We gave it a real chance, they just did not give us the real game.

To little to late.

And so it begins ... I knew it would happen. They have finally dumbed down a game to the point where the players are now saying ... "make it more challenging". I knew that they would keep dumbing down games till it got to this point.

no expansion for me.. 

im paying too much already , 15 € for a unbalanced and unfinished game..

I have only pain playing this game.

FAILCOM !!!

Why would a company announce an expansion to their MMORPG that they've been working on a couple months after releasing the game itself? Especially when:

A) There's already numerous flaws and bugs in their game that still need attention, and

B) A lot of that stuff were meant to be in the game at release.

I just can't stand the crap these idiots at Funcom keep spitting out. Stop making games and just go away already.

I didn't play AoC but from reading the posts on here it doesn't seem like I'm the only one scratching my heading going, "You're really already talking about an expansion."  What they're trying to say is, "Hey guys we just realized that if we wait eighteen months to release an expansion there's going to be nobody left to buy it.  So we took all this content that was going to be in the basic game at launch, repackage it as Expansion:  trails of a poorly managed company and we'll sell it back to you at 29.95." Way to go! 

On a side note you guys really gotta stop being so hungry for wow's downfall.  I read it on here every day: "OMG this game is going to be sooo much better than wow.  OMG your dumb because your playing a game that has a simple easy to understand interface behold my nerd rage!"  The only thing this accomplishes is pepole buying poor wow knock off because YOU, meaning the people of these boards, tend to take their hype at face value.  Do yourselves a favor you really want to know what a game is like test it.  SIgn up for betas.  Then try to be objective.  Meaning several times during the course of the game honestly ask yourself, "Am I having fun" if the answer is yes then post your great big nerd rant on the boreds about how big a joygasum you just had playing age of warhamercraftgate:  revenge of the litch ring.  If not then keep your mouth shut or else the Fans' will getcha. 

If for some god forsaken reason you are dumb enough to post an honest and objective review on these boreds whatever you do just let it stand.  DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES argue with the fan boys on here.  You cannot win.  It doesn't matter that they've only seen screenshots.  It doesn't matter that you've been testing Eve of the Planetside Fanatsy XI for 12 months they don't care.  What they care about is that somewhere outthere there's a game thats better than their mom telling them they need to take out the trash because we all know mom rep is easy to get.

MV out

I just canceled my account and will be frozen in 2 days. I'm preparing for WAR. I hope, just hope AoC brings something new. After hitting lvl 80, the fun factor was going down hill, but I have my fingers crossed.

Originally posted by BigMango

Originally posted by CreepingDoom

Originally posted by Laserwolf

Good MMORPG. Good Launch. Could be Great.

Are you describing AoC? because that sure isn't the game I've played since beta.

Poor launch, stability issues and crashes are abundant to this day, latency spiking through the roof, billing errors and funds being taken after cancellation has already gone through, etc..

I certainly don't agree with it being a good mmorpg, nor stable in the least, and my system is freshly built (not a walmart special).

 

Then I suggest you return your new system (or maybe learn how to build one properly?). Because my system is 1 year old (c2d 6400 2.13ghz, geforce 8800gt, 4gb ram) and I have no stability issues, no crashes, no latency spikes and no billing errors.

AoC runs very well on my system, even MUCH better than the 4 years old EQ2 at max settings. EQ2 is 4 years old and still runs like a dog with all of the settings maxed (but its of course playable). AoC's game engine is much better, it delivers better graphics with better framerates. Compared to EQ2 (at max settings) which was tweaked and improved during 4 years, AoC feels smooth and fast.

And I'm no AoC fanboi either. I'm not playing anymore since end of June (haven't subscribed after my 30 days) as I'm waiting for the promised features (dx10, new pvp system and high level content) to resubscribe.

Yer, you need a fast processor for EQ2. Duel / Quad doesnt matter, 3.0 or higher should get you running maxxed out with no problems. I get 70fps in all zones, sometimes up to 130fps, maxxed out all settings. Looks 100% better than AOC, and as you say, its 4 years old. Shocking really.

Originally posted by SunwolfNC

Wow...guess the wife and I bailed at the right time...

