All Posts by Khalathwyr

Originally posted by MST3K84

Is the head start only for CE pre-orders?

No.

Keeping the info alive.

Hey!

This isn't a thread to start a petition or any of that. As of right now it looks like we aren't going to have RP PvE servers for either NA or EU. This thread is to point folks in both NA and EU who are interested in going to an unofficial RP PvE server to others who want the same.

This thread is not to debate which is "better" or what is "true RP". There are plenty of other threads for that. As stated above, this thread is only to guide people who have looked at their options and based on their likes and dislikes would like to play in a RP PvE game environment.

For North American server:

http://forums.tentonhammer.com/showthread.php?p=235250&posted=1#post235250

For European server:

http://forums.ageofconan.com/showthread.php?t=74420

Originally posted by spbrooke

I was just wondering, if I was to play an assassin on a RP-PvP server, would it still be considered as "ganking" someone if I killed them while they were vulnerable. Since it is in an assassins nature to attack their target while they least expect it, be it while they are ready for a fight, or not.

Because I wouldn't want to be known as a "ganker" if I went out into the world with the purpose of finding people, and "assassinating" them.

This has just been on my mind. No big deal or anything

Ok, sure, I'll admit striking at your opponent's weakest point may be an assassin's "mo". If we're going to talk roleplay, though, then we need to address the full spectrum, and not just rping the assassin's "combat moment".

Who hired you to kill that player?

What was the reason they wanted them assassinated?

What information have you gathered to track them to the specific area where you found them?

When you left the city, did you have their specific name?

To me it's one thing to have Amazing Avery in-game contact you and request a hit on Khalathwyr who is known to loiter outside the gates of Tortage as opposed to "oh, hey, I'm roaming around out in the middle of nowehere. Oh, hey look, there is a person soloing a mob, I think I'll go stealth and attack when his hitpoints are low. whack- dead. Oh, hey look, there is another person soloing...rinse and repeat."

If you were roleplaying a "deaf/mute mass murderer", well, then you'd be spot on. Assassin typically only killed for contract pay. Not for ***** & Giggles.

Well, we can for sure nail down that not all Gamestops got them on the same day, but they are in fact starting to arrive. So keep your heads up (meaning I'd call your store each day after say 2:00pm local time and ask if they have them).

As for only getting 5 per store that is not accurate from things I've seen/read. The store where I picked up my 2 had a box that had a few more in it. Also, a friend of mine from another site said that his store had a whole stack of them with receipts stapled to them. If a store only has 5 then they must have only gotten 5 pre-orders, have 5 left after other people picking theirs up already or had an issue with their delivery.

Originally posted by Saranth

Yeah, well my Gamestop is wrought with dumbassedness. They have no idea what I am talking about. They keep saying beta will be emailed to me. Funny how they don't have my email address.
I keep telling them it is not a beta, it is a headstart, and you dont have my email so how are you gonna email a rave card with a gold scratch off.

If I had a scanner I'd scan mine (I haven't scratched the gold area out yet as we can't enter them right now) so that you could print it out and take it up there to show them.

Originally posted by Digna

50 lashes with a wet noodle for Khalathwyr

Originally posted by Digna

I'll have to call them when they open in about 45 minutes. I wouldn't put it past those idiots to have not added me to their auto call/notification list.

From what I understand from my local manager they don't do auto-notification for Rave Cards. Only for the actual games themselves when they get in.

Go, go pick up your keys!

/bump for those who may have missed it.

Those cards are now in store for people who made in-store pre-orders. The card contains the pre-order code which grants your War Mammoth mount and also access to download the cliet beginning May 14, 2008 and early access to the game on May 17, 2008. The first words at the top of the card are Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures In-Game Exclusive and the card in red in color with a gold scratch strip concealing the actual code. (Description included in case you need it to give to the store clerk who doesn't seem to know what you're asking for).

Have fun!

Originally posted by Shannia

Hate to burst your bubble, but from my understand, you get 8 characters total across all servers.  At release, if you want to play all the classes, you either have to delete toons or buy a second copy for an extra account.

Definately enjoying the wide range of views on the weekend.

 

http://forums.tentonhammer.com/showthread.php?t=25911

Originally posted by so2404

 

Originally posted by convict

I dont know avery very well, but what I do know is he apparently lives this game.. So, nothing against him, but what he says about the game should also be taken with a grain of salt.

I know tons of people that get their hopes up, and will not take no for an answer, and "try" to make themselves like a game.

people get so desperate for something new, and follow games for years, and even though it's really bad, will not say anything bad about the game because they have waited so long.

I really wanted aoc to be mine and my guilds next mmo, but sadly, it's not our style. The constant clicking, while something new in mmo';s I guess, does get old fast.

The feel of no rhyme or reason to combat, click,click,click,(or button mash) loot... rinse, repeat.. there was really no reason to think about your attacks, combos, pvp fights were over as fast as you could click a combo.

