Are you one of them hardcore players that got to level 50 in 1 week, or are you just rehashing from what you heard from another poster. And if you did level to 50, you must like the game somewhat, because NO ONE in their right mind wouldnt play a game they hate or despise.
I see a lot this 'You hardcores..exploits used...etc' being bruted about. I've played AoC for a week now and far from hardcore. Regular, yes but hardcore 'GOGOGGOGOGGO', no. It isn't hard to level. I wandered around and even cut my leveling some by running around doing grey quests so I could see the quest chains (greys don't offer much XP when involving mob kills. They go faster but if you are getting bonus XP for kill the mobs, you level faster).
I am still playing because 1) I like helping new players in Tortage and 2) I don't hate it. I don't generally care for it and canceled my upcoming sub but if it's on my machine for next 30 or so days, I'll keep playing casually until my time runs out.
People all too often make absolute statements and don't offer to even consider the 'other side of the coin.' (i.e. the other perspective). Try it. It's refreshing.
Lets take wow a very sucessful MMO which has raised the bar for mmos and that is a good thing even though there are alot of unhappy players and burned out MMOers. When wow first came out it didnt have much to offer at all and now years later theres a lot to do.
WoW had a lot to do and was well done from Day 1 as I said earlier. All these comments saying that WoW was total S*** at the start, are far off the mark and have no idea what was actually "wrong". You can bet that WoW most certainly had banks, mail, and an auction house from the start. It also lacked the SEVERE IMBALANCES in AoC where a class can be two shot by another that is far beneath them in levels.
I could go on.
I could be wrong but I remember Druids being useless crap even 6 months after launch?
And warriors were broken, and rogues were extreamly overpowered in pvp 2 shotting all cloth classes.
Fixing class imbalances takes time and it isnt something you can realease in one update.
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Originally posted by Darth_Pete I could be wrong but I remember Druids being useless crap even 6 months after launch?
And warriors were broken, and rogues were extreamly overpowered in pvp 2 shotting all cloth classes.
Fixing class imbalances takes time and it isnt something you can realease in one update.
I put emphasis on SEVERE IMBALANCE for a reason. No, none of the classes were as fudged at the start of WoW as demonologists and necromancers are. It is grotesque, and the problems run to core mechanics with the class. Not just general weakness. I started playing WoW as a warrior and warlock too, so I have a bit to say about that comparison guys.
As far as rogues or whatever being OP, its a lot better to have OP classes at the start than it is to have useless ones.
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I see a lot this 'You hardcores..exploits used...etc' being bruted about. I've played AoC for a week now and far from hardcore. Regular, yes but hardcore 'GOGOGGOGOGGO', no. It isn't hard to level. I wandered around and even cut my leveling some by running around doing grey quests so I could see the quest chains (greys don't offer much XP when involving mob kills. They go faster but if you are getting bonus XP for kill the mobs, you level faster).
I am still playing because 1) I like helping new players in Tortage and 2) I don't hate it. I don't generally care for it and canceled my upcoming sub but if it's on my machine for next 30 or so days, I'll keep playing casually until my time runs out.
People all too often make absolute statements and don't offer to even consider the 'other side of the coin.' (i.e. the other perspective). Try it. It's refreshing.
Darkfall will pwn all.
WoW had a lot to do and was well done from Day 1 as I said earlier. All these comments saying that WoW was total S*** at the start, are far off the mark and have no idea what was actually "wrong". You can bet that WoW most certainly had banks, mail, and an auction house from the start. It also lacked the SEVERE IMBALANCES in AoC where a class can be two shot by another that is far beneath them in levels.
I could go on.
I could be wrong but I remember Druids being useless crap even 6 months after launch?
And warriors were broken, and rogues were extreamly overpowered in pvp 2 shotting all cloth classes.Fixing class imbalances takes time and it isnt something you can realease in one update.
A man dies daily, only to be reborn in the morning, bigger, better and wiser.
-Playing AoC
-Playing WoW
-Retired- SWG
-Retired- EVE
-Retired- LotR
Computer (- Phenom 9600 Black Edition @ 2.81 Ghz (Quad Core CPU)- Gigabyte MA790FX-DS5 - 4 Gigs of PC 8500 ram (1066)- EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS PCI Express 2.0 - WD 500GB 7500RPM - Zalman CPU cooler (air cooled)
- 24" Widescreen 1080P HD display).
Fixing class imbalances takes time and it isnt something you can realease in one update.
I put emphasis on SEVERE IMBALANCE for a reason. No, none of the classes were as fudged at the start of WoW as demonologists and necromancers are. It is grotesque, and the problems run to core mechanics with the class. Not just general weakness. I started playing WoW as a warrior and warlock too, so I have a bit to say about that comparison guys.
As far as rogues or whatever being OP, its a lot better to have OP classes at the start than it is to have useless ones.
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Sadly, I see storm clouds on the horizon. A faint stench of Vanguard is in the air.-Kien
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