All Posts by bmcinvaille

Looks to me each side has a few support healing classes like hybid types then 1 major healer. I am sure they can do different things. it depends on how they will be specced I am guessing. I think this will be quite enough imo though.

On Order you have Rune Priest,Warrior Priest, and Archmage

On Destruction you have Shamans,Zealot, and the Disciple of Khaine

Yes all of them can deal damage but it will not be MAJOR dps I am sure.

I do not think it will be JUST like WOW but people will find similiar stuff they always do. The thing is the hardcore games and such are one thing some people want and the thing is most players are casual players so thats where they make the most money.

I mean you look at the older MMO's and they are all almost alot harder then whats out today. The reason is the genre grew and expanded to just a few hardcore peeps wanting that real in game out of life experience. So what happens more folks get involved in these games that aren't as good or hardcore and they want to have fun playing the game also.

So the thing is they make it where its accessible to everyone while trying to please the hardcore people and alot of times it doesn't work. But it's just a game in the end so try it out and see if you like it and just have fun is all I have to say. I myself am casual I sometimes do not have time to form a group to kill a few normal mobs and grind for XP sometimes I wanna go in and just kill in PVP or just do some quests. This is what WAR will be about.

Well with AOC they still wanted to get a little bit I think. With WAR I figure Paul is pretty confident people will like it lol. I pre-ordered mine from Amazon the day it became available and have had my code on there for a long time.

I saw that a few days ago I said that guy is an idiot. I responded to him but I do not think they put my post up I was letting people know what was really up.

Originally posted by neuronomad

My overall issues with the game are:

1) Even with specs in the middle between Required and Recommended many people are still getting very choppy performance.  I have heard many, many others with systems even better than mine that say that they have a hard time getting over 25fps even on lowest settings.

2) Way too much zoning.   Yeah I know most games zone but a lot of them hide it far better.    Some zoning takes upwards of two or more minutes.   That is crazy and truly breaks game immersion.

3) While the classes are fairly balanced they also do not break themselves out very well.   Pretty much you are spending more time worrying about hitting the correct key strokes for a combo than actually watching the game.  

4) Grouping and Chatting are too bland.   The Chat box is terrible.  Of course this will be fixed but honestly it is something that should have been 100% better at launch.   Grouping is also very strange and counter-intutive when compared against other games.

5) Lack of  content after mid to late 20s.

6) Too much instant travel.  

7) Was killing typical MMO mobs by level 25.  Why oh why must I have to keep killing boars, spiders and wolves in every MMO that I play?

8) Mob AI is very lacking.   As mentioned prior some mobs don't even aggro until you start beating on them, while others aggro half the zone on you.    Also some mobs will follow you clear across a zone.

9) For a FFA PVP game Funcom is already banning people for PK'ing.   Alright I know that they are spawn camping but that is the price that players pay when your game has constant zoning.

10) Personally I wish there would have been some type of Realm Vs. Realm warfare.

11) Even after leveling one of each archetype you still have to go thru Tortage for every new character you create.   This gets old very fast.  Heck they could have had at least a starting zone for each race instead of just one starting zone.

12) Very limited bag space.   LOTRO had bag space just right.  The only saving grace with AoC is that they give you seperate bag space for Resources and Quest Items.

13) Invisible Walls.  I don't just mean mountains blocking your path but actual invisible walls just to lead you along.

14) Way too linear.

15)  No real connection to the world. 

 

I see alot of my same issues in there I just found the game seeming "limited" in some way to me it always felt as if something was missing and I couldn't figure out what.

Originally posted by LuckyCurse

 

Originally posted by VultureSkull

 

I will be dammed if i go back to WoW so soon, for those of you who are quiting, where are you going to go!?!

I came from no where, I'll be happy to go back there if this game fails for me.  I don't NEED a game.  I have other things to do.  I hope others can handle it in the same fashion.

 

- LC

And as the other poster said I do not need a game I have other stuff to play or I will wait for another game to come along. There is a few I am waiting to see what happens with them.

Well I thought it was a good review everyone is entitled to what they think especially if they give the game a good go. And some folks like myself if you get a game you wanna dive right in I like to get in and explore and level and since I do not have alot else to do then most of my time is spent in the game. I have the same feelings a the reviewer I myself couldn't get into the game I know alot of folks love it and will play. It was just not my game and I did not enjoy myself.  I am still waiting for a new game as I have played alot of them and only a few have held my interest.

