Age of Conan

According to PC magazine I just got today, the "Massive Guild Sieges" that the developers about  are actually 48vs48.  This was the one thing I was looking forward to and now its gone.  WTF 

I mean ill still buy the game (I dont know why) but I hate these little "By the way" things the developers are doing so far.

Originally posted by JackBauer24

According to PC magazine I just got today, the "Massive Guild Sieges" that the developers about  are actually 48vs48.  This was the one thing I was looking forward to and now its gone.  WTF 

I mean ill still buy the game (I dont know why) but I hate these little "By the way" things the developers are doing so far.

You missed the upteenth Threads here on MMORPG.com about this very subject? Where have you been m8? XD

so whats wrong? I'm not quite sure what your upset about. Is it the numbers?

48vs48 does suck compared to the massive siege battles from games like Shadowbane. It'll be enough as long as it's strategic, fun, and there's a quick respawn and easy way to get back into battle. There may only be 48 per side but with respawning and continuing the battle, plus NPC guards/mercs, it could be a fairly intense battle.

Originally posted by Tridian

so whats wrong? I'm not quite sure what your upset about. Is it the numbers?

At the start they said massive siege battles.  48vs48 is not even a siege its a joke.  Thats more like a tactical mission than a huge battle.  Thats why I am pissed

Originally posted by Selencia

48vs48 does suck compared to the massive siege battles from games like Shadowbane. It'll be enough as long as it's strategic, fun, and there's a quick respawn and easy way to get back into battle. There may only be 48 per side but with respawning and continuing the battle, plus NPC guards/mercs, it could be a fairly intense battle.

Agreed. Anymore people might bog down the computer more anyway. Well mine atleast. Its not the best rig but its decent. so 48v48 is a good number :)

"if" your allowed to have mercs help out that will be awesome, thats what my guild is shooting for anyways MERCS ! yar.. anyways, I dunno about the respawning, I do hope it's not allowed, i mean if respawns are allowed then how do you keep your city from falling?

Now theres the timeframe deal, again speculation but if you can "schedule" the battle for any time with warning then the best strategy would be to schedule it when the other guild is.. offline? Lol, its not always about "fighting" there will be lots of that going on throughout the game. Its about tearing their shit down and  "hopefully" claiming their land, making them move or something of that nature.

I was under the impression that BOTH guilds consent to a time. I seem to recall reading an article a long time ago that said each player can control mercenaries, and if that's true 48v48 will be spectacular enough.

It would be fantastic to see a realistic siege, but let's face it: until they can make 1000 players appear on a screen without any performance hits, massive sieges aren't possible. The majority of the player base wants to play a game, not watch a slide show. Perhaps when the technology is available, it will change, or perhaps we will see an option to increase the limits on sieges in the future.

the lower numbers are better for smaller guilds

In Guildwars, the 8v8 guild battles were epic enough. There was ALOT going on with those 16 players, and it was incredibly fast paced. 48v48 is going to be fucking incredible.... guarenteed no one has seen battles on epic proportions like this before.... save for Shadowbane....