DragonFire

Just so you all know we do use GC's ventrilo server while we are playing AoC, but it may change with a good guild, will keep you updated, but a few of us are always in GC's vent while we are playing so come in and join us, its so much easier to talk than to type!

Also for the lazy

Server info:

IP: vent.gcftw.com (if that's not ready yet, use 69.12.88.130, port 23447)

Get on there and chat it up! It's a high quality server on a good network in Chicago. (TypeFrag)

We have 100 slots so feel free to bring your friends!

Ya thats what happened with DNA... I disappeared from my ps3 after buying GTA 4 and adding him to my buddies and he wondered what happened. Now he bought AoC and started playing the game too... Boiler will miss you so much he will do the same thing

I say read into it a little bit(google), but you should be just fine, you exceed minimum requirements and should be able to run the game on medium just fine on both you're desktop and laptop... And even if you were to run on low to be able to play more fps, the graphics they say are still amazing... Although people have said this game runs well even on minimum, so I don't think you will have problems at all...

Also I hope you're picking up the game because you want to and not because certain people have been nagging at you for the day about it...hehe... Although it sounds like you really want to play so I will prolly see you around...

Also this site uses IE, so I don't know if it works or not, but you can scan you're computer and rate it with a game to see how it matches up http://gameadvisor.futuremark.com/

Hey Dweezil! Welcome again to the AoC subforums! I see you alot around here, I think you really want this game and would rather wander and post around here thinking about it instead of actually buying it... Am I right? Well if I am you should join us for some fun in game, its more fun that way

Unclean, myself, and a few others started a guild called the Gank Police... I actually didn't think I was up to holding a guild on my own, I knew that it wasn't going to be that big so I didn't think Gank Police would last long and of course it didn't...

It ended when I talked to this other group who made some promises that they were nice people who didn't spawn camp and who did not gank... Well Unclean and I both realized they did both of those things and they weren't that mature of a guild. I wanted a guild that was going to be able to have a guild city, do end game, and help each other in the process and of course I'm sure all of you prolly will feel the same when the time calls for it.

Unclean and I are in a new guild at the moment in a trial period which I honestly think is time to end, because I believe they are a pretty descent group and I believe this could be a good one for us GC members playing the game...

I first want to hear Unclean's thoughts on the guild and then we will decide if we will stick with them or not. Also the guilds name is Omerta and they have a website: http://omerta-aoc.guildlaunch.com/

If you want you can go check out the website for yourself, and yes they have started the guild city and yes the buildings are enormous and in a beautiful area with mountains, rivers, and animals roaming the land close and far... Oh how I love the graphics of this game...hehe...

AoC has the same subscription price as WoW, its just more of a package for the price Its around $15.00 a month and can be lower if you pay 3 or 6 months ahead just like most mmos...

I think we should just post up our names on here in case somebody is playing on our server, but doesn't know any of our names, it'll be a little more organized this way... Also if you could before you're name put the server down you play in...

Server - Stormrage PvP - (Legend: M=main ; A=alt)

Dragonfire - M

 

Joyell and Bluedragon - A

Nikolas - Ranger - M

Nicolas - Priest of Mitra - A

Dnagc - Necromancer - M

Voodoopc - M

Tanku - A

Anonymo - M

Moogz - A

Evilwookie - M

Evilewok - A

Gerp - M

Server - Wiccana PvE

Dragonfire - M

See ya guys in game!

Just in case someday you decide to pick up the game and wonder "Hmmm I wonder what server my GC friends play on?"... Of course no one is on to tell you so you check here instead and low and behold GC folk are on the Stormrage server duking it out in PvP... If you're scared of PvP, it is not so bad(as long as you have friends)... A few of us already have some alt characters we can hop on to help you level up if you need it There are a lot of mean people in a PvP server but we as a team can overcome them and still have some fun in the long run... Have fun though always!

Oh sweet!!! I didn't even notice until now that the sub forum was here!!! Thanks Fatty!!!

