All Posts by chryses

Vanguard is the best option imo.  I quit because it was too much PVE and not enough PvP.  It requires a party for most missions so great to have if you want a great party game.  Age of Conan is another one and I have found the PvE to be quite decent but would not recommend it as a family game.  Avoid EVE online at all cost :)

Vanguard also has some nice graphics which adults and kids will both appreciate.

Yet another AoC sucks thread and how its going to be doomed..... I can see another 3 months at least of gaming in it for me and the big milestone is the first month has gone and the numbers are still high on the servers I play.  In fact I am starting to feel they are too crowded in some ways.  Other games like Vanguard, PotBS, TR and others after 1-2 months had a visible drop in numbers but I have played from launch and the numbers have grown in AoC... my opinion only.  So once again just because there are people that don't like doesn't mean it will be shut down. 

Another obvious flaw in your theory is the fact they are increasing headcount.  Basic business sense concludes that if the game is not doing well then you down size and not increase headcount.  So unfortunately the trolls out there can keep moaning until WAR comes out and that can take a beating for a while.

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Originally posted by daemon

Archlord wasnt made by Codemaster and neither is Jumpgate.
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I read recently that SGW's will have a few mini games that will be essential and worth learning.  The one that excited me most of all was the skill that let you crack open doors, locks etc.  Better still you can do this remotely  so  a team could dial in and ask you too unlock a door they are trying to get through, all for a price of course.

I love mini games in MMO's and they give such a variety to combat it really does help stretch out the enjoyment.  Just reading this has put SGW on top of my most wanted MMO list!

I agree with the OP and I am going on 4.5 years now.  I am a prime example that you can still play EVE and not have to PvP 23/7.  I have spent most of my time mining, agent running, exploring, building and researching.  However I have been in plenty of combat but I prefer the support role.  Its a game that allows you to fly into deep deep space and have that feeling of being isolated and then head back to the main hubs and its a traffic jam. 

It is still the only game I have ever played where you can still get a lot of value out of your starting sector.  It does not force you to level through the normal level brackets and then pushes you into one zone then another.  Also means the devs get a lot more value out of their design work.

At first I was annoyed that i could not get XP for greys as I used to hit a few here and there to grab that easy 4k.  However what Funcom has done is correct and I can give 2 examples why.

1. I was wiping out a bunch of spawned mobs with 1 shot as I wanted to grab that easy 5k as mentioned.  This poor level 20 stood there while I wiped out all his critters.  No biggy as he could wait but why should he?  Especially when a boss is involved.

2. I was in a group of level 60's and hitting a dungeon of equal level.  Half way through we were waiting for  a boss to spawn and just before it did a group of level 80's came in and wiped us out and then grabbed the boss.

Because grays still gave XP to high levels it causes issues as stated above and now I know I wont be bothered running into those low level dungeons and stealing someone else's boss.

Kicking myself for not clearing the sanctum as I bypassed it....shame.

Originally posted by wicked357

I am lvl 54 and so far grinded a half a lvl I have a alt lvl 42 who is lvling faster then my main did and I haven't done alot of quest. My friend is lvl 62 and so far so good and I know people who are in the 70's that have had no problem so to each his own the content is there you have to find it. People said the 40's you had to grind yet I haven't had to. Then they said 50's you have to grind. So far so good for me I have plenty of quest on my main and my friend has had no problems. So........

I have to agree with this totally.  I am level 55 and my problem is having too many missions to do and I have had to bypass or cancel large missions.  I saw an interview with a Funcom designer and I think the problem is that many missions have huge threads.  So if you didn't start the thread then the chain wont be available 5-10 levels later.  I am a quest addict so I tend to do every one I find so right now at level 55 I have more than enough and I continuously run past plenty more.  To solve this issue Funcom have broken a lot of chains so people can pick up later on.  Too many people grind up their levels and don't start these chains.

In fact my level 31 is going to do all the quests my level 55 has missed.  Burning Sanctum is one for example.

pretty good system.  I had AMD cpu's for years but just went with a quad core intel.  AMD for the price and power is still a very good buy.  like the last post said, make sure you download and / or print off good build guides and dont rely on one...cross reference.

Originally posted by Gamefreek333

So I finally finished rebuilding my old computer (took it apart, and put it back together, completely unknowledgable of what I was doing, not sure if you would consider that building), and I got it working 100% and now, I want to build my own computer, instead of buying one, and I need some help.

