AoC is an interesting game. It is a shame they have so many odd bugs still in the game.

MMOs are tricky. In the case of AoC, they have developed 3 games. A single player game, a multiplayer game, and an "end game". I wish developers could figure out how to drop us all into "end game" and just focus on that only because I have a feeling that it would be the best MMO ever.

Personally, I was hoping for more from AoC. I dislike the trend of MMOs adding more and more single player play. In AoC I feel as though I am playing my game along side of thousands of others... but alone really.

On the other end, City of Heroes (even in it's aging state) allows for easy grouping. The whole sidekick system lets you stick with your friends or find a PuG rather quickly.

Anyway. I digress. AoC has a cool look, but the gameplay is not really thought out that well. Sometimes I think it would be a better single player game. They released to take advantage of the gap since so many other MMOs are launching this fall, but in the long run they might suffer the same fate as Sigil's Vanguard.