Age of Conan

So these crooks at Funcom created a game called Age of Conan. They lied, took everyone's money and when questioned they ban you just that simple. Just the fact that you cannot question this company without being threatened is enough to make me want to puke. I was like Protus at one time defending them left in right hoping it would spur change. Then one day reality slapped me in the face when a long time friend just walked away without saying a word and went back to WOW.

Clearly they are in bed with Gold Sellers they even back a fansite that has ads for it. That site also has links to another site selling the AOC stat changer which is a program that steals your account. They could care less because once your account gets hacked you have to start over. There is no account restoration nor is there any item or gold tracking. They know the game is addicting even if it crashes, locks up your PC or you have to reinstall the thing 5 times a week because the files corrupt themselves. The game is beyond broken and what im talking about here is the tip of the iceberg.

I wont even get seep into pvp balance, overpowered mobs, bosses that randomly walk across a zone and kill you, lack of groups as server pops sink, stats that don't even work, feats/talents that are not working properly and so much more. To say all that is wrong with this game right now would require writing a book. There are EXPLOITS GALORE in this game ones that allows players to own you. Others that allow you to walk over mountains and hell you can even swim up rivers at god speed.

They banned me for speaking truth on the forums against their lies and cover ups so i've contacted the BBB about it and Consumer Affairs is next. I will take my complaints and voice them as far as needed to insure it sends a warning to others. If they do not refund me the over $70 spent to date to play Gamestop and Funcom will both be getting chargebacks. I will also do everything in my power to make Gamestop and others pull this game from the shelves. They are not a US company and they do not bill US customers from a US bank therefore they should not even be allowed to have an office on American soil.

All MMO players need to start standing up and speaking out. The games you love will not shrivel up and die because you said something sucks. It will however the developers to improve things and if they ban you then others need to speak up. I'm proud to say that many AOC players spoke up after my ban and it opened their eyes. There is no way in hell they can stop that train wreck now unless they ban hundreds of customers or shut the forums. My ban was like a match lighting all the combined fuel that had already been poured and now its out of control but only because they chose to light that match.

We the gaming community needs to teach not only Funcom but all game developers that we expect more then polished turds for our money. If a developer cannot deliver a solid product they should stop trying and go work for someone else to learn the right way. Games being released these days are all following the original WOW launch of failure and this cannot continue.

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Sorry, I disagree. I'm loving the game at the moment. I also understand business and how if I have hit my budget and the only way to keep a project going is to release it half finished to give me more capital, than so be it I will launch it and hope it gives me the funding I need to finish it while it is in play.

I have played just about every MMORPG out there, and while this game has its faults it blows a few of the latest debacles of gaming out of the water. Namely Vanguard and Tabula Rasa. Sorry to burst your bubble, but I wanted to show you that not every customer is unsatisfied.

I actually went from AoC to Vanguard, just to illustrate how everyone is different.

Yep great broken game that's why you are playing it to kill time while you wait for a better game.

Either way my thread is not about those other games failing its about AOC which is failing. I will be getting my refund one way or another and that you and Funcom can both take to the bank. Others should follow suit as they get charged a $25-35 penalty for every charge back made. If you paid $15 for your first month and they get charged a $15 + $35 fee so think about how much it could end up costing them. This would also hurt the investors who forced the company to try and sell us fools gold.

You know what you'll get from this crowd?

"Lol noob get a life!"

"Who cares, you're just a stupid hater!"

"Blah blah go back to WoW, you don't need to tell everyone you left!"

There's alot of people like you, yeah, but there's also alot of people who like it too. I simply think Funcom focused too much on the "mature" settings and graphics, and ran out of money. Now they'll still have plenty of supporters so they can buy all the band-aids they want and try to fix it.

I'm one of those who still love this game, but I must agree with you on a lot of things. Sure as the last poster said the y ran out of money and forced to come out with an unfinished game. I hope the game will be fixed and ready to kick before October. If this does not happen I will go back to the Lord of the Rings on line and its new expansion. :D

I agree with the OP 100%. We need more people like you. Funcom lied to me as well.

They have made money since release and they had $20 mil left after launch.

I don't buy it and they have not even come clean if that was the case. Instead they pretend the game is fine knowing that many of us are spending over $1-2k to upgrade our machines. Had most stayed in WOW for one thing it would have been a hell of allot cheaper. Again there was a point which this game had me hooked at first. I became a big fan myself but spent so much time on the forums and not enough time playing to see the truth. After barely even being able to step inside Villas on a machine that has hit over 280fps indoors you know something is fudged.

I am sry to hear you have had such a bad experiance with AoC. And I feel the behaviour from any gaming company as you described it is unexceptable.

I myself find the game a lot fun and very addictive. Now during this month and a half time of playing I've seen few bugs and none which would have been game breaking for me. Ok bugged undoable quests are pain but I've seen about 5 of those.

I feel you speak through huge frustration and I can understand why but, not everyones gaming experience is as bad as yours. You have been one of the unlucky ones. At least for me the game has been a blast.

AOC-Sucks for President!