But in the end I know some folks will say give this game to level 20 or whatever but the thing is people want to get into a game that they find fun from the start like myself I do not want to have to bring myself to have fun in a game. If the game engages me from the start then it's a good bet I will enjoy myself for a long time. I played to the higher level in AOC and I did not get any more satisfaction from it as it felt like I was forcing myself to play to get to the point to where folks were saying it opens up and is fun. Well I got to like 35 and that was enough for me. I played OB and hoped the real game would be a tad better for me and I just couldn't get into it. I so much wanted to like and play this game but it just didn't happen.

So make up your own mind about a game read the reviews of other folks if you want but do not be so harsh because you have to think only a small percentage write what they feel the rest just leave or keep playing. I think the ones who take there time to tell us what they think deserve some praise for taking the time and letting others know there feelings. But in the end wait for a buddy pass or some free time to see what you think. I think this game will do ok and I wish everyone who is playing it luck.

They have been updating there site and putting out info just little bits. I mean the game is still a few months or more off so I do not expect HUGE announcements. Still only closed beta is being done do not expect open beta till alot closer to release.

I do not know if they have it there but here we have pre-paid credit cards from like Greendotonline.com and Netspend.com not sure if you can use those where you live or if they have some sort of pre-paid visa or mastercards there. You could just put as much on one of these as you would a time card and if you do not decide to continue with the game just cancel and then you can spend the money or withdraw it back from an atm.

So check to see if you can find a place that has these in your area of if you can order one online. it's alot more simple. I used to do it my paying this way when I first started playing since I didn't have a normal CC back then.

I do not think they are an option yet since the game just came out. They aren't offering buddy passes atm.

I hope the pvp is good only played the pvp weekend and uninstalled the OB client before the new patch :(

the 14th begins the dl

I have an OB account I have deleted from my comp and I will give to someone to try out. It is registered but I will give you the log in information and where to DL the client or whatever.  First person I get who messages me in my inbox I will send the info to

edit:That was quick someone just got that one lol

Originally posted by _Kyle_

 

Originally posted by bmcinvaille

I run an AMD 6400+ with the 8800 GTS and I get crazy good FPS in any games I play. Not sure if that is because I am running the higher end AMD or what but it runs everything smoothly and my CPU has little to no problems keeping up with my GPU. I was having the probs in Conana haven't tried the PVP thing going on since I uninstalled the game before that good patch came out. But for PVP beta weekend I ran at like 60+ fps constant with my rig.

8800 GTS 512

4 GB Corsair XMS2 PC2 6400 Ram

AMD 6400+

Vista 32 bit premium

I never said AMD wouldn't work lol.

 

You have a higher grade CPU and double his ram (not sure why.. you're on 32 bit). Who knows.. your system could simply be configured better, but same rig but with intel you'd gain better performance. 60fps is fine so there'd be no point in making the switch.

Yeah I know well i got a good deal on this CPU and so far it's handled everything I have thrown at it. next time I do upgrade which will be next tax season I will shooting for a Quad Core Intel. I am using the 4GB since I plan to upgrade to a 64 bit system wish I would have went with ultimate at the time and had both discs lol. Not sure if it's configured better I know my stuff runs really cool since I use an after market cooler for the CPU and not the stock one with really nice heat spreaders. Thats one performance killer as you said is heat. I boot my GPU fan up to like 50-60% at least and it keeps it super cool. But yeah I do wish i would have went with the Intel over the AMD but I hadn't upgraded for awhile I still had a decent PC and didn't read up on alot of stuff which I wish I would have. The 6400+ has been good though and it's on par with some Intel Core 2 duo's. But I know alot of the lower AMD X2's run like crap compared to the intel counterparts of them.

But with a 5200+ I would expect decent performance. I know anything usally in the 4000's for AMD bottleneck the 8800's your probably getting some bottle necking.

Originally posted by _Kyle_

 

Originally posted by bsmith239

So what is bottlenecking me?

System specs:

Windows XP

Nvidia 8800gts (g92) 512mb

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+

Asus M2N Sli mobo

2gb ram

 

I was getting 50-60 yesterday after the patch but today, after they changed the servers, I cannot get above 40  low in conal's valley. I could play on High with shadows on and 2x AA yesterday and get 50-60 fps in White Sands. Sort of upset at the moment.

Need a DxDiag in order to diagnose this, but right off the bat. I'd say update your drivers to latest beta (174.16) and update your DirectX to the latest from microsoft.

 

Also any CPU other then core2duo and above is a bottleneck to g8 and g9 series. They're based off intel chipset not AMD. Any AMD CPU will bottleneck nvidia cards.

Need to also consider background applications.. anti-virus, firewalls, etc.

You also could have malware or a virus on your system.

The list goes on as you see.. there's a lot of limiting factors.

