Give a score for AoC...

[jayMPH]

Hi, just give a score 1-10
If possible state the 3 good points, and/or 3 bad points.

So how is Age of Conan?

[Nephalim]

After only 1 week of playing, I would give AoC a 7.

Pros
Beautiful Graphics
Fun quests
Awesome combat/death animations

Cons
Lame loot drops
Still kind of buggy
Very system intensive

I hope the developers get creative and start introducing more exotic weapons and armor. But overall it's a very enjoyable game.

[Morgana]

I came from Guild Wars - so I have very high standards when it comes to graphics - I have not been disappointed.

On a scale of 1 to 10 I would say 7 only because there are still some glitches that are being worked out. It has the potential to be an awesome game, as the bugs are worked out.

3 Good Points
Graphics are great
Storyline - quests are engaging and fun (and I really like the "rating" system)
The animations on the skills as well as the "splash" effect when you kill something.

3 Bad Points
Still a little glitchy in places/quests
Not conducive to grouping up (my opinion) early on
Some of the spawns are too slow - leaves you waiting around for a boss for awhile.

All in all I am enjoying it and it's nice to have something new to play while I'm waiting for GW2.

Morgana

Morganafaire or Kemia in AoC

[jayMPH]

Thanks for the replies guys! maybe I can now decide if I'm going to play this game for a very long time.

[Bawheidbob]

mmm maybe a 6/10 for me

Good Graphics
Great Music
Some Interesting Quest Lines

Terrible Loot System
Terrible Crafting/Gathering System (You need to grind levels like mad to do anything)
Terrible Travel/Mount System
Many Bugged quests

I could go on in the bad area but all in all its an ok game and for me a diversion until WotLK it has potential and if it has time to convince me before i go back to Warcraft

My advice get a buddy key

[Shayd]

If your a TOGer might get a broader view by looking at the threads in the offical AOC forum then here.

There are folks that love it, and folks that hate it. Just about like every game out there its going to have to be about what you think makes or breaks a games enjoyment, and generally not what others have to say as they have different viewpoints.

[Melski]

I've been playing a little and I agree with the horrible loot system, the stats and such mean so little to me its worse than wow in that way.

I too come from GW and I am not that interested in the graphics, too earthy, not enough imagination for my liking. Very pretty but, just in a not very interesting way.

The addition of singler play stuff is interesting way to go for a mmo - i guess its better than grinding it out (which you can still do if you want to).

It almost seems linear to me, but maybe because I dont trust it to not be linear.

[Ijs]

9 out of 10.

1. I've never seen a MMO look this good, even on my relatively weak computer.
2. Fatalities. (They never get old). And the very real sense that you are in a mature setting. I'm not talking about nipples. I'm talking mood, atmosphere, quest content and subject matter. This is not your average G-rated fantasy world.
3. I like the new combat system. Some people will argue it's not revolutionary. No, it's not Wii-operated. But it is a step forward.

Things I don't like:
1. The UI can be improved. Thankfully there are a couple UI mods available, and FC already made some changes themselves. It still does not have the diversity or flexibilty of, say, WoW... but that will get better over time.
2. Night-time. I had to adjust my gamma -- can't see a damn thing in Cimmeria when it's dark. I walked off the edge of a cliff cause I couldn't see the road in front of me... (the ruggedness of the terrain is cool though -- lots of elevation... and climbing! I forgot the really cool climbing feature. Nice touch, that).
3. It's instance heavy. Not unbearably (for me), but more than I am used to. I guess it's the price you have to pay for top of the line graphics.

Anyways, if you're not sure about the game, don't get it. Wait a while and try it later. They still have some bugs to sort out.

[bork]

5/10 - Seriously considering whether I will resub after my free month.

But this would probably break down into:

Game and gameplay: 7/10 - Pretty good overall, very fun to play even though some elements (loot, some of the skills etc) seem a bit "pointless" and uninteresting - don't really know how else to describe it.

Server stability and bugs: 3/10, tops. Maybe a 2. They patch at 6pm my time, and have done so 3 times this week so far. Guess this won't affect you, being in the US, but for me it's going to be a deal breaker if they don't get their act into gear quick smart.

[jayMPH]

Thanks for the replies guys! I appreciated your views and comments about the game. What your server here?