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Originally posted by Locklain

Originally posted by MMO315

Originally posted by dethgar

WAR will also be out before WotLK, with sieges, rvr, etc. By the time WotLK is out AoC might have functioning sieges and pvp.

 

True, AoC may have functioning seiges by then...but I bet they'll be buggy for another year after that.

What is to say WAR or WotLK won't be buggy at release?  We could even take it a step further and ask how do we know that there will be sieges in WAR or WotLK at release?

I could care less about WOW , but one major reason of WAR s release being pushed back was to polish up the keep sieges and city sieges. I can t obviously guarentee anyting but i can tell you they re on track nicely.

Originally posted by Sornin

Originally posted by Moogleboy13

(Think it was originally planned to be out by last Christmas, I may be wrong though)

WAR was originally intended to be released in Q3 of 2007, I believe. It has been pushed back about three times now. To be honest, their first estimate was so insanely optimistic it could not be taken seriously. To their credit, it was only an estimate, but it would have meant developing a AAA MMORPG in about two years from basically scratch, discounting a supplied IP and licensed engine, which does not necessarily speed up the process. In fact, having to stick to lore can slow things down.

As for points of worry, EA Mythic has been extremely transparent regarding WAR, so I would not worry about incomplete notes and hidden buffs/nerfs too much. I am in beta and, having been in quite a few before, can attest to the fact that the developers and everyone else who is involved directly with the community is very open, responsive, and honest. I do not expect this to change in retail.

As for broken promises, thus far I do not think EA Mythic has stuck their foot in their mouths, discounting their estimated release dates, which were only estimates, and ultimately the delays end up allowing the game to be better. There are not too many promised features that have been dropped after being built up as a selling point for the game. EA Mythic seems to be rather careful about waiting until they know something will be in before announcing it. Funcom said a little bit too much about things like sieges and such that ended up being almost blatant lies.

I cannot really comment too much on the last one, except to say that the WAR  is not nearly as ambitious nor as hungry as AoC in terms of graphics, so already stability in comparison should be better. I expect the game to launch in a very playable state with very few bugs that break/lag/crash the game. Balance will certainly see tweaks, but the game should at least run.

What he said:) I m in beta as well and i have never seen a dev team so openly involves with what we have to say. That said there will be issues i m sure, but i can honestly say this game could have released at last release date and been better then most games out now. I truly am glad they did delay though because it s turning out to be a gem of a game.

Originally posted by Amarao

I've thought about playing DAoC for a while now, and during the summer bore I figured it would be a good time to pick it up, but of course, I have some questions.

1. I hear the community is a bunch of pricks, is this true?

2. I also hear that the community is rather small at this point, is this true?

3. If this game is similar to any others, please tell me which ones.

4. Is there any chance for me to catch up to the other players in a reasonable time? (i don't want to hit max mid-fall and have no guild)

1. Some are like any game, but most aren t IMO.

2. Smaller then before yes, still a good size.

3. Honestly it s main goal is end game RVR which no game i ve played anyways is remotely close. Have to try RVR to know why no game is like it.

4. Leveling is quite quick and if you go Classic servers or better yet wait for Origins server where everyone will be starting new then this won t be a problem.

Still the best game i ve played outside WAR beta to date. Obviously you can t just join WAR beta so ya IMO best game out there atm.

Not sure if anyone has posted this.

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Originally posted by Antarious

Originally posted by Leucent

Im fine with that totally. BG s to me take away from the end game RVR IMO. Toomany people playing those instead of the real game :)
 

 

Problem with that is.. those people are paying a subscription to play the part of the game they are willing to pay for.

Keeping the current pos archery system... no theurg for albs.. valks for mids... low levels in the frontier to exploit the anti griefing code (if you played daoc much you know someone will find a way).

Just a string of bad decisions.

The goal should have been to get old customers back that left due to most of this idiot decisions.  Instead they will just move around their current population and get some (not as many as they could have) people back.

If enough people leave the other servers and the "battle ground players" don't have the action they were willing to pay for.. then those just lost those subs.

Just saying from a business stand point.. I think Origins was a great idea.. right up until they released the FAQ.

I guess we'll see.. and my personal opinion is that WAR won't appeal to the "hard core" daoc fan.  Of course I'm just saying this from my person viewpoint and I have been in WAR beta for quite a while.  It certainly doesn't appeal to me in any way...

So with the current crapfest of MMO's.. I would have actually resubbed to Origins long term.. if it had indeed been Origins.. and not all the crap that drove me away pasted in the Old Frontier.. no battle grounds just adds to that same stupid decision chain.  I never lived in BG's but I played them when my group or friends weren't on etc blah blah

Perhaps that's just it.. the server isn't going to be what *I* thought it would be when I saw the name.. so I am just disgruntled.

 

I m not sure i agree with this at all. I was there when DAOC launched. Some of this stuff you say they added onto OF is a string of bad decisions, to me are good additions. I loved DAOC at first and honestly haven t found anything i like as much (WAR beta is the exception). On that note WAR will appeal to the hardcore DAOC fan more then i think you realize :)
 

Anyways on topic. No BGs really won t effect me either way. If they re there i ll play them from time to time. If they re not i ll get my crafting up faster:) I understand BG s are important to alot of people but it really does distract from the purpose of the game in general. The main focus is end game RVR.

Originally posted by Tatum

OP: Like everyone else has said, check out Origins when it launches.  Should be more noob friendly, since everyone will be starting from scratch and the rule set will be much less of a gear grind.  I'm comming back for Origins (bringing a few with me too) and I don't plan on playing WAR.  So, I'd assume there are others who will stick around for a while. 

Leucent:  No BGs.  They're talking about getting lower levels out into the frontiers (at level 20) to level and RvR.  Supposedly, there will be some protected zones in the frontiers where lower levels can't be attacked by reds or purps.  We'll see how it turns out.