Still looking for a game that can combine the tactics and graphics of Eve, the player crafting of DAoC and/or WoW, the global/continental FPS territorial conquest of Planetside... maybe I should start writing it myself... should only take about 10 years

 

 

Lots of good stuff coming 2009-2010.  KOTOR, STO, Earthrise, StarGate Worlds among others.

Originally posted by MrVice

I didn't play AoC but from reading the posts on here it doesn't seem like I'm the only one scratching my heading going, "You're really already talking about an expansion."  What they're trying to say is, "Hey guys we just realized that if we wait eighteen months to release an expansion there's going to be nobody left to buy it.  So we took all this content that was going to be in the basic game at launch, repackage it as Expansion:  trails of a poorly managed company and we'll sell it back to you at 29.95." Way to go! 

On a side note you guys really gotta stop being so hungry for wow's downfall.  I read it on here every day: "OMG this game is going to be sooo much better than wow.  OMG your dumb because your playing a game that has a simple easy to understand interface behold my nerd rage!"  The only thing this accomplishes is pepole buying poor wow knock off because YOU, meaning the people of these boards, tend to take their hype at face value.  Do yourselves a favor you really want to know what a game is like test it.  SIgn up for betas.  Then try to be objective.  Meaning several times during the course of the game honestly ask yourself, "Am I having fun" if the answer is yes then post your great big nerd rant on the boreds about how big a joygasum you just had playing age of warhamercraftgate:  revenge of the litch ring.  If not then keep your mouth shut or else the Fans' will getcha. 

If for some god forsaken reason you are dumb enough to post an honest and objective review on these boreds whatever you do just let it stand.  DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES argue with the fan boys on here.  You cannot win.  It doesn't matter that they've only seen screenshots.  It doesn't matter that you've been testing Eve of the Planetside Fanatsy XI for 12 months they don't care.  What they care about is that somewhere outthere there's a game thats better than their mom telling them they need to take out the trash because we all know mom rep is easy to get.

MV out

I tried WoW.  My son was a GM for Blizzard and I played from Alpha to release.

I really *tried* to like the game.  WoW is wonderful pablum for the masses.  It's fun and easy to play for everyone, even people new to MMOs and/or casual players.

Personally, I couldn't get past the feeling my character and the graphics looked straight out of the comic strips in the Sunday Funnies.  It's very hard to like a game if you hate how it looks.  Another thing I didn't like is the grind for the best equipment. 

WoW is fine for the casual social butterflies who are happy with it and who don't want to invest time and energy in another MMO.  They're happy playing with their spouse and friends in a simple, very familiar environment.  Nothing wrong with that. 

But for many, in spite of expansions and tweaks, WoW is .. well, WoW.  Many avid MMO hobbyists have moved beyond it.   Friends who had stayed with WoW, over the last year or so,  have since quit as well because WoW answer for end game is a huge time sink at the higher levels doing raids. 

yeah, to bad all those new exciting additions to the game that are supposed to make things funner like those amazing traps they talked about were already in the fu@#ing game!!!!!!!!!!!!

my issue is why are they even trying to make a new expansions and have yet to address and fix the issues that are currently plaguing the game. I got a conqueror to lvl 80 and a necro to lvl 40 i pretty much drew the line in the sand when my pets were all completely useless and werent fixed for over 2 weeks. in fact I canceled before they even fixed them which headed into the 3 weeks range. the combat system is great, the pvp although annoying by aimless gankers is pretty fun at times.

 but the issues are too much to overlook, the gem duping, the exploits, the combat issues. too numerous to name. my system ran the game pretty good so i didnt have any real issues performance wise with OOM's only an occasional shadow bug and graphical anamolies due to driver incompatabilities. i think this game needs alot of work. i am realizing why they took direct x 10 out. probably because it performed like crap. but i dont like the idea that I bought a direct X 10 game at launch, with no Direct X 10. basically i never got the full product that i paid $100 for. ( bought the collectors edition). i think its fair to say I will never buy another collecter's edition again lesson learned.

to all those wanting to play Warhammer lets jus say its being over hyped. but i found the game to be pretty stable and polished.

