If you're looking for more on Age of Conan, sister-site Massively has been covering the ups and downs of the games launch.
If you're looking for more on Age of Conan, sister-site Massively has been covering the ups and downs of the games launch.
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Posted: May 26th 2008 3:39PM FernandoRocker said
Nice... still a long way until it reach World of Warcraft numbers...
The only game that could reach and surpass Warcraft, would be PokeMMOn.
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The only game that could reach and surpass Warcraft, would be PokeMMOn.
Posted: May 26th 2008 3:51PM (Unverified) said
A PokéMMOn sounds like a good idea in theory but in practice is going to be so damn broken. I can already see people camping in the zones were legendary pokémon spawn or any place where there is a pokémon worth catching, patches to nerf moves like Earthquake and people offering broken deals.
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Posted: May 26th 2008 5:09PM (Unverified) said
Honestly, I will buy a Nintendo console when there is a Pokemon MMO available for it.
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Posted: May 26th 2008 5:14PM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
Nah, Monster Hunter MMORPG seems a more likely candidate. I would love nothing more then to see those giant monsters in full HD with hundreds of people around trying to take that bastard down.
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Posted: May 26th 2008 5:20PM FernandoRocker said
... in full HD?
Like Haze, Call of Duty 4, GTA4, MGS4, etc?
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Like Haze, Call of Duty 4, GTA4, MGS4, etc?
Posted: May 26th 2008 8:04PM (Unverified) said
I would never buy a pokemon mmo unless they ditch that retarded 1996 turn based battle system. Part of the reason I enjoyed WoW and not FF11 is because the battle system didn't restrict me nearly as much.
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Posted: May 26th 2008 3:40PM SoulBlade said
I had heard this game was great for the free month - but I doubt it'll do anything like WoW (what will?). The combat is supposedly cool, but it's easy to script and automate - it just didn't sound fun.
Of course, MMORPGs don't really do it for me anyway, so I couldn't care less if it were good or bad. It's always good to give WoW some competition though.
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Of course, MMORPGs don't really do it for me anyway, so I couldn't care less if it were good or bad. It's always good to give WoW some competition though.
Posted: May 26th 2008 3:52PM (Unverified) said
When I upgrade my computer if that ever happens I'll give it a try.
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Posted: May 26th 2008 4:05PM (Unverified) said
It's alright I guess. It really isn't a whole lot different from WoW honestly.
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Posted: May 26th 2008 4:36PM Delgadoh said
Well in a way that is kind of good, since WoW is the most successful and arguably the beast MMO ever.
It would be nice if companies could take risks and make an MMO really new and different from WoW, but with the massive market share it holds it doesn't make financial sense to take risks in that part of the gaming industry.
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It would be nice if companies could take risks and make an MMO really new and different from WoW, but with the massive market share it holds it doesn't make financial sense to take risks in that part of the gaming industry.
Posted: May 26th 2008 4:46PM (Unverified) said
There are MMOs that take risks, but most of the time they fail because people don't want to play different games. They want to play the same stuff they have played over and over again.
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Posted: May 26th 2008 5:16PM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
Got a while to go yet, theres internet mmorpgs that put this to shame, but its early days so i'll give it a chance.
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Posted: May 26th 2008 5:16PM (Unverified) said
IMO, This game is horrible. I tried so hard to like it, yet I failed. Uninstalled it yesterday. If you want guildwars with a paid subscription this is the game to buy. Oh, don't forget you need a massively powerful PC to play it.
Luckily my friend's PC sucked so I got to play his account instead of buying my own :P I don't think it'll hold strong in the coming months. Expect the 400,000 to dwindle due to uncontinued subscriptions.
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Luckily my friend's PC sucked so I got to play his account instead of buying my own :P I don't think it'll hold strong in the coming months. Expect the 400,000 to dwindle due to uncontinued subscriptions.
Posted: May 26th 2008 6:27PM LaughingTarget said
I wonder if it's fixed yet. The game was nigh unplayable during the testing phase...last week.
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Posted: May 26th 2008 6:35PM TwistedBishop said
Last week was the release, not the testing phase. It's been in great shape for some time now.
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Posted: May 26th 2008 6:45PM alanator said
Agreed also. I can't play a single afternoon of Age of Conan without the game crashing or getting frustrated trying to find my party and dealing with the shitty instance system. I'm fucking sick of it. In the words of the AVGN, what a shitload of fuck.
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Posted: May 26th 2008 7:36PM Shagittarius said
Try playing past the introduction levels (after 20) before making a judgement. THe first 20 levels are practically a single player game to introduce you to your class and the game world. This game is great.
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Posted: May 26th 2008 8:06PM (Unverified) said
Guildwars with a paid subscription huh.
*Walks away.
To be honest Guildwars isn't bad but is hard to give a f*ck about the story when in the dialog there is this giant button that has "Click here for Exp nd sh*t" on it.Nightfall was great tho'.
I don't know since my computer isn't powerful enough to play it I have to say that from point of view looks like an Oblivion MMO.
