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Twobit Whore · 04-26-2008, 06:24 AM

The video was linked previously. That's the same recycled siege footage from months ago.

I'll believe it's in when I see it. I hope it is, but I've learned not to hold my breath.

Tudana · 04-26-2008, 06:30 AM

well, he did say he would talk more about it closer to launch, and that looked like new footage to me../shrug

I`m with you though..I hope we are made believers before launch.

Tuco · 04-26-2008, 06:58 AM

So eight sieges can be active at one time? What is the number of keep-slots on one server? If it's anything that low I don't see that large an impact on the priority thing.

What's better, having to do instanced PVP and gain credibility, or farm a bunch of money to drop a bane-stone?

matmanx2 · 04-26-2008, 07:10 AM

From what I understand, 8 Battlekeeps per server. These are separate from the crafting "villages" that any guild can create that will function much like guildhalls. There is no limit on those, thankfully. I'm not sure what the big advantage is going to be to owning one of the 8 Battlekeeps other than bragging rights and notoriety.

Twobit Whore · 04-26-2008, 07:20 AM

The Battlekeeps can be 'upgraded' from tier one to three.. supposedly offering bonuses to guilds. No word on what they are. The regular cities can also provide bonuses, I guess PvP keeps offer slightly more.

chimparebad · 04-26-2008, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Twobit Whore

The Battlekeeps can be 'upgraded' from tier one to three.. supposedly offering bonuses to guilds. No word on what they are. The regular cities can also provide bonuses, I guess PvP keeps offer slightly more.

"Each building within your battlekeep will grant a bonus that will affect some or all members of your guild. Buildings include the blacksmith, the temple, the alchemist workshop, the university and more. While the temple may benefit healing classes within your guild, the university might provide a bonus for all spell casting classes and your guild will need to prioritize what to build."
^
Age Of Conan: Hyborian Adventures

I watched a video awhile back that said that holding the keep for a certain amount of time will grant bonuses and the bonuses will be changed/updated every month or so(giving good reason to hold a keep). I think they gave some examples but I'm not 100% sure.

Tudana · 04-26-2008, 07:35 AM

guild cities can be built at lv 40

siege keeps start at lv60-80 (prereq: city)

something like that

Zindan · 04-26-2008, 07:54 AM

Has anyone been able to update the open beta client? I can run the patcher for the Tech Test client fine, but so far, I only get a "fatal error" message when the open beta client tries to find the patch server.

KianwanCT · 04-26-2008, 08:03 AM

From what I understand, the PvE cities provide boni to PvE stuff and crafting, while the PvP castles provide you with minor boni to PvP stats.

TwiNCannoN · 04-26-2008, 08:19 AM

another IGN article up: IGN: Age of Conan's Siege Battles

Would be nice to see some estimated player numbers... curious how big serious pvp guilds are going to need to be.

Pyksel · 04-26-2008, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zindan

Has anyone been able to update the open beta client? I can run the patcher for the Tech Test client fine, but so far, I only get a "fatal error" message when the open beta client tries to find the patch server.

The patcher for the open beta client is not accessible and won't be until closer to the beta launch.

spronk · 04-26-2008, 08:55 AM

Keep in mind mini PVP games give PVP experience, so in many ways AOC is turning into WoW - smart players will do premade CTFs (even shittier than WSG after the initial 4-5 hours of novelty), curbstomp pugs, get 0 deaths and lots of kills, and just shoot up the PVP level grind. And of course playing a healer is gonna suck balls in PVP, since you always get targeted first.

Lots of crashes in current client as well, I crashed 2 times last nite in an hour and saw similar reports from other testers. If you plan on playing the game at launch I really recommend getting into the FP open beta to make sure your PC can run the game without constant crashing (mines not too bad, some people are saying they crash every 2-3 minutes).

Balance is really fucked now. They are hitting the same problems WoW hit in TBC, in that ranged (casters) are scaling much better than melee with gear. 2-3 mages (demonologists) can nuke a much larger group of melee players without getting touched. What also sucks is that AoC is apparently becoming a gear intensive game at endcap, the only real way to counter caster pwnage is to craft resist gear at 80, and even then its questionable how much benefit it really provides.

Convo · 04-26-2008, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pyksel

The patcher for the open beta client is not accessible and won't be until closer to the beta launch.

How long it take you guys to DL the game of Fileplanet? I been going for about 8 hours now and only 27% done.

Pyksel · 04-26-2008, 09:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spronk

Keep in mind mini PVP games give PVP experience, so in many ways AOC is turning into WoW - smart players will do premade CTFs (even shittier than WSG after the initial 4-5 hours of novelty), curbstomp pugs, get 0 deaths and lots of kills, and just shoot up the PVP level grind. And of course playing a healer is gonna suck balls in PVP, since you always get targeted first.

Lots of crashes in current client as well, I crashed 2 times last nite in an hour and saw similar reports from other testers. If you plan on playing the game at launch I really recommend getting into the FP open beta to make sure your PC can run the game without constant crashing (mines not too bad, some people are saying they crash every 2-3 minutes).