I need to know all of the components that I'm going to need. All I know is that I need:

• Mother board
• Graphics Card
• Chassis
• Power supply
• Fans
• Hard Drive
• The CD-ROM thing

Is there anything missing? Please let me know. I've already picked out a chassis:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=abcat0507006&type=category

It says in the info for that chassis, that it's compatible with ATX motherboards, and I want one with a Nvidia Motherboard, but it doesn't really matter. What graphics cards are compatible with an ATX motherboard? I think it's ATI, but I'm only an amatuer at this stuff. So please recommend some things for me. Thanks everyone!

The first thing you are missing is RAM.

Motherboard - Asus is a good brand and has always been stable for me.  They also aim some boards at the  gaming market etc.  Just make sure the motherboard you buy supports the CPU you want.  The biggest decision really would be do you get a SLi (2 cards) or just single. If you get SLi then make sure it supports the cards as well.  E.g. dont buy an ATI mobo if you want to run Nvidia SLi

Graghics Card - Dont go lower than a 8800GT.  Its a good card but if you go less than that then you are walking backwards

Chassis - ATX is standard and you will be safe with that

Power Supply - Go for 750 watt at least and don't fall into the trap and buy a cheap generic version.  Make sure you get a good brand like Corsair

Fans - No need to buy extra because the chassis has loads, mobo, all components have their own.  Only thing you may want to do is buy a large copper fan for the CPU but the factory standard fan for the CPU is still fine if you dont Overclock it too much.

Hard Drive - I bought sata drive 10rpm.  Its a little noisier but helps a lot with games.

Cd - Rom...whatever

RAM - Better to get 2 x 2gig of Ram.  Once again make sure you check your mobo to see what it takes.  Once again its better to invest in good RAM like Corsair or Oz etc.  Ram varies a lot in speed so if you see numbers like 4-5-5-5 then the lower the better.  Cheap RAM will have something like 9-9-9-9

Some other important tips.

- always bolt the mobo in first before putting in components. 

- When installing the CPU make sure it has silver paste on top of it.  Most companies will put it there already but if not then you need to smear it on the top

- Really take your time.  I have built 5 PCs from scratch but each time I lay out everything and still read the manual and still do everything slowly.  Make sure you hold the case when doing anything so you dont get static.

- If you turn on the pc for the first time and it doesnt work dont panic.  Probably means a fan isnt plugged in or something simple and it starts to beep like hell.

- Take a night to read lots of reviews because it can really help guide you

Enjoy it though.  I take great pride in buying the best components and saving 30-50% besides I know what is in the machine and I built it.

Hope this helps.....dont forget the RAM!!

Originally posted by fungistratus

Originally posted by Techleo

  This entire war is rather complicated. Even if Bush had the intents Cabe entails that doesnt make that the outcome all individuals involved had or have in mind. Warmongers exist among the entire societal spectrum. Be they contractors, law enforcers or soliders. To equate all the negatives we see that has happened in this war to bush is to me ludicrous. Even if he intended to go to war to establish new supplies of oil, all that happened wouldnt be his to claim as a legacy.

 

Yeah and war profittering off of the US Military and Tax Payer's back is something he knows nothing about? 

The private contractors was the Bush Administrations idea!  They they HANDPICKED which companies got the contracts.  They were after the profits for oil then they were after the profits from reconstruction. 

Haliburton's stock was worth nothing till the Iraq War.

You can assume this was the plan to begin with or you can assume this was pure dumb luck. 

This administration has told more lies to the American people than any other so they don't get the benefit of the doubt from me. They knew what they were doing from the start and now they are all MORE rich because of it.  

 

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Damn right...the only people to come out of this war unscathed and making millions is Bush and the family friends who own all the firms that have been given contracts.  You have a situation where firms are paying truck drivers 1000 dollars or something just as insane a day to drive 200 metres.  Why? Because they have bid for the work and the government is paying for it. 

Imagine this.  You are in power and have tax payers money.  You have a best friend who owns a firm that is contracted out in Iraq and then pay him 10x the money for everything he does.  Pretty good system

On top of all that to say Oil is not the main even the only reason is just plain stupidity.  The first thing the forces did is secure the oil pumps and guess who is lined up to get most of the contracts? The USA and UK.  Funny that. 

America needs oil to drive its economy and any country that is sitting on an oil field and does not co-operate with the US will be targeted.  If oil prices go up like they have it will drive the US economy down considerably and the administration will do everything to stop that happening.

