Age of Conan Beta

[bhodi]

I did too. Does that mean schild will buy me ice cream?

I surely hope so! Maybe a Dev will go "What the hell is that?" and do a google search on Immunofascism.

[SnakeCharmer]

I've searched their site, but haven't seen anything about system reqs.  Am I just blind?

[Slayerik]

I've searched their site, but haven't seen anything about system reqs.  Am I just blind?

My guess is barely playable on 9800 pro 128 meg, 1 gig ram, 2.4 proc. Probably painfully playable. But...they have ASS SLIDERS, maybe they will have a decent detail slider too :)

[Signe]

Ass sliders will become a must have for all games I play.  Even if I don't enjoy AoC, it will be very difficult to play games without ass sliders in the future. 

[Nonentity]

Ass sliders will become a must have for all games I play.  Even if I don't enjoy AoC, it will be very difficult to play games without ass sliders in the future. 

It should really be simplified:

[WayAbvPar]

Well done, sir.

[Nonentity]

Well done, sir.

Thank you. I'm especially proud of the shading I did on my drag button.

[Fargull]

I just put F13 as "where you heard about it" .. they should get the idea.

Ditto

[ScottTheKing]

wtf b teh ass slider??? AoC gots the ass slider? LOLOLOLOLOL  ok i signed up for the beta aoc will b a gud game

[Megrim]

wtf b teh ass slider??? AoC gots the ass slider? LOLOLOLOLOL  ok i signed up for the beta aoc will b a gud game

Ok, i'm betting this is Ironwood's smurf.

[schild]

Despite not being able to run this, I'll fire an email off this week, see what happens.

[Sky]

But...linky to MIDI converter PLEASE! :) I'm thinking 'South of Heaven' for starters.

I like the cut of your jib. Where can I subscribe to your newsletter?

I always go for the Slayer when midi conversion comes up. Goes back to when I was in music school, I used that song for my very first midi conversion in 8-track 101. The instructor (a pop guy) didn't get it, but the 3 or 4 metalheads were chuckling.

Makes for an extremely good orchestral piece, believe it or not, I layered the shit out of it while learning about track bouncing. Soaring violins and the kettles doing that BOM BOM part. I loved it, wish I still had it.

[Slayerik]

wtf b teh ass slider??? AoC gots the ass slider? LOLOLOLOLOL  ok i signed up for the beta aoc will b a gud game

Nomination for post of the year?

[Riggswolfe]

I put f13 as my guild and as where I'd heard of it. heh. At this point you guys would be my guild, my last guild from WoW broke up months ago and the only other guild I'm in is still in SWG and sends me emails once in awhile.

[Faust]

I think we should start acting like a guild then.  Someone start telling me what game to play, how to spec, make up some reasons why I don't get gear, I want to see a 3 page essay about how much respect you deserve after all these years of selfless contribution to the benefit of others, we'll need at least 14 ranks above "member" installed ASAP, and by all means start the private messages agonizing about how bad the leadership is right away.

 

[Nebu]

I think we should start acting like a guild then.  Someone start telling me what game to play, how to spec, make up some reasons why I don't get gear, I want to see a 3 page essay about how much respect you deserve after all these years of selfless contribution to the benefit of others, we'll need at least 14 ranks above "member" installed ASAP, and by all means start the private messages agonizing about how bad the leadership is right away.

This post earns you -100 DKP.

[MrHat]

I think we should start acting like a guild then.  Someone start telling me what game to play, how to spec, make up some reasons why I don't get gear, I want to see a 3 page essay about how much respect you deserve after all these years of selfless contribution to the benefit of others, we'll need at least 14 ranks above "member" installed ASAP, and by all means start the private messages agonizing about how bad the leadership is right away.

 

In light of your attitude, we have decided to respectfully decline your application.  Good luck in your search for a guild and don't forget to bring a towel.

[Furiously]

SHUT UP. GET ON VENT. ONLY I AM TALKING!

[Murgos]

This is probably a good example why any attempt at an F13 guild is doomed to failure.

[Nebu]

This is probably a good example why any attempt at an F13 guild is doomed to failure.

That and the fact noone ever plays any single mmog longer than 2 weeks.

[Rasix]

This is probably a good example why any attempt at an F13 guild is doomed to failure.

That and the fact noone ever plays any single mmog longer than 2 weeks.

Que?  Schild would be a happy man if that were the case.  That's just a wierd comment, I don't know where you're basing that.

Multiple servers, play styles, prior guild commitments, maturity levels, and time zones do an ample job of keeping us split up. 

