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Age of Conan (PC MMO) - Launch Thread
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Rabbit Lord
Member
JonAmikar said:
No MMO is worth it at the start. It's a bunch of lemmings falling off a cliff while they pay to beta test.
Mr. Bunnies said:
Matter of opinion. Some people brave the new lands in hopes of finding the next "New World" while others are a little more conservative and wait until it's established before making the move.
For me, the first few months of an MMORPG are oftentimes the most fun and rewarding despite any technical flaws. It's an adventure. No guides, no "best way", no "best equipment", just you, your friends and what you can get out of the game on your own.
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
So far, the game is mediocre, it started out great, but it easily started to decrease in quality. The quest descriptions suck so far, are unimaginative, and for that, and they just kill X amount of enemies, bring X item. The shop in tortage I can access has crappy items, and my damage output goes so fat that I dont really see I am actually progressing in the game. I guess it gets better once you party with and form cities and such, and thats the only reason why I am playing, but so far, I am "enduring it" in hopes of better things to come.
Awesome graphics, but filled of tons of animation glitches on the enemies, they moonwalk sometimes, and I already got stuck in places by walking close to them.
I have great hopes for the game, but beware, the first 10 hours are just boredom, just like most MMO's out there.
Awesome graphics, but filled of tons of animation glitches on the enemies, they moonwalk sometimes, and I already got stuck in places by walking close to them.
I have great hopes for the game, but beware, the first 10 hours are just boredom, just like most MMO's out there.
About 3-4 GB so far.Loan said:
Masta_Killah
Member
WOOT! Finally got out of Tortage. 
What resolution/framerates/settings does everyone play at?
Right now I'm mixing it up between High/Med settings at 1680x1050, but I'm thinking of lowering the resolution more. My framerate is hovering between 20-35fps, depending on what's going on.
I also disabled bloom and put shadow quality to med. Those two things seem to have the biggest effect on framerate, and the quality loss really isn't too much with the shadows. The bloom effect looks really weird. The sky on the beach when you first start the game is nothing but a glowing white spot. It's too bad they didn't tone it down (a ton), because it would look so much better.
Right now I'm mixing it up between High/Med settings at 1680x1050, but I'm thinking of lowering the resolution more. My framerate is hovering between 20-35fps, depending on what's going on.
I also disabled bloom and put shadow quality to med. Those two things seem to have the biggest effect on framerate, and the quality loss really isn't too much with the shadows. The bloom effect looks really weird. The sky on the beach when you first start the game is nothing but a glowing white spot. It's too bad they didn't tone it down (a ton), because it would look so much better.
Iced_Eagle
Member
Kintaco said:
CcrooK said:
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Masta_Killah
Member
Vinci said:
Running on x1950pro 512MB. AA off. f11 seems to give it aa and bloom lol.
Masta_Killah
Member
Ferrio said:
no vsync option that i know of.
Iced_Eagle
Member
I wish it would come out in a few days!
I really want to play this, but I'm all about "try before buy"
I really want to play this, but I'm all about "try before buy"
Masta_Killah
Member
Ferrio said:
Im playing a ToS atm and they hit hard. I can have around 3, maybe 4 mobs on me and I can take them all down. Their main attack is an aoe electric attack that does crazy damage. Add that with some insta/low cooldown heals(its a bit weak though) and ToS can solo with the best of them.
Rabbit Lord
Member
garath said:
Yea I understand that.
Revolutionary
Member
I'm not sure what's up with the races. If I pick one, am I eternally hated by the others or something like that?
I never played WoW but was into LOTRO, so the race/faction divide thing doesn't really make sense to me (like, how it works, what are the limitations in dealing with other races, etc.)...
I never played WoW but was into LOTRO, so the race/faction divide thing doesn't really make sense to me (like, how it works, what are the limitations in dealing with other races, etc.)...
Masta_Killah
Member
Revolutionary said:
Theres a server called Culture PVP. In that server, its races vs race, though u can group w/ people from other races. All other pvp servers are FFA. No alliances and you can go to any city you please.
