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BrianMMO 5/10/08 6:08:51 PM
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Joined: 9/17/07
Played almost ALL MMORPGs :P |
This game is totally instanced. Even the CITIES are instanced.. EVEN THE CITIES :p That's like so lame.. it's like "I am at the blacksmith" and another guy "Me too. Can't see you" :p What's the point of PVPing in instanced zones? If he is running away into the next zone and you are right after him and you both end up in totally different instances.. omg, that's so pointless. Funcom's excuse for instances is that their graphics are so god-like that you can't handle it with computers nowadays.. my ass! Funcom considers ~200 players in one zone as "massive".. wow.. that's lame. I wonder how other MMORPGs manage to not use instances ALL the time. There are like a trillion games out that have no instances at all. I can accept instances in dungeons or special zones.. but EVERYWHERE? That's like so-not-MASSIVELY. Oh well, anyways.. my Age of Conan order has been canceled. Everyone who really wants to play a massively multiplayer online RPG should look for something elese, because Age of Conan is far away from being one. It's like a NextGen-Guild Wars with 1-2 addons :) Did I mention that the CITIES are instanced too? :) |
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unsane13 5/10/08 6:28:52 PM
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so how do you group? and if you are in a group and your group goes into a different zone do they all stay together? I never really had a chance to try out grouping during OB. also if you are loaded into one instance of a space and your buddy is in another how do you come together? |
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BrianMMO 5/10/08 6:38:24 PM
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Joined: 9/17/07
Played almost ALL MMORPGs :P |
Groups stay together ^^ But, if you are not in a group, it can happen you both end up in two different instances. To get to the instance of another person, you type: /instanceselection and select the instance your friend is in. Think about it, they even HAVE this function.. that should show you they are serious about instances :) |
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waverat81 5/10/08 6:40:41 PM
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Joined: 6/07/05 |
Did you leave Tortage Island? |
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Katashi-kun 5/10/08 6:41:38 PM
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Joined: 9/22/07 |
Wonderful idea...lets separate all our players....should have just made the entire game one big solo adv like tortage, and then can play with others when the time of day changes! heh |
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Kien 5/10/08 6:41:55 PM
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Joined: 1/23/06 |
I think cities are safe zones, even on the FFA server, so your logic about switching instances doesn't quite apply. DDO did something similar with multiple instances. It was confusing at first but people got used to it. |
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MrTumN3s 5/10/08 6:43:57 PM
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Joined: 5/12/07
If you try to fail, but succeed, which have you done? |
Originally posted by BrianMMO
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templarga 5/10/08 6:50:42 PM
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Originally posted by BrianMMOThe instancing you are refering to is to handle population balance. AOC isn't the first game to do it and it has been around a long time. The "trillons of games" you refer too probably have it too just not the population that requires it. EQ2 used the same system and it worked well. Basically when a zone gets over-populated it copies itself and new players can zone into that one. I, for one, love this....I always pick the emptier zone because its less competition for quest mobs/items. It is not an issue today because probably 90% of guilds use voice chat and its simple as "What instance are you in? Tortage 4 - okay be there in a sec." If you try and chase a pvp player through zones, you will have bigger issues than instances to deal with. You have a slow computer and he has a fast one - he will leave you in the dust. As to your point about cities, that is actually the best place to have instances - they are usually the most populated and in need of it. Guess you didn't play EQ and ever go in the bazaar did you? And finally, outside of the pvp games, you have no proof nor do you know if pvp is instanced. As a matter of fact, I have read that end-game pvp zones will not be copied like this. Everyone will be in the same zone. But seriously, if you hate instances that much go ahead and cancel. I don't mind them at all. |
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unsane13 5/10/08 6:54:28 PM
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Joined: 3/27/08 |
thanks for the information everyone. now that I know how to connect with my friends its not a big deal at all. I'm either in the same room or using ventrilo when I play grouped so simply asking what instance someone is in is too easy. the 17th can not arrive soon enough. |
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Kyero 5/10/08 6:55:20 PM
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