ive gotten tired of wow and the battleground afkers/bots and its obvious that people who disagree with a petition for votekick feature are dubious to say the least. not to mention blizz as ignored this issue for a long time now. so Ive quit, and I am deciding to come back to AOC, but im hearing drops in populations so I dont want to really come back to a dying game. Only bright side ive seen so far is the big patch comng up that will fix and add to the conqueror class which made my day, but i dont want to seem like Im wasting my money.

Not trying to be a smartass here, but you'd probably be better off looking at the official forums for a better idea.  All you're going to get here are fanbois and shills saying the game is growing (it's not) and better than ever (probably true, for what it's worth) and haters and trolls crying DOOOOOOOOOOOM.  I don't play on Tyranny, so I have no opinion on that server, but IMO Wiccana pops have dropped significantly since I came back a couple months ago.  I'll be cancelling myself as soon as this month's sub expires in two weeks.  It's definitely better than it was last year when it launched, but it just doesn't grab me.

There's a thread on the main page with people complaining about the pop of Tyranny dropping and another "server merges?" thread.  You might want to check the tyranny forums also to get a feel it.  Unfortunately, you won't be able to post since you aren't a subscriber, but at least all those people are paying customers.

Tyranny is the highest in population.  Wiccana and crimmeria also have decent populations, set i heard had a good size as well.

Chosing tryanny will be your best bet.  Just dont get all emo about getting ganked, you need a LOT of pvp xp to level up.

forums.ageofconan.com/showthread.php

This is the third post on the general forum, it looks like the server is fizziling out which means the new head developer lied to everyone when he said "Servers are fine".

Originally posted by finaticd

forums.ageofconan.com/showthread.php

This is the third post on the general forum, it looks like the server is fizziling out which means the new head developer lied to everyone when he said "Servers are fine".

 Yes, but fanbois do actually just want to hear what they want to hear. Truth is brutal to face for the developers. Getting out of the evil circle of hype and lies are rare. Do not expect it to happen, its a psychotic trap of denial that is hard to get out of. Only thing that could ever save Funcom and Age of Conan is if they started to say "Sorry, we have been lying all the time. Now lets start all over again and be truthful to you dear valuable paying customer".

Originally posted by DIIImaster

Tyranny and Cimmeria are shrinking.  Cimmeria only treads water right now because it is the only PvP destination for the other two ghost town PvP servers (Tyranny transfers not being allowed).

Tyranny's population is RAPIDLY shrinking, at least in terms of people online.  Whether these people have maintained these subscriptions remain to be seen.

Set and Wiccana seem to be okay...surprisingly the PvE servers which have very little to do manage to keep a reasonable population.

But will this last long enough for Funcom to finish the expansion pack...before the game falls below that threshold where a recovery is likely impossible?  That remains to be seen...but certainly the fact that the game's population continuously seems to shrink is a horrible sign.

 

 

the game will probably end up with 2 or 3 servers like Anarchy Online, and that didnt stop Funcom from making 4 expansions and a booster pack.

Originally posted by DIIImaster

Originally posted by 3on1

Originally posted by DIIImaster

Tyranny and Cimmeria are shrinking.  Cimmeria only treads water right now because it is the only PvP destination for the other two ghost town PvP servers (Tyranny transfers not being allowed).

Tyranny's population is RAPIDLY shrinking, at least in terms of people online.  Whether these people have maintained these subscriptions remain to be seen.

Set and Wiccana seem to be okay...surprisingly the PvE servers which have very little to do manage to keep a reasonable population.

But will this last long enough for Funcom to finish the expansion pack...before the game falls below that threshold where a recovery is likely impossible?  That remains to be seen...but certainly the fact that the game's population continuously seems to shrink is a horrible sign.

 

 

the game will probably end up with 2 or 3 servers like Anarchy Online, and that didnt stop Funcom from making 4 expansions and a booster pack.

 

Funcom was able to build AoC and keep Anarchy Online going because they went public and sold $50,000,000+ of common stock.  That well has dried up.

Eventually, with revenue dropping each quarter, 300+ employees and 4 operation points worldwide, something has got to give.

the launch of AO was even more terrible then that of AoC, and they had way less cash in those days. u will be suprised how solid their financial position remains

DIIImaster, almost forgot that alt. Incredible how you can agree with yourself so much, Badboybilly.

Btw, I suddenly remembered last time some one tried to make claims about population on a server they obviously didn't play on;

Liar caught with pants down

Originally posted by Barteaux

DIIImaster, almost forgot that alt. Incredible how you can agree with yourself so much, Badboybilly.

 

Btw, I suddenly remembered last time some one tried to make claims about population on a server they obviously didn't play on;

 

Liar caught with pants down

Sorry, but I went to the site in your sig to look up Troll and saw this: 

2: One who purposely and deliberately (that purpose usually being self-amusement) starts an argument in a manner which attacks others on a forum without in any way listening to the arguments proposed by his or her peers. He will spark of such an argument via the use of ad hominem attacks (i.e. 'you're nothing but a fanboy' is a popular phrase) with no substance or relevence to back them up as well as straw man arguments, which he uses to simply avoid addressing the essence of the issue.