Freedom and all that bullshit doesn't work in this situation.  What about all the african countries being ran by despots and tyrants with the population being driven out of their homes?  If the US cared about freedom then they should have walked into at least 10 countries before Iraq.  Bottom line there is no money to be made and thats the only driver here.

Originally posted by R4WkU5

I only started playing recently but this game doesn't seem very good at all. It seems like a poor WoW clone with worse graphics and slower. I was really hyped to play this game after reading some good reports but playing it now just seems like a let down. It still seems buggy and nothing seems new or interesting.

Could anyone tell me what I should have to look forward too. Atm it just seems like the same old same old with a poor engine. I'm not here to slate the game but I feel a little let down after spending 12+hours patching it to find nothing new. I would love it if some experience gamers could let me know the big pros I should look forward to and aim for. Because as it is I'm really not sure if I have the patience to put in the hours for the same things I can find in another game. I'm a bit biased because my pc runs it ok but not as smooth as it could be and I might as well play a game where I can enjoy a smooth experince while putiing the time in.

 

I will be getting a new pc in the near (ish) future so if it's worthwhile I'd contine but as it stands it's not looking like a great investment of time. I feel bad asking this so early in playing but these are real concerns.

I played for 6 months and the things I enjoyed are:

1. Crafting.  I enjoyed the missions that  gave you clothing buffs for crafting and some large missions to learn ship building etc.  Also its the best crafting system in the sense that you can make basic weapons but by mixing several options you can create some epic weapons.  I managed to make 6 unique items and first time ever made on the server.  Was pretty special.

2. Diplomacy is kinda addictive but not as involved as Crafting.

3. Graghics on a good PC does look pretty good so not sure what you are running it on.

4. You can work towards some pretty cool mounts.

Even saying the above I did get tired with the game for 2 reasons.  Later on you can hardly level unless you have a group so for me being a semi casual gamer it sucked hanging around for people.  2nd I didn't like how the NPC's just stood around waiting to be wacked.  I prefer a bit more AI that reacts to the environment.  Tabula Rasa is unreal for this and EVE is not bad either, AoC has a grind factor but I appreciate more animations and the fact that guards will attack NPC's if they get to close.  I hated being pwned by a skeleton when there were 10 dwarf warriors standing right next to me!!!

After thought...housing is pretty fun to work towards...

Addressing 2 of your key points:

1. a new player cant compete against a 3 year old player...well that is just completely untrue for many reasons.

    1.1. As you can use several types of ships if a 3 year old player is in a frig and you are in a cruiser then you will most likely win.  Its about the tools you use and not about you as a character. 

    1.2. if you have level 3 in a skill and a 3 year old player has level 5 then chances are they have 6-10% advantage over you as each level tends to give 3-5% bonus  

 2. Want PvP? Then join factional warfare or join a corp and use frigs in combat.  Frigs can still cause issues and be a right pain in the arse plus they are cheap and you can replace easily.  A lot of corps will just give you frigates or cruisers.

EVE is a game that needs time thinking about how you go about combat and not how long you have been leveling your character.  in fact its probably the fairest game I have ever played.  Every other game I have played if you are 4 or so levels behind another player then you are pretty much finished.

Besides if you train your combat skills for 3 months and a 3 year old player trains soft skills like trade etc then you will definitely have an advantage.

If you cant work out PvP then its really your problem.  Hundreds of corps will give training, their are dozens of articles on it and the magazine EON has specific setups to use.  So much out there so no excuse really.

Originally posted by TdogSkal

Dont take this the wrong way but it is at all possiable that these pages have not been updated in months/years?

I have a myspace page that I have not looked at or updated in 3+ years.

Exactly and looking at myself who has not updated my linked in page for 1 year pretty much sums it up.

Originally posted by Umbral

Originally posted by altairzq

Originally posted by Umbral

Originally posted by altairzq

Originally posted by Umbral

Originally posted by altairzq

Tits and gore is not "Mature content", it's  "Inmature content".

 

Breasts and gore are not mature or immature subjects, they are facts of life...

I will never understand why in US culture where violence is always there nude bodies and erotism are immature or wrong... anyway,

 

The main issue is, Conan universe is realistic, is violent  and erotic ( as any primitive culture without christianity, modern moral and hypocrisy). Funcom need to stay true to the original lore.

 

When you are at the beach ( normal beach or nude beach ) and you see a girl doing top less you close your eyes and shout, how immature? You dont do it in your private life, right?

When you see how violent are quests in everquest, wow or any mmo, you stop the game and shout this is immature?

In my opinion it is sad to realize that "colored violence" is cool, but realism or erotism is wrong and immature in the eyes of the masses.

