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Originally posted by DaJoKeR

What happen to That Game I think it was called...rome&Gods...i forgot but sony was going to release it.

 

What Happen?

Gods & Hereos? SOE were publishers and Perpetual were designing it, Perpetual said they dropped it to concentrate on STO (which looks more and more like vapourware with each passing day). But as usual SOE is the kiss of death to any MMORPG that gets associated with them in anyway, look at what happened to PotBS.

BTW: Gotta love that Jestor!

Originally posted by fantaros

 

Originally posted by Agricola1

 

Originally posted by Chainsawhand

 

Originally posted by Agricola1

That key is for your in game item, it also gives you the CHANCE to get early access. It isn't promised and never was,

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That's nice and all that yours says taht, however the one I recieved explicitly states " Early Access is a benefit of the pre-order" Nowhere on here does it say that there is "Limited Access" or that you "might" be able to access it. Also, there was no announcement on the website where it says to look "registration page". So yeah, some of us have a right to be pissed.

 

 

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True, yet it says "You may begin downloading the game client software and installing as early as May 14th". The word "may" is a not a guarantee, then it goes on to say "Some restrictions apply, see registration page for details". Also after reading this "There is a nominal fee of $5 that covers the cost of the download and includes 10 days of additional game time". After reading that it should've been clear you weren't purchasing early access with your pre order, yes?

 

Most logical people would've thought "Hmm I may get it and have to pay for it seperately and restrictions apply, I probably don't get it guaranteed now". Even those that didn't check it and didn't get into early access would look back and say "Oh well, I should've looked harder". However we seem to have a plague of biblical proportions, not of locusts but whining punks screaming "Funcom gave me cancer WHHHAAAA!".

 

What i understood by reading that is that i may ( as in i can but i dont have to ) download the client as early as the 14th, and that some restrictions apply. Now after reading the word restrictions the 1st thing that cam to my mind is the lvl cap of 20. I probably wouldnt bother looking either.

 

I m not blaming FC or the retailer here, but u cant blame the customer either for not following on a link on the fine print. The vast majority wouldnt.

So people just relax FC didnt scam you out of your money, just be patient and wait for 3 days to play on the official release date.

 

OK I'll agree with you on that, however you must agree then when it says you must pay for EA seperatly it's clear you don't have EA guaranteed when you purchased the pre order? If it's a seperate product being sold seperatley then you don't have it until you purchase it, correct?

Originally posted by Chainsawhand

 

Originally posted by Agricola1

That key is for your in game item, it also gives you the CHANCE to get early access. It isn't promised and never was,

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/3968/aoccardob5.jpg

 

That's nice and all that yours says taht, however the one I recieved explicitly states " Early Access is a benefit of the pre-order" Nowhere on here does it say that there is "Limited Access" or that you "might" be able to access it. Also, there was no announcement on the website where it says to look "registration page". So yeah, some of us have a right to be pissed.

 

 

i14.photobucket.com/albums/a321/Chainsawhand/AoCPre-Order.jpg

Most logical people would've thought "Hmm I may get it and have to pay for it seperately and restrictions apply, I probably don't get it guaranteed now". Even those that didn't check it and didn't get into early access would look back and say "Oh well, I should've looked harder". However we seem to have a plague of biblical proportions, not of locusts but whining punks screaming "Funcom gave me cancer WHHHAAAA!".

Originally posted by eric1000

 

Originally posted by Agricola1

 

Originally posted by Sypro

I got it within 4 hours it seems people need to get decent connections.

 

I live in Bangkok.

 

You have a good excuse lol epic success :P

Still I was thinking on starting a whine thread, bitching about how Funcom screwed up and how their downloader sucks. But then I realized I'm not 13 years old.

Originally posted by Sypro

I got it within 4 hours it seems people need to get decent connections.

I live in Bangkok.

I've been downloading since the 13th and should be finished tomorrow (fingers crossed), it seems they underestimated demand for early access. I'm glad we got extra tim to download though.

Teenagers are much like their opinions, best to just ignore them whenever possible.

Originally posted by bakedpotato

i want a dolphin. they can nose dive victim and knock them back for 30seconds.

I'm sorry but dolphins are like one step away from unicorns, which are just gay. Before you know it we'll all be sitting around a camp fire with our elves and gnomes and faries singing Micheal row the boat ashore!

Originally posted by eugam

 

Originally posted by Agricola1

One hump = more baggage room and better speed and manuverability?

The ancient camles had only one hump. Later they splittet into baktian camel (2 humps) and dromedary (1 hump).  It seems one hump camels fit better into the 10.000 years old lore.

 

 

However, does your topic imply that funcom removed camels from game ?

There are camels in game, but not as mounts. At the moment you can have rhino/mammoth or a horse. The horses come in various shapes and sizes so I've heard, but I want a smelly camel that spits on people!

One hump = more baggage room and better speed and manuverability?

Originally posted by gdavie01

The Early Access Program was always going to be limited. I pre ordered about 2 weeks ago, so not long, just because I wanted the collectors edition. I just feel bad for those that pre ordered months ago and miss out on early access due to late retail distibution.

I agree with this totaly, but that's the retailer who is to blame not Funcom. I bought mine through Amazon and am downloading early access as I type this. It seems some retailers dropped the ball and may have sold the pre order keys under false pretences. I say may as people do tend to embelish their stories to back up their point of view. Nevertheless those retailers have dropped the ball, they are responsible for not emailing the code on time, not Funcom.

