Is Age of Conan Better Than World of Warcraft?
May 7, 2008 by Ingrid Diaz
Filed under Gaming
The official launch date for FunCom’s MMO, Age of Conan, is fast approaching, and the MMO players of the world are trying to answer the ultimate questions: Is AoC better than WoW? Should I leave WoW for AoC?
I’m not exactly sure what people expect others to answer, as if this game were somehow so magical, so incredibly beyond anything that ever came before that it would compel every single person that’s ever tried it to proclaim: YES! IT IS OFFICIALLY THE BEST GAME EVER. IT IS THE MARY POPPINS OF MMOS – PERFECT IN EVERY WAY.
Let’s get real. Making two gamers happy is difficult. Making every gamer in the world happy is delusional thinking. Is AoC better than WoW? Who’s to say that it is and who’s to say that it isn’t? There’s no real answer to the question: is x better than y.
I love MMOs and I usually try as many of them as I can only to find that the vast majority of them are a huge disappointment. But that’s not to say that they suck or that I can’t see why others might find enjoyment in them. In the end, it all boils down to personal preference.
If you’re trying to figure out whether AoC (or any other game) is “better” than WoW (or any other game), I suggest the following:
- Figure out what you like about WoW and figure out what you don’t
- Read as much as you can about the game you’re thinking of buying
- Read the forums but don’t take all comments to heart. People will always have different opinions/experiences.
- Find out if your computer can play the game (otherwise you’re just wasting your time if you’re not willing/able to upgrade)
- Sign up for the betas or do your best to get into the open betas
- Ask specific questions. People tend to be a lot more helpful when they feel they can be.
- Understand that MMOs are never truly “complete” and that comparing a game that hasn’t even launched to a game that’s been out for four years is terribly unfair and a little crazy. I was there for WoW’s open beta/launch and played it for several months before quitting. I came back a year and a half later and it was honestly an entirely different game and an entirely different experience. I expect the same will be true of AoC, WAR or any other MMO that’s launching. That’s not to say that these games won’t be enjoyable at the beginning, they’re just obviously not going to have the same amount of content.
- And of course, the ultimate way to find the answer to the ultimate question is… try the game. Wait for free trials to spring up, or see if any of your friends will let you play on their accounts. If you’ve got the funds, buy it and try it. No one says you have to keep your subscription and in the end it’s not any more expensive than any console game you buy, beat, and stick on a shelf to collect dust.
Image courtesy of FunCom/Eidos and AgeofConan.com
Age of Conan cause wow just banned 3.65% of their population on the release day of AoC. Blizzard must be retarded
I haven’t had much of a chance to get to the later parts of Age of Conan yet, but so far it’s way funner than WoW ever was…
I’ve been playing Conan since May 17th (Early Access) and I bought the collector’s edition. I currently have a level 52. I haven’t slept much since the release, and am one of the highest on my server, just so you’ll don’t think it’s easy. It’s not at all. This is the best game I have ever player. I played World of Warcraft since the release, and I loved it, but as I got older and wanted something harder and realized all the expansion did was make the same mobs, higher level, and different color, with a spike or horn here and there, I wanted a switch. I don’t think a game can kill another game. There will be fans of each MMO. Age of Conan is a gloomy game, bloody. Insane fatalities. I mean you stab someone in the stomach, laugh at them, walk up to them, break their neck, and pull the sword out. It’s for the people that like action and don’t want to take the easy way out. People like want to be all in it. WoW is for people that want a game they can relax… Drink some hot chocolate… Sit at their computer and play and get insanely stressed about for no reason but have an easy time. Now don’t take me wrong. It takes skill in both games. A lot more so in Conan, but still you need skill in WoW but it’s so much easier to play it gets boring after a few years. I had 2 70s when I quit, and was leveling another (51). WoW doesn’t have a story line. Age of Conan combines a thrilling and twisted storyline with a GREAT MMO with amazing graphics and an AMAZING combat system.