Age of Conan - Page 39

Dantel · 04-03-2008, 07:49 AM

I mentioned when signing up for beta that I was going to buy the game regardless of whether or not I got in on the beta. Thinking back I should have probably lied and said I didn't plan on buying the game at all but wanted to test it out just in case it was good.

I could see them prefering people who don't plan to buy the game testing their product in the hopes of winning a potential customer.

It's always about the getting the second third.

kythik · 04-03-2008, 02:03 PM

happy to be in even if its only 3 hours for now!

Odinn · 04-03-2008, 04:55 PM

This is pretty long but there was some nice stuff in the video.
Shows crazy character customization, really detailed
Flyover of starting island...can skip, looks prety nice though
They show battle in a lvl 80 dungeon
Mounts are about halfway through - mounted battle, they look really good. they mention how important mounts will be in pvp
Near the end they build a Keep, talk a little more about pvp

TRAILERWELTEN - Video: Age of Conan - Präsentation

Cifu · 04-09-2008, 04:58 PM

If you guys havent seen yet go sign up for this

http://www.gamespot.com/test/ageofconan/

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Durham, USA – April 9th, 2008 – Eidos and Funcom are proud to announce a unique Beta partnership with GameSpot.com, one of the world's biggest gaming websites. In a highly exclusive event, 15,000 gamers from across the world can log in and play Age of Conan, non-stop, from Friday April 18th to Sunday April 20th. The unique PvP weekend allows lucky gamers to test a limited part of the PvP functionality of Age of Conan, and the two different PvP mini-games Capture the Skull and Team Annihilation will be available.

To make the weekend more interesting Funcom and Eidos also include the engaging Age of Conan character creation system, allowing players to create avatars with strong personalities. All 12 classes in the game, including the barbarian, can be picked and tested, with Funcom transforming each character into a fully specced level 20 death machine. In PvP lobbies players can then chat and socialize, prior to entering PvP matches. Participants are urged to test different classes, and report on any potential issues. There will also be forums on GameSpot.com where people can talk about the event, and Funcom staff will be present to gather feedback.

“The battlefields of Hyboria are craving new, fresh blood,” says an enthusiastic Game Director/Producer Gaute Godager at Funcom. “Throwing newcomers into a fully specced level 20 PVP character is naturally a challenge in this most unforgiving of all MMO environments, but I am confident this will be overcome by the players. We have spent years fine-tuning the combat system in Age of Conan, and allowing GameSpot readers to be the first to get a small glimpse of this is something we really look forward to.”

The unique PvP weekend marks an escalation in the stress testing for Age of Conan, and aspiring barbarians can now sign up on GameSpot’s website. The 15.000 lucky winners will be able to claim their key by revisiting GameSpot on Wednesday the 16th of April, and then they can then start downloading the game. The servers open at 1600 EST Friday the 18th of April and close at 1600 EST on Sunday the 20st of April. Funcom and Eidos would like to point out that the PvP weekend is still a part of the beta testing process, and that it is a part of the planned stress test escalations towards launch. As of such it is not fully representative of the final product, and players are asked to treat it accordingly. Stress traffic issues may therefore occur.

Age of Conan is consistently mentioned as one of the most anticipated PC games in development. It has received more than twentyfive covers on high-profile gaming magazines across the globe and more than fifteen major awards, including numerous "Best MMO of E3" awards and the official "Best Online Game" award at the Games Convention 2007. Age of Conan is a key title in Microsoft's Games for Windows line-up, and a showcase title for nVidia. The game is set to launch in several territories on May 20th, 2008.

For more information on Age of Conan – either in English, German, French or Spanish – visit the official website at www.ageofconan.com where you also can access the respective community websites.

Safia · 04-09-2008, 07:03 PM

It's gonna be a free for all pvp madhouse! Hahah, thats gonna be so much fun. I should point out,..I hear it is a LOT harder to kill someone in pvp in Conan than it is to kill someone in EQ2. Fights are much longer and can go either way a lot more..making them really exciting and 'down to the wire' most times. This should be a total blast, hahaha.

Dantel · 04-09-2008, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Safia

It's gonna be a free for all pvp madhouse! Hahah, thats gonna be so much fun. I should point out,..I hear it is a LOT harder to kill someone in pvp in Conan than it is to kill someone in EQ2. Fights are much longer and can go either way a lot more..making them really exciting and 'down to the wire' most times. This should be a total blast, hahaha.

I prefer a straight up fight where skill can matter, not class selection. I mean obviously class will matter, but only in tactics, not for alpha strikes.

Alpha strikes ruin PVP heh.

Also, so does corpse runs. They've said they were doing something similar to shards, but if that's the case it would ruin PVP heh. They had better have a way around shard camping

Lamil · 04-09-2008, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Safia

It's gonna be a free for all pvp madhouse! Hahah, thats gonna be so much fun. I should point out,..I hear it is a LOT harder to kill someone in pvp in Conan than it is to kill someone in EQ2. Fights are much longer and can go either way a lot more..making them really exciting and 'down to the wire' most times. This should be a total blast, hahaha.

If by harder you mean stupid and broken due to potions being overpowered, then yea. its harder!

And by broken, I mean people get bored of no one ever pulling ahead, and just leave.

Safia · 04-11-2008, 04:25 AM

Well they're putting in the latest build now I think so will be a good time to test it out again next weekend. Im guessing some people will love it and some won't. Can't please em all no matter what you do. For the people who will enjoy it though, it will rawk!

cornbread · 04-12-2008, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Dantel

They've said they were doing something similar to shards, but if that's the case it would ruin PVP heh. They had better have a way around shard camping

Last I heard you don't drop a shard from PVP combat. Good call on their part.

Dantel · 04-12-2008, 04:41 PM