If they dropped the price to $4.99 they would have to more than double the number of subscribers to make up for the price cut. Some people may not play due to the fee, but it's not a significant number.

People don't play AC because it's old. The only thing that would attract large numbers of people is making the game free to play. Making it 100% free isn't feasible since maintaining and updating the game isn't free. Maybe they could make an item shop, but AC was not designed with an item shop in mind.

I figured Turbine would let AC shut down and then announce AC3 shortly after. They just relaunched AC2 however, which is bizarre. Games don't get better or more popular with age. AC2 failed 10 years ago. It's not going to be successful now.

Originally posted by Reizla

Originally posted by Elapsed
I find it funny people complain about EA's DRM, but don't complain about Steam. There are many games now that require installing Steam. Although you can play Steam offline I believe. Still, Steam is DRM.

You've answered your own question in the same breath... Steam is DRM indeed, but does allow off-line play. This new SimCity DRM is much like D3 and forses you to be on-line whenever you play the game. But... If THEIR servers are down/broken/hacked/DDoS's, you can't play. That's the BIG difference between Steam and D3/SimCity

I'm sure EA will fix it. Once they stablize the servers, people will still complain about the always on DRM. DRM that requires an internet connection isn't the issue to me. Most people have a constant internet connection now.

The issue is DRM. I hate all DRM equally regardless of whether it allows offline access or not. I hate Steam. I hate Origin. I hate having to install and log into some extra software to play. I wish more people would complain about Valve and Steam as much as they complain about other forms of DRM.

Preordering Vanguard was the worst money I ever spent on a game.

Are you trying to install from the CD? That won't work. You need to download the client from the website at http://ac.turbine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77

You also need to run the game as the administrator for it to update.

To be specific, does Rift have a site like this?

Is there anywhere online where people can view PvP ranks? Not talking about in game, but on the Rift web site somewhere.

The RTS portion of the game is good, but I'm not a fan of all the other junk the stuck in between the fighting. I don't want a capital city, trading, crafting, quests, etc. 

The cap is still 275. The devs hinted they might increase it in the future.

I don't think the exact formula for leveling up is known. I know someone created a formula that matches it closely, but I can't find it. If you can find that you could determine the theoretical limit.

The beta is over.

I'd be all over this game if it had a 1vs1 ladder.

Originally posted by xanctum

Well downloaded the trial and started playing again. Is pretty awesome being back after all these years. One huge problem though.. after 15 minutes my computer shuts off. No warning no errors nothing. Pretty strange. I have a decent computer and can play all games so far with no issue. Can't seem to find any resolution to this after googling it. All I have found was Memory problem or over heating. Both of which don't sound right. Was playing WoW on high settings for ages with no problems... Any suggestions?

AC is actually very harsh on your computer even if it doesn't look like it. Try dropping the texture settings to the lowest and see if it extends the amount of time you can play or stops the problem completely. If that does solve the problem your computer is overheating. If you still crash then it might be corrupt memory. You'd need to download a memory testing problem like Memtest86 or Microsoft's memory tester.

I found your topic on the AC forums from 6 years ago. You wanted bigger apartments? Why not just move into an apartment or villa? You did have a good idea. Since so few apartments are occupied, they could be merged to double or triple their size without affecting many people. Though I suspect some people like their small room.

If you wanted more storage, the devs still won't add more. I assume it's technically difficult and they realize if they add another chest, people will just fill it up with junk and will be asking for more storage again in short time.

We do have more slots now overall to alleviate the lack of chest space . They've added one or two more character slots the last few years. You can also use augmentations to add another pack slot to a character. You also don't need Foci anymore, which allows you to equip up to four more backpacks.

1) There are no mounts. Getting around in AC is fast already. Characters run at a ridiculous speed and there are portals that drop you off very close to your desitnation. I'm not against adding mounts, but I don't think they're necessary to get around.

2) Housing hasn't really changed since it was first introduced. There are still four types: apartments, cottages, villas, and mansions. They've added more decorations and that's about it. I think they might have added more hooks somewhere along the line too, but I'm not positive.

You can migrate your account...

1) Goto http://support.turbine.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=24001&task=ticket

2) For Game select "AC"

3) For Support Team select "AC Paid Services"

4) For Request Type select "Migration"

5) You'll need to enter your old Zone login, your world, and a character name.

Be warned, it will take them a couple of weeks to respond and reactivate your account.

As for fan sites, http://asheron.info is the best site now.

Use http://asheron.info

Might have something to do with their billing system. Some credit cards don't work with their billing system (even though they work with every other companies billing system).

Microsoft Security Essentials. It's free, light weight, and extremely easy to use. More importantly, unlike other vendors, Microsoft isn't giving you a limited version to try to get you to upgrade to a paid version. They want you to be as secure as possible so you have a good experience with Windows and continue to use Windows.