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AO isnt as good as they say man!

BigTastyBigTasty Member Posts: 45

i have downloaded the free AO game, but it sukked great. my question is if the free game's graphics are different comparing with the payed game?

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  • LeasaLeasa Member Posts: 449

    Well I dont play AO anymore but if you judge the game by the graphics you are going to think its bad.

    The graphics do improve slightly in the payed game because of Shadowlands, but IMHO they are not that much different.  By the way I quit the game because of Shadowlands.

    Also have you left the newbie place yet ??  The game does change when you do as far a play style.

     

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  • Phoenix_HawkPhoenix_Hawk Member UncommonPosts: 298

    The environment and things found in SL look better than those on the planet from the original and then AI stuff looks better than what is found in SL. The fact is though that if you're a graphics whore you'll never be satisfied with a game for long as there is always a new game coming along with better graphics. If you play a game for their graphics and not it's game play you'll be changing games almost as often as you change your socks due to that and as you'll quickly get bored of games you don't enjoy playing but like the looks of.

    AO was made before we had all the amazingly powerful graphics cards we have today. The graphics engine it still uses is based on the power of your CPU more so than your graphics card so the graphics card you're using plays a much smaller role than in other games. You'll also need to adjust the settings more in AO than you may in other games to get it to play smoothly as well as increase your physical RAM as the VRAM on your video card doesn't do too much. They have at least said they're thinking of updating the engine and since they are doing a UI update, they've updated various textures and have a new engine from AoC they may be able to use in AO plus there's a new expansion that got pushed back it is possible they will do so.

  • digitydarkmandigitydarkman Member Posts: 2,194

    IMO AO - SL = Horrible

    SL Makes the game SOOOOOOOO Much better

  • LeasaLeasa Member Posts: 449



    Originally posted by digitydarkman

    IMO AO - SL = Horrible
    SL Makes the game SOOOOOOOO Much better



    I lot of people feel the way you do.

    However I think it ruined the game.  The main reason is HECKLERS !!!   Instant level up :(

    In fact we had a name for people who just did Hecklers... We called them heckler newbs.  They would get levels very fast and not learn how to use their class.  There was plenty of level 150's and up who could not fight their way out of a paper bag if they went against something other than hecklers.

    Another thing SL did was ruin the economy of the game.  I got to talk to some Devs at a gaming convention in NC and they agreed with me that SL did screw up the economy.  If they had went to AI directly from the tower wars I would still be playing.

    To me SL did to AO what the CU and NGE did to SWG.  It totaly changed the game.  Any way I am glad you like it and enjoy it.

     

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  • Sin316Sin316 Member Posts: 53

    i wonder what people have against the graphics of AO. Seriously. I simply love it. Its much more detailed then most other mmo's. There are animals running and flying around, robots cleaning the streets , real time clouds and day/night , weather. it really looks amazing.

  • Phoenix_HawkPhoenix_Hawk Member UncommonPosts: 298

    AO graphics are nice and I rather like them too, but not amazing any more. Still you play a MMORPG because you enjoy it and at least some of the people in it, not because of the graphics.

  • BeanchillaBeanchilla Member Posts: 260

    i love ao
    dont mind the graphics
    they arent the best but they do the job
    some nice effects, everyhtings colorful

    and SL is a work of art
    i love ao and i love the way it looks
    while outdated what it paints a picture of is amazing
    a bright colorful futuristic world full of adventure and action

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  • Rikimaru_XRikimaru_X Member UncommonPosts: 11,718

    AO is good. The way they made it makes me think passed the graphics. It's very complicated building of the character. Unlike most of the known mmos out there today

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  • Kaynos1972Kaynos1972 Member Posts: 2,316

    I love when peoples come here and claim the game sucks after playing the FREE game for a few days.  There is so much you don't know about AO it's mind bogling and for you to come and say that it sucks is ridiculous.   I have been playing this game since launch and i'm still learning stuff.

    AO is deep my friend, AO is like the pacific ocean compared to WOW swimming pool.

