All Posts by Leucent

Lol, that was the first video of the month in 2006. It s nothing like that now.

Originally posted by sgel

Originally posted by Ender4

you lost all credibility when you said AOC isn't that bad.  AOC is just WoW with password protected special abilities btw.  There is very little groundbreaking about it.  Certainly less than WAR with the PQs, war banners, non instanced keep raids, city sieges, trophies etc.

 

you haven't played AoC... and you have no idea what you're talking about.
Noone said AoC was completely groundbreaking... but even an idiot would know and see that the combat is actually much more interactive than other MMOs... and that can only be a good thing....

I know this is the WAR forum but it doesn't hurt to be open-minded about other games as well

I m starting to get the impression you didn t come to the WAR forums to even discuss WAR at all just a round about way to bash it and put a plug in for AOC. I answered your questions, yet you comment on an AOC comment. Leave that for the other forum unless you want to start a why is AOC so bad chat mid post.

Originally posted by pencilrick

Leucent, you said the game has "humor", and that is fine.  Please tell me the humor does not reference the modern world, but is appropriate within the confines of the fantasy world Warhammer is set in.

WOW made all sorts of lame pop-reference jokes which destroyed immersion for me.  I'd like to see a serious MMORPG; light-hearted is okay, but serious in the sense of keeping to world and lore.

As much as i would like to say in detail i can t. I ll say it this way, GW has an eye on everything so that might help :)

Originally posted by sgel

I've read/watched this game quite a bit... and I'm really trying to get excited about it.... but I can't...

I know there's plenty of fanbois on this forum and I'll probably get crucified for my opinions... but WAR just seems like the same stale gameplay to me...

I'm struggling to find something new... but all I see is another elf/goblin world with the same gameplay elements as other games...
The RvR which is the game's main selling point, is just zerg-battles... no matter how much you try to polish it.

If you want a game for the graphics/action/blood/carnage... play AoC (No.. it's not as bad as people say... but it needs A LOT work yet)

If you want a game for it's lore and character/world depth, play LOTRO (which is unparalleled in these areas)

and if you want a game that's got a lot of things to do then play WoW (...i'm not a fanboi... i hate it' for what it has become)

 

So why play yet another game that offers you the same things as countless other games?....
Sure you might play it for a change of scenery, but how long will that last?....

Anyway... I'd like to hear some constructive posts... please don't flame me... just expressing my opinions and i'm not  fanboi of any games.. (other than the Fallout series :))

 

edit: fixed for NDA...(I hope)

Ok let me answer your original post.
 

1.You re really trying to get excited about itand can t, well i am excited about it.

2.RVR zerg battles and nothing else is beyond false if you ve played beta you would know , theres many options to rvr , try them all and you ll see. As far as different elements it s like alot of games yes but the one fact alone that everything you do helps the battle and moes the battle lines is a different element. It s enough for me anyways knowing i m contributing to the overall war.

3.Graphics mean nothing to me to a point. I dont want to run around with stick men which WAR is not. AOC i won t even get started at how bad it is thats for another forum.

4.In beta we re focus testing you will not see the story playing out as well as when the game goes live. The quests and story actually as i see it have humor and is very well done, but as i said it s hard to see it in its full potential until we play it from beginning to end.

5.Alot of things to do, ok lets see. RVR, PQs, TOK unlocks, group dungeons, Lairs, rvr ranks, guild levels, trophies, crafting, in rvr alone(keep takes, skirmishes, scenarios, rvr quests, city sieges) need i say more.

Basically i see it the opposite of you and you re right you re entitled to your opinion as am i. You want to tell people this to maybe persuade them to not buy, i am to tell them they should. This is why were complete opposite in our opinions.

Nothing to worry about here, he says stale as HE sees it. Since he edited his post for NDA reasons i m assuming he s in the beta. Well as am i , and i can assure many of you who may be worried I see it completely opposite of him.

Originally posted by Farandir

Originally posted by heartless

Originally posted by DrowNoble

Game didn't have a bad launch.  No severs crashing, no game breaking bugs, etc.

Did it have bugs?  Sure, every MMO does especially one that is a new game.  Nothing that prevented me from playing however.  Worst bug I encountered was one of my Tortage quests got stuck during chatting.  I petitioned and did other quests while I waited.  Took 2 days to get it resolved but it WAS only 2 days after launch so I'm sure they were quite busy.

As for the bad design, seems to be a personal preference.  I really enjoy the melee combat and fatalities.  Players that are used to auto-attacks and one-button special attacks may get turned off by it.

If you're not sure if you want to buy it, get a buddy key and try it for free.  Could wait for the 360 version too if you're patient.

 

No game breaking bugs? How about characters getting stuck in a zone and not being able to get out for over a week, until the next patch? Is that not game breaking enough for you?