I expected bugs, lag, and all the beta stuff.. I was more interested in the feel of the game..and it wasnt there..

hope it works out for people who "really" like it and not try to make themselves like it..

it deffenetly has a more modern style further from rpg and closer to action. its not for everyone but i found the pvp to be alot funner and less hectic than any other mmo Ive played, but a friend of mine also got in couldn't stand the combos and couldn't get a handle on it

 

on consoles he mainly plays classic turn based i play more action so this games combat really reflects that

I prefer turn-based strategy games like your friend does and I'm having a blast in this PvP weekend. It just depends on the individual. Some people dig it, some don't. I'm only taking a short break now to post a few things, get a sandwich and I'll be back in the fight here in a few.

Yep, I run it just fine with my EVGA 7950 GT KO 512mb card. Also, the DX 10 client is not available in this weekends' preview unless they changed it late Saturday, which I didn't see. That said, it still looks awesome, even on the LOW setting.

Originally posted by AmazingAvery

So then, those that played over the weekend...

1. Did you think the blood was too much in general combat?

2. What Fatalities did you experience or see? Did you like these? were they too frequent? or too rare?

3. Did the blood bother you? Did it add to the darkness of the game?

4. Do you think that over the past 6 months all those people worried about the blood being too much were right in their concerns?

 

 

2) I can't remember what they were called, but they all involved me putting my sword through someone so it was fun. I think one (Ranger) was where I put my sword in the guy's throat, then brushed him off with my shield.

3) Nope, didn't bother me at all.

4) Personally, no, but some people schitz out at the first sight of blood so I can see where it might bother people who are actively looking for it. There should be a filter for that, though.

I imagine if bandwidth was free and Funcom didn't have to, oh, put the finishing touches on the game before retail launch, then maybe it would be free. But bandwidth isn't free and Funcom doesn't have the manpower free right now to set all that up. Fileplanet does and had a setup to distribute the keys and facilitate the 50K players they are putting keys out for.

Do I like it? Heck no. I see no point in paying Fileplanet for a service I may use once every couple of years and only if they get beta keys to games I'm interested in. Am I angry? Nope, not at all. If you look at it objectively, from a business standpoint it's the best thing to do. And make no mistake about it, this is a business first, on all accounts. Paying all that money it would cost Funcom to just make it open for everyone hoping that every single person bought the game. That's a hefty gamble there. When you're talking that kind of money, you don't make a gamble like that. That's why you'll note that Funcom isn't the only developer utilizing Fileplanet, and you will no doubt see FP being use alot in the future for MMO open betas.

Originally posted by nemo38

I know what you mean. I hardly visit this board anymore because its too full of doomsayers. It's really annoying because most people here have already made there decisions to buy it or not to buy it.  Personally I'm not afraid to put down the money for it. If I don't  like it, I'll try the next game that comes along.

This same thing happened with LOTRO, DDO, and Vanguard (those were the games I've followed on this site). While yes, Vanguard got it's ripping here and it was deserved, the other two turned out to be pretty decent games.

If you want even-handed, objective discussion about this game or any other, there are forums out there. If you want "This game is going to blow because Vanguard blew and the NGE blew (granted it did blow) and I don't care if there is footage of X feature showing it in the game, it's not in there I say and nobody buys computers since 3 years ago so I don't know why developers are creating games that you pay to play for and that require better hardware/software", well, look no further.

And sure, it's a fair enough question to ask if I feel this way why do I even come here. Well, it's like a car wreck. Everyone wants to see the gore. That and the news on the homepage is pretty good.

Wing Commander Online

Shadowrun Online

Mechwarrior/Battletech Online

Gamma World Online

Those are a few I'd like to see done. My others, Fallout and Warhammer 40K, hopefully are more on the way to happening. I've heard good rumor that Interplay was gathering the ingredients for Fallout Online and I know that Warhammer 40K online has already been worked on for a little over a year so we should start seeing something about it in 2009.

...Cause I was starting to wonder, ROFLMAO. Seriously, though, I have no issue with people who are skeptical and want to try it out for themselves or who choose to remain level-headed and not go hype crazy but that don't randomly bash for opinions conjured up and repeated over in their minds so much the person starts to believe it fact.

But that guy, who just posted what he did, with the title he did, about a tech test...that was a complete and utter waste of a testing spot, in my opinion. Hey, if he/she doesn't have the perspective to have any idea what he was invited for and what their part in the testing was and just looked at it as "oooh, I get a chance to play the game!!!11!!"...hey, I guess it's their right to post that on a message forum to be mocked. *shrug*

Lobo, you rule man.

OP, I hear you loud and clear my friend. I miss those days too. Many game devs have got it in their heads that some demographic wants it faster and easier so we're seeing the deathknell of long and detailed (detailed now usually refers to graphics) RPGs and lengthy Turn-Based Strategy titles. Now it's FPS, RTS a shot of expresso and to the end game we go!

Kind of like movies. Back then they made epic titles like Ben Hur, movies that lasted 2:30 to 3 hours long. Now we have 90 minute wonders like Forgetting Sarah Marshall. But that society is going to hell rant is for another time and place.