Age of Conan Demonologist

[MassDaddy]

My co-worker (the one who was less than enthused about the free-for-all PVPing) also got into the PVP stress test this past weekend. Here's a random sampling of his comments regarding the game... please, do not cast Sacrifice Fool on me for any inaccuracies, these were his observations, not mine:

1. Actions/spells cannot be mapped to mouse buttons. This was a really big deal for him.

2. Melee combos can only be completed while not moving. Moving breaks the combo. Apparently this makes it difficult to get any good melee combos off... which really isn't good for the Assassin.

3. The motion mechanics for performing different attacks is awkward. We had all discussed whether this would be a good or bad thing... the jury is still out but sadly he was not pleasantly surprised by it.

4. It looks kick-***!! As well it should, it's a new title born into new technology... WOW has to cater for it's existing user base that may not be running blazing fast hrdware.

5. Casters seem to be the way to go at the moment.

[RomaGoth]

Originally Posted by MassDaddy

My co-worker (the one who was less than enthused about the free-for-all PVPing) also got into the PVP stress test this past weekend. Here's a random sampling of his comments regarding the game... please, do not cast Sacrifice Fool on me for any inaccuracies, these were his observations, not mine:

1. Actions/spells cannot be mapped to mouse buttons. This was a really big deal for him.

2. Melee combos can only be completed while not moving. Moving breaks the combo. Apparently this makes it difficult to get any good melee combos off... which really isn't good for the Assassin.

3. The motion mechanics for performing different attacks is awkward. We had all discussed whether this would be a good or bad thing... the jury is still out but sadly he was not pleasantly surprised by it.

4. It looks kick-***!! As well it should, it's a new title born into new technology... WOW has to cater for it's existing user base that may not be running blazing fast hrdware.

5. Casters seem to be the way to go at the moment.

Thanks for the info!!! I don't see myself purchasing it anytime soon, as I am enjoying WoW too much, and I certainly do not have the time for more than one MMO. Also, when WOLK comes out, how many people will leave AoC to play it? I would. So why bother in the first place?

I wish Blizz would update the graphics a little though. Of course, I already have framerate problems in some places of WoW as it is (Shat City, IF bank).

[Gritz]

Check out this post from mmo-champion on how to bump up your graphics with a macro:

S4 Items, Arena Feedback, WoW TCG, Comic

For those that are blocked, here is the do:

As surprising as it sounds, some people found a way to make WoW look nicer just by typing a few console commands. The best way to do that would be to create a macro with the following commands.

/console groundEffectDensity 256
/console groundEffectDist 140
/console detailDoodadAlpha 100
/console horizonfarclip 2112
/console farclip 777
/console characterAmbient 0
/console smallcull 0
/console skycloudlod 3

and the undo:

Obviously, it will probably lower your framerate a little and you can revert the changes by typing the following :

/console groundEffectDensity 16
/console groundEffectDist 1
/console horizonfarclip 1305
/console farclip 177
/console characterAmbient 1
/console smallcull 1
/console skycloudlod 1
/console detailDoodadAlpha 1

[RomaGoth]

Originally Posted by MassDaddy

4. It looks kick-***!! As well it should, it's a new title born into new technology... WOW has to cater for it's existing user base that may not be running blazing fast hrdware.

Check out the system requirements:

Age of Conan Beta
System Requirements

Required

• OS: Windows Vista / XP
• Processor: 3GHz Pentium IV
• RAM: 1GB RAM
• Video Card: Shader Model 2.0 and 128MB RAM: NVIDIA GeForce 5800 or ATI 9800

Recommended

• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz (E6600) or better
• Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7950GX2 or better
• RAM: 2GB or more
• Enhanced for: DirectX 10, 64-bit processors, multi-core
  Supports Parental Controls on Windows Vista

I bought a brand-new laptop last fall with Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz processor. I am already not meeting the recommended specs.

[mavric240]

The thing with this game that caught my eye is the free mount when you preorder the game. I really would like to give this a try but I have yet to find out what the monthly fee is and I am afraid to spend $50 to $100 bucks and it not live up to expectations.

[RomaGoth]

Originally Posted by mavric240

The thing with this game that caught my eye is the free mount when you preorder the game. I really would like to give this a try but I have yet to find out what the monthly fee is and I am afraid to spend $50 to $100 bucks and it not live up to expectations.

Exactly where I am at.

[mavric240]

Read today that you can build and defend cities. You have to start a guild and recruit people then you can start to construct a city. That sounds pretty cool.

[Beyondfear]

http://community.ageofconan.com/wsp/...&table=CONTENT

Without further ado, the monthly subscription prices for Age of Conan are as follows:


North America & Oceania

MonthlyPer MonthTotal
1 Month14.99 USD14.99 USD
3 months13.99 USD41,97 USD
6 months 12.99 USD77.94 USD

[mavric240]

Wow higher then I thought they would be. But thanks for the info.

[Beyondfear]

Same as WoW I believe.