Why are you trolling Bart?

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I play on Tyranny and it looks pretty vacant, maybe they will get more when server mergers happen again but this game has PvP issues www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/249441/Age-of-Conan-Not-recommended-for-PvPers-over-a-year-latter.html so it is hard to keep PvP players.

Originally posted by finaticd

I play on Tyranny and it looks pretty vacant, maybe they will get more when server mergers happen again but this game has PvP issues www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/249441/Age-of-Conan-Not-recommended-for-PvPers-over-a-year-latter.html so it is hard to keep PvP players.

I thought you quit 1 month after launch? How can you give advice on Tyranny population? (opps)

Originally posted by nakuma

ive gotten tired of wow and the battleground afkers/bots and its obvious that people who disagree with a petition for votekick feature are dubious to say the least. not to mention blizz as ignored this issue for a long time now. so Ive quit, and I am deciding to come back to AOC, but im hearing drops in populations so I dont want to really come back to a dying game. Only bright side ive seen so far is the big patch comng up that will fix and add to the conqueror class which made my day, but i dont want to seem like Im wasting my money.

Population is a bit down because of summer, now we are moving into the Autumn and with updates just around the corner people are gearing up especially for that Conq patch as it is the most played class. Later on in Autumn we will have the PvP partial focused Patch 1.06.

The fact the population has ever so slightly (imo) naturally dropped (summer months just) is something for haters to try and spin and exploit, when the simple fact if your getting adivce from people who have not set foot in game in over a year. Bit crazy eh.

Personally I have a character on Tyranny, but have not logged onto that one since around May (things were ok then as Winback prog)

i think i may just wait and see what happens with the conq patch and make my decision based on the overall activity on the servers on aoc website. until then ill be playing Aion for now. thanx for the info.

People usually play more during the summer because they have more free time, whether they are in school are not there have always been more on in summer months. And the population is going down, so I am right in that people played during the summer and now there are going to be fewer and fewer on.

I played a bit during the win backs, like  most people I didn't resub but that is because the game isn't great today and a fix to barbarians isn't going to blow my mind.

Originally posted by finaticd

People usually play more during the summer because they have more free time, whether they are in school are not there have always been more on in summer months. And the population is going down, so I am right in that people played during the summer and now there are going to be fewer and fewer on.

I played a bit during the win backs, like  most people I didn't resub but that is because the game isn't great today and a fix to barbarians isn't going to blow my mind.

Either way, your someone who doesnt play and is here giving advice on thread about current population on specific servers.

Thanks for comming here to tell other people they are trolls!

-im working on a white sands character on tyranny just for fun.  Just like wiccana and crimmeria (havent played on set) things are bustling in tortage, global chat is active.

Population is good on tyranny, so good that they dont allow character transfers onto it (they didnt change that did they?).

howcome everytime you read about AoC theres talk about some new patch.. hmm... maybe its because now gameplay isnt sufficent and so people believe itl be by each new patch...

Originally posted by PapaB34R

howcome everytime you read about AoC theres talk about some new patch.. hmm... maybe its because now gameplay isnt sufficent and so people believe itl be by each new patch...

The gameplay itself is fine, they havent done a thing to the combat and dont need to.

It was the content that was really lacking, and that has been what they have been constantly updating, as well as class balancings.

So updates are bad now?

I say, these updates cant come fast enough, cant wait for leveling guilds.

Originally posted by PapaB34R

howcome everytime you read about AoC theres talk about some new patch.. hmm... maybe its because now gameplay isnt sufficent and so people believe itl be by each new patch...

Woot! An MMO getting patched?! As you say, that must be a sign that something is wrong with the game. MMOs being patched, that's just crazy shit. A virtual game-breaker if you ask me.

Originally posted by Barteaux

Originally posted by PapaB34R

howcome everytime you read about AoC theres talk about some new patch.. hmm... maybe its because now gameplay isnt sufficent and so people believe itl be by each new patch...

 

Woot! An MMO getting patched?! As you say, that must be a sign that something is wrong with the game. MMOs being patched, that's just crazy shit. A virtual game-breaker if you ask me.

lol..I hope you're kidding...LOL...what a comical post.

Originally posted by Barteaux

Originally posted by PapaB34R

howcome everytime you read about AoC theres talk about some new patch.. hmm... maybe its because now gameplay isnt sufficent and so people believe itl be by each new patch...

 

Woot! An MMO getting patched?! As you say, that must be a sign that something is wrong with the game. MMOs being patched, that's just crazy shit. A virtual game-breaker if you ask me.

Ya I think the point is most people concur the game is lame today and has always been lame but "The next patch will Fix everything!".  Most players seem to be subscribed in hopes a new patch will fix the game rather than the game itself. It is sad since release most player have put their hopes into these new patches and keep getting disappointed.

In other MMOs the game was great and the patches were just a bonus.

The major thing is after a year of patches a lot of people came back and retried the game and the game wasn't good enough for them to resubscribe so have fun waiting for the next big patch.

Originally posted by finaticd

 

....so have fun waiting for the next big patch.

Thanks I will! Looking forward to 1.06, enjoying the game while waiting.