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AC2 Reborn: Things to look forward to in the land of AC2!

GreyloopGreyloop Member Posts: 41
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Asheron's Call 2 Development Goals Revisited

We try to keep you up to date with our plans for the future, with the understanding that this will always be a moving target. Since we strive for communication, that’s just one of the risks we have to take; the things we tell you about will change.

As you might imagine, the previous plans have changed quite a bit with the acquisition of the Asheron’s Call franchise. Along the way we’ve also changed direction a little bit, which resulted in some things shifting around.

With that in mind, let’s take a fresh look at the upcoming months, understanding that this could (and probably will) change again several times as we roll with whatever punches come along.

The most obvious change you’ll notice is that some big-ticket items such as housing have been pushed out to later in the year. This was done for two reasons: to give us time to help create better tools to manage the service, and to help prepare for the billing transition in early Summer. We are still looking to hire two good engineers to do nothing but housing and vendors, so the current schedule may well happen sooner rather than later.


February

  • Introduces a new kind of content: treasure maps.
  • The first version of Kingdom Headquarters (future updates will expand on these locations).
  • The first books appear in AC2.

March

  • This is the beginning of our new story arc. In the wake of the Archon's War, the Kingdoms begin to reassert their role as the dominant force shaping Dereth's future.
  • Kingdom Headquarters become the seat of power from which the Kingdoms direct their faithful.
  • We continue to fill out the game world with more characters to interact with and direct our story.

April

  • The first batch of changes to PvP balance are scheduled to be completed in April. That will also be the end of the first round of PvP balance! We will be doing the PvP balancing in several discrete “chunks”, rather than spending an extremely long continuous amount of time on it.

May

  • The crafting rewrite sees fruition!

June

  • Tier-3 hero skills are added, plus other skill tweaks as needed.
  • A very large new KvK dynamic is introduced, involving Kingdom ownership of landscape areas. Note that this isn’t completely PvP-oriented; most of this dynamic will involve direct Kingdom-vs-Kingdom competition without PvP combat. However, a few portions of this dynamic will involve consensual PvP combat.

July

  • The new AC2 launcher service is tentatively scheduled to come online, replacing the existing Microsoft launcher service.
  • New content that expands on the KvK dynamic introduced in the previous month with more areas.
  • The second round of PvP balance changes come online.

August

  • Consignment vendors become available for hire

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Later in the year

  • The first phase of housing
  • New UI abilities (such as pet status panel)

All year

  • Bug fixes
  • Small-to-medium gameplay systems improvements
  • New dungeons, monsters, items, stories, and adventures. Every month includes new content, but we aren't going to go into detail about it because it would ruin the surprise.

Additional notes:

 

PvP stuff will also be included in months prior to April, it is to be wrapped up by April.

 

We want housing and vendors done right.  Over and above the issue of needing to make sure we build the right tools for the new service, we're not going to pull Sylvester McCoder McCrappy in off the street, plop him down at a computer, and say "Hey, code us some housing!  Oh, and vendors, too!"  We're going to have the right people do this, and we are still searching for those people.  Given that, we've put some room into that deadline.  Like the rest of the doc, this is subject to change, although we’re trying to change it to less time than is scheduled, not more.  I understand how important these things are to the game and how badly we all want them in there NOW (remember, I'm a player too) but they must be done right. 

 

And yes, your regular monthly updates will still occur, bringing new stuff with them that is not mentioned here.

- Content isn't included in this list. But that doesn't mean we aren't going to do it. And some of it is pretty badass content, too. But if we tell you exactly what it will be, it'll spoil half the fun of it.

 

 

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  • GreyloopGreyloop Member Posts: 41

    If you are interested and havnt seen what the devs have been adding to this game in the last couple months just go take a look at this latest months Patch and remember these type of stories and aditions get added EVERYMONTH:

    http://microsoftgamesinsider.com/AC2/default.htm

    Watch the movie for the January Teaser and read the Teaser text. Remember AC2 isnt about throwing you into a world of no meaning just so you can run around and craft and explore. There is much more to ac2 then most people realize and that is MONTHYLY updates that drive a Story and keep you entertained MONTH after MONTH.

    I mean isnt that why we play these kind of games it to be Entertained?

    Well that is just what Ac2 brings to the picture, if you dont agree please go and troll somewhere else. This information is for people that are interested in AC2 and want to try it out for THEMSELVES. Not to be pushed away by Trolls.

