What do you predict the AoC subs to be when it hits its apex?

[Fraktal]

Title says it all!

[Ferrum]

Mature rated, higher comp reqs than WoW.

I say max 400k

[Faelor]

Same.

Frak you really think it'll break 400k? Going from 401-2mill is a pretty large step.

[Fraktal]

Same.

Frak you really think it'll break 400k? Going from 401-2mill is a pretty large step.

Not by much. Maybe like 750k subs.

[Tronco]

Using what advertising?

[Fraktal]

Using what advertising?

Well they have hit every big gaming event there is.

Seeing how the game doesn't come out for another 6 months they have time for all that :P

[Sumuji]

400-500k

[Faelor]

I honestly thinking breaking 500k will be a huge achievement. Not saying it won't happen, it sure will make a statement in the MMO community though. This game is attracting US and Euro players at the moment.

[Skar]

750K+ This game will attractive action junkie that think MMO's are boring. It'll also bring in traditional MMO players who want something new. The PvP system looks amazing so that's also going to draw a nice slew of PvPers. It'll either hit or miss unfortunately. If they release before Warhammer they'll have better luck.

If they find a way to merge xbox with PC being the first MMO on a console (XBOX360) could make it very big.

Only time will tell.

[Tronco]

poor console gamers... that's gonna suck to be them.

[Tronco]

the point I'M trying to make is that we generally play MMOs with a very high level of macroing, scripting, mods, etc. I can do so much more with one button than a controller on a console, and they're gonna try and pit us against each other?

[Khristah]

yeah...boo on multiple buttons...boo on them...

[Skar]

Tronco the people on 360 will get smashed from PC gamers we have far too much manuervability advantages and macro setup. That's why I laugh at people who get payed to play Halo on XBOX. Give them a mouse and a keyboard and graduate them to the majors then see how they do.

[Tronco]

Tronco the people on 360 will get smashed from PC gamers we have far too much manuervability advantages and macro setup. That's why I laugh at people who get payed to play Halo on XBOX. Give them a mouse and a keyboard and graduate them to the majors then see how they do.

That's my point, to say nothing of moda that can let me zoom out to watch my back, or target easier, or how much of my skills I can automate. The reaction time from my macros in WoW is ONLY limited to Global Cooldown, and some not even that.

[Fraktal]

How the hell would you be able to type?

And if the incorporate keyboard support for the game, wouldn't they have mouse support too?

I think using a controller for a 360 MMO would be retarded.

[Skar]

You can use mouse+kb on 360. 360 could have quick commands? Not sure how they would do it but wasn't a EQ version released on PS? So if they really want it to work they can find a way. ;)

[Grenomar]

Tronco the people on 360 will get smashed from PC gamers we have far too much manuervability advantages and macro setup. That's why I laugh at people who get payed to play Halo on XBOX. Give them a mouse and a keyboard and graduate them to the majors then see how they do.

I agree with the fact that people will get smashed by pc players in AoC if they're playing on xbox 360. And yes, a person playing halo on xbox would get smashed by someone on pc. What i dont agree with is your bashing of people playing Halo on xbox.

Playing a fps on a console requires a completely different skill set. You cant say that someone who plays halo on pc is better than someone that plays it on xbox because the gameplay isnt even the same.

FFXI is a successful MMO that is on pc and 2 consoles, but it was originally designed to be on a console, so movement is just as easy for both consoles and pc.

But Age of Conan is being originally designed for pc, so it's going to be overly complex i think for 360 users and the movement is going to be more difficult because you can only move a joystick so far, whereas you can move your mouse really quickly.

Because of this, I think that Funcom and Microsoft will have no choice but to make xbox 360 only servers so that their players dont get gangbanged simply because they play an MMO on a console. The only real problem I see with this is perhaps 360 server populations being too low.

[Skar]

I didn't intend to hijack the thread. So about those subscribers!