Age of Conan

I am already in the early access so the answer to your question is  no.

But I am aprehensive about jumping straight into PVP as it looks like that might be gankfest in the begining especially in whitesands.

But what the hell who wants to live for ever will probably start on pvp server and spend 2 days trying to get to level 7.

Originally posted by tyrrin

Heres my 2 cents; now that the NDA is lifted I can spill. DONT WASTE YOUR TIME!!! As the game sits now it so so unbalanced that unless your playing the flavor of the minute class you cannot win in PvP. The system crashes constantly, though Funcom is promising a "MAGIC RELEASE CLIENT" just like Vanguard Saga of Heroes did when it released. The game looks awesome, although it doesnt look like DX10 graphics are going to make the release. The combat system is jerky at best, and all of the spawn points in PvP are camped constantly. I do not see at this time how this game is releasing, dont get me wrong I am VERY hopeful that the game goes off without a hitch, but my impression (and I have been in the beta since november) is that the game seriously lacks any kind of FUN or long term appeal.

To respond to this, I can only assume the NDA your talking about it the ignbeta which was not close to the client beta.

As the current Closed Beta which is still ongoing still has its NDA.

That being said, I have very few instances of lag, virtually none of crashing, PVP is going to be a camp fest I think.

Combat system is not jerky at all, and this game is a lot more stable and balanced then Vanguard is right now.

Cant comment on class balance that much as I have not had time to play a particulat class all the way to 80 and experiment with all the different combination of skills and I dont think you have either.

This game is currently well worth it.

I'm going to burn both candles at all three ends for the first week. Why? Because I have more important things to do, IRL. If I give myself an overdose right at the beginning, I can settle into a normal couple hours a day after that. I won't be staring at the ceiling at 2AM wondering if I log on I'll be able to sneak past that 'XYZ Boss' to get to my next quest goal.... (I'll be lying awake from my insomnia but not from wondering about the game, lol).

Truthfully, I don't really care about the 'speed leveling' but I do need to get the initial 'high' out of my system so I can self regulate after the fact. (Thank goodness my wife is gone until 10PM on Saturday, though! I can have the volume on high!)

Originally posted by pmaura

I am already in the early access so the answer to your question is  no.

 

But I am aprehensive about jumping straight into PVP as it looks like that might be gankfest in the begining especially in whitesands.

But what the hell who wants to live for ever will probably start on pvp server and spend 2 days trying to get to level 7.

No mate, you will be fine. Most players will want to get the 1st 20 levels out of the way asap and get out into the world. Everyone will have an eye on the official launch date and will be leveling like crazy. You will get some fools trying to gank everything that moves but any self respecting PvP guild will weed them out and gank them onto a PvE sever.

My advice is level as fast as you can and get out of the city hubs as fast as you can. Find your self a nice leveling spot and farm those mobs like your life depended on it. But watch your back

Originally posted by vmoped

I am getting concerned about he community though from what I am reading on the forums lately. It seems that the community has really sunk to an all time low that will hopefully improve once the forums are only accessible to subscribers (to be honest I kinda expected the community to be a bit rough before launch, but it is really bad atm).

I would not worry about that to much. Of all the MMOs I have played I have always seen these types of posts. But I rarely really came across these people in game. Although it is usually best to block out general and zone chat. :) I think like players usually end up gravitating to each other. At least that has been my experience.

I also think this kind of thing will be more prevalent on PvP servers. That’s just a guess though based on my little experience playing on such a server.

Personally I usually stay away from official boards as well as that seems to be where most the whiners and overly enthused hang out. I hate MMO whiners more than the immature players.

I do think the violence of the game will attract a more d00dish crowd and that may affect things. I think the “age” restriction is a joke and most parents will buy the game because they don’t know any better. :)

I'll probably get the game within a week or two from launch, but not launch day... I was going to get a new comp but went the better route and decided to build my own. The stuff I ordered from Newegg will be arriving by Sunday and I'll probably have everything installed before next day, and figured out by a week, if not sooner.

I'm mostly waiting for the fact my rig won't be ready until a week from launch and also because I don't want to be frozen up... I'm pretty sure the game itself will be fine, though.

Yes, plz come after 2 week so i can chop some of u newbies down in pvp zone

Originally posted by Arskaaa

Yes, plz come after 2 week so i can chop some of u newbies down in pvp zone

lol easy tiger, enough heads to go around for everyone Saturday.

Well my answer is biased because I am addicted to MMO launches.  All of them no matter the game.  I love to see the people scurying around, confused and lost.  It is like releasing thousands of savage animals on someone's living room at the same time.  Maybe not like that.  Anyway I love launches so I try to be there for all of them that I can.  I wouldn't miss it for the World.  Although I may tell my friends to wait a couple weeks for everything to calm down...

Originally posted by ProfRed

Well my answer is biased because I am addicted to MMO launches.  All of them no matter the game.  I love to see the people scurying around, confused and lost.  It is like releasing thousands of savage animals on someone's living room at the same time.  Maybe not like that.  Anyway I love launches so I try to be there for all of them that I can.  I wouldn't miss it for the World.  Although I may tell my friends to wait a couple weeks for everything to calm down...

I lol'd at that analogy, its true though first day is like a mad house lol. Im finding it very hard not to run to the store and get a launch copy but im going to abstain for the first 2 weeks .......... i am, honest!

Besides the auction houses will be full of cast off noob gear by then