Originally posted by maxilo

because they didnt want to air their dirty laundry

 

atm they have a huge problem with stuck characters which they dont want to get out to the general public

 

oops it is now :(

being secret often backfires :)

No big deal - it was posted on the official forums for people actually playing the game.

Originally posted by Hoobley

I find it strange that the official forums are 'hidden' to those who are not currently paying customers.

 

I had expected to be able to read the forums, but not post so that I could get a clear picture of what's going on.

 

This is yet another thing Funcom has done which puts me off the game even more, all along it's just been like they're hiding things.

 

I followed AoC hardcore for years and way back it sounded like the perfect game... anyway that rant isn't for here, what's up with hiding the forums?

only account holders should be able to view and post on the forums, it keeps the kiddies out that are just there to flame.

Originally posted by Kcissem

Originally posted by Hoobley

I find it strange that the official forums are 'hidden' to those who are not currently paying customers.

 

I had expected to be able to read the forums, but not post so that I could get a clear picture of what's going on.

 

This is yet another thing Funcom has done which puts me off the game even more, all along it's just been like they're hiding things.

 

I followed AoC hardcore for years and way back it sounded like the perfect game... anyway that rant isn't for here, what's up with hiding the forums?

only account holders should be able to view and post on the forums, it keeps the kiddies out that are just there to flame.

It also keeps potential customers out that are there to gather information. But to each his own, maybe you dont like populated mmos

Originally posted by Kcissem

only account holders should be able to view and post on the forums, it keeps the kiddies out that are just there to flame.

and your reasoning for restricting VIEW ONLY access?

Originally posted by Zorndorf

This is called communism.

Total control of communications to promote internal hype.

Well it doesn't stop me :)))

 

Fucom's communication with its community is about as truthful and straighforward as that of the old Kremlin.

Why can't a decent game be developed by a decent company.

EA, SOE, now Funcom. At least Turbine & Blizzard still have some respect left in my book.

Originally posted by Nadia

Originally posted by Kcissem

only account holders should be able to view and post on the forums, it keeps the kiddies out that are just there to flame.

and your reasoning for restricting VIEW ONLY access?

Sorry conspiracy theorists, but I started playing yesterday, and after 12 levels I haven't discovered anything startling that would blow up in a forum.  (ok, that stuck issue, but I'm not there yet)

In a few days they'll start letting everyone view the forums and all will be well.

there are no game breaking bugs

there ARE support problems with people unable to create/update Active accounts

- being able to read the forums would help them

Originally posted by Kyleran

In a few days they'll start letting everyone view the forums and all will be well.

 

That's all you had to say.

Originally posted by Nadia

there are no game breaking bugs

No, but there are freaking spoons EVERYWHERE!

I agree with the OP that this is strange and annoying, and I say this as a now-paying customer for AoC.  I can't access the forums, it won't let me log in.  It doesn't recognize my password, and when I tried password recovery it says it doesn't recognize my e-mail address.  If it didn't keep people out I would at least be able to read the forums, so wth?  I had similar weirdness when I put in my key to activate the game, it kept telling me it didn't recognize, though it apparently did as I can log onto the game.  They need to work on their website or something, its very user-unfriendly and its starting to annoy me greatly.

Originally posted by TheKraken

I agree with the OP that this is strange and annoying, and I say this as a now-paying customer for AoC.  I can't access the forums, it won't let me log in.  It doesn't recognize my password, and when I tried password recovery it says it doesn't recognize my e-mail address.  If it didn't keep people out I would at least be able to read the forums, so wth?  I had similar weirdness when I put in my key to activate the game, it kept telling me it didn't recognize, though it apparently did as I can log onto the game.  They need to work on their website or something, its very user-unfriendly and its starting to annoy me greatly.

Yeah, I'm in the same boat. I played the game all night last night, but still can't get into the forums. And I've tried resetting my forum username and password several times on the Funcom registration site. Something is screwy.

Let me offer you folks this thought... Tho I know it will get lost in the thread soon enough.

As a PAYING CUSTOMER:

I like the fact that they are taking efforts to keep the boards clear of mindless little trolls who AREN'T paying customers! You know, the people who stop by to take a nasty crap on a game they don't even play.

It also keeps them from getting their panties in a wad over non-subscribers who show up and fabricate all kinds of problems that they claim to have. I bet the people at FC are busy enough just riding herd on the servers and CS issues right now... Some are probably in shock.

Do you really think you wouldn't hear it if there weren't serious issues?

Hell, I would be one of the first to come trumpet them!

Games working pretty good folks. Minor issues? Yup, always will be at any launch. A few people with REAL problems? Yup, same thing, there always will be a few. To be expected.

What surprises me is that the servers haven't lost their minds!

I'm amazed and stunned that they seem to have pulled off a good launch.

EDIT: I did have a little complication getting back on the official forums. I needed to create an entirely new forum account.

Im a paying customer and my account is updated and upgraded and it still wont let me on the forums...

Originally posted by Experimemt13

Let me offer you folks this thought... Tho I know it will get lost in the thread soon enough.

As a PAYING CUSTOMER:

I like the fact that they are taking efforts to keep the boards clear of mindless little trolls who AREN'T paying customers! You know, the people who stop by to take a nasty crap on a game they don't even play.

no one is demanding posting privileges

Funcom has said they will do this in the future

- but thats zero help to people that are having problems creating/updating their accounts

Yes Im having the same issue

I thought it was because I didnt register but as some people have mentioned they have registered and  still cant access the forums then it's a technical problem.

I hope they resolve this soon ,the forums were a good source of  information

On the launcher they said that they want to focus on paying customers for now.  Guess it's only a question of performance, they dont want the forum to crash because there is too many peoples accessing it.   Right now the forum are pretty fast, guess if they allow everyone to access it, it would cause some major slow down (see this forum from time to time).

while that may be true - they are also locking out paying customers

anyone who bought the Retail game has a right to see those forums

due to some account problems with Funcom -- that is not happening

Originally posted by Aguitha

On the launcher they said that they want to focus on paying customers for now.  Guess it's only a question of performance, they dont want the forum to crash because there is too many peoples accessing it.   Right now the forum are pretty fast, guess if they allow everyone to access it, it would cause some major slow down (see this forum from time to time).

Perhaps what they should have done is pop up a little notice on the forum page there saying something to that effect.

I'm sure they're really busy now, but all those potential customers craving real info and sitting on the fence as to whether or not to buy will (some not all) be deterred by the way the forums just appear to be paying customer access only at present.

Funcom is turning into a country club, and were all the coloured folk who arent allowed to join. lol