Age of Conan

You know how I praised AoC for months, and stuck up for it when people tried to tear it down, constantly putting my self in the line of fire for a game I had never played and rested all my MMO hopes and dreams on...

yea....so.....

-Jive

...so ...

Another self declared victim of FunCom hype ???

....I Cant Hear the Laughter Anymore!!!!

-Jive

I'll be my usual slightly negative self and say we forgive you, everyone makes mistakes.

Don't blame me, I couldn't figure out the point of the topic. So...

Originally posted by Ascension08

I'll be my usual slightly negative self and say we forgive you, everyone makes mistakes.

Don't blame me, I couldn't figure out the point of the topic. So...

...thank you....

-Jive

Hardcore MMO gamers are so desperate for something, anything to come along and wisk them off their feet with superb gameplay, immersiveness, and fun, and they're not finding it anywhere.  WoW is too 'simple' for them, and the reason is that WoW is the ultimate 2nd generation MMO, and they've all been looking for that breakthrough 3rd generation MMO, and it's just not in the offing.  SWG preCU might have been it if only it wasn't released half broken, with only a small fraction of the content it should have had.

So they latch on to every project out there as "the WoW killer", because they want to move beyond the 2nd generation.

But alas, they are a small niche, one that can't support the massive investment needed to take MMO development to the next level.

The MMO industry is past its peak creative phase, and now it's wallowing in mediocrity that does what the investors want: bring in lots and lots of money.  That's WoW, which, for all its polish and decent gameplay, way too linear and not ragged enough in PvP for the tastes of so many grizzled MMO vets.  But WoW is, and shall remain, the ultimate 2nd gen MMO.  That's fine for the masses, but the MMO vets want something else.

So we'll probably see a repeat of this when WAR comes out.  I hope not, but best not to let your expectations up.  Tabula Rasa and AoC have not done what everyone expected them to do.

Downside, you like many bought into the hype. I did as well.

Upside, you came to the realization their was no substance to the game.

Could be much worse, you could be one of the many who are so emotionally invested in AoC that they can't see it for what it is.

2 years and 2 expansions from now, Conan will probably be a very different experience entirely, probably fun and deep, it seems to be how FunCom does games. Pull the trigger early and spend the next 2 years trying to get it right.

Originally posted by SioBabble

Hardcore MMO gamers are so desperate for something, anything to come along and wisk them off their feet with superb gameplay, immersiveness, and fun, and they're not finding it anywhere.  WoW is too 'simple' for them, and the reason is that WoW is the ultimate 2nd generation MMO, and they've all been looking for that breakthrough 3rd generation MMO, and it's just not in the offing.  SWG preCU might have been it if only it wasn't released half broken, with only a small fraction of the content it should have had.

So they latch on to every project out there as "the WoW killer", because they want to move beyond the 2nd generation.

But alas, they are a small niche, one that can't support the massive investment needed to take MMO development to the next level.

The MMO industry is past its peak creative phase, and now it's wallowing in mediocrity that does what the investors want: bring in lots and lots of money.  That's WoW, which, for all its polish and decent gameplay, way too linear and not ragged enough in PvP for the tastes of so many grizzled MMO vets.  But WoW is, and shall remain, the ultimate 2nd gen MMO.  That's fine for the masses, but the MMO vets want something else.

So we'll probably see a repeat of this when WAR comes out.  I hope not, but best not to let your expectations up.  Tabula Rasa and AoC have not done what everyone expected them to do.

What do I do now though guys!?!!

Im so confused,,,

-Jive

Originally posted by jiveturkey12

What do I do now though guys!?!!

 

Im so confused,,,

 

-Jive

Wait on Fallen Earth? They seem to be the only MMO not doing the "same old same old"