Eh, unsure. It's a beautiful game and I'm having fun, but I've also yet to get past level 15 or so as I'm too busy trying classes out and having fun learning the game mechanics. IMO, there's a lot that could use tweaking (UI, Chat window, small bugs in mob movement/AI), but nothing gamebreaking. Now, I have a pretty strong PC, so I play it maxed out with tolerable framerates (though I'd never raid like this, I need more RAM!), but it still moves and looks gorgeous.

Ask me again when my month is up. If I start paying...then yeah, it's totally worth it.

Tried the beta and got to level 21 and I'm now "lurking". Probably won't even buy the game. Sure it's nice to look at and less cookie-cutter than some MMOs but there is something missing. For some reason I just can't get excited about this game.

I'm happy with it.

Originally posted by GreenChaos

No it’s just the best MMORPG I have ever played.  And it makes WoW look the kiddy toy that is it. 

ZZZZzzzzzz

Yeah, I got a 8500 with most stuff set near minimum but frame rates hovering around 8 n the inn and 12-15 in Tortage. Not horribly noticable but battles leave a bit to be desired. Still on the fence about getting more ram and a 8800 just to run AoC.....

Been playing the game since Tuesday and I wish I never picked it up.  In my opinion the graphics are way over-rated.  It just like EQ2 on very high setting.  Movement is odd.  Moving forward and back is smooth, once you trying making a turn it’s clunky as hell.

The UI is an absolute mess.  The chat box is extremely clunky and very frustrating to try and talk to someone. 

It's very easy to get stuck on objects, or fall between cracks, I’ve used the /stuck command about 100 times so far.

The combat system is nothing special.  Remove the auto attack from any standard MMO and this is your combat system.  The directional attacks are absolutely nothing more then auto attack, or additional attacks to start a combo depending on when you use them.  Using them in combo’s works exactly like any other ability in an MMO requiring a pre req.

Funcom got long ways to go, especially on the UI.  It's one of the most important features and they really FUBAR that

And for all those people stating how mature this community would be?  You are so wrong.  The community is aweful.

Originally posted by iduums

 

 

And for all those people stating how mature this community would be?  You are so wrong.  The community is aweful.

 

To answer the OP question.

Yeah, I will be subscribing, I am with a excellent guild and RL friends all on the same server. As we know, the majority of players are digging the game. Its ranked #6 on Xfire.com as most played with World of Warcraft being #1.

Name                                                                  Minutes Played

	World of Warcraft	18,498,361
	Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Multiplayer	13,265,120
	Call of Duty 2 Multiplayer	6,276,603
	Counter-Strike: Source	3,877,306
	Battlefield 2	2,397,047
	Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures	2,355,249
	Warcraft III - The Frozen Throne	2,026,296
	Guild Wars	1,741,288
	Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory	1,344,869
	Counter-Strike 1.6	999,173

I love the game and plan on investing time into it.

It's an absolute pleasure!

Biggest waste of money in a long time. It is not a step forward, but backwards IMO.

Originally posted by sisseflikker

Originally posted by GreenChaos

No it’s just the best MMORPG I have ever played.  And it makes WoW look the kiddy toy that is it. 

ZZZZzzzzzz

It *is* my favorite MMO to date, but I still need to give it more time.  If this game can keep up with the excellent story-driven quests (ala Bioware quality), I can easily see myself playing this game alot longer than I've played any other MMO.  The combat is incredible, sound is excellent, the world is beautiful and alive, and the NPCs are the most engrossing characters I've ever played with in an MMO.

AoC is definitely worthy to be compared to the likes of WoW.

Originally posted by HiGHPLaiNS

 

Originally posted by iduums

 

 

 

And for all those people stating how mature this community would be?  You are so wrong.  The community is aweful.

 

 

Maybe on your server there, but everything is going great on ours. Sorry your server left you with a bad taste in your mouth, but all servers are different as you well know.

 

To answer the OP question.

Yeah, I will be subscribing, I am with a excellent guild and RL friends all on the same server. As we know, the majority of players are digging the game. Its ranked #6 on Xfire.com as most played with World of Warcraft being #1.

Name                                                                  Minutes Played

	World of Warcraft	18,498,361
	Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Multiplayer	13,265,120
	Call of Duty 2 Multiplayer	6,276,603
	Counter-Strike: Source	3,877,306
	Battlefield 2	2,397,047
	Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures	2,355,249
	Warcraft III - The Frozen Throne	2,026,296
	Guild Wars	1,741,288
	Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory	1,344,869
	Counter-Strike 1.6	999,173

I love the game and plan on investing time into it.

 

 

So, what server you on?  I noticed a utter lack of maturity on quite a few servers. I am looking for one that doesn't have evil little kids on it

 

Originally posted by Bartzilla

Originally posted by HiGHPLaiNS

 

Originally posted by iduums

 

 

 

And for all those people stating how mature this community would be?  You are so wrong.  The community is aweful.