I've played WoW with some of you as a F13 thing. I've played CoH, GH, and ATiTD with some of you for small amounts of time.  To be honest, I can't say I've enjoyed any of it other than the small ATiTD stint and that was until Signe murdered my camels.   

Edit: We did the whole LOTRO thing, but nobody hardly ever grouped that I saw. 

[Yoru]

The F13 Eve corp was doing well for a good 6-8 months, then tottered along for another 6 or so until people started reaching more end-gamey stuff. That brought playstyle and timezone differences to the fore and has resulted in a steady bleedoff of members, most of whom simply went to other groups in the game and are still active or semi-active.

[Rasix]

The F13 Eve corp was doing well for a good 6-8 months, then tottered along for another 6 or so until people started reaching more end-gamey stuff. That brought playstyle and timezone differences to the fore and has resulted in a steady bleedoff of members, most of whom simply went to other groups in the game and are still active or semi-active.

I forgot EVE.  Don't know why, other than it's convenient to leave out successes when you're building a point for failure.  :-D Our forays into 0.0 just helped the invididual members crystalize what was most important to them.  Impossible to please everyone, although EVE does a better job than most of making that possible.

[Nebu]

Que?  Schild would be a happy man if that were the case.  That's just a wierd comment, I don't know where you're basing that.

I'll use green next time.  I've been in guilds with you guys in atitd, EQ2, coh, and lotr.  I think the only time I actually had any interaction with anyone from f13 during that time was in atitd.  Perhaps you guys are more social when I'm gone.

[WayAbvPar]

The Shadowbane guild was a roaring success for a month or two, but I guess that was back in the WT.O days.

[Nija]

Well you have to keep in mind that SB was... "something" for 2 months. If you made anything out of it, you came out ahead.

I'm up for trying any game, but my play-style is very unconventional.

[Signe]

I might give this game a go when it comes out.  I'm not sure about a beta, however.  Lately, every game I beta test seems to thoroughly disappoint me.  Yes, I'm blaming beta tests.  Yes, I know it's silly.

Oh and to clear something up... I didn't kill any camels on purpose.  Everything I've ever killed, in a game or out,  has been an accident.  Everything.

[FatuousTwat]

I'll come out of hiding to try it out, I guess. I'm thinking it will disappoint me, but I set my expectations too high with mmogs in the first place.

Used f13 as guild/where I heard about it, I hope they don't find out that I heard about it first somewhere else.

[waylander]

We've got a few guys who are itching to try this game, but we'll hold off on announcing a guild chapter on it until we get a better feel for it. Needless to say when we got php errors the other day while signing up, it didn't leave a good impression on us that funcom had changed any.

[Xuri]

According to this post in the "Developer Announcements" section of the official AoC forums, they received 100.000 signups to the AoC beta over the Easter holiday, with 50.000 of those signing up within the first 24 hours it was available. I don't know how that compares to other MMO/MMOG/MMORPGs out there (apart from WoW, which doesn't count =P), but it sounds like there's a decent amount of people interested in the title.

EDIT: Also, a post from Tarib the Community Manager:

As a member of the community, you will have a greater chance of getting into the beta. We will be working very closely with Age of Conan’s community to ensure that you are all a valuable part of the beta process. The date you registered on the forums is also one of (various) factors.

I knew I should've signed up to the forums before April 2005 =P

[Ironwood]

wtf b teh ass slider??? AoC gots the ass slider? LOLOLOLOLOL  ok i signed up for the beta aoc will b a gud game

Ok, i'm betting this is Ironwood's smurf.

Alas, no.  I wish I could aspire to such poetic genius.

[Nonentity]

According to this post in the "Developer Announcements" section of the official AoC forums, they received 100.000 signups to the AoC beta over the Easter holiday, with 50.000 of those signing up within the first 24 hours it was available. I don't know how that compares to other MMO/MMOG/MMORPGs out there (apart from WoW, which doesn't count =P), but it sounds like there's a decent amount of people interested in the title.

EDIT: Also, a post from Tarib the Community Manager:

As a member of the community, you will have a greater chance of getting into the beta. We will be working very closely with Age of Conan’s community to ensure that you are all a valuable part of the beta process. The date you registered on the forums is also one of (various) factors.

I knew I should've signed up to the forums before April 2005 =P

April 2007! Yay!

-.-

[bhodi]

Totally screwed then. I don't become a member of a community until I actually, you know, play the game. Screenshots and GDC movies don't count.

[MrHat]

Yes, because the best way to beta test your game is to invite the people who have been giving you virtual blowjobs for 15 months.

[Faust]

Yes, because the best way to beta test your game is to invite the people who have been giving you virtual blowjobs for 15 months.

Worked with shadowbane... err... wait a minute...