  |
| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
brinstar
Just Experimenting
Joined: 16 Nov 2007
Posts: 39
|
 Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 3:44 am Post subject: |
 |
I kind of agree with my coworkers and think that this game will fall under its own system requirements. One of my coworkers has one of those gaming laptops, and she was unable to run the beta smoothly except on lowest settings. I believe Funcom have improved their client, so it might be a lot better now, however.
One of the things that irritates me about this game is that they equate mature content with boobs and violence. I have nothing against nudity or violence, but what about mature, three-dimensional characters and stories with consequences? I have the feeling that AoC won't have much of the latter.
_________________
 |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Thal
Just Experimenting
Joined: 04 Mar 2008
Posts: 24
Location: Col, Ohio
|
| Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 6:20 am Post subject: |
|
By the end of beta they made a lot of improvements to performance. Not sure how much that'll help some folks though. Some people with mid to high end system were having problems, but others were just fine. My system handled the game well, but I definitely saw some frustrated players.
I completely agree with you about the mature content. 
On a side note I found this movie I thought was kinda hot:
Femme Fatale
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS...oom?task=videodirectlink&id=9 |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
lintspeed
Just Experimenting
Joined: 12 May 2008
Posts: 19
Consoles: xbox360, playstation 2 & 3, wii, ds, psp
Gamertag: lintspeed
|
| Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 12:39 pm Post subject: |
|
| Yeah, I'm a weird spot. My home PC, which as far as I can tell meets the min requirements, can't run AoC, but my work computer should be able to, except that I can't get the patcher to work right on my work computer. And my experience thus far with Funcom's idea of tech support has been abysmal-- mainly, there seems to be no way to get the attention of an actual human being except by throwing complaints out into the either of the forums. And the site's been so flooded today I haven't even been able to get to the forums. This was a problem I had in beta as well (not the forum bit, but the unresponsiveness of Funcom) and I'm getting more than a little harried. On the other hand, I hear from my friends who can play it that it's a lot of fun. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Thal
Just Experimenting
Joined: 04 Mar 2008
Posts: 24
Location: Col, Ohio
|
| Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 3:32 am Post subject: |
|
Wow that sucks. Sorry you're having such a hard time with it.  They're doing maintenance right now so maybe that'll clear up your issues. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Res Ipsi
Just Experimenting
Joined: 09 Apr 2008
Posts: 17
|
| Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 7:04 am Post subject: |
|
| I ordered the early release a week ago, and am awaiting resolution to a problem I'm having with the key play.com sent me. I'm looking forward to AoC, especially with my increasing dissatisfaction with GW. My biggest concern with AoC isn't the PvE/PvP servers, but with the Euro/NA account restrictions they have in place. I belong to an alliance in GW that has a large Euro-based community, and many of my friends will be heading to AoC. All my European friends have purchased the game through European distributers, and in order for me to join them in AoC, I had to purchase from a European distributer as well. Either the friends I have in the US/Canada follow suit, or I will be leaving half my fl behind. This seems a rather arbritary decision by play.com, and I hope they change this policy down the road. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
lintspeed
Just Experimenting
Joined: 12 May 2008
Posts: 19
Consoles: xbox360, playstation 2 & 3, wii, ds, psp
Gamertag: lintspeed
|
| Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 2:21 pm Post subject: |
|
Good news on my end: got the game running (and patching efficiently) on my work box.
I'm on Thog and my char is Anjelika.
Playing an assassin right now-- which seems to be pretty hit or miss no pun intended. Basically with enemies my level it seems like I can take one on no problem, and if I sneak attack one in a group of two, I can handle two, but three is pretty much right out (again, for stuff my lvl.) And in the daytime I'm pretty much screwed, because sneak attacking is nigh impossible (even with the hide skill maxed.)
At least the death penalty's not bad-- though I might try one of the more tanky classes just to see what it's like to wear serious armor and not be made of glass. On the whole though it's pretty fun. It doesn't seem to be as tactically deep as WoW in terms of group roles and having different powers for different purposes-- crowd control, escape, mana regen etc.-- but the individual fights are much more entertaining than WoW because there's a good deal of reacting to what's playing out in front of you rather than simply going in with a preset strategy and executing.
Also, I really don't see what looks so good about it to make the sys reqs so high. But these are just first impressions. I'm only level 13 or so. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Rogue
Just Experimenting
Joined: 18 Nov 2007
Posts: 17
Consoles: PC
Location: Denver, CO
|
| Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 10:50 pm Post subject: |
|
anyone else on Cimmeria?  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
brinstar
Just Experimenting
Joined: 16 Nov 2007
Posts: 39
|
| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 1:22 am Post subject: |
|
| lintspeed wrote: | | Also, I really don't see what looks so good about it to make the sys reqs so high. But these are just first impressions. I'm only level 13 or so. |
Mind you, I'm not playing AoC, but I do agree with you. Some of the folks at work have had problems with the system requirements, and most of them have pretty beefy gaming computers. If you want loads of people to buy and subscribe to your game, why make it hard for them?
_________________
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Thal
Just Experimenting
Joined: 04 Mar 2008
Posts: 24
Location: Col, Ohio
|
| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 6:47 am Post subject: |
|
Just for info, there is one female guild that I've found
http://www.guildcafe.com/GuildHome.php?guildid=17411
It's called Amazon Tribe and is playing on the Wiccana server. The leader isn't requiring members to be female in real life unless you're going to be an officer or something, and it's not lesbian which makes me cry.
Rogue I hear Cimmeria's a gank fest which is a shame. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Rogue
Just Experimenting
Joined: 18 Nov 2007
Posts: 17
Consoles: PC
Location: Denver, CO
|
| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 11:07 pm Post subject: |
|
| Thal wrote: |
Rogue I hear Cimmeria's a gank fest which is a shame. |
it was a mess in OB (the server hadn't been flagged as RP at that point). i don't think it's as bad as people are making it out to be; i've only been ganked once. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
|
|
FAQ 
Search 
Memberlist 
Usergroups
Join! (free)
Profile 
Log in to check your private messages 
Log in 
