Funcom's Craig Morrison Comments by Rob Fahey

Well no, you don't pay subscriptions for single player games. That'd just be crazy talk!

I disagree with you both.

So there.

Well no, you don't pay subscriptions for single player games. That'd just be crazy talk!

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And AoC isn't a single-player game... So yeah.

DOn't beleive the small zone crap. Some of the zones are massive when compared to the WOW "Mountain Basins", the draw distance is also not like your short sighted.

There's also plenty of polish now. One of the best zones takes place on a glacier up the mountain (eiglophian mountains). You start off deep in the valley, as you climb up its amazing. There's four different sound effects depending upon the type of snow your walking on, and about 15 different types of snow...how's that for detail. Go and load up Winterspring and WoW and your eyes will bleed! The devs are from Norway so they understand snow I guess.

Another thing you notice is how the tiny mountain scales up to the full glacier. There are annoying "channels" in some of the zones, however this is not a game engine limitation but a retarded idea the devs have it would be fun if hey we forced everyone to cross this bridge and PvP!

Once you get used to the terrain though, you can find the hidden paths or sprint jump. Another nice feature, there's not a fixed jumping area...I've jumped accross many a cavern with gankers following me, only to see them fall to their deaths..lol.

PvP balance is a "minnow compared to other problems?" LOLOL omg AOC is doomed if they really believe that. And it appears they do...how many friggin years has this game been worked on? And they are STILL trying to balance caster vs melee? OMG
I haven't heard a damn thing in these reviews about PvP fight duration and that is why I left. It's no fun to get pwned in 5 seconds at level 80 in 1 vs 1. Even if they "balanced" it so that it takes 10 seconds to kill someone it wouldn't win me over. At this point, if I am even going to go through the hassle of re-installing this game, I want funcom to f-ing guarantee me that I can just stand there and it will take another level 80, at least 30 seconds to kill me WITHOUT a dam healing potion either. If I actively defend I want an epic 1 minute long fight 1 vs 1.