Hi, last time i tried out AOC was back in 2009.

I remember finding the game very interesting, BUT I QUIT BECAUSE OF ONE IRRITATING BUG;

namely; the  ''floating sword'' bug, (OR whatever you deem to name it:D )

where the sword that you draw (often two-handed stuff such as 2h axes and greatswords) are NOT within the grip of the player character's hands, BUT floating in the air just close to the characters clasped palms.

I know, I know........how shallow can I be as an mmo gamer, right?

But eventually it just irritated the crap out of me, especially thinking that i was playing with a champion of xotli (if memeory serves, thats what its called).

I searched the forums back than and found out a few more complaints about the issue like mine, although it didnt seem to pick the attention of Funcom, who apperantly had more important bug-fixes to take care of at the time being. (Im not being sarcastic).

BUT I remember trying out the game almost a year AFTER that (maybe it was early 2010? I cant remember the exact date),

and my HOX was STILL holding his sword ''in air''. And i was just ready to re-join the game (thinking the bug might have been fixed by than).

So now, its 2011-07-27 and ONCE AGAIN, im thinking of re-installing and trying out the game.

ALAS; before i do so, may i kindly ask you AOC players to tell me wheter the ''floating swords'' bug is still alive?

Knowing that beforehand would save me a lot of hours downloading & updating the game.

THank you very much in advance:)

Naw, the weapons in hand are rendered very well, through the entire combat sequence.  It's all looking pretty realistic for a video game!

Weapons are away from the character's back when they are  being carried, but that is not what you seem to be talking about. I have seen some take notice and complain about that, but it has never bothered me.

I'm pretty sure it is still in the game. (and has been since launch) The problem is that when the Herald of Xotli takes his demon form his 3d model is of a different scale than his human form.

Once the demon buff ends you revert to the human model but the 2 hander is still being displayed where it would be if you were still in demon form.

Kinda surprising it has never been fixed, but it would probably require remaking the demon forms models and animations completely at this point.

Theres a lot more wrong with AoC then floating swords. I still get CTD's, terrible latency issues and crafting still needs a lot of love. That and unless you subscribe, the most any character can have in coin is 2 gold which wont afford you crap, so F2P is basically useless.

Ahh, crap! I just couldn't resist it anymore and downloaded the game, (went by much faster than I expected:D )

and thats right!

The goddamn Xotli sword bug is still INTACT...and here in full effect.

Everything is fine until I turn into Mr.Monster, but once i do, the freaking sword starts hangin' out in the air like its some kind of magical-retarded sword:D

Well, there is a way to fix this issue, it namely consists of un-equipping and RE-equipping my sword EVERY SINGLE TIME, which would suck incredibly much in the long run.

Otherwise I may try to avoid chaning into monster (was it called devouring essence) to avoid the bug itsel, BUT than again I might as well choose a different character class :(

I DO know that the game probably has more serious bugs, but this one bug really has been in since from the start a few years ago, AND its a very ''VISIBLE'' one if ur playing Xotli. Im kinda suprised and disappointed its not fixed even yet..

But hey! Its not the end of the world, and even it was, id probably be headed into the ''agnostic heaven'' :D:D

SO, THANKS for the timely answers guys!

Originally posted by Krelian

Ahh, crap! I just couldn't resist it anymore and downloaded the game, (went by much faster than I expected:D )

and thats right!

The goddamn Xotli sword bug is still INTACT...and here in full effect.

Everything is fine until I turn into Mr.Monster, but once i do, the freaking sword starts hangin' out in the air like its some kind of magical-retarded sword:D

Well, there is a way to fix this issue, it namely consists of un-equipping and RE-equipping my sword EVERY SINGLE TIME, which would suck incredibly much in the long run.

Otherwise I may try to avoid chaning into monster (was it called devouring essence) to avoid the bug itsel, BUT than again I might as well choose a different character class :(

I DO know that the game probably has more serious bugs, but this one bug really has been in since from the start a few years ago, AND its a very ''VISIBLE'' one if ur playing Xotli. Im kinda suprised and disappointed its not fixed even yet..

But hey! Its not the end of the world, and even it was, id probably be headed into the ''agnostic heaven'' :D:D

SO, THANKS for the timely answers guys!

Yeah, I agree the bug is annoying but the HoX is a lot of fun to play.  My HoX and DT are  my favorite classes in AoC. 

Originally posted by Krelian

Ahh, crap! I just couldn't resist it anymore and downloaded the game, (went by much faster than I expected:D )

and thats right!

The goddamn Xotli sword bug is still INTACT...and here in full effect.

Everything is fine until I turn into Mr.Monster, but once i do, the freaking sword starts hangin' out in the air like its some kind of magical-retarded sword:D

Well, there is a way to fix this issue, it namely consists of un-equipping and RE-equipping my sword EVERY SINGLE TIME, which would suck incredibly much in the long run.

Otherwise I may try to avoid chaning into monster (was it called devouring essence) to avoid the bug itsel, BUT than again I might as well choose a different character class :(

I DO know that the game probably has more serious bugs, but this one bug really has been in since from the start a few years ago, AND its a very ''VISIBLE'' one if ur playing Xotli. Im kinda suprised and disappointed its not fixed even yet..

But hey! Its not the end of the world, and even it was, id probably be headed into the ''agnostic heaven'' :D:D

SO, THANKS for the timely answers guys!

The game does have serious bugs for the hox.

The big yellow arrow above your head in PvP even when in hide is still there.

This one isn't particularly serious but annoying none the less, bald heads after transformation is still there.

Transforming in the middle of PvP lags out your screen significantly now meaning that you're often dead after doing so without seeing it, that was a new one that came with the dream world update.

For the floating sword, try pressing Shift + R twice to switch weapons and then back again, pretty sure that used to get rid of it.

Is this a HOX only bug? I have never noticed floating weapons with my Barb.

Originally posted by LuckyDucky

Is this a HOX only bug? I have never noticed floating weapons with my Barb.

 Yes, I have tried several other classes, including conqueror barb etc, and this seems to be a ''Hox only'' bug, as out of the melee classes, only HOX has the ability to change into a different creature/model.

OPS! The necromancer can ALSO change his/her shape at far levels (as far as i can tell) so there is a POSSIBILITY that their knives also kinda stick out their hands in a wierd way (float in air or clipping issues with the fingers), BUT THIS, im not sure of as i never rolled one myself.

PS

I know that monster scaling can be difficult to adjust with the regular ''human'' in game equipment and armor...................

So I was thinking, if the reason swords floating around like this is because its still adjusted to the ''Monster character model'' EVEN AFTER the transformation is over and the character is back to his/her human self, than why not simply give  HOX A VANITY sword that SPECIFICALLY appears every time the HOX transforms into Mr.Monster, and than switches back to his old-regular sword again once he's  back to being human?

(i.e the sword changes into HOX ALONG WITH the character model= so its a ''complete/full transformation)

S0INCE every time i equip-re equip my sword it stops clipping through my fingers, THIS SHOULD BY DEFAULT fix the issue. IF NOT, than since the monster model gets a fitting sword model of its own, and the human gets a fitting model of its own, this should still fix the issue:D:D

Just my thought, and im beginning to think that i should contact funcom and report that the bug is still on and try to convince'em to fix this bug finally.

Coz hox is IMO one of the most unique classes NOT ONLY in AOC, BUT of all MMORPGS. (Cloth wearing, magic using two-hander naruto-demon fox dude :XD).

Its about time they got rid of this, IMO.