    Thanks

  • ExekileExekile Member UncommonPosts: 80

    Great post! I love all the things that will come! thank you for posting this here, I was actually looking for a list of things to come :)

    Lets try this... Everyone who wants to say something about ac2 not being popular, it sucks, it's not making any money for the developers, it's going to go crash and burn etc etc... don't post here, because it has nothing to do with the topic... Now lets see if anyone listens :)

  • GreyloopGreyloop Member Posts: 41

    Here is a link to a GREAT video a player made showing the Differences of AC1 and AC2:

    Take a look:
    http://www.kyramesich.com/video/postcataclysmblues.wmv

    You will notice how he Starts with Ac1 then shows what Ac2 looks like and back and forth.

    Enjoy!

  • Unknown


    Originally posted by Greyloop

    Here is a link to a GREAT video a player made showing the Differences of AC1 and AC2:
    Take a look:
    http://www.kyramesich.com/video/postcataclysmblues.wmv
    You will notice how he Starts with Ac1 then shows what Ac2 looks like and back and forth.
    Enjoy!

    Errr.... what ARE the differences?

    Oh the graphics? That's old news from more than 1 year ago that AC2 has better graphics than AC1.

    As well as the FACT AC was a bona fid success by 1 year after release vs AC2 which is nowhere near being a success after 1 year of release.

    BTW, AC2's competition is NOT AC , so that video is meaningless.

    AC2 will have to worry about recieveing its final Death Blow from EverQuest 2. Along with WoW, Lineage 2, and a ton of others about to be released.

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  • EnticoEntico Member Posts: 107

    Errr.... what ARE the differences?

    I though you played both games xplororor, you really didnt notice any differences between them?

    BTW you going off topic in your first post.

    ==============================
    And besides, like it or not, people do try to "win" massively multiplayer RPGs. The rules of engagement are something like this:
    * If there is a status bar, make it grow bigger
    * If there is a number, make it higher
    * If it moves, either get a mission from it or kill it

    ==============================
    And besides, like it or not, people do try to "win" massively multiplayer RPGs. The rules of engagement are something like this:
    * If there is a status bar, make it grow bigger
    * If there is a number, make it higher
    * If it moves, either get a mission from it or kill it

  • EnticoEntico Member Posts: 107

    Back to original topic, it looks very cool. I'm looking forward to new kingdom dynamics, consignment vendors and new crafting.

    I have mixed feelings about housing, hopefully it wont be done like in AC. After housing towns become deserted and everyone stuck to his own house/mansion. I hope for something like quarters in towns not houses in wilderness.

    ==============================
    And besides, like it or not, people do try to "win" massively multiplayer RPGs. The rules of engagement are something like this:
    * If there is a status bar, make it grow bigger
    * If there is a number, make it higher
    * If it moves, either get a mission from it or kill it

    ==============================
    And besides, like it or not, people do try to "win" massively multiplayer RPGs. The rules of engagement are something like this:
    * If there is a status bar, make it grow bigger
    * If there is a number, make it higher
    * If it moves, either get a mission from it or kill it

  • Unknown


    Originally posted by Entico

    Errr.... what ARE the differences?
    I though you played both games xplororor, you really didnt notice any differences between them?
    BTW you going off topic in your first post.

    ==============================
    And besides, like it or not, people do try to "win" massively multiplayer RPGs. The rules of engagement are something like this:
    * If there is a status bar, make it grow bigger
    * If there is a number, make it higher
    * If it moves, either get a mission from it or kill it


    You read and quoted the First line of my post.

    Now continue reading on. Feel free to quote the Second line of my post. image

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  • EnticoEntico Member Posts: 107

    So only difference between them is graphics (being succesfull or not is not game "feature" or is it for you xplororor?).

    You saying that AC is a decent game and at the same time AC2 is awfull game, graphics is a minor facor when comes to game quality. Tell me please what makes such a difference if in your opinion both are the same? You contradict yourself here it seems, not for the first time.

    Yet again I though you played them both but from what you showing here you have no idea what you talking about.

    ========================

    Off topic note.

    Yet again thread is going off topic becouse of you. If you dont play AC2 you not going to play it in the future what keeps you here xplororor? You dont offer ANY constructive criticism apart from your silly statistics and even those are way stretched.

