Yay.. with better communication.
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Same stream, different timestamp:
You can yay or nay, but I donât think youâll change the inevitable. Conan was Funcomâs most successful project before Dune, and while Dune had a great launch, it failed in longevity and dipped below Conan. It would be foolish for Funcom to not make Conan Exiles 2.
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Vote: Yay⊠improved graphics, still gives player options for single, co-op, or multiplayer, with mod support, and of course, better communication.
From the point of view of how the story of the people from YT thumbnails ended, I wouldnât count too much on the imminent start of work on part 2⊠Plus I will have to buy new pc - but sure, I would like to have CE2.
Iâm not judging here.
Irrespective of what we all want, player count means diddly squat when it comes to business.
Example:
1000 people playing CE and spending $1 each vs 100 people playing Dune and spending $15 each.
Which game would you invest the money in. CE or Dune.
Has Funcom ever said that they would make CE2 on UE5. Correct me if Iâm wrong but I donât ever recall them saying so âofficiallyâ.
Everyone was talking about a Directors speech in Jan 2026. Because we were fed a load of BS in Jan 2025. someone decided the Director would do the same this Jan. Funcom never said they would, and they didnât.
Funcom is a not some mystical entity whose sole purpose of existence is to please the playing masses.
No, they are a business entity whose sole purpose of existence is to please their share holders.
CE2 may well be on their radar, but so is probably another 100+ projects that could fill their coffers.
What we have now is what we have, so make the most of it while it lasts.
We all dream, but sooner or later our dreams become just another beautiful thought, beaten to death by a gang of ruthless facts.
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The same discussion went on back then with Age of Conan.
Back then, it was the most successful game Funcom ever made, just as Conan Exiles later.
Back then, they had released the Secret World to good reviews, but with rapid player loss, just as with Dune later.
Back then, they released Conan Exiles, with is in some ways an Age of Conan 0.9, curiously. The concept takes a lot from what Age of Conan was meant to be in the development phase from my understanding. In a way, it is Age of Conan II.
If Funcom returns to the Conan IP, Iâd guess that it will not be called Conan Exiles II. But I, too, guess that theyâll do something Conanian, and that itâll have survival and RPG elements. And I hope that they learn from the modding scene, i. e. utilize player creativity.
Skyrim is still going strong. If they were humans, the first characters created in Skyrim would be able to vote and get a driving license pretty soon, all due to its modding scene.
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Yet Skyrim was a finished/complete game (yeah dlcs came later) when it was released and it wasnât (isnât) either online, either multiplayer, either required keeping servers (even as bad and cheap as gportals) online to play. Hell even HoMM 3 is still alive (thanks to modders, but not only because of them), even after NWC went bankrupt. What I mean is that Skyrim didnât require decision to be kept above water, but CE do require and when I look at a company who decided to lay off pretty much everyone working on CE to keep costs as low as possible, using garbage server provider and (still) didnât manage to even change xmas decay timers back to normalâŠI just highly doubt in any bright future for us. My bet is they overestimated how much profit Dune would bring them and they are in deep sh..hole, just waiting for their chinese overlords to act. Look what happened lately with ubisoft for example - tencent too invested in them and suddenly many titles were axed. I wouldnât be surprised if funcom was merged or smth with ubi at some point.
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And still great!
Well⊠I assume that some people would say that this bugfest - only fixed by modders - never was completed. With all the hate Funcom gets (and deseves), we should always keep in mind what quality AAA games deliver (or rather donât). But your point stands.
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Finished in terms of you could buy cd/dvd and have that game forever - CE can be turned off any given moment if tencent decides so.
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If it were basically the same game with better graphics then no. Would have to be taken to the next level, at least, in terms of content, gameplay and new wrinkles/features to get my jaded attention.
I donât expect that to happen. Not to single out Funcom but from any company at this point. Though I would love to be surprised.
On the other hand reading what theyâre doing with Dune along with player reviews has almost convinced me to upgrade my video card and give it a try. Partly to see what theyâre capable of now.
