Age of Conan

I want to see what all the ranting and raving is all about. Got it a Wal-Mart. Has the bonus mini comic inside.

Funny when I got to the cashier to may her till went up in lights...and she had to warn me it was Mature 17+ rated.

No flames pls. I'd like this to be a constructive thread.

my advice?

Take your time... leveling is way fast. Try to smellt he flowers and enjoy the first 20 - 40 levels.

By that time, hopefully things have changed.

http://www.grapheine.com/bombaytv/index.php?module=see&lang=uk&code=db6019bd140f57de51e179666728b1c6

Pretty much covers it. All the real "mature" content is being removed from the AoC gameworld, and theres no sign of new "mature" content coming in.

The rating is silly imho. PG13 at best.

Have fun with it, it is worth the box price in the same way Oblivion and games like that are - but it has little subscription value.  I bet you will first love it, then around mid 20 to 30 you start to tire of it and notice all the flaws, then as you get towards 40ish it really starts to wear on you and you are left with laments of what could have been.

just take it slow. Dont rush it and dont read too much into it's gameplay. If you play it like an old fashion video game youll like it.

Originally posted by Enigma

just take it slow. Dont rush it and dont read too much into it's gameplay. If you play it like an old fashion video game youll like it.

The sad thing is that its NOT like an old fashioned videogame (sadly). AoC holds your hand, most older games required THOUGHT and SKILL to play through. This game guides you to every single quest with convenient little Xs and arrows.

You SHOULD be able to immerse yourself in an MMORPG. You SHOULD be able to read into the gameplay. There SHOULD be depth.

As is, levels 1-20 are fine, the rest is a downhill slope that ends with a non-existant endgame and purposeless pvp.

As it is, you probably won't regret buying an account and playing through it for your first 30 days.... it is fun for it's first 40-50 levels, and with how fast the leveling pace in the game is,you'll probably get that far (even with "smelling the roses", which is probably best to do at this point).

Though by then it's questionable whether or not to resubscribe. Content is scarce at levels 60 upwards, and, while players can attack one another and PvP technically is existant, there is no PvP system of the game and offers no rewards or punishment. Though, by the time you finish the content, it is possible that at least a partial amount of the intended pvp system will be added, at least they say. Whether or not they do is questionable, though, as their promises are... complete crap, in all honesty.

take it back to walmart and pick up eve you will have more fun with a game that is done and doesn't craft every 10 minutes into play

Originally posted by Jonsus

Originally posted by Enigma

just take it slow. Dont rush it and dont read too much into it's gameplay. If you play it like an old fashion video game youll like it.

 

The sad thing is that its NOT like an old fashioned videogame (sadly). AoC holds your hand, most older games required THOUGHT and SKILL to play through. This game guides you to every single quest with convenient little Xs and arrows.

Old fashion as in the NES and pre NES. They held your hand too in many of those games

You SHOULD be able to immerse yourself in an MMORPG. You SHOULD be able to read into the gameplay. There SHOULD be depth.

Well, since he bought it Im giving him pointers to like it longer; not hate it faster

As is, levels 1-20 are fine, the rest is a downhill slope that ends with a non-existant endgame and purposeless pvp.

Originally posted by swgtester1

take it back to walmart and pick up eve you will have more fun with a game that is done and doesn't craft every 10 minutes into play

they stopped selling EVE in discs in 2004 lol.  I still have my EVE disk, box, and instructional booklet