Masta_Killah
Member
Also for everyone wondering about the Buddy Passes:
-tetsuo-
Unlimited Capacity
Crazy
I went to gamestop to pick up a copy because i planned on trading in Army of Two and Call of Duty 4. I go in there to check the trade value and i get 30 for each one, which is kinda weird since my boy traded in CoD 4 last week and got like 14 for it. So ya i do it, tell them to give me Age of Conan. Lo and behold, the guy ask me if i want the collector's edition because the guy that was going to get it decided to just get the regular version. After i was grieving and kicking my self about not preordering it, here it is for the taking. To top it all off, i end up getting 60% extra trade in credit for some reason (i know 10% of it was my edge card). I ended up having enough extra credit to reserve Ninja Gaiden 2
I was down and out because if i wanted the collectors edition, not only would i have to pay around 200 for it but i would have to wait for it to ship to me. Now im sitting here with a CE that i got on accident and didnt go out of pocket for at all:lol
I went to gamestop to pick up a copy because i planned on trading in Army of Two and Call of Duty 4. I go in there to check the trade value and i get 30 for each one, which is kinda weird since my boy traded in CoD 4 last week and got like 14 for it. So ya i do it, tell them to give me Age of Conan. Lo and behold, the guy ask me if i want the collector's edition because the guy that was going to get it decided to just get the regular version. After i was grieving and kicking my self about not preordering it, here it is for the taking. To top it all off, i end up getting 60% extra trade in credit for some reason (i know 10% of it was my edge card). I ended up having enough extra credit to reserve Ninja Gaiden 2
I was down and out because if i wanted the collectors edition, not only would i have to pay around 200 for it but i would have to wait for it to ship to me. Now im sitting here with a CE that i got on accident and didnt go out of pocket for at all:lol
Saren is Bad
Member
I know there are game cards but when I saw my friend register, he had to put in his credit card number. I dont have a credit card and usually buy 2-month cards so is there anyway NOT to put in your credit card number at registrations?
Diseased Yak
Gold Member
_tetsuo_ said:
Awesome! I had a similar thing happen just now when I opened my regular edition that I just got in the mail from GameStop, went to the account page, input my key, and it says "Thanks for purchasing the Collector's Edition of AoC!". I look at the back of the manual and sure enough, my regular edition had a CE manual/key in it.
I seriously can't understand anyone complianing about the 1-20 portion of the game.
I have made it to level 18 so far and it has been a blast. The Nighttime missions have been awesome. I can't recall playing an mmo where in the first 20 levels I have run into so many cool cut scenes/voice acting and a generally decent storyline.
I am also digging on the Necro. He is a friggin AOE machine. I can splatter 5 or 6 level 16 mobs all over the place at once, and as a nice side bonus I end up with quite a few extra pets because of it.
My buddies wife who is a chronic healer in other mmo's has been digging on the Bear Shaman as well. Evidently they aren't relegated to healbot duties as they can actually lay the smack down quite impressively.
Overall excellent game so far, can't wait to get to stygia so I can buy some lotus and let the good times really roll >=P
I have made it to level 18 so far and it has been a blast. The Nighttime missions have been awesome. I can't recall playing an mmo where in the first 20 levels I have run into so many cool cut scenes/voice acting and a generally decent storyline.
I am also digging on the Necro. He is a friggin AOE machine. I can splatter 5 or 6 level 16 mobs all over the place at once, and as a nice side bonus I end up with quite a few extra pets because of it.
My buddies wife who is a chronic healer in other mmo's has been digging on the Bear Shaman as well. Evidently they aren't relegated to healbot duties as they can actually lay the smack down quite impressively.
Overall excellent game so far, can't wait to get to stygia so I can buy some lotus and let the good times really roll >=P
So... 800k on launch day
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Age-of-Conan-Release-is-a-Sold-Out-Hit-85928.shtml
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Age-of-Conan-Release-is-a-Sold-Out-Hit-85928.shtml
Stuggernaut
Grandma's Chippy
DAMNIT...why couldn't I have had any fun at this game during Beta (since last fall)
I played a lot...liked a lot of things, but never had an amazing amount of fun.
TONS will love this game...I will look again in 6 months.
Keep posting stuff guys...lets me see things I missed ;P
note : I am on XP...maybe I would have liked it more in DX10?
I played a lot...liked a lot of things, but never had an amazing amount of fun.
TONS will love this game...I will look again in 6 months.
Keep posting stuff guys...lets me see things I missed ;P
note : I am on XP...maybe I would have liked it more in DX10?
jetles said:
That is crazy.
Honestly, from my playtime so far, the servers have been perfect. I'm constantly amazed at how well they're running. Latency is good, servers aren't kicking me off, and I'm not hitting any queues yet. I expected things to be unplayable for today at least, but I'm glad I was wrong.
sevenchaos
Banned
Fuck yeah! Can't wait.Masta_Killah said:
Takeda Kenshi
blew Staal
CoilShot said:
June? I'm trying to hold out until Feb-Mar of next year. -_-
TheHeretic
Banned
Takeda Kenshi said:
Don't underestimate how exciting it is to be apart of the learning curve when an MMO starts.
wayward archer
Member
TheHeretic said:
Yeah, running a brand new dungeon when nobody in the party knows what's coming next is a blast.
Unfortunately that stops happening just about completely a few months after the game launches.