, it is hard to change game mechanics once they are set and the question is do yo really want them changed? in any game people playing are the ones who like whats already there, they just want more, not different. The ones that want different are already playing a different game. I think SOE did change their gameplay mechanics and only ended up alienating their playerbase. Some tweaks on how system works, nerfs, buffs are ok but big changes are a no-no. Of course if they can fix/add things without disturbing whats already established (i'm looking at you crafting and sieges) that would be great.

CultOfXtc · May 2010

Originally posted by vernSL

Originally posted by Falfeir
I think you feel that way because you are already lvl 80. For a new starter, while reaching lvl 80, he'll also gain alternate points , so when he's lvl 80, his alternate skills would olsa be filled. (Or am i getting this wrong?)

About items and such, you cant have the cake and eat it. People wanted their dedication to the game appreciated, so way back they buffed the stats on items. As the game ages older stuff gets easier to get, they've removed the attunement for T2, right?

The expansion is mostly supposed to cater to level 80+. You can't even enter Khitai until you're level 80. And even after you hit 80 from starting over you won't have many of the AA stuff filled. You gain less XP at the lower levels. And each AA point is 1mil XP. And you can't use the time unlocks until you hit level 80.

I love the game, but feel like this expansion isn't very good. They just basically patched in a new zone and now they require you to grind XP and grind faction to stay competitive. They haven't added anything new as far as gameplay mechanics or anything. It's just more of the same. It's a flashy expansion with no real substance.

You can enter one playfield from level 20 (it's alevel 20-40 zone).

different strokes for different folks I guess I think the expansion is rather good and a makes AoC even better.

TheMinn · May 2010

Originally posted by elocke
It's ok so far. I still find the community grates on my nerves. Worse than even the WoW community ever did.

Graphics are still top notch. Music is 10/10 and is the best part of the game just like it was at launch. Gameplay is good when you aren't being ganked or reading the guttertalk in global. The AA system could be a bit more accessible, as it is it seems more like a massive time sink than a true alternative to just leveling and you will get most of the AA once you hit 80. I like how EQ2 does AA personally.

I'm still getting crashes and wierd FPS issues in odd places, sound loops, stuttering. Same as I got at launch but I've upgraded my PC since then, so take that however you feel is necessary.

This game personally feels like it would just do better in every aspect on consoles. I could see myself playing this on my PS3 with a controller and my nice 1080p screen to play it on. On a PC, all kinds of crap happens from memory dumps to CTDs, all mostly having to do with loading into the new zones too.

Still, I'm glad I got the expack, it will still be a nice filler game for when my other MMOs bore me.

It's sad that the community is usually the reason why people leave games now. It affects me big time. I cannot play WoW, AoC, or DF anymore. CoX, FE, GW, Lotro...those are the only real MMOs that I can play now. Yes I know I can join an 'adult guild' or just block people but, for me, it's just not enough. It would be nice if there would be 'mature servers' or GMs that watch (i.e. FE). I know I'm asking a lot but man.....the chat channel just really pisses me off in a lot of MMOs nowadays. A couple years ago WoW was sooo much better with the community but now...now rude people are affecting games too much. Getting laughed at because you've never tanked an instance before is rude...and I experienced that so much since I was late to the MMO party. Don't even get me started on DF...I was enjoying that game, a lot, until I met the community....I felt like I was playing with 12 year olds all day...I could have actually but man....the community just messes everything up nowadays. One day I forsee no more chat channel or headset, you can only use emotes.

Evile · May 2010

Nothing new as far as game mechanics?

The Alternate advancement system is a very nice new mechanic. The factions are a nice new twist to achieving top notch armors of many different styles. The new areas feels wide open and very stunning. I personally love the expansion. Cheers to a great launch day.

Performance?

There was some crash to desktop issues the first day of release with the expansion, but since todays 48mb patch I have not crashed once. Very minor problem for a release of such a large expansion.

I get no sound loops, or poor performance. AoC runs very nice on my PC (q8300 with ati5770). I LEFT near launch because of bugs which have all been fixed. No game will ever be 100% bug free. AoC is very polished and very much improved from it's bad original launch.

The complaints about most new content being only for 80?

Are you kidding me? I LOVE the fact this expansion adds so much for max level players. This expansion brings much more longevity to AoC, and release went very smooth other then the minor crash issue that was patched the very next day.

AoC is the best MMO out for anyone looking for a game that does not feel like it is made for kids.

As for global chat?

ALL mmos will have its share of morons. TURN GLOBAL OFF. FIND A GOOD GUILD. You will forget global is even there. PVE server like Wicanna in AoC feels much more mature then the PVP servers (from my experience on both). Plenty pvp on the pve servers, so you are not missing anything except pointless gankfests of pvp servers. Wicanna almost feels like a different game from the pvp servers I am on.