If you're getting above 30fps at the least then you shouldn't be complaining. 30 or more is perfectly fine. You then need to consider how many people are in the area, npcs, flora, etc. You don't have a rig that should be running everything fully maxed out. It'd be wise to turn down some of the lesser important things.

Also if you aren't running high resolution then disable AA. It's pointless on anything below 1600x1200.

Over heating can cause performance drops too.

As said, the list goes on.. there's a lot that comes into play. Even something as simple as a defrag can put the game on your HDs outside sectors and increase your FPS. Every little thing adds up.

Anyway, good luck. I suggest you try several different things and see if you can get some more juice out of your hardware.

I run an AMD 6400+ with the 8800 GTS and I get crazy good FPS in any games I play. Not sure if that is because I am running the higher end AMD or what but it runs everything smoothly and my CPU has little to no problems keeping up with my GPU. I was having the probs in Conana haven't tried the PVP thing going on since I uninstalled the game before that good patch came out. But for PVP beta weekend I ran at like 60+ fps constant with my rig.

8800 GTS 512

4 GB Corsair XMS2 PC2 6400 Ram

AMD 6400+

Vista 32 bit premium

I am getting the game but man I had such a bad time in OB but see the patch fixed the issues I was having and everyone is having fun. I still have my 3 day headstart code so I am going to try it. Too bad I uninstalled the game before the new patch.

Originally posted by markoraos

Too little too late.

It is a real mystery where is all that money from the 10 mil subs going to... definitely not into new content.

One new character class? New hairdos? A few scripted dungeons here and there?

Man, if you compare this with Guild Wars rate of giving out new (and I mean really NEW) content.... What are those guys in Blizzard doing? The rate of new content and fixes coming out is laughable - but in keeping with Blizzard's total incomprehension of the concept of ongoing content updates... They make a game and that's it. If WoW expansions were done at Guildwars pace we'd have world PvP, sieges, mounted combat, a dozen new races and classes and at least six new continents 1-70 by now... ... and the players would pay through the nose for that.

I heard that Lord of Destruction expansion for D2 was done by 2 (two) guys... I would have given them an arm and a leg for a second D2 expansion (hell, I would give em a leg even now) but as we know it never happened. I really don't know what's their logic.

People will play WOTLK and find flaws some will hate it and some will love it. To me WOTLK will fit better then BC did for some reason I just never got that much into the BC zones or content as much as I would to have like to have did I rushed to 70 and raided the places looked good but it didn't feel like it did when I first leveled my guy to 60 it felt like a journey.  WOTLK looks like it fits better with WOW and I think it will be a better time.

One thing that keeps WOW fans interested I think is the community the player base is so large you will find folks with similiar interest and with things like ventrilo and teamspeak it adds to being able to make friends and form bonds with these people. AOC will have this as any other game has but because it is so large and so well known WOW keeps alot of the same folks and people come and go and then come back again. But I have known other games where people play for no time at all get tired and just leave. I met alot of pals in WOW and we carried to other games I do not play WOW anymore but I still keep in contact with my friends I met on there and guilded with for so long who do. I mean sitting there for hours talking and strategizing about how we will beat a boss next week or whatever really drew me in. But none of my pals except 1 I know of is playing AOC I will probably pick up the retail when it comes out as I canceled my pre-order but I will be getting it on the 21st instead of the 20th.

Anyway this was one reason WOW is so big alot of those people just do not wanna leave those friends and close knit guilds and whatever else they have formed just to try another game sure some will try it and try to get others to come over its always like that since I was in WOW people try and get you to try this and this game with them. I see them leave for 3-6 months and then come back. I would complain about WOW and shit but I couldn't tear myself away because I had so many pals on there.

Right now I am waiting for that game that does that for me and so far the AOC community hasn't been that great from what I have seen in chat and such.

I could not say anything about gameplay I am running a well above recommended specced PC and was getting stalling,clipping, and crashes it took my game all of 10-15 mins to crash and once I had it crash to the BSOD. The game was running horribly but I played the PVP weekend and it ran soooooooooooooo smooth for me it was like it had already been released. I was getting constant 64 fps everywhere and then in the OB I got this but it declined quick and then would crash I had worse problems after that last patch they did.

Originally posted by alakram

AoC will launch soon. tTey want  explayers to return to the game so they dont go to AoC forever. If they are playing Lotro, and paying the monthly fee most of them may stay there abd bypass AoC launch. Smart move btw.

The beta was horrible for me for AOC and I am holding off I know the retail may be better but I have an awesome comp and all the choppiness and crashes turned me off. I got out of WOW and went to LOTRO until AOC came out I quit about 2 months ago or close to it. And now since I played AOC and seen I do not think it will last for me in the end I will go back to LOTRO casually and wait for WAR lol.