Dark Templar and pet class for an alt.

5pm GMT apparently, although in my experience Funcom usually have GMT as actual GMT+1 or CET.  Best guess then is either 4 or 5pm true GMT.

Originally posted by wizyy

Edited my post, sorry for rant!

kk mate, group hug all round lol :P

Originally posted by wizyy

 

Originally posted by eric1000

 

Originally posted by wizyy

 

Originally posted by Sylar3

There will always be fanboys and there will always be doomsayers. You just got to ignore both of them and try to be in the middle. Its like this now with every single new MMO and its getting ridicoulas I think these forums have just turned into flame war after flame war with no real facts and the people with the real facts get ignored.

We get ignored indeed, I even installed Xfire again to prove I'm in AoC beta (check my xfire sig).

 

For the last time, beta works great to me, I have loads of fun, preordered both US and EU versions (waited on AoC for 3 years, as I am fan of R.E.Howard's works since childhood).

This is what WORKS in beta, played many hours on these two:
AMD Phenom 9500
ATI Radeon 3870
4GB DDR2
MS Vista 64-bit Ultimate

AMD 64x2 4800
NVIDIA 8800 GTS 320MB
2GB DDR2
MS Vista 64-bit home basic

First of all Wizyy I'm not calling you a liar.  Thought I would get that out of the way before anyone started to jump down my throat.  I find it interesting that you state AoC is running fine on a system running vista home basic as that OS is not even remotely aimed at gaming, especially high-end gaming.  The official MS description of the capabilities of home basic are :

 

 

Windows Vista Home Basic is the edition of Windows for basic home computing needs. If you only want to use your PC for tasks like browsing the Internet, using e-mail, or viewing photos, then Windows Vista Home Basic may be the right edition for you. While it won't provide as many benefits as Windows Vista Home Premium, it will help you use your PC more easily and more safely than you could with Windows XP.

 

If home basic runs all modern games just fine then a lot of people are being misled by both microsoft and system builders everywhere in order to get them to buy home premium instead :)

 

Omg man, there IS NO BETTER OS for gaming! What do you want to install for gaming on a 64-bit system? Linux? XP? Xp, for which Microsoft wanted to stop its support even this year?

What do you think DirectX10 is for? Some applications? Don't be guided by mindless googling for information, use your brain.

You missed my point.  Vista home premium or ultimate are the operating systems slated for gaming by Microsoft and system builders.  Home basic is slated simply for lower level applications and not suitable for high-end gaming.  Nothing to do with XP, Linux etc.

I was honestly interested in the fact that you have a system running home basic that is fine with AoC, no insult or slur intended.  However, your rather hostile response to this indicates that it is in fact your brain that needs more use, like reading the actual words that I wrote before jumping to conclusions.

Leave the guy alone, if you are unable to answer his questions then just don't post.  I'm willing to wager that he can speak and write English a hell of a lot better than you lot can read and speak his native language.

Originally posted by Agricola1

 

Originally posted by Sypro

I got it within 4 hours it seems people need to get decent connections.

 

I live in Bangkok.

You have a good excuse lol epic success :P

7 hours, downloaded, patched and installed.  What's your connection speed cuz 4 days is just a touch on the slow side.

Originally posted by wizyy

 

Originally posted by Sylar3

There will always be fanboys and there will always be doomsayers. You just got to ignore both of them and try to be in the middle. Its like this now with every single new MMO and its getting ridicoulas I think these forums have just turned into flame war after flame war with no real facts and the people with the real facts get ignored.

We get ignored indeed, I even installed Xfire again to prove I'm in AoC beta (check my xfire sig).

 

For the last time, beta works great to me, I have loads of fun, preordered both US and EU versions (waited on AoC for 3 years, as I am fan of R.E.Howard's works since childhood).

This is what WORKS in beta, played many hours on these two:
AMD Phenom 9500
ATI Radeon 3870
4GB DDR2
MS Vista 64-bit Ultimate

AMD 64x2 4800
NVIDIA 8800 GTS 320MB
2GB DDR2
MS Vista 64-bit home basic

Windows Vista Home Basic is the edition of Windows for basic home computing needs. If you only want to use your PC for tasks like browsing the Internet, using e-mail, or viewing photos, then Windows Vista Home Basic may be the right edition for you. While it won't provide as many benefits as Windows Vista Home Premium, it will help you use your PC more easily and more safely than you could with Windows XP.

