It will be interesting to see what else they plan to do with this 14 year old game. Heck the last xpack for this game was maybe 7,8 years ago. Yet it has f2p restrictions of a mordern AAA game of today. Maybe they really think this little graphic update will bring back the player base it had in 2001.
I think it's not about that...this is the best MMO ever made. had it's bumps and bruises at onset, but outlasted them. Ill take a small graphical update over another watered down bs mmo to come out
What about actually writing a real news article that describes the details of this new engine update rather than just publishing a few lines about something that brings more questions than answers. Pfffft! ;(
I have found in my lifetime, that the beauty of hating stupid people is, that it crosses all racial boundaries.
It's still hamstrung by a 'punish if you pay' business model.
It's Free to Play, but if you ever give them money they punish you by holding your account hostage. If you don't continue to pay them they deny access to it.
So it's like they don't want you to give them money.
'Sandbox MMO' is a PTSD trigger word for anyone who has the experience to know that anonymous players invariably use a 'sandbox' in the same manner a housecat does.
When your head is stuck in the sand, your ass becomes the only recognizable part of you.
No game is more fun than the one you can't play, and no game is more boring than one which you've become familiar.
How to become a millionaire: Start with a billion dollars and make an MMO.
I subbed for 6 months ages ago and now when i went back to my account it was frozen and unplayable even as a free user. That is just bad business and makes me completely not interested in what this company does.
It's still hamstrung by a 'punish if you pay' business model.
It's Free to Play, but if you ever give them money they punish you by holding your account hostage. If you don't continue to pay them they deny access to it.
So it's like they don't want you to give them money.
Yea I would play AO if I could access my old characters. I was a beta tester, bought the game at launch and also paid full price for some of the Expansions.
Sad that if I want to play AO for free (aside from all the money I gave Funcom in the past), I have to create a new account to do so. Its a slap in the face by Funcom.
Ok. I tried and downloaded it. It was probably good in its time but it seems so archaic now. I played about an hour before uninstalling. I guess you'd have to be a AO veteran to really appreciate it.
I've had the same issue with past accounts because of payments that failed. I would say it's a good idea to start fresh anyway to get a good look at all the changes. then decide if it's worth paying for
They should just have a Kickstarter for AO 2. This out of date "new" engine will not turn it around. The game is still too clunky for the modern MMO market. A new AO with a modern UI , modern features and conveniences, and some streamlining while keeping the original's depth would be a welcome MMO.
I installed it today to have a look. Maybe i did something wrong in the settings but my characters still look like as if i installed the original game over a decade ago. Did i do something wrong?
Ontop of that...i don't want to point at WoW, but WoW has had two graphic updates by now and looks a lot different from the vanilla. That's how you do a graphics update, if my character isn't changed and the animations are still as stiff as back then, then why even bother updating your graphics only slightly? Now again i could have done something wrong. i checked my options have everything on high but it still doesn't look like anything has improved since i last tried it many years ago.
This game was amazing in its day..despite all the bugs and crashes. I was in that awful beta and launch and still kind of loved this game.
Now this game is like Stiffler's mom. You thought she was kind of hot in the first movie despite her age and problems. But by the last few movies you feel dirty for ever being attracted to her because she hasn't aged well at all.
I know alot of people will be dissapointed and it's to be expected....it's not a complete overhaul, but for me, it's just enough to want to get back into the best game I ever played....probably the best game available too...
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Hey Geezer, got your message, but I can't reply...keeps auto-refreshing when I try to type...sucks....but I am down!
I have found in my lifetime, that the beauty of hating stupid people is, that it crosses all racial boundaries.
I've been using a new Froob in the new starting zone. I'd like to get back into the old world before I decide if I am subbing.
cool, Im in the subway right now just grinding like old times as well...didnt sub yet either
Faction?
It's still hamstrung by a 'punish if you pay' business model.
It's Free to Play, but if you ever give them money they punish you by holding your account hostage. If you don't continue to pay them they deny access to it.
So it's like they don't want you to give them money.
'Sandbox MMO' is a PTSD trigger word for anyone who has the experience to know that anonymous players invariably use a 'sandbox' in the same manner a housecat does.
When your head is stuck in the sand, your ass becomes the only recognizable part of you.
No game is more fun than the one you can't play, and no game is more boring than one which you've become familiar.
How to become a millionaire:
Start with a billion dollars and make an MMO.
anyone will do with me. Ive been Omni most of the time, but comfortable with any
I have always been Clan, but I'll try Omni on this froob
Yea I would play AO if I could access my old characters. I was a beta tester, bought the game at launch and also paid full price for some of the Expansions.
Sad that if I want to play AO for free (aside from all the money I gave Funcom in the past), I have to create a new account to do so. Its a slap in the face by Funcom.
Been playing with this for a few days now......
VERY disappointed. This isn't going to bring back people.
I was in the subway today and I honestly could not see any difference what so ever in the graphics. No improvement.
****sigh**** (Hopes dashed)
I installed it today to have a look. Maybe i did something wrong in the settings but my characters still look like as if i installed the original game over a decade ago. Did i do something wrong?
Ontop of that...i don't want to point at WoW, but WoW has had two graphic updates by now and looks a lot different from the vanilla. That's how you do a graphics update, if my character isn't changed and the animations are still as stiff as back then, then why even bother updating your graphics only slightly? Now again i could have done something wrong. i checked my options have everything on high but it still doesn't look like anything has improved since i last tried it many years ago.
About 8 years too late.....
This game was amazing in its day..despite all the bugs and crashes. I was in that awful beta and launch and still kind of loved this game.
Now this game is like Stiffler's mom. You thought she was kind of hot in the first movie despite her age and problems. But by the last few movies you feel dirty for ever being attracted to her because she hasn't aged well at all.