    You are rejected from SWG forum and seeking new place to show of your virtual ego? Tell me what is the real reason for you being here? Your rambling only makes you look stupid, noone likes you noone cares what you have to say so tell me what is the point?

    You only hurting youreself in the process, think about it before you reply to every sentence in this post with your traditional hate filled manner.

    If you want to talk lets do it in PM as this discussion does not belong to AC2 forums.

    ==============================
    And besides, like it or not, people do try to "win" massively multiplayer RPGs. The rules of engagement are something like this:
    * If there is a status bar, make it grow bigger
    * If there is a number, make it higher
    * If it moves, either get a mission from it or kill it

    ==============================
    And besides, like it or not, people do try to "win" massively multiplayer RPGs. The rules of engagement are something like this:
    * If there is a status bar, make it grow bigger
    * If there is a number, make it higher
    * If it moves, either get a mission from it or kill it

  • Unknown


    Originally posted by Entico

    So only difference between them is graphics (being succesfull or not is not game "feature" or is it for you xplororor?).

    Someone on the first page posted a link to a video. He then claimed that video showed ALL the differences between AC and AC2.

    All I could see in that video was it stressing how the graphics have changed in AC vs AC2.

     What else did you see that video show?

    It makes a HUGE point to show the same landmarks in both AC and AC2 and how the graphics are different.

     I then posted that this is old news.... that the AC2 graphics are better than AC.

    You saying that AC is a decent game and at the same time AC2 is awfull game, graphics is a minor facor when comes to game quality. Tell me please what makes such a difference if in your opinion both are the same? You contradict yourself here it seems, not for the first time.

     1. You are supporting me now with this statement of yours. I have always said graphics in a MMORPG take a backseat to game features, game content, game mechanaics.

     2. Every single AC2 fanboy keeps repeating how "yes AC2 had a horrible release, yes AC2 had exploits, yes AC2 had... etc.. etc... BUT the graphics sure are GREAT!"

     3. I have also said AC after being out for 1 year was a successfull game. I have said AC2, after being out for 1 year is NOT a successfull game. It is also no where near being a successfull game.

     AC and AC2 are not the same. Are they differeent? Are they that different? There are IMHO minor differences (like the new ways to enter dungeons in AC2 for example). Since the graphics in AC are still playable AC is a much better game than AC2. Thus, there are no major difference between AC and AC2. The AC graphics are still ok enough to add to the gameplay, game enjoyment even at present time.

    Yet again I though you played them both but from what you showing here you have no idea what you talking about.

    LOL! Of course I played them both. I was commenting on what the person on the first page posted - that that video showed the differences between AC and AC2

    Yet again thread is going off topic becouse of you. If you dont play AC2 you not going to play it in the future what keeps you here xplororor? You dont offer ANY constructive criticism apart from your silly statistics and even those are way stretched.

     1. Name any of my statistics that are "streched"? In fact, I have gotten updates of my staticstics from AC2 fans like yourself. It is your own information that shows AC2 for the failure it is.

     2. I offered my constructive criticism in the AC2 forums.

    I currently post in these AC2 forums questions about the game which all AC2 fans either refused to answer, pretended they didn't know the answer, or could not answer. Until now. I now know even less players play AC2 than ever before.

     3. I selectivly post. Notice I don't post in the treads asking technical questions about AC2.

    But I do so post in threads that ask if AC2 is successfull, if one should now buy AC2, if one should now play AC2, or if one should instead wait for EQ2, WoW, and others to first come out before playing this flop.

    You are rejected from SWG forum and seeking new place to show of your virtual ego? Tell me what is the real reason for you being here?

    Who rejected me? The MMORPG.com moderators run this site. Not the SWG bashing, or other game bashing posters who post on this site. I originally posted in the SWG forums not to defend SWG, but to stamp out all the false information about SWG that was being spewed over and over.

     BTW, I posted on the AC2 forms FIRST. image

    Now I post on roughly half the game forums at this site. image

     My reason for being here on the AC2 forums is to not let the fact that AC2 is a flop be ignored and forgotton - which will maybe FORCE the entire industry to shape up!

     

     

    Your rambling only makes you look stupid, noone likes you noone cares what you have to say so tell me what is the point?

     Back to the name calling I see? Tell me, when have I ever called you names?

    I'm not posting to be liked. (That's for you and the rest of the AC2 fans.) I'm posting to make sure important information, and facts, do not get ignored, forgotten, or left out.

