Age of Conan

AND THEN, consider the fact that it's primarily pvp.... and you will end up with empty servers because of bad game design and pvp content.

Then the pvp'rs will whine that 'nobody plays' when THEY have driven all the other players away... boo hoo.

ULTRA EPIC FAIL AHEAD.

You've been warned. (But it might be fun for the first month or so)

Originally posted by DeadDingo

 

Originally posted by AmazingAvery

 

Originally posted by Leucent

Originally posted by mk11232

AoC is the first slasher mmo i've played in quite a while (playing EVE).  I'm not judging the game, but I'm not sure if I enjoy this genre anymore. 

I enjoy this enre but the combat is not revolutionary in the least. Cutting off heads gets redundant after awhile. Other then that it s just a clickfest on a littlesquare that lights up.

its far more fun to press keys than click :) atleast combat isnt 2seconds per swing.

 

What do you do in other games? click the little icon square on your hotbar?

 

oh yeah,.. more key clicks to do they same thing.  1left 2 up 3right swing and *fun*  ///um no.

it has 5 minutes of interest and that's it.

But as the devs and fanbois like to say 'it makes it soooo more involved and immersive'.

Um... grinding the same shiat and having to click more keys is just tiresome.

This 'feature' is a actually a regression because most games offer keybinds, but you monkeys like anything shiny.  You are simple to pleez.

You fail at mmo design innovation.

When you are killing your 20,000 'bol' lemme know how that is workin' out for ya.  Do you wanna hit it from the left, the right or smash it on the head... all of which are the same as pressing 1, 2, 3.... BUT with extra keys to hit becuase the devs think hitting more keys is 'funner' than hitting less keys.

Um... try making a better game to be fun.  Don't try to add key mechanics in to make something simple more difficult and annoying. 

But that is the saga of this company... one step forward and two steps back.  Enjoy your carpal tunnel.

Because instead of combat keys 1, 2, 3, you are pressing combat keys 1left, 2up, 3 right..... um.. more tedium is not fun and may be more engaging for a few minutes, but it is epic fail.

/cancel preorder

sorry for the double post. But this guy nailed the main issue with this game.

Originally posted by Gishgeron

13 IS enough, because if a triple A MMO cannot steal my heart in 13 levels....it does not deserve to be pay to play.  Its as simple as that. 

Totally agree.  I never bought into the argument of "you have to play the game to level XX in order to understand and enjoy the game". 

My time and money are precious to me.  If a game, or anything relating to entertainment or leisure doesn't grab my attention very quickly, I stop playing and move on.  I don't have the time nor money to waste trying something for 3 months in the hopes that it will start to get fun after that.

Now I haven't pre-ordered this game, but am still giving it the benefit of the doubt that it will get better and I'll at least consider ordering it after release.

At this point, I'm not sure if I will cancel my order. There is a chance I might reduce my order from the CE to the regular version -- saving $40 in the process. I also might switch over to the 360 Version -- which should have less FPS issues.

Here is my issue. I'm facing horrible framerates. My Vista Rating is 4.7. Game requires 4.0. Recommended is 4.8. So, I'm right where I should be, yet the FPS is attrocious.

Now, is this only a temporary issue? Or can I expect this same performance on retail launch.

Game is visually stunning. I like the interface. But, the FPS will be a dealbreaker, as I refuse to buy yet another computer.

Originally posted by DZverev

Originally posted by DeadDingo

 

Originally posted by AmazingAvery

 

Originally posted by Leucent

Originally posted by mk11232

AoC is the first slasher mmo i've played in quite a while (playing EVE).  I'm not judging the game, but I'm not sure if I enjoy this genre anymore. 

I enjoy this enre but the combat is not revolutionary in the least. Cutting off heads gets redundant after awhile. Other then that it s just a clickfest on a littlesquare that lights up.

its far more fun to press keys than click :) atleast combat isnt 2seconds per swing.

 

What do you do in other games? click the little icon square on your hotbar?

 

oh yeah,.. more key clicks to do they same thing.  1left 2 up 3right swing and *fun*  ///um no.

it has 5 minutes of interest and that's it.

But as the devs and fanbois like to say 'it makes it soooo more involved and immersive'.

Um... grinding the same shiat and having to click more keys is just tiresome.