  • Phoenix_HawkPhoenix_Hawk Member UncommonPosts: 298

    A few days? Some don't go past 30 min. Hell, a few say they don't even go off the crash area. Seen one that said he didn't know what to do or where to go at that point so just swam and swam and swam then gave up. I mean you see land and people in only one direction, that's where the chatty nurse tells you to go and there is a regular stream of people entering and heading in that way, it's not hard to figure out. May have even seen the guy that wrote that review. With a new char of mine a while back some newbie pops up then a greeter pretty much shows up right away and says hi to him, he says nothing. The newbie then hops in the water, swims off in the wrong direction and the greeter keeps following him trying to help. After a little while of this the newbie exits the game. The fore mentioned review showed up not long after I saw that happen from what I remember.

  • Sin316Sin316 Member Posts: 53

    WoW is more like the piss of a dog .. anyway ...

    he didnt even judged the game from gameplay or anything , no , he judges the game from graphics ... no i dont know , but i think AO looks better then WOW lol ... everything does ...

  • Billr00Billr00 Member UncommonPosts: 135

    I don't know what everyone is whining about anyway .. i used the 14 day free trial advertised on this sight and i have access to SL and AI .. and i think the game rocks .. it isn't dumbed down so every 11 year old with ADD can sit around and complain about how their character got beat down by some mob they couldn't outsmart ..

    this game requires thought, planning and fore thought .. not to mention the teamwork and social skills required to keep at least associates if not friends ..

    let all the 11 yr olds flock to rf online .. let them spend their parents money and all of us intelligient gamers who enjoy challenge and creativity .. interspersed with a little social activity we'll just stay right here with our "crappy graphics, and boring "old" game" hehe

    ((p.s. now i'm no longer a lurker... finally found something worth posting about))

  • BlueDaggerBlueDagger Member Posts: 58
    Thnx for the heads up I'll avoid

    ... gamer forever

  • CaniguaCanigua Member Posts: 233



    Originally posted by BigTasty

    i have downloaded the free AO game, but it sukked great. my question is if the free game's graphics are different comparing with the payed game?



    If you think a 5 year old game suck because of it's graphic,then your a true Fr00b and should stay away from this exelent game.And let people with a brain that enjoy good gameplay and a great skill system be free of graphic hunter's like youimage
  • blucommunistblucommunist Member Posts: 73

    Ok...


    I played AO for a long time. I played till AI expansion came out, not because I didn't like it just cause I was board cause I had a 140 Doctor that PWNED among other chars and I wanted to do a fantasy for awhile and try MXo.

    I read everything everyone said.

    First: AO has a STEEP learning curve and if your not going to sit down and bang out a few trial chars and learn about impants, professions and other aspects of the game your not going to be able to enjoy it fully. It is not a game for idiots or casual players. I think the devs have tried to open it up to more casual audience but the hardcore players are the ones that keep it going.

    Second: The big problem when I left was people trade-stealing and buying money. Which was screwing with the in game economy and lvl 5 soldiers were running around with weapons that were 17 levels too high because they have custom imps. Now in my *personal opinion* that is the best way to play. The better you can hijack your character and make them super uber the better items you will get and the better at PVP you will be. Not to mention a better asset to your group.

    Third: Overall, if you have all the expansion packs you will be able to use all the new weapons and items. If you only have AO or just NW OR SL you wont be able to partake in the nice alien tech pistol /blaster/ sword etc.

    LAST: Get a good ORG cause the game really really sucks if your alone. It doesnt matter if your omni/clan/ neut, a good org will make it fun. Plus they help u find places to fight give you some items to help start you out and run you threw the grid. If they have a city and they have towers that even better for you. Personally I was Clan, i found them to be much nicer and more mature than omni. Neutral is good too but you dont get the xp bonus or the money bonus. Neuts have other advantages, im sure there are a few. ::::40::

    Hope this helps.

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  • anubis93anubis93 Member Posts: 20
    AO is going on 5 years old this year...of course the graphics are not as good as newer games....it would require a graphics engine overhaul to change this...in other words Anarchy Online 2.  Maybe that will happen one day.  But with that there is a reason this game with outdated graphics is still around and going strong, it is because it actually has the content, depth, and complexity to keep people interested for that long.  I could be wrong, but with some of these newer games on the market with the sexy graphics I don't think they will have to worry about anybody talking smack about its graphics because I don't think they will keep the interest of people long enough to be around that long.
  • TinybinaTinybina Member Posts: 2,130


    Originally posted by digitydarkman
    IMO AO - SL = HorribleSL Makes the game SOOOOOOOO Much better

    Thats why there was a mass exodus within a few months after it came out....

