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 - Do not order from AmazonDO NOT ORDER FROM AMAZON IF YOU'RE GOING TO GET THIS GAME. I pre-ordered this game March 13th, 2+ months before its expected release from Amazon and today is the 22nd of May and they still have not shipped it. They still do not have an ETA on when the game will be shipped. Now, on to the game. Sure- this game has amazing graphics, but its a waste of time and money. The current state of the game is more like a beta testing then it is an actual release. There is no player economy as of yet because they have had the 'trader' NPC disabled for quite some time now, and have not given an ETA on when it will be enabled. Many quests are bugged and cannot be completed, and one of the zones, Field of the Dead, has a stability issue which causes users to crash every 5-10 minutes. I've been unable to log into my character for more then half the day now because every time I try to load in, the game crashes. My computer exceeds the minimum requirements sevenfold, and even with my settings set to low, the game still crashes. The user interface is a joke, players are unable to see where their group members are on the mini-map unless they are within ~50m of eachother- even then it is still a hard task because group members show up with a minuscule dot. All in all, this game was released waaaaaay too prematurely. I don't know what the heck Funcom was doing during their 'beta testing'... I could only guess they were too busy focusing on what in-game items players would receive from buying the game from different locations. This game gets a C+ at best. Thinking about buying this for somebody? Do yourself a favor and save the money, and do them a favor by saving them the frustration and wasted time. Rating:  - Haven't recieved yetI ordered this on April 28th and yes I was one of the stupid ones that did not register immediately (did not think I had to). So I'm sitting here on May 22nd waiting for a game that should have shipped on the 20th and it still has not shipped. Never again! I was told by customer service that they had not received enough copies... Rating:  - Why do people write reviews based NOT based on the game???First off, I would like to say that I am having a blast playing this game. This is the only MMO that has held my interest (beyond the first 30 minutes) other than LOTRO and Guild Wars. Yes the combat system takes some getting used to but I am actually finding it more fun than in the other MMOs. Instead of mindless icon clicking, you need to know which direction to attack and which directions to attack to pull of your special abilities. I used to be a Ranger in all my MMOs (Guild Wars, LOTRO) and would avoid hand to hand combat at all costs, but I have found with this new combat system I actually enjoy getting into the mix of battle and taking down enemies. This all stems from the new combat design. I no longer have to worry about "oh do I have to do this skill first, before I do this one" and such, Now I can get in there, start hacking things and use my skills I have set up. As for the people that are giving it bad ratings because of Amazon and Funcom, you are all retarded. They have nothing to do with the game play and how much fun it is to play. Yes I was one of the people that got burned by Amazon with the shipping of my Collector's Edition, but mine did get shipped out and I will receive it today. So how does this verify you giving the game a bad rating? It doesn't. Oh so you whine because you didn't get into the Early Access, I did get in, and Funcom's statment on closing the early access was they did not expect so many people to be siging up for this game. WHICH IS A GOOD THING!!! Why would you want to play a MMO with no people? They actually had to have downtime in order to throw up a few more servers in order to handle it all. They also have ordered more servers which are on the way. Amazon should take down all the ratings that are based upon peoples opinions of Amazon and Funcom instead of the actual game itself. Rating: - Amazon sucksThe game appears to be very nice in every way. Amazon just informed me today that "it could not find the product I ordered". So nice to inform me of this after the game has come online. The purpose of pre orders is to get the game when the game comes out (or within the 3 day early access period). Thanks for nothing. Now apparently the price is about 50 bucks more than the pre order price and I don't see any hint of the bonus stuff I was promised...... I ordered it over a month ago and they wait until today to send me an e-mail. Rating: - AoC: A Refreshing Addition to the MMORPG genreAge of Conan is hands down the most beautiful MMORPG on the market, and most likely will be for the forseeable future. Funcom has pushed the tech envelope with this game, which will cause some people heartache because they may not be able to run it with all the bells and whistles. I am running AoC on an Intel C2Duo e6600, 8800GT with 3 GB on Vista 32 on high settings and getting 40+ FPS and no lag. Here are the features that set AoC apart from the other MMORPG leaders: -Incredible voice acting -Excellent Celtic soundtrack -Best visuals of any MMO, and even bests most non-MMO RPGs. Spell effects will floor you. -Character creation that rivals Oblivion -Great classes unlike you've seen in other MMORPGs. Priest classes in this game don't sit back and heal. The Priest is on the front line with the tanks basking in the glory of combat. Rangers, Assassins, Barbarians, Tempest of Set, every class unique and fun to play. - Mature rating makes for some great quests. The quest system is great and the quests very fun and dynamic - Combat system is the most involving in the genre. You can't get up to use the bathroom in the middle of a raid in this game! Fatality animations are INCREDIBLE and really make for a fun PvP experience -You can choose to solo (best do that on a PvE server) or run raids and PvP matches in group. Great content no matter which type of player you are - Creates the true feel of Robert E. Howard's world. Conan lives on in this game! Needs work: - UI a little clunky, Zboard or G15 keyboard is recommended but not necessary to enjoy the game - Crafting system is a little weak Good news is both of those issues can eaily be addressed. I have not had this much fun playing an MMORPG for many years. If you are a fan of the genre and have the PC to run it well, you don't want to pass this game up.
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