I blame being stuck inside due to weather.
Ark: Survival Ascended oops I mean Conan Exiles: ExpandedâŠ
- Upgraded to latest unreal with foundation for continuing expansion
- All current CE DLC and Bazaar content added to base game (Including regional DLC)
- Expanded versions of Exiled Lands and Isle of Siptah with the addition of 4 others maps representing different lore accurate nations. (Khitan, Yamatai, Vendya..)
- Expanded combat styles specifically dual wield (whirlwind blades), crossbow, and whip (whip, ball and chain, flail)
- Recon options such as spyglass, detect enemy and/or identify spell
- AT LEAST 2 additional deities (preferably goddesses as most current deity are male or genderless) with expanded options and more emphasis on religion necessity.
- Less emphasis on PvP and more on survival. Such as disease, malnutrition, infected wounds, and corruption (demonic possession or DoT with mid or higher corruption)
- Buildable functional ships (with structure and weight limit)
- DYABLE PLACABLES (curtains, beds, flags, and banners) and structure paint.
That is just the bare minimum to justify paying for an expanded CE or sequel in my opinion.
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Iâm not so sure any more. FC is a company that will never cross a path when once burned (look at how they treat new maps now after siptah failed or how they treat server wipes after the initial attempt).
DA really got punched in the nuts with 95% drop in player count. It all depends on if they blame the IP, the game genre, or the ideas you can mesh PVP and pve together.
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Duneâs plummet I would personally attribute to a lack of lategame. The one reason people stick with exiles and keep coming back is because it offers much more longevity. In exiles, hitting 60 is when the game truly opens up. In dune, reaching the last tier is when the game comes to a sudden end. Thatâs when I quit, I enjoyed getting up to duraluminum then hit a wall because of how empty the deep desert is and lack of side content
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Skyrim is going strong because of mods. Even consoles have them.
New mods are added every day, even on PlayStation. On PC, thereâs over 1 million mods for Skyrim.
Skyrim is eternal lol
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mods are OP!
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I wouldnât play Skyrim if it wasnât for them.
It might have to at this point. Unraveling this plate of spaghetti seems like trying to move a mountain of it?
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It all depends. Will they do the following:
- Use the game engine as it is or âmake their own custom versionsâ as they did with exiles?
- Will they incorporate mods?
- Will they allow for private servers?
- Will they actively moderate their own servers with a clear an concise TOS?
- Will they stay more true to the story within the works of REH and less of inserting their love of Lovecraft into the world of the Hyborian Age where it is not warranted or justified?
- Will they heavily monetize the game?
With questions 1 through 5 if the answer to them is yes then that pushes my vote towards yes, if the answer is no then that pushes my answer towards no. With number 6 it is the opposite, if the answer is yes then it pushes my answer towards no. So it is not an easy cut or dry question, and there are likely more questions I would want answered before I even made a final decision, these are just the ones I have at the moment before I even consider it further.
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I really liked CE, a few years ago I would have said yay in an instant.
Now? I honestly donât know. Iâve watched the game I enjoyed taken over by hackers and cheaters, with no action taken from the devâs, until I lost the desire to continue.
So would I buy CE2?
It would depend on my mood at the time. But I doubt it.
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As I understand it, they had the clever idea that the lategame would be PVP. Maybe they could learn something from that failure, but I doubt it.
Frankly, Iâve learned from CE that I wonât buy any future game that claims to support PVE and PVP - one or other is fine, but trying to do both just ends up with constant compromises that are negative for both. It is greed to grab the widest possible playerbase, that results in satisfying none.
I also wonât buy any future game that offers âlive serviceâ, because CE has taught me that means buying a game that will piece by piece be stripped of everything that made it enjoyable as the devs continuously remove the game elements we paid for and replace them with unwanted drek. Usually while gaslighting that these are âimprovementsâ. It also seems to mean that the game will never actually be finished, and instead bugs and unfinished elements will be allowed to fester eternally.
Would I buy CE2? It doesnât seem likelyâŠ
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