The new Funcom VS old Funcom

[OctaviousWrex]

@Mbeat

Because they don’t make phone calls anymore?

And how do you know they aren’t listening anymore? Did they tell you?

Just because we don’t know what they are doing doesn’t mean they aren’t doing anything…

I agree that it’s hyperbolic to say they don’t listen, but a little bit more back and forth would do wonders.

I’m not saying that they need to make an official response to every topic, but something like the new stagger bug in 2.5 should really be addressed as soon as possible.

Even if they only posted to confirm that it is a bug and they were now aware of it, it would make players feel more heard.

Taking five minutes a day and having a bit larger of a forum footprint would stop people from assuming that they don’t listen.

[Mefistos]

I think I agree with him in that matter, official is vanilla experience and it should be seen as ‘basic’ experience hardly to be found on any private server. You can’t force much of prefered play style as there many limitating factors. Of course it’s up to players to decide but on private servers there’s more room to adjustment.

[Mefistos]

Exactly, how much time it takes for developer post just one or two message on forum? That’s just nothing compared to power it would have for community - it would show ‘yes we care, yes we listen’.

People usually sit and post a lot messages on twitter and other social media anyway, that’s the times we have, can’t believe they don’t have or can’t access forum to talk with community. I think they may just not care enough and they threat is as just job and there’s no need to do anything beyond that which makes me sad.

[SirDaveWolf]

@OctaviousWrex

I’m not saying that they need to make an official response to every topic, but something like the new stagger bug in 2.5 should really be addressed as soon as possible.

Which stagger bug? The last time I fought NPCs on testlive (2.5 patch) I had no problems.

Conan Exiles and how I handle stunlock situations

[OctaviousWrex]

Several people are reporting on NPCs failing to stagger unless they are in an idle animation. So they are having to just stand there and take hits of just use one fast attack and then block

I’ll try to link the thread about it

[SirDaveWolf]

@OctaviousWrex

I’ll try to link the thread about it

Thanks, I found it already

So the NPCs seem to always have hyper armor when attacking.

Impossible to execute combo on camp thralls due to Stagger update 2.5

It’s no longer possible to execute full combo with any weapon on thralls in camps, this is just riddiculous as it didn’t pumped difficulty, it just make game of mashing button. In a nutshell you are forced to take hit if you want to do full combo, or do roll and waste stamina which will prelong fight for very long - this is chore instead of fun. Don’t even get me started on when you fight more than 1 opponent, it’s impossible to not get hit unless you roll all the time. Hunting god tokens by ki…

2.5 Stagger Changes Bugged Humanoid Stagger & Knockdown

Game mode: Single-player Type of issue: Bug Mods?: No Edition: Steam Bug Description: First let me provide a link to a feedback thread where a number of us have assumed this bug was an intended part of the 2.5 update: Impossible to execute combo on camp thralls due to Stagger update 2.5 Now, the bug itself: Humanoids (including undead) cannot be staggered anymore unless they’re in an idle stance, so out-of-combat-idle or holding-weapons-idle. This means animations such as the stagger anim…

[OctaviousWrex]

Sweet, I found it but am too pokey. It sounds like the new plan to give NPCs and players temporary stagger resist after being staggered many times on a row is probably the most logical root of the problem

But yeah, functionally it’s basically like they all have hyper armor, and I can’t imagine it’s not a bug

[Mefistos]

What’'s point of that video? It shows that you play lazily, getting surrounded by enemies all the times which does not prove any point. Ps you should record video on daytime as it’s barely wisible at the end,

Maybe testlive was a bit better, maybe not, i dont really know, I do now that now there’s huge issue with this. It’s impossible to fight thralls without getting hit no matter how good you can play.

[SirDaveWolf]

The video clearly shows that the NPCs still got staggered on testlive.

[CodeMage]

@Lootepus

The problem is that Funcom tries to cater to everyone. That is impossible and its why the game is not as popular as i should have been.