     

    You only hurting youreself in the process, think about it before you reply to every sentence in this post with your traditional hate filled manner.

     I post the facts. No matter how pleasant, or unpleasant they are.

    1. AC2 had the worse ever beta of any MMORPG. Beta testers had to wait 24hrs before any of their posts were apporoved.

    2. AC2 had the worse launch of any MMORPG. There was no high end game what-so-ever. Dungeons limited which players could enter based on their level. There were no towns. All buildings could NOT be entered.

    3. AC2's number of accounts have been going down, down, down, and down. 100,000 accounts is the industry standared for having a successfull MMORPG. AC2 at release had between 25,000 to 30,000 to 50,000 accounts.

     6 months ago AC2 had roughly 25,000 accounts solid with 12,000 players online at the same time.

     Right NOW it has been found AC2 has roughly 800 players online at the same time. One can estimate AC2 now has roughly 2,000 accounts!?! I'll even streach it to 5,000 accounts LOL.

    If you want to talk lets do it in PM as this discussion does not belong to AC2 forums.

     Let the hundreds of Lurkers decide. I am here mostly for them. image

     I am also here to let the MMORPG industry know the flop of AC2 will never be forgotten and am using the power if the internet to make sure the MMORPG industry learns, and shapes up!

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  • EvilbillEvilbill Member Posts: 9

    "Someone on the first page posted a link to a video. He then claimed that video showed ALL the differences between AC and AC2.

    All I could see in that video was it stressing how the graphics have changed in AC vs AC2.

     What else did you see that video show?"

    Well all that that video was showing was how the landscape changed from AC1-->AC2, it had nothing to do with graphics or gameplay, i mean come on i bet you ddint even watch the video, or are you really that stupid?, at this point it looks like you're just trying to find fault with everything, you havnt even played for 6 months how would you know what the games like now?

     

    "Right NOW it has been found AC2 has roughly 800 players online at the same time. One can estimate AC2 now has roughly 2,000 accounts!?! I'll even streach it to 5,000 accounts LOL."

    Lol indeed, this is complete BS

    800 players per Server

    not 800 total, moron

  • EnticoEntico Member Posts: 107
    I was thru this with him Evil, you cant reason with him, best way is to ignore, he will get bored and go away eventually. They always do image.

    ==============================
    And besides, like it or not, people do try to "win" massively multiplayer RPGs. The rules of engagement are something like this:
    * If there is a status bar, make it grow bigger
    * If there is a number, make it higher
    * If it moves, either get a mission from it or kill it

    ==============================
    And besides, like it or not, people do try to "win" massively multiplayer RPGs. The rules of engagement are something like this:
    * If there is a status bar, make it grow bigger
    * If there is a number, make it higher
    * If it moves, either get a mission from it or kill it

  • lordruhklordruhk Member Posts: 6

    As well as the FACT AC was a bona fid success by 1 year after release vs AC2 which is nowhere near being a success after 1 year of release.
    - I disagree.  AC1 had little competiion at initial release, and a MS name to back it (at the time that was quite the draw)  AC2 issues were characters were thought out in a back-room of ju-ju fruit eating contest.  The loot system was 1/100 of that of AC1 (today).  Now?  AC2 loot system is about 60% of AC1...which is QUITE impressive consider AC1 has been out for 4 years, compared to 14 months for AC2.  The strides they have made are HUGE!
    Today - the quests are AWESOME!  Nothing like the "chessy" little dungeons in 1H2003.  Epic dungeons, Olhtoi hives are not only BACK....but the lore integration is extensive and the variance within the dungeon (based on location to danger) is impressive.
    When the new crafting system comes in during Q2, we will a uniqueness that pulls AC2 away from AC1 and the comparisons.  Wow and EQ2 (if they make it to FCS) will be gunning for AC2.
    BTW, AC2's competition is NOT AC , so that video is meaningless.
    - Agreed.
    AC2 will have to worry about recieveing its final Death Blow from EverQuest 2. Along with WoW, Lineage 2, and a ton of others about to be released.
    - Death Blow?  I think the ability to deliver a timely, quality, high rez game will haunt all you list above.  It is not about the release, it is about the year after the release.  Get used to it.

    --- R

  • hwursthwurst Member Posts: 1

    AC2 will no die due to WoW or EQ2...

