Originally posted by DarwynFOUR

Originally posted by DarwynFOUR

ha ha ha am i glad PC gaming is dead.

 

 

You're right................and I suppose you are accessing this website from you console right?

Kids like you make me laugh.

And Since when is browsing the internet considered gaming?   anyways MMOs are the only thing PCs have, if it wasn't for WoW it'd have nothing.

But hey according to you I am a child, what would I know right?

Actually FPS are pure PC games. Castle wolfeinstein3D and Doom were created because of the PC interface, keyboard and mouse, and thus are products from and for the PC. As fighting games (street fighter, tekken) are pure console genres and are meant to be played via a gamepad controller (originally a stick and 2 buttons).

The way these games, these different genres, were thought and their ‘philosophy’ were blend by the tools they rely on, in this case the interface between the man and the machine.

Sure every FPS is now ported on the different consoles, but the only things consoles are bringing to the genre is to bring it down so they can fit to the machine specs and the controller which is totally unfit for the genre.

(To sum it up just check the Shadowrun case)

Of course consoles will certainly end with internet browsers, keyboards and mouses, but then they’ll just be like a non upgradable PC in a nifty box with a Corp brand.

Originally posted by Elendil88

Originally posted by SirDeimos

Originally posted by Sinuous
I predict that AoC will be hated by the tubs-o'-lard who like eating their cookies and cakes while executing macros every 2-3 minutes.  As for those individuals looking for a more engaging mmorpg experience.........this game is for you.

I agree 100%. I guess some people get scared when they think they might have to have some skill to do well instead of only depending on how much time you have sunk into that char.

Just like this guy here....

Hey, where'd you get my picture!

Originally posted by Antioche
Obviously Garrett didn't explain the combat system well enough in his article. Basically you should go read about it for yourself as Funcom has a rather in depth FAQ on their website.  For those who are too lazy or stupid to accomplish such a feat I'll give you a brief explanation.

A player will have SIX attack choices upper left upper middle upper right, left, middle, right. Those are the different ways you can swing whatever weapon(s) you're wielding. The killing blows are, from what I understand, simply a sequence of those basic attacks strung together. The offensive aspects of combat are active, but the defensive aspects are not active. To the individual who said that such a combat system would have issues in a MMORPG because of? lag I guess I don't know what you're talking about. No other mmorpg has tried to do this before that I have ever played, and I've played almost every english, and some non english, mmorpg's that there are. There is at least one video I have watched that involved quite a few devs fighting it out. So obviously it won't be a problem. I could explain why, but you actually think it would cause problems which only reveals that you don't know what you're talking about and I don't feel like explaining.

What the article failed to talk about was the magic system in Age of Conan. Go read up on it. It is also very unique and I think everyone who enjoys mmorpgs should read up on this game instead of reading are fairly shallow, sorry but it's true, article concerning one aspect of it. There are many things about AoC that are innovative. And yes I am a fanboi. :)

I remain skeptical of the viability of the combat system until it is proven to work in a release environment. Anything that requires quick reaction is risky when the unpredictability of global internet lag combined with server and client lag actually happens. A bunch of developers demonstrating combat over a local-area network on an underloaded server (how many thousands of developers are there, anyway?) is no comparison to a deployment environment.

This is not to say that it's not interesting. I do hope it works. I do intend to give it a try, at least.

I have outgrown my auto attack days. I look forward to playing a game that is going to give something new a try. There truly will be some skill during battle now especially if you are a mage or archer type. The reason being is you no longer just hit with your spells and arrows, you now actually have to aim them and I can not wait.

Another thing I do like already is that they stated that only player crafted items may have sockets in it , dungeon drops will not so there will be a use for both. At the same time they stated that the better gear you have, the cooler it will look. I look forward to this because I can see what my enemy is wearing without having to inspect him.

For the people who want this game to fail or are skeptical about the combat, I ask why are you not rooting that it becomes a hit? If this game fails on the new things that it is trying, this would be a step back for all MMOs. If it becomes a hit and people love the combat, then this is a step forward from the auto attacking genre lazy gamers have become so accustomed to.

The AI for mobs is supposed to be pretty impressive as well and if that is true it would make this game pretty hard to bot which would rock as well.

Root for the game, if it fails, future MMOs will be wary of trying new things because Vanguard tried to do "revolutionary" things and failed on that level, and if Conan does too, nobody will risk things anymore.

Originally posted by whitedelight

I have outgrown my auto attack days. I look forward to playing a game that is going to give something new a try. There truly will be some skill during battle now especially if you are a mage or archer type. The reason being is you no longer just hit with your spells and arrows, you now actually have to aim them and I can not wait.

Another thing I do like already is that they stated that only player crafted items may have sockets in it , dungeon drops will not so there will be a use for both. At the same time they stated that the better gear you have, the cooler it will look. I look forward to this because I can see what my enemy is wearing without having to inspect him.

For the people who want this game to fail or are skeptical about the combat, I ask why are you not rooting that it becomes a hit? If this game fails on the new things that it is trying, this would be a step back for all MMOs. If it becomes a hit and people love the combat, then this is a step forward from the auto attacking genre lazy gamers have become so accustomed to.

The AI for mobs is supposed to be pretty impressive as well and if that is true it would make this game pretty hard to bot which would rock as well.

Root for the game, if it fails, future MMOs will be wary of trying new things because Vanguard tried to do "revolutionary" things and failed on that level, and if Conan does too, nobody will risk things anymore.

 I do not know where Zappy get off  thinking he or she could judge me based on a small comment. For you're information I got hot-keys down to a science which is why I desire a new and less hot-key dependant combat system. I have nothing against hot -keys they do make mmorpg life easier I just  tire of i hot-keys being 90% of the combat.

As for the comment on Wow well I won't lie you're right  to the point to where it is a little scary I do suffer from to much exposure to Wow but  my complaint stand because they are not the only gear  and addon dependant mmorpg.