Not to put too fine a point on it, but it’s clearly possible to cater to everyone. Conan Exiles has a playerbase that proves that. You just need to look at the Steam Charts and you can see that, despite the peaks and valleys, the long-term trend shows that Conan Exiles playerbase is growing.

As for the game not being popular as it “should have been”, that’s just magical wishful thinking. You can compare it to other games if you want, but saying it didn’t turn out as popular as you would’ve wished is merely a nice sentiment. It doesn’t actually say anything about the game itself.

@Lootepus

In the process of trying to make everyone happy they have watered down the experience so much that its no longer a good game. The base game is not a good game.

Funny, because I’m pretty sure there are many people on these forums who find that it’s better than it ever was. Funcom added a whole lot of content and new game mechanics, and they’ve done countless improvements to the game.

@Lootepus

Look at RUST and Valheim. Why are those so popular? Because they know what game they are trying to make and what experience that they want. Those games are true survival games.

Yes, that was part of the point I already made. If you want a true survival game, right out of the box, there are better choices than Conan Exiles. If you want to turn Conan Exiles into a true survival game, you’ll need a private server and probably mods. That’s what Conan Exiles is: a jack of all trades, master of none.

And I don’t mean that in a negative sense, at all. I still enjoy many aspects of the game, and it’s a formula that seems to be working, still, no matter how much people on the forums insist that the game is dying.

@Lootepus

Conan Exiles is not anymore and that is why its not as popular as the other games on the marked even though Funcom is a big company with a lot of resources.

People keep bringing up this popularity contest, as if it mattered. Newsflash: it doesn’t matter. CS:GO is a hell of a lot more popular than Conan Exiles. PUBG, GTA 5, even the freaking Football Manager 2021, they’re all more popular than Conan Exiles.

Is Conan Exiles a niche game? Maybe. Who the hell cares? If it’s making Funcom enough money to justify its existence, then there’s nothing wrong with it occupying a niche in the market that would otherwise be emptier. Those of us who do enjoy this game are happy that the niche is being filled.

EDIT: Removed an acerbic paragraph that really served no purpose.

[Lootepus]

The problem I have is that I cant just open the game, go into a pvp server alone and just play for a while. I have to mine a million rocks to get a base and to level up. If you play on a pvp server you have to play this game every day for 1700-2400, if not your base is gone. I cant play CE 2 days a week for exsample if I play on a pvp server. I cant just jump in to have some quick fun for a few hours. Playing alone is very hard. Not hard in the sense that game is hard, but building a base, grinding out the crafting stations, defending the base takes so much time. There is not much action going on. Its all focus on mining rocks and cutting trees. But the reason my friends quit is that they dont want to get locked to be online between 1700-2400 every day just to make sure no one raids the base. Either you play CE as your only game, or you need to play on a PvE server.

[CodeMage]

@Lootepus

Either you play CE as your only game, or you need to play on a PvE server.

Or you find a nice private server that caters to your needs.

Everything you wrote there is basically “the game doesn’t cater to my specific needs”. And that’s a completely understandable complaint to have. But there’s a whole ton of us who don’t share your exact, specific set of needs and desires, and we don’t want Funcom to change the game to cater to you if it means alienating us.

That was the reason why I made my point about private servers in the first place. For better or for worse, Funcom attracted a very diverse audience and they have to keep that in mind. Either they risk a really big pivot – e.g. “we’re a hardcore survival game now, screw competitive PVP players and PVE builders and role-players” – or they keep going as they have so far, with incremental improvements and changes that try not to drive anyone away.

[Lootepus]

Im just telling what I dont like about the game and what my friends have told what they dont like about the game. I dont care that much. I dont play CE anymore. The main reason I made this post was because of the issues I have with how Funcom treats their other games, and how they dont care about heir old community. They dont read the other forums so I had to vent my frustrations here. Conan Exiles not a bad game, Im just mentioning what I think would make it better. It seems like there is a wide variety of opinions about CE and what is best for the game and what game it should be.

[Mbeat]

Listening and responding are two different things mate.

You remember school right? You remember “listening” to your teacher’s instructions? Did you say something every time the teacher said something? No? So that means you weren’t listening does it?