    ...in fact it is already dead, or how would you call a 'M'morpg with just 2000 players (even scattered over different servers) at peak time.

    It's sad, as Dereth was a very magical world for a while and the hero patch was my greatest experience in a MMORPG but it is now a dead world...

  • GreyloopGreyloop Member Posts: 41

    You know what is REALLY sad.

    Is how loosers like above have to come on here and post about the Population like that has ANYTHING to do with how great this game is.

    Why do I need a Server of 100,000 people on it?

    Groups are only 9 fellow groups! So why would I care about the other 92,000 other people?

    If I have a group of freinds in game that I go hunt with and have a good time why would anyone care if there are 100,000 other people on the server that I could care less about.

    The fact of the matter IS: AC2 lacked certain things when it first came out because it got released far to early, BUt guess what! That has all changed now, the game is at a GREAT point to start to come back and the #'s will start to climb no matter how many trolls have to come on here and post about the Pop #'s.

    The sad part about all these trolls is they have NOOOOOO clue about this game. Most havnt played this game in the last few months and I guess if you need to have 100,000 other people to have fun in games then I guess you better get off these forums and go stick to your Carebear of a Game like EQ where you will have all the people in the world you can run around with.

    Let me ask you a question:

    1. Would you rather be a character on a server of 800 where everyone Knows who you are and when you get a new find (Loot or quest) everyone is  in awe of your new find and thinks you are awsome?

    or

    2. Would you rather be a character on a server of 100,000 where everyone could care less who you are, you are just another cleric or warrior that means nothing to them, and if you were to find somthing you think is cool and rare chances are 50,000 other people already found that and did that quests 3 weeks ago?

    You tell me what sounds like more fun!

  • Unknown


    Originally posted by Evilbill

     

     

    "Right NOW it has been found AC2 has roughly 800 players online at the same time. One can estimate AC2 now has roughly 2,000 accounts!?! I'll even streach it to 5,000 accounts LOL."

    Lol indeed, this is complete BS

    800 players per Server

    not 800 total, moron

      Hey a 3rd AC2 fan out of the 800 image has finally approched the subject of exactly how many accounts AC2 has.

     OK, let's nail this subject even tighter... answer me this:

     - How many servers right now does AC2 have?

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    Originally posted by lordruhk

     

    - I disagree.  AC1 had little competiion at initial release, and a MS name to back it (at the time that was quite the draw)  AC2 issues were characters were thought out in a back-room of ju-ju fruit eating contest.  The loot system was 1/100 of that of AC1 (today).  Now?  AC2 loot system is about 60% of AC1...which is QUITE impressive consider AC1 has been out for 4 years, compared to 14 months for AC2.  The strides they have made are HUGE!

     Every hear of EverQuest ?

    EQ slammed AC. EQ was the reason AC never got more than 200,000 accounts. UO was still nice competition when AC came out. In a way AC was a hybrid of UO. (both are Skill Based games.)

     AC2 can't claim "there is more competition nowadays" as an excuse for its horribly dismal number of accounts ( 5,000 or less !!! image )

     Because DAoC, and even Shadowbane, along with almost every other MMORPG released right before, during, and after AC2, have ALL succeeded. ALL of them have between 50,000 accounts to 300,000 accounts. 

    AC2 will have to worry about recieveing its final Death Blow from EverQuest 2. Along with WoW, Lineage 2, and a ton of others about to be released.

    - Death Blow?  I think the ability to deliver a timely, quality, high rez game will haunt all you list above. 

      EQ2, Lin2, and WoW are guaranteed to have more than 5,000 to 50,000 accounts no matter how shoddy their releases are. Since two of them are now in the same position as MicroCrap and Turbine aka releasing sequels, they are far less likely to release another AC2.... expecially with me using the internet to hold a magnifying glass over them image 

    It is not about the release, it is about the year after the release.  Get used to it.

      Exactly! Thank you for supporting one of the many points I have been making on these forums!

    AC2 = 1 year after release doing far WORSE than when it released. It right now has less than 5,000 acocunts!

    AC = 1 year after release went on to become a success.

    EVERY other MMORPG = 1 year after release were successfull by 1 years time. ALL of them had/have far, far, more than 5,000 accounts.

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  • Unknown
    Originally posted by Greyloop

    You know what is REALLY sad.

    Is how loosers like above have to come on here and post about the Population like that has ANYTHING to do with how great this game is.

