Age of Conan flat out bombed with the majority of the MMO community when it launched a few years ago. Since then Funcom has maintained development on the game and is finally turning it into a “hybrid” model. I say finally because I am surprised it took them this long. You all know my stance [...]
Posts Tagged ‘AoC’
The games of 2008
January 1st, 2009
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Happy New Year everyone! Another year of gaming has come and gone and I want to take the opportunity to reflect upon the past year. Unlike some years, 2008 was actually full of gaming for me and with that gaming came the usual fun but it also tought me many lessons. What I’m going to [...]
E3: We chat with Eidos/Funcom about Age of Conan
July 16th, 2008
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As I mentioned yesterday we had the opportunity to talk with Funcom here at E3 in the Eidos room. Erling Ellingson sat down for a chat and answered all of our questions which can be read about in an article I’ve written for the vault. “Age of Conan’s launch was technically fantastic and server uptime [...]
E3 Day 1: Nintendo, Funcom, SoE
July 15th, 2008
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Wow! The first day of E3 is over. This was a huge day for us that started out at 6am. We knew that Nintendo would be sending shuttles to the various hotels but we had no idea when they would be coming. We decided to go down to the lobby just to check and see [...]
Yes, MMORPGs should be “done” at release!
July 5th, 2008
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I keep hearing people say things like, “It’s okay that X isn’t in the game yet because this is a MMORPG!” or “It’s a MMORPG, of course it’s not finished”. WRONG! MMORPGs should be done at release. I simply do not understand where people picked up the notion that simply because MMORPGs are ever evolving [...]
Final verdict for AoC
May 24th, 2008
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Unfortunately our time in Hyboria has come to an end. Graev and I decided this afternoon to cancel our subscriptions and abstain from purchasing Age of Conan. This decision did not come easy, nor was it quick. We have spent hours (and several bottles of pepto bismol) debating the pros and cons of playing the [...]
The Balancing Act
May 23rd, 2008
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The first few weeks of a mmo release can be scary. This is usually when the devs nerf or “fix” classes that seem overpowered. But it often feels like it’s more than simply being overpowered, doesn’t it? It feels like whenever a class has smoother gameplay or feels just right the devs always “fix”, aka [...]
Having played AoC, are you more or less excited for WAR?
May 22nd, 2008
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I was reading the Age of Conan and Warhammer Online boards when I saw that a topic existed on both boards asking this simple question: “Having played AoC, are you more or less excited for WAR?” The question is very simple and the answer can be a short. However, having played Age of Conan and [...]