 

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What I meant is that tits ang gore attract the inmature players, not the mature ones, even if it's rated "Mature", so it's a contradiction. They should label this content as "Inmature", for people that like that in a game, specially gore, and for people that make a fuss about seeing a naked body.

 

Not exacly.

Get The Witcher, it has sex and nude bodies and  it is a pretty good mature RPG.

Get Salammbo, it has a seductive art style, and it is a pretty good mature adventure.

I think in your opinion Age of Conan is like GTA or Postal and it is not, there is a reason for nudity and mature content.

If we take your concept about mature/immature you would belive only immature people would go to an exposition to see Klimt´s art.

Do you think only immature people would watch Caligula or any Tinto Brass movie?

No one is making a fuss about a naked body, only people that think it is immature or imoral are making a fuss.

 

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Sorry, but if you make a videogame and the gore and tits are one of your main selling points, you are going to attract and inmature community. So then, that content should be rated "Inmature" to avoid a contradiction.

 

Again, your opinion is probably based on your point of view about "gore" and nudity.

The 2 MMOs with the bigger number of so called "immature" and rude players are World of Warcraft and Lineage2, there is no gore and no mature content on both games.

All mmos are full of violence and cleavages, in AoC ( as in the original lore ) sexuality and violence are more natural and realistic, this type of thing do not please "immature" people.

The mature content of AoC and the original lore is not just breasts, you will find, misery, slavery, homosexuality, depravity, rape, lost love, lost youth, seduction, cruelty and decadence. (Im not judging those are good or bad things, only real)

The immature expression of sexuality and violence is colored, false, shallow, unreal and it is easy to find that in open tv and popular games like wow, l2, gta.

Titus Andronicus from Shakespeare is full of sex and gore, do you think it is for immature people?

The mature rating is only there so children will not experience the decadent and realistic content, but this moral judgment you are trying to express  of mature/immature is false.

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Agree 100%

Originally posted by DonTrump

Hey you sound like a great pilot (checked ya out in game) looks like you have enuf exp to run your own corp, but  XTC would love to have ya, @ 68m u would be the big dog in our corp. Right now we range from 4m sp  -  65m.  We are pretty small but we are also former members of UCAM (macrointel peeps)  and still hang around with them. We are the "good guys" for the most part. Casual play is what we all about.  Our main base is in Aramachi 0.5 sec (Planet 6 Moon 11 Caldari Construction)  2 jumps from Motsu and a few more jumps to Nourv where alot of FW stuff starts.

 

 

Thanks Don...will check it out tonight :)

With the latest releases in the industry being well below par I hope they are really ironing out the game and delivering a polished product.  They are gambling though because if the launch is not 100% then they have made everyone wait 1 year for a product that is still bugged to hell.  We all should be grateful that they have backing to continue developing and not forced to release 6 months early like the rest of them.  I can see investors checking out a product for 10 minutes then demanding that it goes live asap.  Anyway here's hoping that WAR breaks the trend. 

I have been playing EVE for the past 4+ years. I recently dropped out of my original corp as I am seeking FW and have already joined the mighty Caldari nation.  Issue is due to RL I cant play every day and sometimes drop out for a week or even two if I am busy at work.  Looking for a corp (small - large, dont care) who is happy to have a 68 m SP pilot logging on when they can.  Pretty much maxed out EW, Caldari ships, Exploration, trading, mining and leadership.  Name in-game is..... 'Chryses' 

Mail me here or in game or post.  I read another post and saw a corp called XTC which I will check out if they read this.

Thanks all,

C

OMG that is so funny!!! Guess what is going to happen now?  Everyone is going to be trying this....music suits perfectly.....so funny

Originally posted by Ender4

AoC claimed 550K purchases on release day, they now have 700K.  That means over the last month they only sold 150K boxes. 3 Months from now at that rate they are looking at 1.15M copies sold.(not active accounts but accounts sold)   That is also in a market that has grown by about an order of 10 since WoW came out.

 

Nice try though.

Actually the last number quoted by the director down there is 1 million and they expect them to sell in 4-6 weeks.  So 1 million sold to shops and probably 1 million bought by customers in 4-6 weeks as stated.  If you want to see the report its on one of the other gamesites..not sure I can post here but if you want to PM me then I am happy to give.

For the record I am enjoying AoC but like any MMO if you join an active guild then its 50% of the entertainment.   At war with 5 other major guilds so its pretty much warfare in the streets and isn't that what AoC is all about?