     I think it is even more sad you have to resort to name calling when no one else has had to. You resort to name calling, instead of trying to point by point refute those you disagree with.

    Why do I need a Server of 100,000 people on it?

     NO MMORPG has a server that holds 100,000 players on it at the same time online. You are grossly exaggerating.

     AO can hold 50,000 players on each server. It has an avarage of 10k to 20k players online at the same time on each server.

     SWG can hold 24k players on each server, and up to 12k players online at the same time on each server.

    Groups are only 9 fellow groups! So why would I care about the other 92,000 other people?

      1. What other MMORPG allows 90k players to be online at the same time on one server?

      2. You are paying a monthly subscription for 1 reason - because you are playing a MMORPG, not a RPG, not a ORPG (like Diablo 2 which allows players to group also.)

    If you want to pay $10.oo a month to play with 9 other players, then that is you. The rest of MMORPG players who have stayed away from AC2 prefer MMORPGs that give far, far, more for their hard earned money and monthly fee.

    If I have a group of freinds in game that I go hunt with and have a good time why would anyone care if there are 100,000 other people on the server that I could care less about.

     1. Again, name this mysterious MMORPG that allows 100k players online at the same time on one server?

     2. The rest of the MMORPG market wants more bang for their buck. Why play the flop AC2 which has roughly 600 to 800 players on 1 server (at PEAK TIME) when they can pay the same monthly fee and play with 6,000 + players on one server?

     3. By having more players on a server, even players one doesn't know, one has more buyers for items, there IS a player economy, one has more chances to group no matter when they log on, one has more things to buy when they shop for new items. Oh and the game is more likely to be a financial success which means it's more likely to be AROUND.

    The fact of the matter IS: AC2 lacked certain things when it first came out because it got released far to early, BUt guess what! That has all changed now, the game is at a GREAT point to start to come back and the #'s will start to climb no matter how many trolls have to come on here and post about the Pop #'s.

       There are more facts. Don't leave the rest of them out:

      1. AC2 has been out for 1 year and 1 month now.

      2. AC2 has even LESS players than ever. AC2 right now has roughly 5,000 players in the ENTIRE GAME.

      3. ALL MMORPGs after being out for 1 year have been financially successfull. ALL of them have either reached, passed, or come very close to the industry standard of having 100,000 accounts (aka Total players in the entire game).

    The sad part about all these trolls is they have NOOOOOO clue about this game. Most havnt played this game in the last few months and I guess if you need to have 100,000 other people to have fun in games then I guess you better get off these forums and go stick to your Carebear of a Game like EQ where you will have all the people in the world you can run around with.

     Back to the name calling again I see. Who here has called you names? Why are you now starting to try calling others names?

     A Troll is someone who starts trouble for no reason... like namecalling.

     Many are posting here with FACTS.

     FACT - AC2 after being out for 1+ years is no where close to being financially successfull.

     FACT - AC2 after being out for 1+ years has 5,000 accounts or less. Compare to other MMORPGs that have been out for 1+ years which ALL have had 50,000 to 100,000 and more accounts.

     FACT - AC2 has been dying a slow death since release. AC2 is about to have even MORE competition in roughly 6 more months. Think AC2 is doing bad and dying slowly now?

    Let me ask you a question:

    1. Would you rather be a character on a server of 800 where everyone Knows who you are and when you get a new find (Loot or quest) everyone is  in awe of your new find and thinks you are awsome?

      I have no problem with being on a server with 10 people. But if the ENTIRE game has just 10 people then it's an obvious sign the game is not financially successfull, and is DYING.

     BTW, your example IS a fact in EverQuest, DAoC, AO, SWG, and just about every other MMORPG. There are many times when just 800 players are online at the same time on a server.

    or

    2. Would you rather be a character on a server of 100,000 where everyone could care less who you are, you are just another cleric or warrior that means nothing to them, and if you were to find somthing you think is cool and rare chances are 50,000 other people already found that and did that quests 3 weeks ago?

      1. Once again, no MMORPG has been made that allows 100,000 accounts on 1 server. Or allows 100,000 players to be online at the same time on the same server.

      2. You are obviously mixing up the point many are making about the flop AC2 -> it has less than 5,000 TOTAL accounts aka TOTAL players.

      The amount of players on each server at peak time means nothing IF the game has 100k or more accounts.

