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Been there done that

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 12
Date: November 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is the best way to describe AC2. They are furthering the genre with graphics. It's basically a pure level treadmill. They took out all the supposed tedious elements out of MMORPG but left the worst one of all, the level treadmill.

No content, alot of imbalance, alot of bugs, your typical MMORPG release but a shame for a company on it's second try. If you don't mind killing things for years on end and nothing else this games is for you otherwise stay far far away.

0 mistake, 0 Learning curve

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 7
Date: February 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is the first MMORPG game you just can't make mistakes to ruin your character. It took me 10 minutes to learn how to play and I was already crafting my own armors and weapons at end of my first logon to the game.
I play it everyday now and recommended this game to all of my friends.

Level Treadmill for sure.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 7
Date: November 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Ugh. Another Level Treadmill. Only two days old and I already see level 20 characters ingame. That's saying alot since there are not that many people in the game to find.

Graphics = Great
Game Play = [very bad]
People = Unfriendly (I suspect most are experienced AC1 players)
Stuff to do = Nothing really.

Kill something, move on to the next monster. Kill it, move on to the next. blah blah blah blah blah. Where is the interesting social interaction that online games like this are supposed to have?

Worst game I have bought in over a year. Only game I ever wanted to take back.

Played AC since Solclaim opened, AC2 is Great !

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 7
Date: October 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I have playing AC2 Beta since late July. Since then, there have been a lot of changes and improvements. The game has spectacular graphics. I have really enjoyed the beta play so far. All the while, keeping in mind that it is only a beta version, so I should expect problems, glitches, etc.

After playing AC1 for over 2 years, Anarchy Online for about a year, AC2 is a welcome addition to the MMORPG world. I am in high anticipation of the retail release.

AC2 will be a continuously evolving game. Since Turbine will be providing monthly updates after its retail release (just like the original AC). The monthly updates will add new content, storyline, and game features.

I like the skill tree concept for character development. I also like that I don't have to cast endless "buffs" in order to hunt as I would have to do in the original AC. In many cases, a character's "buff cycle" could last 8 minutes or even longer.

In AC, when your character died, you would lose items and have to do "corpse recovery" to get them back. Not the case in AC2, which is a great improvement.

I think a lot of AC players expected AC2 to be the original with better graphics. That is clearly not the case. It is a different game. They have definitely made many improvements that makes for enjoyable gameplay.

I highly recommend that you give this game a try.

Remember, ALL of the reviews to date are reviews of the BETA version of the game, not the retail version. Buy the game at release and make your own decision...

This Game Still Rocks.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: February 10, 2004
Author: Amazon User

A friend of mine convinced me to try this game. So I did. The best part about this game is that you have to really try and make it work. What does that mean? Simple... You find yourself a patron and a good Alligeance and you get through the hard parts easily. I've made a few good friends too.

The graphics are good. The game play is smooth. Content is still being added. Plus Since turbine brought back the game from Microsoft things are only going to get better.

Very Disappointed

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: October 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I have played most MMORPG with AC1 being my alltime favorite. Asheron's Call 2 is pathetic, and it feels almost like a joke. I will never buy this game unless the hundreds of basic issues are addressed. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME.

Has potential but ...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

unfortunately the most important part of the game, content, is missing. The graphics are stunning, even on low settings; the combat interface is similar to that of Asheron's Call, but the skill system is in dire need of revamping. The game is slated for major skill balancing and bug fix updates right at release, and although there will be monthly updates of content much like in Asheron's Call, if the updates are anything like the end of beta "event" then they will be woefully unexciting. Another major flaw of this game in my opinion is the PK system, there is no payoff for it, since no one loses anything on death, the only gain you get as a PK is a "rating" which, in beta anyway, was for nothing more than showing off. The only that I really liked about this game during the beta was cliff diving. And that's not a very compelling reason to pay for the game and a monthly fee on top of that.

Wonder virtual world. Refreshing.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: October 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I'm currently in the beta, and have been playing for a week now.
I am hooked, I have never had so much fun with a game before. Between interacting with others to complete quests, to chalenging each other to a duel.
For graphics this game is spectacular. I've yet to see better. It does require a highend video card for the best look and a fast i-net connection, but it is worth it.

Way Better then the first!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 9
Date: January 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

THIS GAME ROCKS!!!!!!!
Only Grip is that you should have the top the line nvidia card with 2.0+GHz processor and 1Ghz of ddr ram to get the SUPER BEST Graphics! But if you have the min req you will still have a Great time. When I play I get lost in the game and lose track of time. If you love AC1 then you will Fall head over heels for this one.

Alot of bad things so far

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 17
Date: October 30, 2002
Author: Amazon User

AC2 vs DAOC imo

Graphics: AC2
Content: na (daoc hda nadda out of the gate 2)
Movement: DAOC (alot cleaner, AC2 you get caught on stairs alot)
Races: DAOC (alot more choices, AC2 has 3)
Skills/Spells: Tie. Loved DAOC skills/spells but in AC2 you can untrain them 2.
GUI: DAOC hands down. Menus cant be resized in AC2 which is very very annoying.
Quests: AC2. I love the timers that show in AC2.
Radar: DAOC. I hope AC2 adds some more colors to mobs to know their strengths. I see red and orange..
Travel: AC2. Gateways and ringways are damn confusing but once you die enough and run same route 10x, you can move very fast.

Ill still buy AC2 but hope for huge GUI enhancements and pray for content.

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