 

Seriously, have you ever played the game? These things you talk about is complete nonsense. I have never had these problems or any problems at all while playing Age of Conan.

Bloody hell, people are so stupid. Yeah let's complain about a game that we know absolutely NOTHING about.

Just because you didn t have problems doesn t mean others didn t. Calling them stupid makes you look like the stupid one.
 

Originally posted by Hoplites

Originally posted by wilq

One problem i see now is that, dark elfs will be f... up in lower tiers doing public quest's without tank

 

Yeah my interest in the game isn't high right now seeing how it is shaping up to be range centric and the lack of dark elf tank is meh.

 

 

It is far from being a ranged class game. Melee classes when they get in close will eat casters alive, This is how it should be in close melee win.

Originally posted by afoaa

You are opening a can of worms. I have never ever seen a game generate this much hate as AoC has.

The reason is not the quality of the game itself, its just a buggy poorly programed product. The reason is the way funcom has lied to its customers from the start and still cannot help but continue to lie and therefore disrespect their customers. That kind of disrespect create anger, lots of anger.

You hit the nail on the head. I think AOC is a terrible game, lackluster, bug ridden, and well flat out boring. That isn t the worst part, it s the complete and utter lieing and BS ing that FC pulls off that makes me and many many people upset. All i can say is i hope this isn t the start of a bunch of sugar coated crap articles, because if it is , you think you ve been flamed now just wait.
 

Originally posted by Dominisi

Originally posted by silkworm

Originally posted by Dominisi

Am I happy with AoC? Marginally.

Am I excited with the potential it holds? Very.

 

My turd has lots of potential cause it can be used as fertilizer, fuel, cement, artistic material etc. In the end of the day it's still a turd.

Long story short... How can you see potential unless the very core of this "game" is changed so deeply that the outcome is another game is beyong my understanding.

 

With the enhancements that should be comming down the line it should be a vast improvement over what we currently have.

Should be coming and should be a vast improvement says it all about FC.

Originally posted by treefitty

Originally posted by Vicksburg

Originally posted by Leucent

All that video did was confirm why i won t be going back to WOW ever and how many better PVP games are coming out soon.

 

LOL come out with ONE just ONE other MMORPG with these kind of fighting speeds and frantic fighting.

Go out: the web is yours .

I guess lost too much in REAL pvp fights :)))

 

 

Ok Vicksburg answer this poll for the following PVP battles;

SL Warlock vs Fire Mage

BM Hunter vs Fury Warrior

Discipline Priest vs Ret Palidan

Hemo Rogue vs Prot Warrior

I can guarantee you I could pick the winner every time without even looking at their gear. Because there is no balance in WoW classes. There never was and there never will be. In REAL PVP fights each class has its own chance of winning depending on the skill of the player controlling it.

 

Where did i ever say i care about fighting speeds etc as you say it. I don t i could care less about that crap. I personally care about FUN, i have not seen a more unbalanced pvp crapfest then WOW get it through your head, thats how i feel you don t. Leave it at that.
 

Vicksburg the point people are trying to make is yes WOW is a popular game, yes your beloved game is still going to be popular, but WOW will never be a good pvp game. In all my years of gaming i would go as far as saying it is the worst attempt at pvp. I could handle stun/nuke/nuke/nuke death by a hib caster over this bunny hopping mess of a pvp anyday.

All that video did was confirm why i won t be going back to WOW ever and how many better PVP games are coming out soon.

Originally posted by thranmorrow

Originally posted by Pheace

Fanbois will however lose their platter alltogether once they lose their NDA snacks "It's still Beta" "They're placeholders" "The game isn't out yet!" "I'm sure they'll still change it"

 

:)

 

Geez, Pheace, you are a bitter man.   If you don't like the game then fine, don't like it.  Coming here to incite arguements is not needed.  As a person in the beta and most definitly not a a fanboi I can tell you that I only have 2 minor issues with the game.  I can't give you specifics due to the NDA but I can tell you that they are minor and one is schedualed to be changed anyway.

Until the game is released neither your, or the fanbois', arguements have legs as it's not released and we are shown info and images from builds that are months old.  Even those in the beta (like myself) are playing a build that is 1 version behind what the guys in the Mythic offices are looking at, so even we don't know the whole story.

So chill, and if you are in the beta PM me and we'll meet up ingame.

Pheace is a WAR board fanatic, just check WAR vn boards he/she is over there yapping away as well. I m also in beta and only see 1 minor thing to be worked on to your 2(maybe i m missing something ) It s one of the most polished MMOs i ve seen and it s not even out yet.

Ya one job i wouldn t want or even admit to.