    I still remember the day I gave up the land my Clan towers were on due to the Omni guilds that used to attack leaving the game... AO pre Shadowlands was one of the most fun and complete games I ever played with just the right mix of PVP, PVE, and population... After Shadowlands it went to hell.. There is a reason why they had to give it away for free you know.

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  • BeanchillaBeanchilla Member Posts: 260

    but ao didnt go free til after AI i believe.
    However i cant speak for the game pre sl,
    since im not a vet, but not a newb.
    Ive played for a year now.
    And i still say the game is fantastic.

    I try other mmos, like WoW, and EVE
    but i always end up sticking with this.

    AND I NEVER EVER CANCEL MY ACCOUNT!!
    SL is fun, i love it.

    PvP is fun too, im not so good at it,
    perhaps i need more uber gear.

    But still all fun areas of the game.
    I'm a casual player so i don't get uber so fast.
    People think im crazy since im only lvl 60 after like 10 months.

    But i really dont get much time to play when balancing everything.
    Which is another thing i love about this game,
    its great for realllllly casual players (me) to realllllly hardcore players.

    Anywho,
    AO may not have the best graphics,
    and with all the complexity in it, it does have more lag than it should,
    but gameplay is the greatest,
    community is the greatest,
    and overall
    This game is the greatest.
    And with free play its community is growing,
    and more p2p subscriptions are being made aswell.

    AO FTW
    stillll going strooong

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  • BeanchillaBeanchilla Member Posts: 260


    Originally posted by Phoenix_Hawk
    A few days? Some don't go past 30 min. Hell, a few say they don't even go off the crash area. Seen one that said he didn't know what to do or where to go at that point so just swam and swam and swam then gave up. I mean you see land and people in only one direction, that's where the chatty nurse tells you to go and there is a regular stream of people entering and heading in that way, it's not hard to figure out. May have even seen the guy that wrote that review. With a new char of mine a while back some newbie pops up then a greeter pretty much shows up right away and says hi to him, he says nothing. The newbie then hops in the water, swims off in the wrong direction and the greeter keeps following him trying to help. After a little while of this the newbie exits the game. The fore mentioned review showed up not long after I saw that happen from what I remember.

    hahaha
    in the new patch
    one of the "classic changes"
    is that new characters spawn directly on beach hahaha

    aparently
    this was a recurring problem
    makes you wonder now
    doesnt it

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  • blucommunistblucommunist Member Posts: 73


    hahaha
    in the new patch
    one of the "classic changes"
    is that new characters spawn directly on beach hahaha

    aparently
    this was a recurring problem
    makes you wonder now
    doesnt it


    lol...its cause if you dont turn the graphics up you will just get mist. People are tard...

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  • MirimoMirimo Member Posts: 3

    I just feel happy that 98% of Wow/LE kids dont play AO or cant play it.. The characters development system is a little complicated for those squishy minds, stay at WoW and other grind games please and left the AO and EVE online too ::::18:: alone plz

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  • SexysizzleSexysizzle Member Posts: 5
    I Feel Hurt You Dare Claim AO not to be good :( I Should have my Robot slap you image
  • LeFarseLeFarse Member Posts: 47

    If AO had a engine/graphics update , it probably become the better and deeper MMO in the market.

    No, i'm not talking about nice characters and amazing scenarios. I'm talking about good frames per second on populated areas and no lag/freezes.

    AO have a thing that makes it an incredible game: The Twink of Your Character. Running arouns with 80 lvl stuff being a 60 it's a nice sensation. Plus the advantatge it gives u in PvP.

    It needs to have some quests too and get rid of terminal missions / hecklers.


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  • liamwbaliamwba Member Posts: 32
    ao = Amazing game for free but is just too complicated, and as for the graphics id say there neither great or bad, but hey wat do you want for free.image

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  • Suomalainen1Suomalainen1 Member Posts: 19
    I´m playing AO but i think they´r same in the payed version....
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