Age of Conan

Let me say this first. I'm not a fanboy of any game. I'm a fanboy of good games
with quality and high fun factor. I've played EQ2, Wow, Eve-Online, AO,LOTR,
Vanguard etc .. all of them are (where) good in there ways.

When I started play the AOC Open Beta I was very doubtful if the game would ever hit
the market. Crashes, stuttering .. you name it. But now after the latest patch,
I get goose bumps when playing AOC. Oh god, this is truely a huge step in the MMORPG
industry. Funcom promised us something revolutionary, new and fresh, and they really
kept there word.

Another game that I'm waiting for is WAR. I really loved DAOC. But since EA is the main
owner of Mythic, I'm really worried if they will cancel WAR.

Why !? Well perhaps some of you remember the MMORPG Earth And Beyond. EA decided to cancel
the game even though it had subscribers and was a good game (for that time period).
For EA it was all about money.

When (If) WAR is released it has to compete with not only WOW, but AOC and Aion.
And for most of you playing the Open Beta AOC with the new patch, you know how
good the game is now.

What do you think ?

Originally posted by Crusher

 Funcom promised us something revolutionary, new and fresh, and they really
kept there word.

What do you think ?

But as far as your question is concerned: There is no way Warhammer will ever be canceled. Legitimate chance of it being bad, yes, but canceled? Not at this stage.

Cancel WAR cause of some competiton? Sorry but that's silly! 

This might be the most stupid poll-title i have ever seen on this site.. Why on earth would EA cancel a thus-far successful  development  and highly anticipated release of WAR? Just because funcom gets AoC in working condition for some users? By the same logic, AoC would cancel their development/project, just because WoW is still going strong.

Fail +1, try again - because you just don't make sense, or you are very naive.

The only reason they would cancel a game, is because they see there is absolutely no reward possible vs. the risk involved of continuing development. (Not a factor here), or that it has been out for 6+ months and it has less than 10-20k subscribers.

Are you high?

Why would anyone cancel a game on the edge of releasing it? I'm sure WAR is only a few months away from being released. They have heaps of people interested in the game. Not everyone is going to jump over to AoC and leave all hope for WAR behind. I myself am no fan of WAR and I can't wait for AoC. But I'm pretty sure WAR and AoC are both going to be quite successful and no company is that stupid to cancel in such a late stage of development.

I'm sure they'll cancel WAR this year, just after hell freezes over and Satan starts up a flying pig farm, right? And I'm an AoC fanbois that's pre-ordered!

Just what did you smoke today? Must be pretty hard stuff :))

Still into open Beta. Still I can't find the game you would like me to play...

300 K subscribers (record MMO subscriptions launched in the last 3 years) won't be cancelling anything...

First  let FunCom makes sure Conan survives its launch period. The longer  the better.

Wait until the May 10th. Then count your FPS, then come back.

Originally posted by Agricola1

I'm sure they'll cancel WAR this year, just after hell freezes over and Satan starts up a flying pig farm, right? And I'm an AoC fanbois that's pre-ordered!

I rest my case.

J/k

Originally posted by Zorndorf

Just what did you smoke today? Must be pretty hard stuff :))

Still into open Beta. Still I can't find the game you would like me to play...

300 K subscribers (record MMO subscriptions launched in the last 3 years) won't be cancelling anything...

First  let FunCom makes sure Conan survives its launch period. The longer  the better.

Wait until the May 10th. Then count your FPS, then come back.

 

I've played so many MMORPG games now, that i got a sixth sense for what works and not. AOC works ... very well.

I'm not trashing WAR in this thread. I'm asking if EA is greedy enough to cancel WAR. EA are famous for running over fanbases infavor of keeping a high stock value.

This is not about how good or unique WAR is. It's about "Will EA make any money from WAR to let it live".

AOC will live. There is no doubt about it. The lastest patch that came out yesterday was really a miracle patch. It's killed all doubts regarding the potential of AOC and if it will survive after release.

If you are not participating in the AOC Open Beta, and tried the game after this latest path, then I understand it's hard to do any judgement.

I really hope WAR is released and is a success. But i belive Mythic has to deliver more then an average good game. They need to bring something that feels FRESH, NEW and REVOLUTIONARY since they decide to use basic
and simple graphics.

I don't think a single patch in Open Beta is going to make or break this game, or make or break any other game in development. The simple fact is there are still some issues with AoC, and they really have nothing to do with performance. For one the combat system is far from REVOLUTIONARY, it' still very clumsy and unnatural to use. I also find that it loses it's fun factor as you level, and just turns into button mashing. There is also still a large lack of content missing in the level 20+ areas compared to Tortage.

Now don't get me wrong, I have been a long time supporter of AoC. However, after playing PVP/Open beta and watching a "friend" play closed beta, I started to have some big doubts about this game. I went from having the CE pre-ordered and being ready to go on the 17th to canceling it and now forcing myself to wait a month so I don't end up wasting on money a la Vanguard.