Age of Conan

Fellow CoAers

I’d like to propose some new conspiracy theories so that all the nay-sayers can continue to contribute to the forum:

1. Men can’t wear bikini bottoms (chain mail, +2 to support). This means all the chars will look exactly the same, Funcom has zero imagination.

2. On the way to Funcon, AmazingAvery gets overwhelmed by large, blond Norwegian women and never makes it. This leads to never getting our questions answered, leading the entire AoC community into a downward spiral that leaves them only able to play Pong.

3. Mounts will be removed from battle situations because it’s only a matter of time until PETA files a complaint. We’ll be forced to bring in a “Mammoth Whisperer” (at 1 gold per hour) to help your mount overcome it’s anxiety due to stepping on an Aquilonian.   

4. The only music allowed in AoC is Norwegian Wood. “I once had a Cimmerian, or should I say he once had me…”

5. Thing are going too smoothly!  It can only mean CoA’s eminent demise.

Everyone smile, it’s a game.

Originally posted by iflost

Fellow CoAers

I’d like to propose some new conspiracy theories so that all the nay-sayers can continue to contribute to the forum:

 

1. Men can’t wear bikini bottoms (chain mail, +2 to support). This means all the chars will look exactly the same, Funcom has zero imagination.

 

2. On the way to Funcon, AmazingAvery gets overwhelmed by large, blond Norwegian women and never makes it. This leads to never getting our questions answered, leading the entire AoC community into a downward spiral that leaves them only able to play Pong.

 

3. Mounts will be removed from battle situations because it’s only a matter of time until PETA files a complaint. We’ll be forced to bring in a “Mammoth Whisperer” (at 1 gold per hour) to help your mount overcome it’s anxiety due to stepping on an Aquilonian.   

 

4. The only music allowed in AoC is Norwegian Wood. “I once had a Cimmerian, or should I say he once had me…”

 

5. Thing are going too smoothly!  It can only mean CoA’s eminent demise.

 

Everyone smile, it’s a game.

...? Wtf?

You probably don't remember, but things were going 'smoothly' for Anarchy Online as well.

Until it launched.

Then, things did not go quite so smoothly as Funcom and Fans were claiming.

So you may want to hold onto your cash until you get some reports of how the AoC behaves under real-world load of players over real net connections.

Not the phony CES setups where it has been demonstrated so far (with less than stellar performance, I might add).

Originally posted by Shoal

You probably don't remember, but things were going 'smoothly' for Anarchy Online as well.

Until it launched.

Then, things did not go quite so smoothly as Funcom and Fans were claiming.

So you may want to hold onto your cash until you get some reports of how the AoC behaves under real-world load of players over real net connections.

Not the phony CES setups where it has been demonstrated so far (with less than stellar performance, I might add).

I also fail to see what "less than stellar performance" video that you can justify your claim of doom and gloom in regards to system performance.

Originally posted by ShotgunJoe

 

Originally posted by Shoal

You probably don't remember, but things were going 'smoothly' for Anarchy Online as well.

Until it launched.

Then, things did not go quite so smoothly as Funcom and Fans were claiming.

So you may want to hold onto your cash until you get some reports of how the AoC behaves under real-world load of players over real net connections.

Not the phony CES setups where it has been demonstrated so far (with less than stellar performance, I might add).

AO must have not been too bad, its still around and making money for Funcom.

 

 

I also fail to see what "less than stellar performance" video that you can justify your claim of doom and gloom in regards to system performance.

I was around at AO launch, it wasn't pretty but it was the launch.  Few weeks later the game was starting to run better etc.  That being said, it was a good game just didn't run stable at first.  I'm sure it'll be better then AO at first but I'm going think it's not going to be prefect too.

The launch of AO is the guarantor for a painless AoC release. They've learned their lesson. Using AO's failed launch as argument that AoC will fail - and redo the same mistakes again - is just ignorant. Anyone claiming that I will seriously question their ability for intelligent and rational thought.

Funcom has released two expansion packs for AO, of both who were released without a single incident. They've released several other games which weren't buggy. There's just no empirical evidence that AoC will have a failed launch, sorry. Will it have a few bugs? Yeah I'm sure it will. Will that constitute a failed launch? Only if you hate AoC, Funcom and really want it to fail. Luckily it's the consumers that defines it's success and I'm not talking about the consumers of it's "competitor" - you know what I mean.

You guys are starting to sound pathetic. You want AoC to fail so bad, but you're slowly running out of arguments. It's just sad. You really should start concentrating on your own game. AoC isn't for you simple as that.

Yup

The whole point of my rather lame sense of humor was to highlight the unfounded issues that CoA seems to have or will have upon release.

I for one am willing to see what new stuff Funcom is going to share, what answers Avery brings back and what Open Beta offers. Till then i'll keep my concerns and hopes to myself and just enjoy the ride.

Originally posted by iflost

Yup

The whole point of my rather lame sense of humor was to highlight the unfounded issues that CoA seems to have or will have upon release.

I for one am willing to see what new stuff Funcom is going to share, what answers Avery brings back and what Open Beta offers. Till then i'll keep my concerns and hopes to myself and just enjoy the ride.

 

 

 

Their isnt going to be an open beta...... and its AoC btw,  not CoA

Originally posted by Smitty88

Originally posted by iflost

Yup

The whole point of my rather lame sense of humor was to highlight the unfounded issues that CoA seems to have or will have upon release.

I for one am willing to see what new stuff Funcom is going to share, what answers Avery brings back and what Open Beta offers. Till then i'll keep my concerns and hopes to myself and just enjoy the ride.

 

 

 

Their isnt going to be an open beta...... and its AoC btw,  not CoA

Ok, "semi-open" beta. You still have to sign up.

Originally posted by ShotgunJoe

 

Originally posted by Shoal

You probably don't remember, but things were going 'smoothly' for Anarchy Online as well.

Until it launched.

Then, things did not go quite so smoothly as Funcom and Fans were claiming.

So you may want to hold onto your cash until you get some reports of how the AoC behaves under real-world load of players over real net connections.

Not the phony CES setups where it has been demonstrated so far (with less than stellar performance, I might add).

AO must have not been too bad, its still around and making money for Funcom.

 

 

Oh no, AO was an amazing game. Far ahead of it's time it introduced things that are all but expected in an MMOG today. Was leaps and bounds ahead of any competition at it's time. But the launch was botched horribly. I was in the beta for AO and joined the day it launched. Yea it was bad, really, really bad. But Funcom cleaned the game up in a few months and it went on to just improve over the years.

A testiment to the games genius, it's perhaps the most played of any of the 'classic' MMOGs today. Sure it's free to play parts of the game, but a remarkable number of old vets from the early days still play. You can find the cities still bustling with activity, something you can barely claim with any of it's competition.