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• • Is Conan Fatally Flawed?

  • Originally posted by gameruk
    

    I would love to hear people's opinions on the opening of Conan and the game as it stands. I am a writer looking to do a piece on the Conan game after hearing many reports of problems with the opening and problems that are apparent inside the game!

     

    Looking forward to hearing your opinions!

     

     

    
     

    Or you could do your research on the countless posts with virtually the same heading like a good writer - rather than being a lazy troll....

  • Posted: 7/09/08 4:19 AM
    General Discussion
• • Why do so many people that visit MMORPG.com dislike WoW?

  • Originally posted by Sunrider
    

    There's a few contributing factors to the dislike of WoW:

    -They keep screwing over long-time players: If you've played before TBC you'll know what i mean by this, they keep taking all your hard-earned gear, which this game is centered around, and making it worthless with every expansion.

    
    -Gear: This game is probably one of the most gear needy games that I know of. But its not just the gear, but its the fact that the best gear is acquired through hours upon hours of grinding and there is no player-made gear that is worth it.

    -Crafting: The crafting is useless for the most part, aside from such things as repair bots, potions and the sorts. The best player crafted gear is Bind on Pickup. WTF. You waste like 5,000 gold on a recipe for a sword or armor, and make it ONCE, because you cant get any return from what you spent to get it. Whats worse is that then you go to a dungeon and find a sword to replace that one you made and you go "oh... well that was a waste of money".

    -GRIND: Its cleverly disguised as a quest system "go bring me 20 pig intestines and I'll make you some soup". How many mother f*cking pigs do you have to kill to get there intestines???!! I've killed thousands of pigs and they're missing there entrails. There's something seriously wrong with this!! Bats without wings... pigs without guts... bandits without mask that clearly have mask... IT GETS OLD! But it doesn't stop there, no. Then you have the "gold grind". In NO other game have I come across a worse need for money. The repair bills are horrible for purple gear, and blacksmiths cant even fix it for a cheaper price to help them make some cash. Not only this but the crafting in the game doesn't let you make money. Hell, i have never played a game that the crafting is so horrible that you LOSE money selling things. You make more money selling the ingredients then the actual product. Something is very wrong with this system and Blizzard wonders why there are these gold farming companies making MINTS off of their game.

    
    -Balance: So many people keep bitching about the balance between classes. MMO's are social games. Get this through your heads. You NEED other classes to complete objectives. No, I don't think you should ALWAYS need someone else to help you complete objectives, but yes for many things you should. If a warrior is out dps-ing a rogue, there's a problem. If a druid is out-healing a priest, there's a problem.

    -PvP: As mentioned with the balance complaint, you're not meant to be the solution to all problems, but in WoW people play like that. As a warlock you shouldn't be able to go toe to toe with a warrior, but I've seen it done. There's something wrong with this... that and that gear is the ONLY influence over whos the better man in PvP.

    
    Now aside from all these faulty game mechanics there is the problem of the awful community. I cant stand trade chat. I turn it off its just that awful. The forums are even worse.

    The game itself has set the progression of MMO's back quite a few years as there is no thought, strategy or skills to create a good character. There is nothing innovative about the game at all.

    Lastly a major obstacle that needs to be overcome by other developers is that they all want the numbers that WoW has. Its not going to happen and the financial backers of other developers want this. Because of this you need to find someone with faith in your development abilities and deep, deep pockets. WoW is a freak of nature and its success probably wont be recreated again. If any other game gets a million active subscribers then that will be a good day for games.

    Overall WoW just shunts the growth of the genre as long as it remains as popular as it has. Because of this, other potential games that could have a lot to offer rarely make it out of the starting gate, and many people who started with WoW are now looking for the next thing, thats a little more advanced and has a little more depth then what WoW has to offer... and it wont happen for a while.
     

    
     

    This post is spot on! For those who joined WoW late or are a more casual gamer, you will just never understand how Blizzard screwed many players over starting with TBC.  That is OK, but please don't make up reasons why people don't like WoW when the above post nails 90% of the reason.

    You need look no further than all the people bashing vnguard, AOC, etc. to see the negaitve effect of WoW neophytes n the genre.

    On the flipside, as these gamers mature and realize that WoW wasn't the only MMO ever made, things are only going to improve for all MMO's. WoW is a well made game and extremely popular, but one needs to realize as more and more people get wired and internet savvy, that the MMORPG market was/is headed for heavy expansion anyways.

  • Posted: 7/08/08 7:37 PM
    World of Warcraft
• • Is this about no tits anymore true?

  • wow. so much speculation by people who don't even play the game..

    yes there have been some minor changes and a few NPC's have more clothing, but all in all the quest content is still very mature. I like many folks who play the game wish there was a lot more nudity etc..

    I have seen bastard, whore, and gay references while questing last night.  This game will not be getting a Teen rating.

    Also - there are some very good full nudity mods on the net.. for those that like a little more 'realism'.

    I am sure this post will be ignored and buried under a landslide of theories by people that maybe played the game for a week.

  • Posted: 7/07/08 2:23 AM
    Age of Conan
• • [Poll] What is your AoC subscription status?

  • Originally posted by Hhussk
    

    I've been gone for a week, but one aspect that I'm interested in this thread is if anyone changed their status after voting.

    Has anyone thought they would stay, voted they would continue their subscription, and then ended up cancelling? Why?

    Has anyone thought they would leave, never subscribed, or thought they would never subscribe...but for some reason are now playing? Why?

    I'm really interested in what changed you over from your last opinion...

    
     

    Wow! First stock market analysis and now accurate polling data. Are you serious?

    This is like standing outside the courthouse entrance line and asking people if they are happy with the governemnt.

    SKEWED DATA FTW!

    Skewed voting population aside, the last two options create a push-poll and distort the data by ~%30

  • Posted: 6/30/08 4:34 PM
    Age of Conan
• • Funcom stocks falling quick

  • Originally posted by Battlekruse
    

    There is a significant plunge after the 23rd. What's on the 23rd? that's right, European release day.

    If you watch at the graph, you'll see it follows the release hype perfect; increase upon EA/US release on the 21st, the hype continues to build up, stays somewhat stable until EU release. Then the drop begins.

    Of course it could very well be purely coincidental. Or maybe not. Time will tell...
    I guess now that the first free month is over, we'll have more accurate results...

    
    Seriously Battlekruse.. your naivete is overwhelming!!

    So by your logic the 23% increase in stock value is because they released another miracle patch today??

    Will you guys just stop with the ignorant AOC hate posts please??????????

    (edit for moderator friendliness)

     

  • Posted: 6/30/08 4:00 PM
    Age of Conan