tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post7654394089502716204..comments2024-01-02T23:18:18.412-08:00Comments on Yeebo Fernbottom's MMO Blog: What I've been up to: AoC... a bit of a rambleYeebohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08028940396189544294noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-64060000479535936722011-06-14T10:03:35.489-07:002011-06-14T10:03:35.489-07:00@Tesh: with there being so many quality FtP option...@Tesh: with there being so many quality FtP options, I am less and less inclined to pay a sub fee as time goes on. SWTOR may end up being the last game I ever sub to.Yeebohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08028940396189544294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-7752711104129182172011-06-07T10:17:05.456-07:002011-06-07T10:17:05.456-07:00"The hundreds I've spent on WoW over the ..."The hundreds I've spent on WoW over the years, on the other hand, is utterly and completely pointless any time I don't have an active sub."<br /><br />This is one of the things that bugs me about sub games. They are so deeply beholden to the acquisition of *stuff* in the game design, but they cut off access to that stuff. It's a rude ploy to generate revenue, and it always annoys me.Teshhttp://tishtoshtesh.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-85685224504670597932011-06-01T04:22:46.434-07:002011-06-01T04:22:46.434-07:00@Jaydub: yeah me too. AoC was crippled by launch ...@Jaydub: yeah me too. AoC was crippled by launch issues, with the FtP relaunch and the upcoming movie it will hopefully get the attention it deserves, the modern game is quite good.<br /><br />@Mmmogamerchick: oh yeah. When I got the PC I'm using now, AoC was the first thing I wanted to throw at it to see how it ran :-)Yeebohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08028940396189544294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-59629038500412986162011-05-31T23:24:01.377-07:002011-05-31T23:24:01.377-07:00I am very much looking forward to AoC going free t...I am very much looking forward to AoC going free to play. Since I stopped paying for a sub, I've gotten a new computer last fall and I can't wait to see the game on this rig. Yeah, I agree that might be a silly motivation to play AoC again, but like you said, the game is gorgeous :P<br /><br />I also have a level 80 character, so I'm definitely interested in puttering around in the game again -- for free at first, but if I happen to get into it again, especially the end game, I'll have no qualms about paying a bit. It IS a great game, and I'm curious as to what will happen after it goes "unrated", supposedly with tie-ins to the upcoming movie and all.mmogamerchickhttp://mmogamerchick.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-45082840098733249252011-05-31T16:29:13.289-07:002011-05-31T16:29:13.289-07:00I just hope that the f2p move is as successful for...I just hope that the f2p move is as successful for AoC as it has been for LOTRO.Jayedubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07437007861375094683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-73178373110357128692011-05-31T15:12:37.223-07:002011-05-31T15:12:37.223-07:00@Anjin: I like it too. I always seem to stall out...@Anjin: I like it too. I always seem to stall out some time after leaving tortage, however. I'm not sure why the switch to FtP has revived my interest in it, but I definitely plan to put in a week or so with it and try to see some of the higher level content when it goes live.<br /><br />@Blue Kae: I'm actually a fan of the Robert E. Howard short stories, and the first Conan the Barbarian is among my favorite movies (the second not so much). It's nowhere near Tolkien or Fritz Lieber in my fantasy pantheon, but I still consider them solidly entertaining stories. <br /><br />As for your ranger, I think you'll be able to play it if you've ever subbed in the past. From the blue forum post, at worst you'd have to sub up for a month to unlock the character in FtP forever.<br /><br />@Sente: I hadn't thought about the common pool of Funcom points, but I can definitely see where that could be nice. I wonder if I could even remember what my old AO login was...Yeebohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08028940396189544294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-37876520062664259672011-05-31T11:18:32.484-07:002011-05-31T11:18:32.484-07:00If they actually will allow any existing class tha...If they actually will allow any existing class that is already there then I would certainly link up my old account to take them for an occasional spin.<br /><br />I have no problem paying a bit for unlocking some of the character slots and merging the AoC account with my AO account (account mergers are free at the moment) will allow me to have a common pool for Funcom points.Sentehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07570997712400769232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-26882425825207867422011-05-31T10:15:25.837-07:002011-05-31T10:15:25.837-07:00My problem with AoC has always been a lack of inte...My problem with AoC has always been a lack of interest in the setting and nothing to do with money. That said, I might have gone back to mess around with the game except my main class was a Ranger, or at least that was my thought until reading about this loophole. Is that really going to be the case? Seems like a huge oversight on Funcom's part.Blue Kaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837719824734379806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-82972955439886755502011-05-31T08:57:08.661-07:002011-05-31T08:57:08.661-07:00I really enjoy AoC when I've played it, but it...I really enjoy AoC when I've played it, but it does not look like F2P will be enough to get me back. If I want to play. It looks like I'll just have to subscribe again.Marty Runyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08456700794989273981noreply@blogger.com