This 'feature' is a actually a regression because most games offer keybinds, but you monkeys like anything shiny.  You are simple to pleez.

You fail at mmo design innovation.

When you are killing your 20,000 'bol' lemme know how that is workin' out for ya.  Do you wanna hit it from the left, the right or smash it on the head... all of which are the same as pressing 1, 2, 3.... BUT with extra keys to hit becuase the devs think hitting more keys is 'funner' than hitting less keys.

Um... try making a better game to be fun.  Don't try to add key mechanics in to make something simple more difficult and annoying. 

But that is the saga of this company... one step forward and two steps back.  Enjoy your carpal tunnel.

Because instead of combat keys 1, 2, 3, you are pressing combat keys 1left, 2up, 3 right..... um.. more tedium is not fun and may be more engaging for a few minutes, but it is epic fail.

/cancel preorder

sorry for the double post. But this guy nailed the main issue with this game.

Whats the difference in pressing keys to make a directional attack to pressing keys to a hotbar skill?

Or the difference from clicking on the gui to clicking the hotbar?

Just because keybinds are locked in this client version who says the release will be like that? they have said you will be able to remap keys.

Funcom state the combat system is easy to learn hard to master. If you guys have been playing for a few hours without enough skills to fill up your task bar how the hell do you know what its fully going to be like? Did you get it Hard to learn, easy to master? They even dumbed down the combat too..

Wait, you have one hand on your mouse, pressing both buttons moves you.

Your other hand will be on 1,2,3  (Left,Middle,Right) (lets pretend we are a noob) you can map some combos to 4,5,6,

Combo 4 leads with left, 5, middle and 6 right.

You dont even have to mess with your shields, just look at the enemies.

Press 1, you swing left.

The npc moves his shields left.

You press OR click 6

press 3 (because its the precusor to activate combo 6 which is a right side starter)

You do you combo with extra damage then simply pressing 3

The NPC shifts his shields again

You can strafe around him if you want, he might strafe around you, - remember you have to face your opponent.

You start over till death, adding in snares, buffs, frenzy etc.

You chain kill

You hit multiple opponents in your weapon arc swing..

*******************************************************

NORMAL GAME.

Press Control and <insert target nearest person> key

Press you keybind /macro and it will que up all your skills to perform one after another all hitting perfectly on NPC or player.

Rinse / repeat

*Skillfull clap*

*Wipes sweat off brow, yea man that took some doing, was tough*

********************************************************

Wait till you use Q and E as extra directions in PvP with a cunning opponent, group combat, buffs etc.

Im really sorry that you have to pay attention in what your doing in AoC, maybe some of you are just used to playing other games by pressing 1 button and thats all your used too? /Shrug

I am actually enjoying the involvement in combat, rather than a laid back 1 button push it does it for you 'done it all before' game.

I fail to see how you can sum it all up without the extra directions or combos and abilities at such a low level.

How many options did you have as a player with referance to skills in any noob zone of any mmo? How weak do you feel as a nooby...

The game is visually appealing. I like that it's "rated MA". And the genre is great....

...and that's about all that I have to say GOOD about this thing. It stinks so far.

Some of my disappointments:

INFLEXIBLE character advancement compared to many other games.

The penalty for dying can make the game unplayable for you if you die multiple times.

Can't add points to characteristics, only a very limited selection of skills.

Very high requirements compared to many other MMORPGs.

Interface and controls need a bit of work. Sometimes my character gets "stuck" just walking...can't stop him. Weird. I'm sure that this is an issue that will be worked out in the beta though. However this is the only technical issue out of my complaints.

Lack of any decent documentation. The game's release date is less than 3 weeks away, I can't believe they can't at least supply us with a quick reference sheet to print out.

All in all, I know a lot of work has gone into this...but I'm not sure how much careful thought and consideration did.

I'm still playing the game and it has its kinks but its more playable compared to Vanguard.

I'm getting 24FPS in Tortage and 35FPS in the Wilderness.

My current system specs are as follows:

P4 640 | 2GB RAM | X1800XT 512 | Windows XP

I'm keeping my pre-order for now.

I'll cancel my pre-order when:

IT'S BETAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...It's not even on the freakin shelves yet.  Pathetic arguments.