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• • Age of Conan: Getting to Know the New Game Director

  • Originally posted by Valentina
    

    Originally posted by Stradden
    

    Originally posted by drarkanex
    

    It was meant in the most possible of cynicism.  But honestly, Funcom should just shut their doors and admit they messed up.  I and quite a few of the AoC launch people are saddened and griefed by Funcom's demise.  AoC could have been something new and revolutionary, but in turn we get the usual "It's your fault for buying it" routine.  Funcom deserves every cynical response they can get and i'm not stopping until they fess up that they messed up royally.  I want an apology, a formal apology.  Not some washed up, gleaned over response from Erling.  I want the faces we know from Funcom to formally apologize to EVERYONE for their mistakes.   But until then, they will get nothing.

    Well, Gaute resigned, Erling HAS apologized and he's the voice of the company... I'm not sure what else you want. You want to be angry, that's cool. You have every right to be, but that just seems like an odd request.

     

     

    I agree with Stradden

     

    They have fixed a good chunk of the launch issues, the game is still really young, so there is ALWAYS going to be issues to work through. People expect the game to come out flawlessly and BE that way 4 months after launch? That doesn't make any sense, and isn't a realistic request with a game like Age of Conan. I understand the disappointment, I understand the frustration, I understand  people wanting more, but let's be honest. Look at everything they have done over the past few months, a short time in a MMO's life, to fix as many issues as possible, while adding in features people want to see. Nobody is giving them a fair break, once they fix a handful, people want two handfuls, once they do that, people want 3 handfuls, so look at it from their perspective. Look how short a time it has taken them to fix the bugs, to fix the performance, to add the new content in comparison to other games which can take a year, or even two years to fix and add half of what Funcom has. (Not going to mention which title I'm speaking of).

    The way I see it, if you were once really looking forward to Age of Conan, wait a couple of big updates, than try it out again. If you're one of the people who's going to naysay everything, please do it to your own group of friends, or try it out again, too and see if it changes your mind at all.

    Well said and QFT.  I agree with what you said 100%.  The game has after all only been out for 4 months.  MMORPGs have had far more problems then AoC has and have survived and thrived. EQ and UO are prime examples.  Even WoW had many problems and look at what it became today.

    Of course AoC will not be on WoW's level but it can still be moderately successful with constant improvement.  I think they are definitely headed in the right direction.
     

  • Posted: 10/07/08 5:50 PM
    General Discussion
• • Pirates of the Burning Sea: 14 Day Free Trial

  • Originally posted by ste2000
    

    Lol what took SoE so long?
    
    Anyway, I don t like pirates, so I am not gonna try it, but good call.
    That will bring a couple more customer, which SoE really needs at the moment.

    
     

    Has nothing to do with SOE and everything to do with Flying Lab Software who is the developers of PoTBS.  SOE is only the publisher.  They had nothing to do with the timing of the trial.  Flying Lab Software wanted everything to be in top shape before they did a trial.

  • Posted: 9/30/08 3:28 PM
    General Discussion
• • Age of Conan: Letter from the Game Director

  • Originally posted by DeaconX
    

    So many people are so completely unappreciative of the game they have in AoC it seriously disgusts me.  No it's not perfect, and although I HATE it when I see someone say 'go back to WoW' it seems to be all I can think of when I see so many lil babies whining so damn much and doomsaying left and right.  Working towards a great game and perfecting it, tweaking it, takes time and passion.  If you think FunCom is just out to screw you, than you've got your head so far up your own ass you must be too used to the smell of your own bs.

    Game developers are in it for the passion.  It's not easy work, they aren't rock stars, the money is either just OK or great depending.  Either way, they're trying to find what works and obviously not trying to be a clone but something all on their own - which I think they've don't quite well with and can keep working on.

    AoC deserves better than it's beging treated in my opinion... but people will always find something to bitch about and mob mentality rolls over like nothing else on the internet.  This is one of the best MMORPG's out right now by far - yet people would rather flock to the clones.  What's that say? Guess we players don't deserve attempts at progress and diversity in the MMORPG genre.  Bring on the clones...

     

    BTW - Agree with Todeswulf.

    QFT.  I usually do not get involved in these kind of discussions but I find the whole thread ridiculous.  Funcom has a guy who seems to have his head screwed on straight and is going to improve the game and everyone is still not happy. 

    Age of Conan has alot of cool things going for it, like the combat system and graphics for one.  Sure it has problems, but there is nothing that is game breaking.   And those of you who think that they are game breaking.  Well you obviously have not been in the mmorpg scene very long. 

    Ulitma Online had alot of bugs(to the point where some people tried to start a lawsuit) and Everquest had some major technical problems that made it unplayable at first.   Yet here we are, UO is considered an icon and Everquest became so popular for a long time that it was known as Evercrack.
     

    I love it when I see everyone saying how Funcom screwed them, ruined their life, shot their dog, burnt their house, etc. etc.  AoC has been out barely over 4 months.  Give me a break.  It would be different if it was f'd up for over a year.

    Again you people must have not been playing mmorpgs for very long.  Because lacking some features and content, plus having a few bugs is far from horrible.  Most of the professional reviewers seem to agree.  You really do not see a bad review anywhere here -

    www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/927504.asp

     The fact is some players will never come back, some will and AoC will attract some new players in the future.  They will also get a boost when the new Conan movie comes out.  Will it ever be WoW like in population?  Of course not but they can still have a healthy population and be financially successful.

    But I guess you can never make some people happy.  As awesome of a launch that WAR has had and as great of a game that it is, you still have people bitching about that too.  Of course lets not forget WoW itself.  The most successful game of all time and tons of people still bash it.

  • Posted: 9/30/08 6:54 AM
    General Discussion
• • Server Merges Official?

  • I think that the server merges are a very good idea.  Hope is not lost for AoC.  Anarchy Online had a horrible start too and it  became a good game.   It regained  the respect of the fans and media.  Hell PC Gamer even gave it mmorpg of the year one year.

    Will it ever have a huge amount of subscribers?  Probably not, but they can have a very healthy(fairly large) population if they keep improving the game.  The new Conan movie will probably draw in some new players also when it comes out.

     

  • Posted: 9/21/08 1:30 AM
    Age of Conan
• • The Official: "I apologize about Darkfall" Thread

  • A few videos does not remove something from the vaporware category.  Anyone can come up with some rendered videos.  When they have an actual beta that people can play, then it is definitely not vaporware. 

    I hope it is not vaporware because I want Darkfall to suceed but I am still skeptical.  And I will remain that way until I see something more concrete.

  • Posted: 8/30/08 5:41 PM
    Darkfall