Originally posted by Jackdog

Bottom line is this. It does not matter who is to blame or who is in the right. They have angered a lot of customers and the customer has the money and the option to tell Funcom to go stuff their game. This may be the straw that breaks the camels back for some, others it may just be one more straw on the load and the next problem will be cause the break. Hard to twll , but it if I were the CEO this is not how I would want my launch th begin. Bad business practices there Funcom.

I disagree, the bottom line is it does matter who's to blame. For the most part it is the sloppy attitude of customers who had certain expectations without looking into what they were paying money for. Those customers are angry and to embaressed to admit they were at fault for making a purchase without enquiring as to what it was they were buying. So they blame Funcom.

You seem set on the idea that Funcom screwed up and mislead these people, I agree it's bad press until you actually read up on it and discover the cause of these peoples ire. If you don't read up on it then you probably couldn't care less.

If I were the CEO I'd be unhappy that so many customers are angry, despite it being due to their own lack of competence. However, bad business practices? Besides Funcom has released more early access places than they intended to, due to this adolescent whining. Personally I'd feel better if they all just quit now and put the rest of us out of our misery!

Originally posted by Shinokate

I think your talking about a Lama?

No but Lamas would be great too, I'd like both single and double humped camels too. How about ostriches as mounts too?

I want a camel mount that can spit in my enemies face blinding them for about 10 seconds, what do you guys say?

Originally posted by Kurir

Its also simple math, what does a monthly subscription cost? They're making more than a hundred million a month.

Not more than $100 mil a month as in China they don't pay subscriptions but have a diffrent payment plan much cheaper than the EU and U.S. Seems communism can have an upside after all!

Originally posted by KhanUK

Hello,

 

            I had a few questions about the different races in AoC and the dynamics it brings to the game. Are the 3 races separated like different sides (for example Horde and Alliance in WoW)? Are they at war with each other and if you choose one side (for example the Mages are mostly [if not all] one race) then are you able to play with people from the other races?

On a PVP server are you able to attack only other races? Are you able to visit their specific areas etc?

Thanks for any information post here, I really appreciated it!

KhanUK

The side you take in war is not based soley upon race, this isn't RvR. You may have all races in a guild and are able to play with anyother race, NPC or player character.

PvP servers are FFA meaning I can attack anyone, even a guildmate. I believe you may visit any area in AoC aslong as you're strong enough.

No one paid an extra $10 for an early access key, all those keys are pre order keys which give you the chance of getting into early access. I got my pre order from Amazon.co.uk and paid nothing extra, I got my pre order key on the 13th in an email. I registered immediatley and got the option to enter EA for 5 Euros, also giving me an extra 10 days gametime on top of the free month.

If someone paid $10 for an early access key, then they were duped by the seller. They should go back to the store and demand their money back if it was described as an EA key. However I believe it was described as a pre order key and people are just crying because they didn't get EA as well as the in game rewards.

I've got to thank those that waited to register since it allowed me to get into EA. I didn't expect to get into EA myself and was never under the impression that buying a pre order would guarantee a place with EA. I'm still confused as to where most of these people got the impression that there was ever such a thing as an EA key and that it guaranteed EA? Certainly not from Funcom!

Originally posted by Azure77

 

 

   

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    The problem in Funcom's Conan , the whining / complaints / bad PR is coming from thier target source young teens. The young teen crowd doesnt exactly channel thier rage into constructive or even rational post. The entire problem is Funcom is dealing with 12 to 18 years , expecting them to react like rational human beings, which isnt going to happen. Instead of finding a way to turn this problem into solutation Funcom is over~reacting , and cause more of a problem.

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When dealing with teenage boys that don't get their way, for the most part they go crying to their mummies and get very emotional about it. Funcom will just have to suck it up, unlike the teenage children (because all teens are still children) that have a temper tantrum whenever they don't get their way.

Originally posted by Maca0716

Processor: AMD® Phenom™ X4 9650 Quad Core 2.3GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache
Processor Cooling : Alienware® Standard System Cooling
Operating System: Genuine Windows® Vista Home Premium - English
Alienware P2 Chassis : Alienware® P2 Chassis - Space Black
System Lighting: Alienware® Standard System Lighting - Fusion Red
Acoustic Dampening: Alienware® Acoustic Dampening
Motherboard: Alienware® Approved Asus AMD® 790FX Motherboard
Includes PCI-Express 2.0, ASUS BIOS Overclocking Utility, and Support for AMD Phenom Quad-Core Processors
Power Supply: Alienware® 1000 Watt Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply - UK Powercord
Graphics Processor : Single Graphics Card - 1GB ATI® Radeon™ HD 3870 X2 – Dual GPU Technology
Memory: 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 4 x 1024MB
System Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 500GB Serial ATA 3 Gb/s, 7,200 RPM with 16MB Cache & NCQ

/sarcasm on

No you need higher specs!

/sarcasm off

It just amazes me how anal some people get when they screwed up over a 3 day headstart, it's not like they pulled an NGE on you just after you paid for a 1 year sub.

It's something like you're coming home from the pub and need a pee. You see a fence with a big sign that says "Beware electric fence, turned on between the hours of 23:00 and 09:00". You look at your watch and it says 23:01, you undo your zip and decide to take leak on the fence. The next day you're lying in hospital bitching to the staff and other patients about how your penis got burnt to a crisp because that "****ing company turned on the electric fence". Then you go on to state how it was none of your fault because it wasn't explained to you in terms you could understand whilst intoxicated. Then you go on to blame the Pub landlord or barman that served you the drinks that got you intoxicated. Whilst all the time everyone is thinking "What a twat!".