I am playing this one for the pvp.

Guild cities, raiding, rank, and the rest all support that goal.

PVP will support my new fondness for making PVP videos.

Wow, yes to all of the above?

First and foremost, I actually want to read quests this time around, instead of going "yadda yadda - wowhead it!" That means my 1-20 will be a little slower, but I'm ok with that. Exploration is also a key factor, I'm one of those weirdos who likes to pan the camera around taking epic screenshots to justify my nerdism. Think me, top of a cliff, wind blowing through my hair, and one mega vanity pose. Once the noob factor has worn off and I know the mechanics more, I still don't plan to rush to 80. I want to be able to hop in and help others quest, do a bunch of fun dungeons, and do some PvP here and there. The journey, especially when starting out, is still hands down way better than any end game. I also have a raving alt addiction as I've proved with WoW, and I like to collect classes like Pokemon - I'm going to try as hard as I can to have one main to focus on but I'm sure I will be dazzled by other shiny classes along the way.

Now for the end game, after the 275 or so hours they claim it will take, I plan to focus on making the Guild successful. Guild Cities, PvP, you name it. Dungeons will be high on my list too, but only if they don't turn into the massive headache that came from organizing WoW raids. I will definitely plan to attend raids, but they will go on the back burner for real life stuff.

Swat, I am with you on the screen shots. I am always in search of that perfect desktop background.

I am with you, Swat. I plan on following the story as I play. But, then again, even in Beta I read all the options, considered my choices, and kept my character's personality (as it were) in mind. It's one of the reasons I really enjoy LotRO and AoC brings the same living world to us.

I suppose the PvP side of things won't be quite my focus, like some others out there, because I realize I won't be great at it at first (some of that will be the class I have chosen - PoM). Therefore, I'd like to develop my character and get to understand all the spells, skills, and feats involved, before putting myself to the ultimate test. I don't want to end up treading water at level 20 trying to learn PvP when I could be learning the game while still progressing the story and character.

In the end, though, the thing I enjoy most about these games is the social aspect. Getting together to assault some dungeon, tackle some rival faction, or strike at griefers - that's what I look forward to the most. Thus, seeing the guild grow stronger, building up its city, and rallying folks behind some sort of epic raids (both PvE & PvP) sound like the best of times to me.

I was thinking I'll roll a Barbarian and crush my enemies, drive them before me and listen to the lamentation of their women!

I came so close to doing the same, but i'll be starting with my Ranger. I'll be trying to level as quick as i can. Plus sending as many souls as possible up to Crom to explain their weakness along the way.

Has anyone seen any write-ups on what the Crafting Professions are going to be like at release? Or was that kept pretty much under wraps and we'll have to discover it for ourselves at launch?

I've got a fondness for creation... and the whole LotRO crafting system with the chance to make items of unique nature has me wishing I was deeper into the game. I'm hoping there's some possibility that AoC will offer some extra dynamics to creatables outside of "grind this to max and then come talk to me."

My goal is to initially roll a character on WHATEVER server we decide to play on. Then to keep pace with the average leveling of the rest of the guild. I'd like to help build the guild city - get to 40 for Mammoth time - all before I log off from my initial play session, too much?

You'll be a manly burly brute, you will lower your enemies, then drive while they are before you, and the women will be lamenting. Hmm... what did google come up with for your name?

My guess is.. not women..

Gathering starts at 20, doesn't it? In the open beta I was able to start prospecting. There were several others that I saw (but didn't actually try to take).

They may have changed it. I'm missing out on these last patches, but before you couldn't craft until 40.

I remember reading Gathering at 20, crafting at 40

Fortunately it's something completely different now. I'm blocking that previous issue from my mind!

Actually, I would like to get on (does anyone know what CST start time really is for over here?) from the get-go, level as quickly as I can through about 20 and get the guild started as fast as possible so that when the non-prescrubs do get on, we can have the doormat out and ready to go. After that, I hope to help out a few of our quickstarters that missed out on the pre-order get through the wilds of the Underhalls and the White Sands without too much bloodshed (this might be a bit of policing) while also racking up a few PvP experience points of my own. Of course, coming into the closed beta so late, I have no idea how to formally start the guild, so I'll be leaning on ol' Ranalin to help us all through that on the Wild West server.

I want to get to my mount, just so I can play around with my elephant on 'roids for a bit and enjoy being a retarded chump with 5 tons of hair hanging beneath his nuts. After that, I'll do a good mix of levelling and PvPing and hang with my guildies as much as possible.

After playing the barbarian in the beta, I really, really like her. Once they hit 15, they really start to get fun.