erm wow has really really bad graphics. i might go as far to say that wow has the most effective graphics at a performance level but =/. AoC i think overdid it. Aoc was a dissapointment overall.

YOUR KIDDING ME? WOW HAS CARTOON GRAPHICS LOL. I played WoW since 04, newf@g. AoC graphics are fucking awesome and they are comming out with dx10

And I am a lv 80 Bear Shaman. I am having a whole lot of fun.

This post was edited by Octon on Jun 13 2008 02:02am

I played WoW end-game for a long time. I've seen every dungeon and successfully killed every boss (up to black temple).

I've levelled 4 different classes to 70, and had a handful of twinked pvp chars.

Now, going from that into Conan, here are my views.

WoW is a much, much older game, with many of the bugs worked out.

Conan is brand new. It has bugs. A LOT of them.

Here are some examples:

1 - I hope you dont plan on questing with anyone. Because if you do, chances are good you will have to run a lot of the quests twice, as when one person picks up an item or something for the quest it does NOT register with the other members of the group for that same quest.
2 - Some of the skills just plain don't work. At all. Nothing happens when you trigger them. This is just sloppy programming and a sign of a beta release.
3 - I hope you don't play a rogue class thinking that stealth is worth anything - because it isn't. It's 100% luck if something sees you or not, regardless of how dark the shadow you're standing in is.
4 - Expect to fall through the floor a handful of times. Only way to get out is to relog. Also, expect some client crashes, especially when they put out a minor client update.

Now, AoC does have a few advantages:

1 - The graphics are far and away better than the low-poly WoW style. If you have a pc that can support it.
2 - Combat system is 100x better. It feels slower paced than WoW for the most part, but not too much. (Yes, I said slower. In AoC you have to hit the arrow attacks to do combos to do anything special to a mob. In WoW, you hit the button and it did the attack directly. Playing a rogue/warrior in WoW is much, much faster paced than anythng in AoC).
3 - Guild castles rock.
4 - Adult content and nudity will HOPEFULLY keep all the 8 year olds the hell away from our MMO.

Now keep in mind I'm only lvl 37 so far, but I've seen multiple vids of lvl 80 chars, and I've watched my friend play his 80 guardian, so I have a good point of view as far as what is what.

Endgame so far is a handful of dungeons, PvP and rolling a new character. PvP is EXTREMELY rock-paper-scissors based, except it isn't balanced yet, some classes have a clear advantage over many others. At least in WoW you had a shot against any other class if you played it right. In AoC, it doesn't matter how good you are if you have a class that is gimped.

When all is said and done though, I'm banking it on AoC for now. I don't play WoW anymore. I'm hoping that AoC will offer a more diverse endgame, and more pvp options in the end.

another wow fanboi who is mad he can't play aoc on his mom's wal-mart computer




looks like shit lol

sup dude. did you play WoW at launch? or any mmo at launch? WoW was worse than AoC. you couldn't go 10ft without falling through the ground. you had to wait in line just to log in. zzz

1 - I hope you dont plan on questing with anyone. Because if you do, chances are good you will have to run a lot of the quests twice, as when one person picks up an item or something for the quest it does NOT register with the other members of the group for that same quest. fixed on the last update, along with fixing markers and adding new content
2 - Some of the skills just plain don't work. At all. Nothing happens when you trigger them. This is just sloppy programming and a sign of a beta release. most likely due to warhammer. it sucks.but getting fixed in every update
3 - I hope you don't play a rogue class thinking that stealth is worth anything - because it isn't. It's 100% luck if something sees you or not, regardless of how dark the shadow you're standing in is. getting a total revamp
4 - Expect to fall through the floor a handful of times. Only way to get out is to relog. Also, expect some client crashes, especially when they put out a minor client update. I fell once after a month of play. Crashed once after a month of play.
adding one more
5- There are some graphical issues that cause a memory leak and huge drops in FPS

Wait i think you misunderstood, i was making fun of the WoW fanboy and backing up your statement.
sorry that you didnt see the sarcasm

LMAO HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA. i seriously think you have brain damage if you think WoW's graphics are the best MMO graphics.

I saw no sarcasm.....I must be blind.
It's not an issue, tho...I felt justified by reposting what I had posted in different context.
You still helped my cause.

well im sorry i will try to make it more clear next time.
AoC is much better than WoW for many reasons that where already posted
the only problem i have with AoC is that its to Graphical so my comp cant play it (I want to play on max graphics to get the full exp)
so instead of buying a new comp or upgrading i will wait for it to come to 360

AoC on 360 is going to blow chunks.
I can't believe they're even talking about it.
Plus...you could have upgraded your PC with the amount that you spent on that 360.
PC > Consoles. but that's another thread, another day.