Do it Mo!!! Once I heard about this game I couldn't stop thinking about it either and I did not like WoW the little bit I played of it... Movies don't get you as involved as a game can, and you have more of a social life to this way!! You should do it Mo, take the plunge, a year from now we will be having epic battles atop our Mammoths and Rhinos, all the while guarding our guild city... I think a year from now if you picked up this game you should prolly still be playing it, they will be adding stuff all the time, so its not like things will become old... So what are you waiting for, go buy the game already

Really though it sounds like you want to play just are afraid to pay a monthly fee...which is understandable, I hate them...but this game imo is totally worth it, and if you don't like it after a month its only 50 bucks you wasted because you receive one free month with the game. Its up to you, but the more we have playing from GC the more fun it will make the game(as if it isn't to begin with)...

Lol I don't know Voodoo, this guild was Unclean's call I think they will be cool, and they already have a Keep and other buildings in the player city; how cool is that!! Anyway I will be on AoC later today, I just have to sleep now, have fun playing its a pretty awesome game!

Rofl DNA! Sorry, ya I haven't turned on my PS3 since this game has come out, I'm very much attached to it... Ummm I prolly won't be on GTA 4 until I am completely bored, which may be awhile... This game isn't for everyone, but to be honest I really never liked mmos that much, but this one is just too cool... I really like the combat system, the fatalities, and the quests can be pretty amusing sometimes... I also like riding my mammoth(alone mind you ) off into the sunset and the bloody daggers I own right now.

All around its a pretty amazing game, although there are things not finished(like siege warfare and the pvp experience) and some bugs yet, but it was a really great launch for a mmo and they are working on it alot right now. Sometimes its better to wait with new mmos a few months(they will fix alot of the huge bugs) but this one has too much to offer imo to not pass up. You could also wait for buddy passes and hope someone will send you one then you can try it out first. I'm already giving mine to someone local(sorry Clueless), but there are plenty of people in GC who will have one soon enough. Also I suggest checking out videos, that is really what had me so psyched for this game...

I added you to my friends list so when you come online we can all help, I just hit level 30

I have a question!!! What time should I get there around on Friday? I can come anytime, just wondering what time you will be set up by!

Oh yeah, Dragonfire, this might be the reason why we saw Level 60s in the player finder window:

 

At least the game is providing constant amusement even when you can't log in - in addition to these funny bits, there is a word going around that some major exploits are also making rounds involving item duplication and greatly accelerated leveling by abusing a very easy quest that is infinitely re-doable.

 

I've gotta find me that quest...

 

...Unless they're patching it.

i'd definitely try to find it to get some easy levels if i were you.

 

just curious how long does the trial period last when you buy the game before you have to start paying a monthly fee?

30 days free!!!

Haha, nah I wouldn't want to level that fast anyway, takes out the fun of the game, and I hope they do patch it, cuz the only ones who would usually use it are the gankers who just want to be higher than everyone so they can defeat everyone... Doing the same thing over and over like that wouldn't be that much fun for me, if I'm leveling I at least want to do different quests

And by the way this AoC discussion is a hot one!

Actually maybe it should have its own subtopic.. *hint *hint

Lol thanks Jackie did not realize that... Umm well Clue when all is settled I'll send the buddy pass to ya, as long as you don't mind downloading 25 gigs or pay shipping to send the game back and forth, just make sure you will play the game, because I want someone to actually use my buddy pass

Is this a game that you pay a monthly fee to play? Some of those games look really cool and I would like to try them, but I REFUSE to pay 50 or 60 bucks for a game THEN pay money every month to play it.

 

I have never played a game like this...don't know if I would like it or not...the closest I have come is The Witcher...but I am told that is way different, but I loved that game.

I played The Witcher too, it was a great game just never finished it, too many games at once... AoC is a game where you pay 50 bucks for the game and then it is around 15 a month(unless you prepay ahead a few months then it can be cheaper). The reason why most mmos are like this is because they are always updating content and so the world is changing and the game lasts a very long time... I mean I'll prolly be playing this for a long time(I'm talking months, maybe even years) without ever really getting bored.

And also the fact that you are able to play with people from around the world or friends nearby is pretty cool too... Last night, Jackiechan, Unclean, Tynamite, Kainun, and I all had a blast together... Battles with alot of enemies looked so cool! It doesn't sound like you're type of thing though if you don't want to pay money every month, but I do have a buddy pass(7 days) that I believe will let you try out the game for a bit... Let me know if you want one and I'll send one to you, then you can decide for yourself if its worth it. I think this game is worth it so far and it hasn't even been out a week ...

