Age of Conan

I thought the open beta was for funcom to take a big wedge of cash off fileplanet and for fileplanet to sell a load of extra subscriptions.

And considering that the early entry for pre-orders is also pay to get in, we pay them for 72 hours to reduce day 1 server congestion.

It looks like the publishers want some money up front for this game.

Ya, I am sure they will pump out a game that is only good for 13 levels.   Especially after working on it for 5 years. 

We've seen a lot of text posts saying system X or Y is in game, but a lot of that, we havent seen in any actual footage, just claims. Well hell, that doesn't put the devs up any higher on the proof horse than the naysayers.

I think it would be unfair and unethical to expect people to blindly believe in a claim that hasn't been backed up. We wouldn't believe it for darkfall so why here? Both titles have released news items about their features, but not provided video footage. Both should be criticized for the same reasons.

I know it was said last year that the game was complete and just in the polishing stage. Funcom devs flamed WAR devs saying that their delay reasons were a joke, and that their own delays were only to redesign the combat system. It was also stated that they were on track for the last two release dates. That female models, sieging, brawling, and spellweaving were all ready to go. Its possible they may have made progress in these areas since those claims were made, but at the time they made them, it has since been proven that it was not the truth.

So, does it make sense to blindly trust a block of text saying these systems are in and working and ready for release now? Personally I don't think so. But I would be happy to give my belief and support if they provide such evidence by release time.

Is this game going to be that good?

do not judge till you experience it yourself.

My worst fear about the game appears to be right on the money.

Early word is that combat system is just as bad as I thought it would be....

/Sigh Back to WOW or COH/V..... #@#@

When it comes right down to it, any smart gamer will wait for a trial or word of mouth. All of you who are so eagerly anticipating this or any other game, doing the pre-order dance, etc - don't come back here freaking complaining if the game sucks.

Originally posted by Tinybina

My worst fear about the game appears to be right on the money.

Early word is that combat system is just as bad as I thought it would be....

 

/Sigh Back to WOW or COH/V..... #@#@

only reason i can see to go back to wow would be because how easy its combat system is  try aoc combat before u make ur mind up u might be surprised ;)

I hope the game does well but I always wait a year after release these days to play. If its not done I say hold off for 6 more months and finish it.  

Originally posted by MChavez

When it comes right down to it, any smart gamer will wait for a trial or word of mouth. All of you who are so eagerly anticipating this or any other game, doing the pre-order dance, etc - don't come back here freaking complaining if the game sucks.

If you listen carefully you can hear a sucking sound coming from the direction of preorder sites as the first of these positive beta reviews come out.  I hope the reviews mirror my own when I actually try the game myself.  Until then my plastic is staying in my wallet.