See the logic here…

Funcom listen, they don’t comment a lot. That’s the reality here.

[Mbeat]

Maybe it’s a new policy to not respond actively on forums or something? Like the new boss has laid down the new rule?

Possibly?

[Mbeat]

If you don’t care or play about Conan Exiles then why are you here commenting and driving forum discussion?

I don’t play Pac Man, I’m not on their forums having a hit…

??

If you an investment in something then have an investment in something!

[Chaoruk]

The only new funcom trend I find funny this days is how in past mods on forum didn’t need to close and unlist threads to moderate few flagged posts.
But now only after few flags entire threads are locked…funny enough all of them were about EL vs SIptah problem…

[Lootepus]

I have played it a lot. I just dont play at the moment. I do like the game, I just think it could have been better. I dont agree with the direction they are taking the game. I will play it more if it gets new content in the future, but I dont want to right now.
I made the post because im frustrated about how they handle their other games. They made some very good games and now they just rotting away and no one cares about them. They want us to pay subscriptions but they cant even put 1 single dev to work on the game. I been fan of Funcom for many years, they made some of my favorite games. After Tencent bought them there has been a shift in communication, attitude, direction.

[CodeMage]

@Chaoruk

The only new funcom trend I find funny this days is how in past mods on forum didn’t need to close and unlist threads to moderate few flagged posts.

Been like that for a looooong while now. Thing is, the more toxic the forums get, the more you’ll notice it happening.

[Oduda]

@Lootepus

Anyone else here miss the old Funcom? Before Tencent bought them? They used to communicate with the playerbase.

One of the biggest complains before Tencent bought Funcom was the lack of communication so I don’t know what alternate reality you came from.

@Lootepus

They cared about their other games as well, much more that they do now.

They stopped doing anything with Age of Conan long before Tencent took over. Anarchy online well before that. Pretty sure they haven’t done much of anything with The Secret World since before Tencent. So do you actually have any facts to back up your claims?

@Lootepus

The recent success of the company has made them arrogant and selfish.

What success? And that’s a pretty bold claim with no ability to back it up.

@Lootepus

I hate that Tencent bought Funcom.

Good on you. Doesn’t give you the right to make things up and toss around accusations without any facts to support them however.

@Lootepus

I doubt we will ever see a good game from Funcom again.

They HAVEN’T put out any games yet. You literally have given them no chance before you make this claim.

@Lootepus

The new Dune game will have a cashshop full of pay2win items im pretty sure.

Provide proof of this. Seriously, show one sliver of evidence to support this claim.

@Lootepus

Where are the community managers? I thought they hired more community staff? They used to talk to players.

There are a ton of post flagged showing you were they have commented. Open your eyes and take a look.

@Lootepus

Why do they hate their old loyal players that have supported them for years?

Another baseless accusation. Provide some proof of this. Show how you know what they think and how they feel. Fact is you can’t, you are making a statement that has no basis in reality in order to push an agenda propagated upon feeling.

@Lootepus

The fact that you can get a thrall to fight for you while you just stand there and watch him crush all enemies in the game is a joke. Who thought this was a good idea?

And as stated many times by many people in many threads you and just as easily NOT USE A BLOODY THRALL. Is it really that hard to comprehend that simple fact. If you think the game is soooooo easy then leave your thrall at home and do the dungeons and bosses by yourself and stop complaining about thralls killing everything on their own.

@Lootepus

Fighting thralls is the worst addition to this game since early access in 2017. I cant stand it.

And yet others will tell you how easy it is to kill thralls. Go figure.

@Lootepus

This game was better at launch than it is now.

Having played in pre-launch, launch and up to now I can tell you point blank that is false.

@Lootepus

Back then it had so many bugs it was almost unplayable, and the framrate and lag was horrible

And there you go, you just pointed out reasons why your own argument is false.

@Lootepus

Our feedback doesnt matter though. They dont care,

Yet so many of the changes they continue to make even in their latest patch are based on player feedback. So again, another baseless accusation with no evidence to back it up.