Ya Unclean had the same problem Jackie, he did what some ppl on the forums did and it worked, hes playing the game pretty much now... I'm off to go do some work too Jackie, so when I get back hopefully you guys leveled a little(you can play single player up until level 20). And then we can go kill some mobs and level faster!

Main server hopefully unless people don't like the PvP too much: Stormrage

And I've created a PvE character on the server: Wiccana

I've created a level 21 Assassin and level 10 Tempest of Set on Stormrage so far(I thought I'd create another character so I can hang out with you guys on the first Island until level 20...).

And the other server I just have a level 5...

Awesome Jackie sounds like a plan! That was nice of you're dad to let you use his computer until you get you'res together I will see you at noon eastern for me... But only for like an hour and a half then I'm leaving for a bit...

DX10 version of the game isn't coming out until late August.

That sucks, I thought it was already out, the drop down menu for it in options shows DX10...lol...so I thought it was working, well it still looks very pretty trust me... But that will just be something to look forward to...

Anyway last night before I went to bed I made it to level 19 and could go to the main city and of course I did...I couldn't resist... Well it was huge, so huge I was there like an hour then realized I needed to go to bed and I still hadn't explored it all(keep in mind I was doing quests too). So that was just the city, I still hadn't gone outside the gates, but if thats where we will be spending some of our time, I'm pretty excited!

What sucks is tomorrow I am going to be gone later in the day, but will be back... I'm not sure the official time its opening up to everyone but I might not be around for it...

Don't forget about ventrilo guys! We are using Gamerscoalition's server:

Hostname: vent.gcftw.com

Port: 23447

I'll be in there when I am playing AoC, you guys better be too!

Not sure about the PvP penalties if another player kills you... I've only been killed twice by another player and didn't pay too much attention... Although thinking about it, I do not remember having to go find my tombstone and seeing the penalty you get when you are killed by a npc. So I am pretty sure you don't lose the experience either in PvP combat...

To answer you're first question... When you die you rez back to these portal type things and you can discover more as you move along the game, so if you're in an instance usually the first one will be at the start, but say you're far along into the instance and if you die you'll have to start from the beginning, but if you find new ones then those are the ones you will come back to life from...

Dying doesn't give any penalties until level 10 like most mmos, and you get like -2 attk or magic attk for everytime you die(and lose some experience), so those are stackable death penalties, but the cool thing is if you find you're tombstone(will be shown on the mini-map) those death penalties will be removed. Of course that is if you can defeat the thing that killed you in the first place, but I've found its really easy to do this, so its not so bad at all, except of course for the losing experience part.

And to answer the second... Gankers will be in every mmo PvP server, but I think seeing as we have a more "mature" audience it might be a bit better... I just saw a level 16 going around ganking some lower levels, but honestly I think it will be better than most mmos.

Everyone is friendly on the server I'm on, in general chat I've seen questions being asked and polite answers given, I've seen nice discussions going on about AoC in general, and just the atmosphere seems pretty great.

Of course there will always be the occasional ganker, but I say just "call" or "message" you're friends if you're having trouble and then gang up on him, and then he or she shouldn't be too much of a bother after that...

I just stopped playing like an hour ago(I need to go to sleep)... The only thing that sucks is the PvP in a way, of course some of you will love it, but its pretty much free for all except for a few designated cities... I was owned a few times already by being ganked by people just camping out... I'm level 14 right now, and once I hit 19 or 20 I'm going to stay where I'm at(at 20 you leave and go to a completely different area) and just help you guys level around the area and complete quests... Although there is a single player part until you're 20 also, but there is not much to kill and it takes time. I'm an assassin so I could stealth around where you guys are killing to gain experience and if anyone tries to gank you guys I'll make sure they don't do it again...lol...

Maybe it won't be so bad later on, but I'll prolly make an Alt in a PvE server just in case I need a server to fall back on if the PvP gets to me... I think right now it sucks for me because I'm alone, I think once everyone is in it will be much better as a group.

And Jackie my computer is pretty powerful so it better be playable for me, but there are tons of options to turn things down, but with most everything on high I am getting between 50-70 fps...