     Example:

     EverQuest:

     It has over 400,000 accounts. Usually on each server there are 1,000 to 2,000 players online at the same time. The game IS financially successfull. Thus it does not matter if there are only 10 players on one server online at the same time.

    You tell me what sounds like more fun!

      You have things mixed up. image

     AC2 has less than 5,000 TOTAL accounts. AC2 is nowhere close to ever making it to having 100,000 TOTAL accounts. AC2 is nowhere close to ever being a financial success = AC2 is D-Y-I-N-G.

     Playing a monthly fee for a dying game is not fun for the majority of MMORPG players.

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  • LebowskiLebowski Member Posts: 147

    Try lowering your resolution and/or details. The game works very good for me on much worse PC.

    p.s.
    Your graphics card is much worse than other parts of your PC and clearly a very narrow bottleneck.

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      I wouldn't call a  g4 4800 "much worse" than the other parts of his computer.

     

    http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce4ti.html

     

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  • LebowskiLebowski Member Posts: 147

    If I can make it run good on much worse PC then it's something wrong with you probably.

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  • LebowskiLebowski Member Posts: 147

    The game is laggy and I can understand all the ppl with poor PC configurations complaining. But I can't understand ppl with better PCs than mine complaining when the game works fine on my PC. Maybe you need to change your ISP...

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    Originally posted by Alphamalebsr

     LMFAO).  AC2=Mini Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game

     

     

    Heheh.... MMORPG in AC2's case "Mini" Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game image

    *Put's on his John Ritter aka Captain Amazing costume*

    "I shall continue my crusade to keep the memory of AC2 alive and true in front of the face of the MMORPG industry to make sure this never happens again!

    MMORPG gamers fight for your right... to party... errr... to ... make sure the industry never pulls another AC2! "

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  • EnticoEntico Member Posts: 107

    Type lag and <put any MMORPG name here> and hits will be rolling your point does not prove absolutely anything.

    You talking from your experience I'm talking from mine. I play on TD server (US datacenter) from Europe. I play at peek times and off peek times and belive it or not I almost never experience any network lag. I do experience graphics lag sometimes but I learned how to deal with it. I know some people experience rubberbanding but moast of the people hasn't got that problem.

    This is stupid you cant convince fanboys of nothing there blinded by fanboy lust...

    I do not deny what you said, I belive that you experience lag. All the people I play with do not have that problem, belive it or not I dont really care. Dont like the game thats fine, move on and get over it.

    ps.

    xplororor your post point being exactly what huh?

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    And besides, like it or not, people do try to "win" massively multiplayer RPGs. The rules of engagement are something like this:
    * If there is a status bar, make it grow bigger
    * If there is a number, make it higher
    * If it moves, either get a mission from it or kill it

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    And besides, like it or not, people do try to "win" massively multiplayer RPGs. The rules of engagement are something like this:
    * If there is a status bar, make it grow bigger
    * If there is a number, make it higher
    * If it moves, either get a mission from it or kill it

  • LebowskiLebowski Member Posts: 147

    Originally posted by Alphamalebsr
    Or maybe you need to take your Fanboy sticker off you forhead.. To many people are complaining about the same thing maybe its time you stoped blamming them and turned the blame back to the makers of the damn game...Maybe thats why there are so few people who play this game on a daily bases aye?
    This is stupid you cant convince fanboys of nothing there blinded by fanboy lust... Have fun trying to survive the summer... I predict it will be difficult for you and your favorite game, thats in all reality already dead(2k people per night LMFAO). AC2=Mini Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game
    Damn you're stupid. Game works normally on Athlon 2100, 512Mb RAM, GeForce 2 Ti200 (64 Mb) for me. If you can't make it work on your PC it's really your problem (or your ISP).


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  • EnticoEntico Member Posts: 107

    Another xplororor, you too belive in marsjans on the moon?

    AC2 will not survive it will go down as one of the worst MMO busts ever.....

    Do you want to bet for it?

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    And besides, like it or not, people do try to "win" massively multiplayer RPGs. The rules of engagement are something like this:
    * If there is a status bar, make it grow bigger
    * If there is a number, make it higher
    * If it moves, either get a mission from it or kill it

    ==============================
    And besides, like it or not, people do try to "win" massively multiplayer RPGs. The rules of engagement are something like this:
    * If there is a status bar, make it grow bigger
    * If there is a number, make it higher
    * If it moves, either get a mission from it or kill it

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