Rise of The Godslayer is a very good expansion. It is not easy mode. I love all the max level goodness.

Johnsavant · May 2010

So far, so good! Tons of meaningful stuff to do now, the new zones finally feel like an MMO now. Nice breathing space between doing ICC hard modes and waiting for Cataclysm

Performance-wise -- very crappy, lagspikes on Crom and fps goes down substantially when I enter the new zones. New zones come at a price!

Evile · May 2010

Originally posted by Johnsavant
So far, so good! Tons of meaningful stuff to do now, the new zones finally feel like an MMO now. Nice breathing space between doing ICC hard modes and waiting for Cataclysm

Performance-wise -- very crappy, lagspikes on Crom and fps goes down substantially when I enter the new zones. New zones come at a price!

I don't see those issues on Wicanna.

Maybe it is because the zone is so wide open. Try turning the detail sliders down a bit. I can only speculate as I am on a US server, and it has been surprisingly smoother then I expected for a expansion release day.

TheMinn · May 2010

I would not mind trying this game again but I would want a mature guild and/or a couple people to play with and help me learn the game. I can always re-sub. I think I have like a lvl 12 bear shaman but I can always make a new toon and start over.

nihce · May 2010

Can you at least once not mention wow? this is imho better than WoW. (but than again I am a fan of eastern philosophy and art so ...)

As for performance. Johnie boy, I told you there is no way in hell your prehistoric computer made of stone and wood will run this smooth. But, as you mentioned in official forums you have problems with ping. Have you checked if the game is downloading any extra files? If I remember correct you have crappy connection and the default download speed for those hidden downloads is set at whooping 6 mb/s. And the lowest you can set it is 60kb. Check under opitons

Johnsavant · May 2010

Don't lecture me about lagspikes, boy, I've had dealings with them before you were born (aka AoC launch). This has nothing do with background downloading, do you even know what lagspikes are? That nasty red latency bar spiking up to 5000 ms in a split second, rendering you incapacitated for about 5 seconds (very nice during pvp or pve); but then again, during pvp both parties experience the same thing (yes, that's right, lagspikes are a shared experience, think of them as folie a deux), so it's not such a bad thing (what a relief!), during pve it can be very bothersome, though.

You're a fan of the East now? Good, good. But remember, we're dealing with an MMO here, not books and genuine philosophy. There are different qualities one seeks in MMOs. Reading books till night and then raid in WoW till midnight = profit.

Oh, and check the forums - tons are having lagspike, crash and performance issues. Or will you again start the liberal lecture that this is all the players' faults? First Bori is all players' fault, now lagspikes are players' fault? Hmm, playing devil's advocate much?

I'm not saying that lagspikes are so terrible that I can't enjoy the new zone/s, but saying it's all in my computer (kind of like a psychiatrist dictating that it's all in your head) pisses me off.

MMO.Maverick · May 2010

Alright, first impressions: the areas are huge, as far as I've up till now explored. Khitai is easily 1.5-2 times the size that the regions Cimmeria, Stygia or Aquilonia were, sounds enough for an expansion to me especially since 4/5 of it is geared towards L80. I had some stability issues - lags and crashes - the first few hours, but after some twiddling of the graphics settings and a restart of my PC these seems to be gone besides the occasional lag spike. Some guy said he had it the first few hours because of the updating in the background when you entered new territories, don't know if that's the case, we'll see.

Haven't done much questing yet, but some guildies have and if their shouting 'awesome' and 'great' in guildchat are any indication (thoe were guys who were heavily complaining the first few hours bc of crashes and such) besides them being annoying bc they're not telling what the awesome thing really was they just had, then I'm looking forward to Khitain questing with its choosing factions and such. I did some reading up on forums and know what factions I have to pick for my class armor.

Exploring Khitai on PvP servers is brutal, prepare to hunt and be hunted a lot, traveling with friends or guildies really helps.

About community: since the last month or two I play on 3 servers (yeah, I know, sounds like overkill: it just happened), and from what I can tell PvP servers are usually the worst - or worse than PvE servers. The best are the servers with the RP tag. So I'd say RP > PvE > PvP when it comes to community, but so far I find PvE and RP server community to be ok. Maybe EU servers are better than US servers community wise? I don't know, I could be wrong, I don't have global chat on all the time, because and guildchat and groupchat and questing and global chat becomes too much often, too much textwall scrolling back so I switch global off when doing stuff.

