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• • The 'impossible' has happened - AoC, RIP..

  • Originally posted by Sabradin
    

    Originally posted by Aguitha
    

    There's unfinished MMO's and UNFINISHED MMO's like AOC.

     

    
     

    i lol with my nose.. like one of those where ur body goes up really quick

    ive been humored lol

    
     

    Then you have a very simplistic sense of humour as there wasnt even anything there to that was funny. I wish I could be like you. The world would seem so much more exciting.

  • Posted: 8/20/08 4:54 PM
    Age of Conan
• • The 'impossible' has happened - AoC, RIP..

  • But they have stated that WAR will not be finished. They have stated that they are releasing it with 4 main cities and some classes missing.

    The only difference is that they have told us that it is not a finished product while Funcom did not tell its playerbase the truth. Regardless of Mythics honesty, WAR is still an unfinished product.

  • Posted: 8/20/08 11:33 AM
    Age of Conan
• • Aion: Correspondent - Overview

  • Aion could probably best be described as a blend between eastern games such as Lineage 2 and western games such as World of Warcraft. You have the intricate and stunning clothing and armour designs of eastern high-fantasy (not to mention the most in-depth character creation I've seen in years), combined with the extensive questing and story-building we have come to expect from the western AAA-titles.

    So basicly there will be lots of repetitive gameplay and all the players will be "beautiful". I might want to look ordinary, ugly or somewhere in between! Maybe I dont want to look angelic along with everyone else. This repetitive gameplay will be covered up by story-telling such as in WoW will it? Thats hardly a selling point ya know. I'm sure the stories are just as deep in the Power Rangers! Read any good kids books lately? WoW fans would be mesmerised by them I'm sure.

    Another way to take away the sense of grinding is to make sure that the game consistently offers rewards as you progress, never leaving you with the bitter taste of feeling stuck in a monotone process for too long.

    Ahh the mythical golden carrot. The false sense of achievement as a mesage pops up on your screen saying "Congratulations! You are the 5765th person to reach this point! Here have a choice of this sword, this speed boost ability or this piece of armour. You will be unique! Now let us tell you where to go next so we can tell you more of the story." Its good to see that Aion are doing something really new and exciting by rewarding players for their ability to endure mind-numbing boredom. Yeah thats some clever shit!

    Who has ever felt "stuck" in an mmo anyway?......apart from the stuck feeling you get when you are shepharded down a story-driven path along with everyone else. The stuck feeling you get when you find that your ability to choose has been taken away from you. Oh goodie you get to be an angel at the end of the story. Can you do anything else or is that your lot in life?

    Ah well I wasnt planning on paying Aion any attention anyway. This article just helped to make sure I dont stray from my original opinion

  • Posted: 8/20/08 9:16 AM
    General Discussion
• • Straight to the point: Potential WoW killer here?

  • Originally posted by Malvolentia
    

    It'd be silly to try and ignore the fact these two franchises are going to be competing for the same customers.  So let's not.

    I fell for the hype on AoC.  Ya I got owned.  AoC was pretty boring.

    I don't expect Warhammer to come out perfect and without bugs.  I know it's going to be rocky at the start.  Every MMO is. 

    My question is to the long time DAOC and Mythic players and those who have been beta testing. 

    Does this game have potential to beat WoW in an overall better gaming experience? 

     

    Yaaawwwwnnnn......yet another one of these threads. How many more will there be? Lots and lots no doubt. It might be a good idea if the WAR forum had a seperate section called WOW vs WAR where all these tired old topics get dumped.

  • Posted: 8/18/08 10:01 AM
    WAR (Warhammer Online)
• • Why dont people just get it?

  • Originally posted by sabutai22
    

    Originally posted by vardar
    

    What do you expect from an MMO?  There will always be grinding, killing x amount of this and a x amount of that, that is an MMO, its a freaking game not reality man...learn to distinguish between the two then maybe you will find what you enjoy...in game and in real life...

    
     

    Its this mentality that causes the MMO rift of dull and unimaginative genre thats become!

    "What do you expect from an MMO" you ask.. Well lets see considering most of these games cost 20+ million to make, i would say i expect ALLOT more than another cookie-cut garbage title thats for sure!

    "Its a freaking game not reality man" you say.. Not when money is involved, its no longer a game, it becomes a business that sheep like you follow no matter what they dangle in front of you, why dont you just give them your wallet while your at it?

    The MMO industry is at an all time low, and it shows with titles like AoC and WAR, when after 20+ Millions to make a game and all that a company can deliver is another WOW clone and not even have all the classes and cities at launch they advertised says allot for the industry as a whole, that the gamers are willing to pay for beta and the players are willing to take what ever a game company will dish.

    Sad are the current days of MMO and worse the mentality the players seem to have with such low expectations!

     

    Very well said. I totally agree. The very low standard of mmo games are aimed at and thrive off of people like Vardar and there are lots of people who have the same view as his. They expect and accept the total crap they receive and happily pay money for it because they cant imagine anything beyond what already exists. Statements such as "there will always be grinding" prove this.

  • Posted: 8/18/08 9:10 AM
    WAR (Warhammer Online)