Im fine with that totally. BG s to me take away from the end game RVR IMO. Toomany people playing those instead of the real game :)
 

Originally posted by woody1974

lol I think that even the games my daughter plays on Barbi.com kill WOW. Every since they started to nerf and change the classes, WOW has sucked. When you have a cloth wearing priest standing toe to toe with a DPS or Tank class, then you know WOW sucks. Whoever came up with the ideal that a Druid is a tanking class ought to be tossed out on their head. I understand this is a game and a fantasy world but in every mmo I have ever played, you will never find the kind of balogna that you find in WOW.

WoWs dev team and the powers to be kill WOW all by itself from the classes, auction house prices to the mount prices they killed the game.

I think in about a year after all the dust settles and the haters go away (once they figure out they are on the losing end of the mmo battle) AOC will be a top rated game, with a larger player base than WOW has.

To the OP,  WOW was dead long before AOC. Posting numbers on here does no good, because everyone on here is a CPA when it comes to sales.

This is a joke right? If it isn t i ll take some of what you re smoking. Larger player base then WOW omg thats funny.

From what i played it was boring

One thing i m not sure about though. I read on the VN boards there wont be any BG s on Origins. Anyne know if this is true? I can t find anything on it.

I personally know about 30 people returning to DAOC for Origins. They re all awaiting WAR(myself included) but have all stated we ll keep both going on WARs release. This server will bring alot back IMO.

What happens in Tier 1 does have an effect but what happens in tier2 will be a big jump in contributing and so on. Tier 1 will help but have alot less influence on the overall then Tier4.

Originally posted by elmster

let me guess you are a WOW fan!    AOC is doing very well for a game that has only been out for less then 2 months,  much better then the release of  SWG, WOW, DDO, or LOTR,   and with already a huge summer release planed  i am looking foward to the seige warfare. 

Thats the key it s only been out 2 months. Take into account no new game has been out in awhile, with the massive PR this game used to hype the shit out of it. Now take the fact theres alot missing and bugged like hell, will IMO result in a BIG loss in subs. Then we know whats around the corner(fall) = even less subs.
 

Originally posted by templarga

Read my post history and see how many months I defended Age of Conan and Funcom. That will show you I am not a hater. Most people, I think, find my posts objective as much as possible and know that I do not have an agenda.
 

But let me tell you my Age of Conan experience:

-Dragon*Con with a behind the scenes feature (the only reason i went - paid like $50)

-Big fan of REH and the comics and stories; I have almost every story and the comic collections.

-Pre-ordered the Collector's Edition (had it mostly paid for 2 months before launch)

-2 mounts (mammoth and Rhino)

-Fragmat with Age of Conan on it

-New Merc Stealth keyboard and Reaper mouse to play it with

-Played both Gamespot event and limited open beta

-Upgraded computer to be able to play it

-Totem in PC gamer magazine

Why do i say this? Because I was a huge fan of the game and excited about it. I am not complaining though at all. I wanted to show you how much of a fan I was and how I couldn't wait for the game.

What's my point? I canceled my account just before my free 30 days was up. The game is not complete and it needs work. And I am not going to pay anymore money to play a broken shell of a game.

 

Read my post above, this is what i was saying exactly.
 

As i ve said in other posts i could care less about this game, if it does well great if it doesn t who cares. Avery stop reaching, play your game and ignore people if they bother you. I have seen your tone get alot worse recently. I m not sure if it s because your game is less then what you wanted, or if it s your goal to protect it like it s your life. Really who cares if I or anyone else says they don t like it. On topic that means nothing really, it s the only new MMO out in awhile, with some differences from WOW so ya i think people bored with WOW and games similar would buy it. Just give it time, it will do ok but the sales will drop alot come sept-nov, for many reasons:)

Some people love it, some people hate, and some could care less really. The thing i am noticing though is there are alot more people that love it saying hmm it s not as good as i thought as opposed to the ones that hate it now liking it. Actually i can t think of on that didn t care for it, tried it and now loves it. This is the trend on all the forums i ve been on with this game. Not saying i hate it actually i m in the could care less category. That said i think the game from people i e talked to and general chat here and other forums is it isn t what alot were hoping for.

Oh good god, anyone that thinks the OP is remotely serious(if he/she is , they re on crack) should give their head a shake. This game was pushed out too soon, and to many is not even fun, even if there weren t any bugs, missing content etc. It will have it s following but i will say what i said probably 6 months ago. It will be a niche game when all is said and done and have maybe 150k-200k subs tops. Thats good still but the king my god no way.

Originally posted by Martie

Gameplay wise warhammer sucks ass.  Using atatcks and atatcking players and np'cs is awful.

This i can say is wrong. Testing as well and the gameplay is great. Opinions remember, so i guess i can t say you re wrong but IMO it s great gameplay.

I don t think many are saying it s a failure at all. Just because i couldn t stand the game(even though i don t own it and never will, played a friends copy), doesn t mean alot wont. Same goes for the ones that like it. If someone says they don t like it, there always seems to be a pattern of, go back to wow, your comp sucks etc. The game isn t for everyone i think we can all agree on this. That said if you re having fun great, alot arent. Not much else can be said about it.

Originally posted by kaishi00

now bags are broken lol

http://forums.ageofconan.com/showthread.php?t=103452

Lol, something so simple yet seems so hard Oo

Well DAOC never raised the adv cap past 50. I think theres a reason it s 40 , ties in well with the number of tiers:) changing it to 60 say would mean they need to rework BG levels content for certain things within each tier( PQs etc). I think it will stay 40 and they ll add levels in things like renown, city levels, guild levels. Maybe they ll even add to career mastery levels etc which can easily be done without messing with the adv level.