Haven't tried any of the dungeons yet, someone reminded me to check the box for AA skills that is learning-over-time but can't say anything about the skills yet or the perks. It's just exploring and doing quests for now, we'll see after a few days.

nihce · May 2010

Originally posted by Johnsavant
Don't lecture me about lagspikes, boy, I've had dealings with them before you were born (aka AoC launch). This has nothing do with background downloading, do you even know what lagspikes are? That nasty red latency bar spiking up to 5000 ms in a split second, rendering you incapacitated for about 5 seconds (very nice during pvp or pve); but then again, during pvp both parties experience the same thing (yes, that's right, lagspikes are a shared experience, think of them as folie a deux), so it's not such a bad thing (what a relief!), during pve it can be very bothersome, though.

You're a fan of the East now? Good, good. But remember, we're dealing with an MMO here, not books and genuine philosophy. There are different qualities one seeks in MMOs. Reading books till night and then raid in WoW till midnight = profit.

Oh, and check the forums - tons are having lagspike, crash and performance issues. Or will you again start the liberal lecture that this is all the players' faults? First Bori is all players' fault, now lagspikes are players' fault? Hmm, playing devil's advocate much?

I'm not saying that lagspikes are so terrible that I can't enjoy the new zone/s, but saying it's all in my computer (kind of like a psychiatrist dictating that it's all in your head) pisses me off.

Good post, make me laugh.

1. Lagspikes - the download server from Funcom provides very unsteady speeds and lagspikes can actually be the result of this. Whe n for a split second the server goes full speed you are to experience a sudden ms spike. I am not saying this is it, I am just suggesting you to check it. I had the same problems when patch 1.07 that introduced background loading came out.

2. Enjoying the culture you cannot afford to visit while killing the nasty boss after reading till midnight = profit x2

3. Define "tons". I was actually surprised when I saw tons of people posting when server was down. Now I only see individuals posting about issues - compared to the tons that posted when servers were down. So my guess is that it is not as widely spread as some would like to think so. The only widespread issue which affected the portion of players that was large enough to worry about was the mount crash thing.

The fact is that Khitai is much bigger and much more "advanced" graphically and some who barely squeezed through 1.x will have to upgrade their computers. Even if FC denied this it is obvious.

Unknown · May 2010

So far it gets two thumbs up from me! Some minor performance stuff (but two minutes tweaking my settings and all was good), the zones are pure awesome! Massive areas, lots to explore, hidden shrines to find. Pretty much everything we wanted first time around. If anything I fear going back to those linear original zones is gonna piss me off when I go back there from playing in these huge sweeping open playfields.

The armor looks great too, can't wait to get more of it.

So far I would say that the first impressions are very postive overall

Falfeir · May 2010

keep the info coming

ConjureOne · May 2010

Originally posted by vernSL
But I've only played for a day so I guess I could be missing a lot. But this seems more like a big patch than something they should be charging for. This should have been given to their fans for sticking around through thick and thin.

Ding ding ding ding JACKPOT!!! That what I was saying in my thread, but got absolutely flamed by teh fanbois

swollenwabit · May 2010

Not really impressed with the expansion so far. It looks good, however the entire thing is being dragged down the mud due to random CTD's and crashes on zoning. I'm sure it could be wuit good if they were able to fix the crashes, however I do fear these crashes will consist for some time until Funcom finally fixes each and every crash.

The world looks good, but so far I cannot really enjoy it due to the amount of crashes I have had so far.

Rhowin · May 2010

So far I'm really pleased with its potential - the last two days the server were more down than up and I expect that it will take another week or two before we can really enjoy the expansion, even the worst part is over now. This is something I somewhat expected realistically however.

The things I have seen: Really good - the strength of AoC it its atmosphere along with quite good game mechanics. For me AoC is among the few games of its genre that deserve being titled 'mmoRPG' with really nice grafics, music, nice storylines in a world that seems really consitent and we seem to get a lot more of that with the expansion. If you ignore the global chat for most part the average player in AoC seems more mature and I'm quite happy once those players leave again who expect AoC to be WoW with naked breasts and gore - while this is definatly part of the world of AoC it simply fits with the lore and the novels and is by no means what the game is all about. If you look into the game expect a dark fantasy world with a historic / medival touch with an intense atmosphere. If that's what you're looking for or consider a good alternate game experience you should give the game a chance, if you look for a fantasic colorful theme park with a lot fast-paced action other games will likely thrill you much more.

A bit more specific on the Expansion - I really appreciate that there is no incrseased lvl cap and that all new regions will remain intresting. I didn't like the fact that with the expansions of WoW many areas were for pure leveling purpose and possibly for farming once you reached the new cap - still there is a lot to do for your lvl80 char to do and improve. A smart move seems as well do adopt the hard modes idea many will know from WoW already. Even though I didn't mind the layout of the old zones in AoC the new regions are more open and they were once again created with a lot of love for detail. If you expect anime-asia-style samurai or alike you'll be disappointed - the game remains rather realistic with a historic touch.

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