Wow this has become one big fight over simple wording on the box. While i agree it probably won t hold up in court and as much as i hated AOC i would feel cheated buying it, it s the misleading wording FC uses to originally sell it s product. In the long run as we can see in a short 2+ months it does nothing but hurt you. Now they have things to prove to the public that i think they can redeem themselves but to the masses they wanted to keep it s time is running out. As far as it goes i do hope the guy wins and drag FC through the mud, but i doubt he will.

Originally posted by Malickiebloo

Originally posted by xxlilDevilxx

Originally posted by Shol

Und umm... dates, names, links something you can validate?

I just checked wikipedia... no rebuild of EQ2 at launch. Not even any rebuild at all mentioned.

I also cant remember any game-rebuild in my game time.  So I wonder what hes talking about.

 

Me too, I am confused too. But judging from his posts, he is obiously a fanboi or work for Failcom.

As I mention, there is no way to compare an old game's launch to the new launch.

Servers issues - fine

Bugs - yes it can be fix

Balance class - wont happen in launch and we all know that

Stats for you toon doesnt work? Failcom patch to reduce breast size, fix the length of polearms, add a sound when you level up...etc instead of fixing things - Failed

Also, for me there are no lag issues in other games in launch. Is the failed promises (no, I am not hype of this game like many others do, I just bought it since I got a new video card and want to test the game out), the crazy patches that break more things instead of fixing and the recent BanHammer and the rules they put up, because they dont/care to fix the coding, so one need to follow the rules.

These are the things that pissed people off and make the game goes downhill...

So you are saying they didn't completely gut the class systems , redo the Starting structure and skills ?

As for being a fanboi , no I don't even play I just call B.S. when I see it.

I ll agree with you there, they did. My point on this matter is EQ2 was a far superior game to AOC at launch for bugs and cntent. As a matter of fact i never once sat there going what do i do in EQ2 from day 1.
 

Originally posted by Shol

Originally posted by Umbral

Originally posted by Shol

 

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Age of Conan is in better shape than Everquest 2 at the release, and I can tell for sure, both games are/were at the same level content wise at the release.

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Well, I played a different game than.
Dream on.

 

 

Dream on? Ok, lets talk about it rude fellow...

Do you remember memory leaks, shadow issues ( even today this issue is there) and the fact NO ONE was able to play beyond balanced, to tell the truth, even today the game doesnt performe well on High settings?

Do you remember the game ended at Lavastorm?

Do you remember the game was crushed by WoW for many reasons?

Do you remember the pre release videos showing really good looking armors and models and then a MAJOR downgrade at the release?

Do you remember no AAs and no PvP?

... now Everquest 2 is a pretty good game, but at the relase, well, it was at the same level AoC was in the first week

 

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I remember some memory leaks, shadow issues and I had to tweak my graphics to play on balance. I remember few broken quests and some other issues. I rmember that my FPS broke down in lavastorm to below 10 so we ran around with camera to the floor until they fixed the fire particles of the mobs.

I also remember that I reached max level, than I joined/created a raidforce the next 2-3 weeks and than we started to raid and in the following months we killed darathar (and we also encountered some bugs at raidbosses). I also remember that I started to craft and hated it so I dropped it at level 10.

Do you seriously want to tell us that the EQ2 problems at launch have the same quality as the AoC ones?

You re correct EQ2 at launch was a gem compared to AOC content and bug wise. Played the game from day 1 till about 3 months ago.
 

Originally posted by arctarus

To all of the players that is currently in beta and going to be, i implore you to truly help the dev out in polishing the game. Not going in to play the game for free, but to polish up and give true feedback to them.

Though im sad about the changes that they've made, but i trust its because you guys have tell them about the true state of the gameplay. Why they should take out 4 cities and 4 class and also future changes till release.

Ultimately all of us wana see War success, not only because we have nothing to play now, not only because we love tha lore of War.... But for the sake of this gene, that future games will be better than War and WoW.

Most of us will not stay with a game for life time, so let us make this a game that have a higher standard than current MMO in the market.

Though i understand ultimately if the dev choose to release a un-finish game, that's nothing you can do about it, but, i beseech thee, for the sake of the whole gene, continue to give your best and true feedback about it.

I thank you, on behalf on the rest of us who couldn't get into beta...... All the best

 

I m going to chime in here. I ve been testing awhile now and one thing i can say about the devs is they listen better then any  company i ve seen. Most testers i mean 95% in my estimation wanted these things to happen. As a dev team they asked us because they saw a problem. As a tester we saw an oppurtunity to make it better. The city thing as i ve said in many threads is a HUGE improvement to what it was. All i can say is play it and see for yourself.

I ll say it again it will release in october :) Thats how i feel anyways.

God i hope so i have soooooooo much to say :) In a good way mostly too.