Balance is really fucked now. They are hitting the same problems WoW hit in TBC, in that ranged (casters) are scaling much better than melee with gear. 2-3 mages (demonologists) can nuke a much larger group of melee players without getting touched. What also sucks is that AoC is apparently becoming a gear intensive game at endcap, the only real way to counter caster pwnage is to craft resist gear at 80, and even then its questionable how much benefit it really provides.

My experiences were completely different than Spronk’s such that during the gamespot weekend tech test, casters were getting straight owned. Spellweaving not being activated had something to do with it as it was VERY difficult for casters to stand ground and nuke down melee characters before they were chopped to bits. It just didn’t seem as though the caster damage was on par with where it should be. My experience with healers were that if you were aware of collision detection and how your cone based heals worked, they did just fine but of course that may change with more organized PvP skirmishes.

The only time I crashed during my 3 day playtime was due to the memory leak that Funcom clearly states is an issue when you start the beta and that they are working on it. Otherwise it ran like a charm on my system.

Hachima · 04-26-2008, 09:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twobit Whore

You cannot get one without a paying subscription anyway.

Members = free.
Subscribers = paying a fee.
Founders = paying a higher fee.

Or 4) Comcast subscriber so 6 founders club accounts for free

04-26-2008, 06:24 AM	#1111 (permalink)
Twobit Whore Insert Quarter Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 11,158 -14 Internets	The video was linked previously. That's the same recycled siege footage from months ago. I'll believe it's in when I see it. I hope it is, but I've learned not to hold my breath. __________________ I got a list of demands written on the palm of my hand. I ball my fists and you gonna know where I stand.

04-26-2008, 07:20 AM	#1115 (permalink)
Twobit Whore Insert Quarter Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 11,158 -14 Internets	The Battlekeeps can be 'upgraded' from tier one to three.. supposedly offering bonuses to guilds. No word on what they are. The regular cities can also provide bonuses, I guess PvP keeps offer slightly more. __________________ I got a list of demands written on the palm of my hand. I ball my fists and you gonna know where I stand.

04-26-2008, 08:19 AM	#1120 (permalink)
TwiNCannoN kill yourself irl Join Date: May 2003 Location: New York Posts: 1,241 +0 Internets	another IGN article up: IGN: Age of Conan's Siege Battles Would be nice to see some estimated player numbers... curious how big serious pvp guilds are going to need to be. __________________ <- what happens when you get stuck playing support 24/7 i write stuff sometimes

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04-26-2008, 06:30 AM	#1112 (permalink)
Tudana Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 91	well, he did say he would talk more about it closer to launch, and that looked like new footage to me../shrug I`m with you though..I hope we are made believers before launch.

04-26-2008, 06:58 AM	#1113 (permalink)
Tuco Forum Janitor Join Date: May 2002 Location: Detroit Posts: 10,721 +75 Internets	So eight sieges can be active at one time? What is the number of keep-slots on one server? If it's anything that low I don't see that large an impact on the priority thing. What's better, having to do instanced PVP and gain credibility, or farm a bunch of money to drop a bane-stone?

04-26-2008, 07:10 AM	#1114 (permalink)
matmanx2 PS360 owner Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 570	From what I understand, 8 Battlekeeps per server. These are separate from the crafting "villages" that any guild can create that will function much like guildhalls. There is no limit on those, thankfully. I'm not sure what the big advantage is going to be to owning one of the 8 Battlekeeps other than bragging rights and notoriety.

04-26-2008, 07:35 AM	#1117 (permalink)
Tudana Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 91	guild cities can be built at lv 40 siege keeps start at lv60-80 (prereq: city) something like that

04-26-2008, 07:54 AM	#1118 (permalink)
Zindan Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 399 -6 Internets	Has anyone been able to update the open beta client? I can run the patcher for the Tech Test client fine, but so far, I only get a "fatal error" message when the open beta client tries to find the patch server.

04-26-2008, 08:03 AM	#1119 (permalink)
KianwanCT Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 370	From what I understand, the PvE cities provide boni to PvE stuff and crafting, while the PvP castles provide you with minor boni to PvP stats.

04-26-2008, 08:55 AM	#1122 (permalink)
spronk nerd Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,094	Keep in mind mini PVP games give PVP experience, so in many ways AOC is turning into WoW - smart players will do premade CTFs (even shittier than WSG after the initial 4-5 hours of novelty), curbstomp pugs, get 0 deaths and lots of kills, and just shoot up the PVP level grind. And of course playing a healer is gonna suck balls in PVP, since you always get targeted first. Lots of crashes in current client as well, I crashed 2 times last nite in an hour and saw similar reports from other testers. If you plan on playing the game at launch I really recommend getting into the FP open beta to make sure your PC can run the game without constant crashing (mines not too bad, some people are saying they crash every 2-3 minutes). Balance is really fucked now. They are hitting the same problems WoW hit in TBC, in that ranged (casters) are scaling much better than melee with gear. 2-3 mages (demonologists) can nuke a much larger group of melee players without getting touched. What also sucks is that AoC is apparently becoming a gear intensive game at endcap, the only real way to counter caster pwnage is to craft resist gear at 80, and even then its questionable how much benefit it really provides.