Age of Conan

I already hate Warhammer Online and I've never even played it.

The reason why?  It's because EVERYONE keeps thinking it's the second coming.  People dismiss Age of Conan just because it's not a "WoW-Killer" or because they think Warhammer is going to be sooo much better.  Guess what?  I already killed WoW by not playing it anymore.  Dead to me.  As for Warhammer well let's just say I'm not holding my breath.

Even my friends who are playing Age of Conan right now are starting to really annoy me because all I hear is "I can't wait until Warhammer is out...  I'm not sure if I want to INVEST in the time playing Age of Conan because Warhammer will be out soon."  This line irks me the most..  Yes I understand investment in a game and that's part of the allure of playing in a pay to play type MMO.  You spend money and time investing in a character and you don't just want that wasted.  But seriously, do you really think that way when you by a single player game?  You buy it, play it and then never look at it again.  Does that make the any fun I had worth any less?

I'm sorry to tell you people who keep raving about games that aren't even out yet, but how about we try LIVING in the present and enjoy what we have RIGHT NOW.  Sure it's something to look forward to, but let's face it, they aren't going to release Warhammer any time soon.

There is SOOO much hype right now for Warhammer it's not even funny and you know what happens when something is overhyped.  Yep, it usually never lives up to expectations.

Am I looking forward to Warhammer?  Sure, it's on my list.  But I'm playing Age of Conan right now and it's FUN.

Yes, that's right, Age of Conan is FUN!  Remember when we played games because they were FUN?!?

All I see these days is people rushing to max level and then complaining there's nothing to do..  What's the point of having levels then?  At least for me it's just fun running around killing things..  Is it a grind?  Perhaps, but when you're having fun doing it it's not really a grind then is it?

I keep wondering about those people complaining about reputation grinds and asking why are you doing it then?  For the end result?  For me if it's never fun getting to the end there's no point.

I'm only level 51 right now but I don't think decapitation will ever get old.  I'm not sure how anyone can go back to the old mmo style combat after this..

I can't even understand how people just dismiss the combat as simple button mashing.  Yes I know that after a while you get into a rhythm and it seems like you're just pushing a certain pattern, but it's not always the same pattern.  You actually have to pay attention if you want to be efficient.  Yes, you could certainly level to 80 just hitting 1 button, but I think that's more a mental problem than anything else and I'd rather not play with those people anyway.

I'm not delusional, I know there are problems with Age of Conan.  You've all read about them so I won't list them.  But there is still alot of FUN to be had in the game.  Enjoy it for what you can.

Sorry, I just had to get that out.

Why do you care so much?  If you enjoy playing AoC go play it and ignore the haters.

WAR?  pffft. If I see another damn orc I'll projectile vomit.

I honetly could care less about WAR...the sooner it comes out, the better, as the people who don't like AoC will bugger off and leave us that do in peace.

So OP, basically what you are saying is that... so that you do not have to hear it anymore, You can not wait til WarHammer comes out?

You want a cookie man? Sheesh, I've seen more mature rants from my daughters who are 3....

AoC was overhyped pre OB but after the issues it fell of the radar for couple weeks but overall both games were equally hyped with AoC having slightly large following thanks to Tities. I see both AoC and War as 3.5th generation of MMOs rather than 4th generation, both introduce some new aspects but they still stick with aspects from previous MMOs.

War biggest drawback is its graphics and gameplay and AoC biggest issue is the instancing and lack of variety which will turn off lot of people plus the pointless FFA pvp hopefully they can address that with sieges only time will tell.

What's the point of discussion???

Both WAR and AoC will be niche markets on the PC

The first for being far less than the original Wow (see previous example LOTRO), the latter for being amateurishly published and laughably hi specced.

Conan could be a first console on line game with a RPG element though. Fast consumed instanced graphics elements without even the  need of a decent chat box.

But in the PC field the coming years there will MUCH better games than these 2.

Things that I hate about is MMO is people that think its more than just a game.

Originally posted by dtan27

I already hate Warhammer Online and I've never even played it.

The reason why?  It's because EVERYONE keeps thinking it's the second coming.  People dismiss Age of Conan just because it's not a "WoW-Killer" or because they think Warhammer is going to be sooo much better.  Guess what?  I already killed WoW by not playing it anymore.  Dead to me.  As for Warhammer well let's just say I'm not holding my breath.

Even my friends who are playing Age of Conan right now are starting to really annoy me because all I hear is "I can't wait until Warhammer is out...  I'm not sure if I want to INVEST in the time playing Age of Conan because Warhammer will be out soon."  This line irks me the most..  Yes I understand investment in a game and that's part of the allure of playing in a pay to play type MMO.  You spend money and time investing in a character and you don't just want that wasted.  But seriously, do you really think that way when you by a single player game?  You buy it, play it and then never look at it again.  Does that make the any fun I had worth any less?

I'm sorry to tell you people who keep raving about games that aren't even out yet, but how about we try LIVING in the present and enjoy what we have RIGHT NOW.  Sure it's something to look forward to, but let's face it, they aren't going to release Warhammer any time soon.

There is SOOO much hype right now for Warhammer it's not even funny and you know what happens when something is overhyped.  Yep, it usually never lives up to expectations.

Am I looking forward to Warhammer?  Sure, it's on my list.  But I'm playing Age of Conan right now and it's FUN.

Yes, that's right, Age of Conan is FUN!  Remember when we played games because they were FUN?!?

All I see these days is people rushing to max level and then complaining there's nothing to do..  What's the point of having levels then?  At least for me it's just fun running around killing things..  Is it a grind?  Perhaps, but when you're having fun doing it it's not really a grind then is it?

I keep wondering about those people complaining about reputation grinds and asking why are you doing it then?  For the end result?  For me if it's never fun getting to the end there's no point.

I'm only level 51 right now but I don't think decapitation will ever get old.  I'm not sure how anyone can go back to the old mmo style combat after this..

I can't even understand how people just dismiss the combat as simple button mashing.  Yes I know that after a while you get into a rhythm and it seems like you're just pushing a certain pattern, but it's not always the same pattern.  You actually have to pay attention if you want to be efficient.  Yes, you could certainly level to 80 just hitting 1 button, but I think that's more a mental problem than anything else and I'd rather not play with those people anyway.

I'm not delusional, I know there are problems with Age of Conan.  You've all read about them so I won't list them.  But there is still alot of FUN to be had in the game.  Enjoy it for what you can.

Sorry, I just had to get that out.

I can't understand your points.

Why bash on WAR?

It is great you have fun in AoC, but for many there is either one (or both) of two main problems:

1. Tons of bugs and problems with customer service.

2. Lack of endgame content, problems with too few quests, things to do at level 40+. Sieges not in. Player cities tier 2+3 not in, crafting not 100% or doesnt make sense. General design flaws.

The game is easy to level and there is little to do. They inconveniently placed the player cities and keeps in instances. No reason to visit those.

The game has serious problems. That said there are redeeming aspects. Things that make it fun for a little while. But I doubt Funcom has the ressources to fix all this in a month, so I am afraid people will leave in droves!

The only question remains: Will Funcom have the money to keep developing this game after the first month or will it be on the backburner with a skeleton crew? It remains to be seen. And I have no definitive answer!

D.

If I play either, it will be in the xbox... but 3 years of WoW has made tired of fantasy mmo's. When I get out of this hotel and get an appt with a decent internet connection I think I may go back to EVE, not for the combat, but for the crafting...  When EVE came out 4 years ago, I played it then, you know when you make things people will want them, even if it's just consumables like bullets or missiles... they get bo