I'm enjoying AoC still but only because I rerolled and am hoping the extra content will be in before I reach lvl 55 again. I don't mind the out of memory errors every few hours, the lag spikes every few hours and the population is fine on my server (Aquilonia). I've got more than my money's worth of entertainment but wish they'd add some level 80 content that doesn't require 24 people.

I do find this talk of an expansion a bit strange but maybe Funcom are trying to copy that from Guildwars too. They are quite open about borrowing ideas. I'll tell you exactly why the PVP patch and new content isn't available yet - it's the bait to steal people back from WAR...

Originally posted by boinged

 I'll tell you exactly why the PVP patch and new content isn't available yet - it's the bait to steal people back from WAR...

 

well that is a horrible plan. make a game but forget to put in the things people bought it for and why???..... to wait till another new game releases THEN! put out the things they should of already had to get them to come back! HAHA! WORST PLAN EVER

who's taking odds that this expansion is going be just about all of the stuff that should have been there at launch?

The missing content from 50+, the pvp stuff etc, new zones / dungeons...
 

I know! rather than include that stuff in a timely fashion for your rapidly diminishing playerbase...
Lets label it an expansion and get the morons to pay for the game again! - failcom logic.

I digress... i quit after my months sub ran out. With a lvl 63 barbarian and some alts (the female ones got put on ice after the 'female characters do less damage' bullshit). I gave it a chance and was let down.

Here's hoping Mr Ragnar Tornquist's 'Secret World' mmo doesn't share AoC's shortcomings.
What was a 'must buy' for me after 'Dreamfall' etc... is now a nervously optimistic wishlist item.

I just don't get all the hate against Funcom - if you lack the skill to play it, don't!

Great game even though the game is not what was "promised", but should be the promised land within a year or so.

Haters should go and hug WAR instead and enjoy the "content". ;)

Originally posted by Zodan

I just don't get all the hate against Funcom - if you lack the skill to play it, don't!

what the fu#$?! hahah lack the skill? what skill to playing AoC? Who ever can get off the best combos first skill? or the now who ever has the best gemmed gear skill?

Expansions only ruin level based fames.

I don't usually post on the forums, I just like to read them.  That having been said; I kind of like AOC.

It runs really well on my computer (3.0e8400, 4gigram, 260gtx). I don't have any performance issues w/ all settings to max on a 1920x1200 monitor. I don't know what kind of rigs people w/ performance issues are playing on, but perhaps a new game requires new components. I do get 1 or 2 lag spikes on a 6-8 hour session, but thats livable. I do crash once or twice w/in the same period of time. Compared to most MMO's I've played, that's acceptable (to me) , and I've played 'em all.

This is some major bashing of a decent game. Just opinions i know, but geesh.

GL Failcom, I mean Funcom!

Originally posted by vidiotking

I don't usually post on the forums, I just like to read them.  That having been said; I kind of like AOC.

It runs really well on my computer (3.0e8400, 4gigram, 260gtx). I don't have any performance issues w/ all settings to max on a 1920x1200 monitor. I don't know what kind of rigs people w/ performance issues are playing on, but perhaps a new game requires new components. I do get 1 or 2 lag spikes on a 6-8 hour session, but thats livable. I do crash once or twice w/in the same period of time. Compared to most MMO's I've played, that's acceptable (to me) , and I've played 'em all.

This is some major bashing of a decent game. Just opinions i know, but geesh.

GL Failcom, I mean Funcom!

Read the tech forums sometime, maybe. People with comps better than yours can barely run the game, if at all. The "you comp sucks" argument fails in relation to this game.

I beta tested it and really had high hopes for it after the performance patch. I recently started playing it again and expected to see even more improvements since the release. But,it turned out i expected way too much of them. The memory leaks(gray map) along with the lag is still present. They continue to nerf the classes "for the sake of pvp". What PvP? Constant ganking? I can overlook all the technical issues of a new game. I,however, cannot overlook the lack of community and team based driven content. Guilds are practically useless and player cities serve no real purpose besides being a waste of space. No player housing at all. Did i mention that cities are instanced? Where the fuck is the fun in that? All in all,  this is just another disappointing MMO title.