If home basic runs all modern games just fine then a lot of people are being misled by both microsoft and system builders everywhere in order to get them to buy home premium instead :)

Originally posted by fervor

I'm sorry, but it is absolutely beyond ridiculous to try to troubleshoot something that is not supposed to be working yet.  Just because it is patched doesn't mean anything.

Be patient and if the problem still exists at launch after all the patches are definitely done, then you can start looking for answers.

Sorry to contradict but you're wrong.  The client should still run and after the intros take you to the login screen even though the servers are at the moment unavailable.  That said it sounds like the OP has issues that are a little different to most other people. 

OP go to the game directory and find the file 'simple config', run it and select DX9, press ok and then try to run the client.

Actually I find the fanbois for AoC a lot worse than the haters.  Even if someone genuinely posts a valid concern or complaint they are instantly jumped upon by the AoC is god crowd.  The official forums are worse.  The level of immaturity over there is appaling for what is supposed to be an M rated game.  I just hope that it doesn't continue on into the in-game community.

Good luck to Rangers in tonights game.

Go to the game folder and find a file called simple config.  Run this and select DX9.  Your client should now run fine.  DX10 isn't a part of this client yet so trying to run it with DX10 produces the black screen and stuttering of the sound.  DX10 should be in by launch day but no guarantee.

Originally posted by Polarization

 

 

 

Interesting if true, just a few quick questions.

Is that a typo or did you mean to type they had a cash balance totaling only 47 dollars at the end of march?.

And more importantly how did you manage to sneak into my house and take a picture of my PC without me noticing?

Or is that just a representation of what the average users PC might look like after attempting to play in one AOC’s EPIC! MASSIVE! HUGE! keep siege battles?

I hope FC do manage to retain 250k subs after 3 months although it's by no means certain, I believe LotRo for example falls way short of that mark.

Originally posted by ProfRed

 

Originally posted by Alan0n

The facts here as facts - Some of them are about my pc - others about AOC and others about HGL and so on.  None of it is lies. 

 

Blog compiling almost all news around AoC that really are facts and not made up crap from people like you.

blogs.gamersinfo.net/index.php/aoc/2008/04/07/p3126

Some quotes for you since I know you won't read more than 2 or 3 lines of it:

NOTICE I ADDED THE SECTION FOR KNOWN THINGS NOT IN LAUNCH THAT ARE STILL IN THE WORKS (The real facts about what won't be in since I have no desire to skew information and make the game look better.  Please read the site and links provided to inform yourself properly.)

Originally posted by Blog Site

Siege will be availabe at launch. Current test numbers are approx. 200-300. but larger numbers will be usable at launch.
There will be limited NPC's in siege PVP Areas.
Source: http://www.mmorpg.com/blogs/Athelan/...PGcom#comments

Spellweaving is STILL in the game BUT has been changed to work similar to the melee combo system. By executing a specific sequence of spells, it is possible a Spellweave trigger.
Attempting Spellweaving may have adverse effects of the caster OR his group
Over-eager Spellweavers will NOT go to Hell (If you die via spell-weaving in a raid, you want to be back as soon as possible).
Source: http://aoc.gamona.de/index.php

A raid has a maximum of 4 groups, each with 6 players (24 players total).
Loot be mostly objects, and no vouchers
Each group within the raid can have a recruited Master Looter, set by the Raid Leader.
Raids represent a large part of the PvE end game.
At launch Conan will have approx. 20 raid encounters.
The Raid Encounters will be shared between 8 Dungeons of different sizes
For experienced groups, the majority of Dungeons with last 1 to 3 hours.
The 8 Dungeons are devided into 3 levels, with level 75 being the MINIMUM before you attempt the easier of the 3 levels.
Opening the next level of a Dungeon requires collecting items from the previous level.
Raid Instances have a cool-down of 7 days. This cool-down is player related.
Source: http://aoc.gamona.de/index.php

Known Content & Features NOT available at launch

Prestige Classes ARE GONE. THIS IS OFFICIAL. ONLY THE CRAFTER CLASS REMAINS.
Source: http://aoc.gamona.de/index.php

Formations won't be availabe at launch. They say they will make it in eventually (they think it reduces player freedom.
Source: http://aoc.gamona.de/index.php

There is a possibility of another profession, 'Collector' being implemented. It is unsure if it will make it.
Source: http://aoc.gamona.de/index.php

Players will not be able to sit down or lay down (on chairs or beds etc.).
Source: http://aoc.gamona.de/index.php

*An ongoing advancement system after level 80 is in progress but has been pushed off as a post launch feature.
Source: http://www.mmorpg.com/blogs/Athelan/...PGcom#comments

