Why AoC beats WoW

C'mon... it's just prettier. No cartoon graphics with purple puffy clouds.


AOC Trees:
http://www.speedtree.com/images/in_g...OfConan_05.jpg

WoW Trees:
http://www.brijengifts.com/wow/Fendr...308_212249.jpg


AoC Player
http://www.gamerdna.com/public/image...picture011.png

WoW Player
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/8...7164711xa4.jpg


Mounts in AOC
http://www.pcgamingrally.com/wp-cont...oc_siege_3.jpg

Mounts in WoW
http://wow.gamona.de/images/upload/s...0_fullsize.jpg


AoC Pets
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/a.../AOCNecro3.jpg

WoW Pets
http://ui31.gamespot.com/1374/8075_2.jpg


AoC Cities
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...ture000ho4.jpg

WoW Cities
http://www.hibbs.me.uk/images/hoofu.jpg


AoC Women
http://news.filefront.com/wp-content...esofconan1.jpg

WoW Women
http://www.blizzplanet.com/coppermin...905_113413.jpg

Cartoon graphics are part of the charm.

for pedophiles

Not going to argue the "looks better" angle with you but with that realism comes some pretty steep system requirements which most AK don't seem to have.

Yes, the graphics in Wow can be a bit "cartoony" but Wow runs great even on crap hardware so immediately is more AK inclusive.

I know the reason for the post. You like the game and want more AK to play. I just can't see shelling out $50 plus another monthly fee for something that may not play well on my machine and that not many people are finding compelling.

I'm trying here man... I'm trying.

WoW is not without its charms. But I'm hooked on AoC's action gameplay. You're directly involved in every swing, every shot, every cast. No "send the pet, hit the autofire, go fix a snack" here.

As far as the system specs, I think most of the systems here can keep up pretty "OK". I upgraded, but it was really overdue anyway. (I hadn't added anything to my system in 5 years!) I would say I now have a midrange system and get excellent results with medium graphics settings. And it seems to get better every patch (twice a week right now.) Their launch has been perhaps a bit rockier than WoW's, but then again, we tend to forget some of the earliest frustrations now that Blizzard has a polished product. (We were discussing that in Vent a bit last night.) We just miss gaming with some of you guys. :D

If Gunny is already bored with it then how good can it be?

i've invested too many hours in WoW to start something else. if the majority switch and stay by xmas, i might breakdown and try it.

kidd and I are still enjoying ourselves:)

I barely have time to log into WOW atm, I would love a new game but LIFE MAN LIFE.




AND I MISS U TOO NUTS! :eek: :eek:

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Originally Posted by [AK]Nuts

for pedophiles

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What the hell?

AoC is a great game I am bored with the solo aspect just like wow if we are not raiding in wow it is really about as boring as a game can get mostly because we have done the exact same thing 1000 times already. I can't really explain it just one night I was playing and decided I didnt want to play anymore. So I have been playing quake wars which is a lot of fun again after taking time off from it.

The more previews I see for bad company the more I think I will be picking it up. Something about a guy riding in a golf cart shooting just seems like fun to me :)

Mass Effect is an RPG you should check out.

Well at least AoC has gone smoother for them than the AO launch did.

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Originally Posted by [AK]Squidly

What the hell?

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Just a failed joke about cartoons and adults. In retrospect it didn't sound so witty.

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Originally Posted by [AK]Nuts

In retrospect it didn't sound so witty.

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You're right.

Then you should quit wow immediately too :) http://www.worldofwarcrafthacks.net/index.php

lol, that is awsome!!!.... I am going to go load it up right now.... Arena Dragon here i come!!!

Actualy the only real reason I havent tried AoC is because I hear about a lot of greefing... Have any of you seen that be a problem?

Thanks for agreeing.

Griefing.

Is there PvP in the world? Yes!

Have I found it to be significantly worse than WoW world PvP? Nope.
I am currently level 19 so I am still on baby island but so far it hasn't been frustrating or bad.

The only difference is that it can come from anyone so there is tension anytime you see another player. No green or red head's up they are all Horde ;)

I have been invited to help quest as often as I have been ganked so it is about even. Also having another player kill you seems to be the most efficient way of transporting at times so that occurs also.

They are instituting some kind of bounty system for gankers as well so that if you are a major ganker you will have a bounty placed on your head to encourage everyone to KoS you. Not sure how that works yet.

Also unlike WoW you res at a central location and a single res penalty isn't that significant so you can go to a different quest away from the gankers you don't HAVE to res close to where you died. You even have a choice of res places.

So far the most frustrating thing I have experiened is a quest I have to do alone that I started unprepared and a bit underlevelled for and therefore can't really complete. There doesn't seem to be a way to exit out.
I hope the GM's can help me reset or something, this only happened last night so of course every new frustration is "the worst"

Last night fun was had by all in the questing from the sounds of it in vent!

I picked it up today, some people I used to raid with on Feathermoon are on your server as well so that's likely where I'll roll.

Pharm hit it right on the head. Once or twice I've caught a little bit of grief from some 30s when I was in my low 20s--I avoided them and completed the quest, then Nuts showed up with his 42 character and they left little smoke clouds taking off. :D

BTW, Pharm, I found out this little tidbit searching to see what could be done without resorting to divine (read: GM) intervention:

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If you're impatient to get off the island (and who could blame you), there's a smuggler that will take you off to your homeland zone.

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Apparently he's in an abandoned warehouse in front of the NPC named Odetta, near some level 10-11 pirates.

The other thing you could do is help the resistance fighters take on the Red Hand guards--I think you get XP for killing them--and get yourself another level or two.

I have been considering getting the game this weekend. Is there any faction that I need to allign myself with to run with you guys?

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Originally Posted by Azmodious

I have been considering getting the game this weekend. Is there any faction that I need to allign myself with to run with you guys?

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No faction req. Just create and holla at an officer.

So I got the main names I commonly use claimed. Now to figure out what I want to play...

I'll be on Consonance or Fallacie... having a rough time choosing between PoM and ToS