Age of Conan
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- Developer: Funcom
- Genre: Fantasy
- Status: Final
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- Website: http://www.ageofconan.com
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Age of Conan » General Discussion » We Should Thank Funcom (seriously)
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Deviate 7/24/08 12:05:25 AM
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I really think Funcom should be thanked for releasing AoC in the condition it's in. I believe they have opened up other developers eyes, and made them realise they can't release unpolished garbage and get away with it. I don't look at paying 50 dollars for AoC as a rip off anymore. I look at it like an investment in the future of mmo's. Warhammer cutting cities and classes is a prime example. They saw the backlash FC got from it's customers and realised they need to release the content when it is polished. |
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Salvatoris 7/24/08 12:12:37 AM
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Originally posted by Deviate
While I agree with you on the state of AOC... I don't think developers or publishers are going to learn any lessons from it. If anything, the initial successful sales of the game just prove that we are willing to buy unfinished crap. When it comes to WAR... I highly doubt the game is going to be very polished at launch. If they are having to cut so much major content and features... imagine how bad the little "unimportant" stuff like class balance and itemization will be. I bet it plays a lot like AOC at it's launch. Maybe we are the ones who can learn a lesson here... Don't play MMOs at launch. :( |
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Die_Scream 7/24/08 12:14:39 AM
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Developers/companies learn? Let's see off the top of my head: DnL, Vanguard, Archlord, Fury, HG:L, MXO...um..TR, Shadowbane. THIS time though, I bet the devs and their backers have learned. |
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Galahad_KoA 7/24/08 12:16:40 AM
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Warhammer in beta is already far more polished and finished than Age of Conan. |
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Malickie 7/24/08 12:19:01 AM
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Originally posted by Galahad_KoA Things can change when they open the flood gates. Hell I remember everyone saying how kick ass AOC was while they were in Beta . |
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Deviate 7/24/08 12:20:20 AM
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@ Salv.....I'm sure devs are banking on the subscribtions, not initial box sales. @ Die.....Ofc you can use small craptastic dev teams as an example. I meant companies like Mythic, not Farlan, Sigil etc.. |
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Deviate 7/24/08 12:22:26 AM
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Originally posted by Malickiebloo Things can change when they open the flood gates. Hell I remember everyone saying how kick ass AOC was while they were in Beta . Well, FC beta was Tortage if my source is correct. WAR is letting people test the majority of the game, not just the first 20 levels of a single player clone. |
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Enforcer71 7/24/08 12:25:41 AM
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Originally posted by Deviate Well, FC beta was Tortage if my source is correct. WAR is letting people test the majority of the game, not just the first 20 levels of a single player clone. BINGO!! We have a winner! |
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Malickie 7/24/08 12:28:58 AM
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Originally posted by Deviate Well, FC beta was Tortage if my source is correct. WAR is letting people test the majority of the game, not just the first 20 levels of a single player clone. Really ? that's pretty sad , I've never heard that before. Stability however is an issue mostly linked to server stress. Again , until they open the game to that stress you aren't going to see how it handles it. |
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Deviate 7/24/08 12:32:44 AM
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Originally posted by Enforcer71 Well, FC beta was Tortage if my source is correct. WAR is letting people test the majority of the game, not just the first 20 levels of a single player clone. BINGO!! We have a winner! Well, I don't know what monkeys they had testing it, but I would have wondered why they only let you see Tortage. Regardless of how much fun 1-20 was, it would have raised a redflag for me. |
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Xasapis 7/24/08 12:35:36 AM
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Actually your source is not correct. The beta included the whole game up to level 80, but without the end game. |
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Malickie 7/24/08 12:36:29 AM
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Originally posted by Enforcer71 Well, FC beta was Tortage if my source is correct. WAR is letting people test the majority of the game, not just the first 20 levels of a single player clone. BINGO!! We have a winner! Not really , Everything I've seen from WAR testers has been the same hype AOC testers gave the public . These "best thing since sliced bread" posts are garbage IMO. It's not an issue of whether it's better than AOC , Like that would be a huge feat . It's a matter of whether the game is as good as WAR fanbois say. |
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Enforcer71 7/24/08 12:37:13 AM
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