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Funcom Enters Agreement with Conan Properties - MMORPG.com News
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Funcom Enters Agreement with Conan Properties - MMORPG.com News
Funcom and Conan Properties have entered into an agreement to make Funcom the preferred partner for all PC and console games based on Conan the Barbarian and Hyboria. Earlier in 2015, Funcom announced that a pair of new games would be introduced in 2016 and it is likely that at least one of them will be predicated around today's news.
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I thought Funcom was on the verge of either closing down or being bought by someone...
Now they have TWO new games in development ?
Great news !
As to this partnership,i just don't know.I can see why it happened,Funcom needs money,likely a real small agreement contract.Funcom keeps their business afloat and Conan gets a substantial cut of all profits.
I personally do not think any future Conan games will fare too well.I think AOC did ok not as godod as they hoped but was ok.I think what happens moving forward si they will streamline game design,so it will look like another DnD clone and that is not a good thing.
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Sad really because to this day i still pop back, but brings tear to eye to see the desolation of what it could have been
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I remember AoC being the MMO that drove everyone into upgrading there PC's. That game was brutal to run at launch. But I had ton of fun playing it!
I would go back in a heartbeat if they changed that horrible combat system.
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How exactly is a company on the verge of bankruptcy a few months ago going to be able to complete a high quality Conan MMO without rushing it like last time... this smells far more like a mobile Conan game is coming or if they're really ambitious a single player console game.
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If they didnt cut all the promised features the game would have been much better. I hope if they do release another mmo with Conan IP they flesh the game out fully and make sure it is great. Hopefully a sandbox version this time with action combat combos.
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I think if they decided to go down the Conan MMO route again (upto date AoC woudl be awesome) all i hope is what ever game they make they learn from the serious balls up in the release of the AoC, the fact that even to this day this game still betters 90% of mmo for graphic, scene and combat sums up fact they had a massive hit on their hands, but being rushed out (about 3-6months too early) destroyed it....
Sad really because to this day i still pop back, but brings tear to eye to see the desolation of what it could have been
You know it is funny you mention the graphics because when i played at release i remember the graphics being really good.Fast forward i have went back a couple times,i have better PC;'s now and the graphics look low end like they purposely lowered them to accommodate f2p/bandwidth.
Have you played it recently to determine if the graphics seem the same to you or is it just me?
I am usually right on top of graphics, i love good quality graphics,puts a smile on m,y face,so yeah i take notice when something does not seem right.
Anyhow if they did release another game idk what they could do to improve it,they are not going to have the same budget,likely a smaller one.I can tell you what i would change and it wouldn't be that tough.
1 NO linear questing or unlocking houses with quests,keep an OPEN mmo world,not single player design with login screen.
2 Better itemization/stats /gear ,that whole area was done cheap.
Tortage was a nice idea,more creative thinking like that.
3 Better combat structure with more depth and player>player interaction,basically quit copying WOW designs.You want YOUR game to have it's own identity,you don't want to feel like your playing WOW version 2.0.
These subtle changes and you have yourself a quality game with better longevity.I felt the game did some good things,i actually enjoyed it and had it around top 4 of all time but passed by a few games of late,none the less it had great potential.
Never forget 3 mile Island and never trust a government official or company spokesman.
I smell an AoC PS4 port :) That would be so giggity, giggity.
I would go back to it in a heartbeat if that happens. The three directional basic attacks are a pain on a keyboard. It would be really good on a controller.
The worst thing that can happen to the Conan properties and Age of Conan in particular is to continue on with Funcom. This game needs to be bought by a company that has some liquid cash and gives two squirts of piss about this title. Funcom isn't that company. They've let this game rot and wither on the vine for about five years now, and this won't fix anything.
I'm actually disappointed to hear this news. I guess we can look forward to another five years with no actual expansions, no class revamps, no crafting revamp, and re-purposing old models and old dungeons for more unchained modes.
Sorry if I sound negative and depressing about this, but I have completely lost all faith in Funcom to manage the Conan IP at this point.