 

 

Maybe on your server there, but everything is going great on ours. Sorry your server left you with a bad taste in your mouth, but all servers are different as you well know.

 

To answer the OP question.

Yeah, I will be subscribing, I am with a excellent guild and RL friends all on the same server. As we know, the majority of players are digging the game. Its ranked #6 on Xfire.com as most played with World of Warcraft being #1.

Name                                                                  Minutes Played

	World of Warcraft	18,498,361
	Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Multiplayer	13,265,120
	Call of Duty 2 Multiplayer	6,276,603
	Counter-Strike: Source	3,877,306
	Battlefield 2	2,397,047
	Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures	2,355,249
	Warcraft III - The Frozen Throne	2,026,296
	Guild Wars	1,741,288
	Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory	1,344,869
	Counter-Strike 1.6	999,173

I love the game and plan on investing time into it.

 

 

So, what server you on?  I noticed a utter lack of maturity on quite a few servers. I am looking for one that doesn't have evil little kids on it

 

 

I would give it few weks and i guess it will be 1/4 of that statistic, quite suprised that GW is on there was a horrible game.

I had expected more than a fairly standard 'kill 10 rats and lvl up' mmorpg. Sure the graphics are nice and the combat system is a bit different but overall a bit disappointing.

I like the game for now but I will need more time playing to give a final answer

It's too early to tell. It all depends on the state of the end game, especially sieges and world PvP.

I would have to say no at this moment in time considering my retail key is not valid along with many other people that are having this problem.

If anyone has access to the official forums could they be a saint and see if there is any response from funcom on the situation please?

Regards

J

Originally posted by iduums

Been playing the game since Tuesday and I wish I never picked it up.  In my opinion the graphics are way over-rated.  It just like EQ2 on very high setting.  Movement is odd.  Moving forward and back is smooth, once you trying making a turn it’s clunky as hell.

The UI is an absolute mess.  The chat box is extremely clunky and very frustrating to try and talk to someone. 

It's very easy to get stuck on objects, or fall between cracks, I’ve used the /stuck command about 100 times so far.

The combat system is nothing special.  Remove the auto attack from any standard MMO and this is your combat system.  The directional attacks are absolutely nothing more then auto attack, or additional attacks to start a combo depending on when you use them.  Using them in combo’s works exactly like any other ability in an MMO requiring a pre req.

Funcom got long ways to go, especially on the UI.  It's one of the most important features and they really FUBAR that

 

And for all those people stating how mature this community would be?  You are so wrong.  The community is aweful.

 

If you're really that unhappy with it, why are you forcing yourself to stick with it?  I'd say at least try to flip the game for some amount while demand will still be there.

I'm torn - it's not bad, really, but some things just bug me.  I think that once the 'shiny new car smell' has worn off in a week or two, I'm going to end up not subscribing.  It's just not 'grabbing' me like other games have, and to be honest I'm dissappointed in the graphics.  It was hyped as this whole big deal, amazing 'next gen' graphics, but I'm just not impressed, I think LOTRO has better graphics.  I hate 'crafting' too - the gathering is just soooo tedious and it just doesn't seem like it was designed well, it feels like it was just thrown in at the last minute. 

Overall I'm happy with the game for now and I'm enjoying the character classes and the storyline and new environments (been in Middle Earth for over a year, so a new story is a nice change) but, at least right now, it doesn't seem to have enough to 'hook' me and get me paying that monthly fee. 

I will say FC really dropped the ball in not offering a lifetime membership, especially launching the game ner 'tax time' - I spent last year's rebate check on a LOTRO lifetime subscription and might have done the same with AoC if thry had offered it. 

Originally posted by dj_decay

I'm torn - it's not bad, really, but some things just bug me.  I think that once the 'shiny new car smell' has worn off in a week or two, I'm going to end up not subscribing.  It's just not 'grabbing' me like other games have, and to be honest I'm dissappointed in the graphics.  It was hyped as this whole big deal, amazing 'next gen' graphics, but I'm just not impressed, I think LOTRO has better graphics.  I hate 'crafting' too - the gathering is just soooo tedious and it just doesn't seem like it was designed well, it feels like it was just thrown in at the last minute. 

Overall I'm happy with the game for now and I'm enjoying the character classes and the storyline and new environments (been in Middle Earth for over a year, so a new story is a nice change) but, at least right now, it doesn't seem to have enough to 'hook' me and get me paying that monthly fee. 

I will say FC really dropped the ball in not offering a lifetime membership, especially launching the game ner 'tax time' - I spent last year's rebate check on a LOTRO lifetime subscription and might have done the same with AoC if thry had offered it. 

Yeah, i think the fact that they postponed the directx10 graphics release is a bit disappointing.  I also wonder how much of an improvement it will make.

I love it.