Oh yeah another problem with guidlwars is that all the spells looked like fireworks and sparkles unlike Neverwinter nights.In NWN if you cast an ice storm it looks like an effing ice storm not just a bunch of sparkles flying around.
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*Walks away.
To be honest Guildwars isn't bad but is hard to give a f*ck about the story when in the dialog there is this giant button that has "Click here for Exp nd sh*t" on it.Nightfall was great tho'.
I don't know since my computer isn't powerful enough to play it I have to say that from point of view looks like an Oblivion MMO.
Oh yeah another problem with guidlwars is that all the spells looked like fireworks and sparkles unlike Neverwinter nights.In NWN if you cast an ice storm it looks like an effing ice storm not just a bunch of sparkles flying around.
Posted: May 26th 2008 9:37PM (Unverified) said
Shagi: I don't think anyone should have to play a game for several hours to a certain point (in this case lv20) just to START having fun.
But, I'll give it another shot tonight and sit through that hour long install again... So far I've done about 5 different classes all up to around lv10-ish and besides the fatalities and running around naked, I'm not having much fun with it. The graphical bugs are driving me crazy, not to mention the annoying combat system that is not much more than smashing buttons, pressing a combo, then smashing those buttons in order...
I was really looking forward to it with all the hype built up, and I've been crushed under the massive disappointment I've received through my first week playing it.
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But, I'll give it another shot tonight and sit through that hour long install again... So far I've done about 5 different classes all up to around lv10-ish and besides the fatalities and running around naked, I'm not having much fun with it. The graphical bugs are driving me crazy, not to mention the annoying combat system that is not much more than smashing buttons, pressing a combo, then smashing those buttons in order...
I was really looking forward to it with all the hype built up, and I've been crushed under the massive disappointment I've received through my first week playing it.
Posted: May 27th 2008 1:13PM GenBanks said
It's not that you only start having fun at lvl 20, it's just that you aren't immersed into the full richness of the game until level 20 when you leave the beginner area of Tortage. Tortage is fun, because of the scripted stuff and the slightly chaotic atmosphere in the pvp areas. But it's a tiny sliver of the overall experience.
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Posted: May 27th 2008 11:38AM ultimateq said
A trial is a double edged sword. It may bring people in, but it will also drive people away who would potentially buy it. I myself, prefer to stick with more seasoned MMOs. Vanguard was the last MMO I got on launch, and we all saw how that went. Although its doing a lot better now.
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Posted: May 26th 2008 6:45PM (Unverified) said
I am waiting for Warhammer Age of Reckoning myself...Nothing beats the Warhammer Universe...Not even the one Arnold Schaganzanger was in...Still...Age of Conan did not seem to do alot for a MMO except add pretty graphics...Which is not able to run on my Computer.
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Posted: May 26th 2008 7:23PM (Unverified) said
There is a 7 day trial key you can get from somebody who already has the game. But you need the discs, because its a 32 gig install.. before patches.
Ignore the haters, its good fun. If you play it on a rubbish computer I imagine it will suck, but get a better PC, just because a game is pushing the limits in pursuit of better gameplay dosnt mean you have the right to take shots at it because your PC isnt up to the task.
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Ignore the haters, its good fun. If you play it on a rubbish computer I imagine it will suck, but get a better PC, just because a game is pushing the limits in pursuit of better gameplay dosnt mean you have the right to take shots at it because your PC isnt up to the task.
Posted: May 26th 2008 8:07PM (Unverified) said
Are you shitting us? 32 gigs??? What the fuck????
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Posted: May 26th 2008 9:46PM (Unverified) said
It's not really 32 gigs... It is more like 26gb installed, they just suggest having 32gigs available on your HDD.
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Posted: May 26th 2008 10:37PM (Unverified) said
I was interested in this for a while until a friend told me about the 30 odd gig requirement.
That would require the searching, categorisation watching and rating of all my porn and necessitate me deleting somewhere close to 30 gigs of it.
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That would require the searching, categorisation watching and rating of all my porn and necessitate me deleting somewhere close to 30 gigs of it.
Posted: May 27th 2008 12:43PM (Unverified) said
Regarding the 32 GB install. If you don't enough free space to fit that in, the rest of your computer is probably also not up to spec. 250 GB drives are pretty common these days, and Macs are shipping with 1000 GB ones.
Plus, think about it: WoW is almost 10GB. For three times the file size, you get five times the graphics.
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Plus, think about it: WoW is almost 10GB. For three times the file size, you get five times the graphics.
Posted: May 26th 2008 7:33PM Shagittarius said
GREAT GAME! I haven't had this much fun with an MMORPG since at least Dark Age of Camelot. Not that Dark age was fun but it was the last time i really felt like I was having a great deal of fun playing an MMORPG.
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Posted: May 27th 2008 6:41PM Xohdus said
I am still waiting for an amazing Starcraft MMO. Sure I love WoW and everything but I need something outside of the fantasy genre. Could you imagine a World of Starcraft? My life would be wasting away for hours on end on my PC just like it was when WoW first came out.
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