There will be ongoing storyline quests to follow the destiny quest BUT will take time to implement and likely be seen after launch.
Source: http://www.mmorpg.com/blogs.cfm?ISAP...12008&bhc p=1

Certain PvP Arenas will not be available at launch. Expect different styles to be introduced post-launch.
Source: http://aoc.gamona.de/index.php

PVP and Basic server statistics will be dispalyed in an online portal, SIMILAR TO THE WORLD OF WARCRAFT ARMORY. This most likely NOT be available at launch.
Source: http://aoc.gamona.de/index.php

'Drunken Brawling' will NOT be available at launch (Tavern combat). It will be implemented via patch/update when its complete
Source: http://aoc.gamona.de/index.php

There will be no dedicated professional "Gatherer" or "harvester". The resource gathering is done regardless of the Crafting class.
Source: http://aoc.gamona.de/index.php

The Future of Conan

There is ongoing content plan, and expansion plans for the game.
Source: http://www.mmorpg.com/blogs/Athelan/...PGcom#comments

There will be a live team (current game), and an expansion team (new content).
Source: http://mmorpg.qj.net/QJ-NET-Age-of-C.../49/aid/106462

The current era of the Conan lore is the novel called Hour of the Dragon, by Robert E. Howard. Conan has just become king of Aquilonia. He has a wife, he's actually expecting a child, and in Stygia, his ancient enemy, Thoth-Amon, is stirring and a lot of weird things happening in the world. At the same time, the Vanir are invading, you have the Ku****es invading, and the Picts are invading.
Source: http://www.massively.com/2007/12/14/...ameplay-video/

 

Interview with lead designer talks about a lot of great things that you should listen to sometime so maybe you can get your facts straight and quit lying to everyone including yourself.

http://www.uberguilds.org/radio/node/348

 

 

WHAT!!! I can't get pissed in the tavern and beat up some guy, or even sit on a chair ....... Geez that's it, cancelling pre-order now j/k :P

Seriously, as long as the game is fun and runs ok who the hell cares?  If there are some features that just don't make it in at launch but are added within the 1st six months or so better and more polished than would have been the case then fine.  It isn't that long ago that many posts were asking FC to delay release for another six months.  Alright so it isn't a full delay but those that wanted it have got a partial delay at any rate.

The main problem with things not being available at release is wether or not they will ever be available aka Horizons, which promised the earth and even had said features printed on the back of the retail box, features that never made it into the game despite many many assurances from the crooks .. err! devs in charge.

If something is worth doing it's worth doing well and if doing it well means we have to wait a bit no problem.  Just as long as it does actually appear eventually.

Originally posted by Truthstar

AMD Phenom 9750 2.4GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 2MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 125W 65nm Quad-Core Processor - Retail

 

Anyone have info on this? Thinking getting the Asus 780i w/ above..

I presume that you mean this one http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=787075 and if so go for the Phenom 9850 black edition which has an unlocked multiplier for more overclocking goodness :)

It's very simple.  Ignore all obvious hater posts, ignore all obvious fanboi posts and somewhere in the middle you will find the truth.

i would go for a complete new build if you can afford it, especially if you want to play the new crop of MMO's on decent settings.  After you have bought a new cpu, mainboard and graphics card the rest is pretty cheap so you may as well have all new and up to date.

Or in Vista press the windows key and R at the same time to open the run box, type dxdiag and hit ok.

Asus RoG series motherboards are the best games boards on the market at the moment, from the 680 striker extreme, the 780 striker II formula ( northbridge runs very hot on this board ) and up to the 790 striker II extreme which would be a waste of money for the cards you have.  The 680 would do you just fine, it's a very fast, reliable board.  One word of advice if you go for one of these however is to ensure that you unplug the power cord and wait a minute for the capacitors to discharge before making any hardware changes, adding extra ram etc. as these boards are very sensitive to EM damage.  Note that I am advising an Nvidia chipset here as you have two cards to link in SLi, if you only had one card I would be advising an Intel chipset.

As for cpu, any of the intel quad cores really, Q6700 and up.

oops, forgot the case:  I have one of these http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=628084 but just black without the Nvidia logos.  Excellent case but a bit on the pricey side.

Originally posted by chipgm

I don't think the main game is going to be like that. What they did was make everyone a enemy to each other. Wouldn't it be the different races against each other. Not 100% positive on that but I hope it is like that or I am not going to play on the PvP servers.

More guild Vs guild mate, no race Vs race here.