Age of Conan Classes:
You don’t have to start making decisions regarding your profession until you’ve reached level five. At level 5 you pick an archetype. The archetypes are Soldier, Mage, Priest and Rogue. The classes that are available to you are determined from which archetype you choose and your race

There will be three difference races upon the launch of Age of Conan. In Age of Conan the three nations that are planned for launch are Aquilonia, C...

Age of Conan:Gameplay
Age of Conan will feature a limited single-player portion at the start of the game. Here you advance through a deep and involving story, where the focus is on you, your character and your place in the world. After a while you will start meeting other players, but you will be able to switch between single-player and multiplayer during the first twenty levels of your character’s life. After that, its all massively multiplayer.

The level cap is 80. Forty ...

Age of Conan Genre:
Fantasy
WAR Genre:
AoC Background:
Conan is a fantasy character created by author Robert E. Howard. Howard wrote a series of stories during the 1930’s which took place in the fictional world of Hyboria, where the protagonist was a mighty and fearsome barbarian called Conan. The Howard stories all follows Conan’s life as he evolves from a young warrior and thief to finally become king of Aquilonia, the mightiest nation of Hyboria.
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AoC Specs:
Game Status: Closed Beta (Check Preorder Status!)
Release Date: Tentativly set for May, 20, 2008
System requirements: (2-18-08)
Required
OS: Windows Vista/XP
Processor: 3GHz Pentium IV
RAM: 1GB RAM
Video Card: Shader Model 2.0 and 128MB RAM: NVIDIA GeForce 5800 or ATI 9800

Recommended
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz (E6600) or better
Vdeo Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7950GX2 or better
RAM: 2GB or more

Enhan...

Age of Conan Overview:
Age of Conan is a MMO based on the Conan fantasy license originally created by the famed author Robert E. Howard. Set in 10.000 BC in the world of Hyboria. You can engage in guild warfare and embark on challenging quests which all stay true to the original written works by Robert E. Howard
WARHAMMER: Age of Reckoning Overview:
WAR is an upcoming MMORPG based on Games Workshop’s popular Warhammer fantasy war game...

Conquerors are a sword-wielding fusion of heavy armor and battlefield command, rare individuals rising from the ranks of Aquilonian generals and barbarous Cimmerian war-leaders.
The conqueror’s martial might is almost unparalleled and they manipulate those fighting around them inspiring allies, demoralizing foes and drawing strength from the fury of battle. Conquerors are capable soldiers but their ability to augment their allies with battle-cries and inspirational auras, as well ...

Game Designer Jason Stone took some time out of his busy schedule to answer some questions on Funcom’s upcoming MMORPG, Age of Conan.
What is it about the Conan franchise that made you want to get involved, and why does Conan lend itself so well to the world of MMORPGs?
Conan is an incredibly rich world with more than 70 years of lore so it’s an amazing world to make an MMO of. The depth of it all, the cultures, the magic, the lush environment, the sense of danger, the...

The Norwegian part of the mainly Danish gaming magazine Gamereactor has reviewed the Norwegian game by Funcom, Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures.
The game scores a 9/10 and the review is only in Norwegian, but here are the results:
Graphics: 9
Gameplay: 9
Sound: 10
Lasting appeal: 9
Pluses:
Intense fighting system, outstanding fantasy-mood, avoids timestealers.
Minuses:
Could be hard to get used to, difficult menus for social interaction, ...

DreamStation writes: “Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game set in the world of Hyboria, the world of Conan that is. Through fighting monsters, and interaction with Non Player Characters, you the player, forge a path of adventure and one of destiny.
With character creation you pick your gender and then pick your race from 3 varieties of human. You can pick your class from a total of twelve, based on the four archetypes of Warrior, Ro...

Gamereactor Denmark writes: Norwegian Funcom is finally ready with their ambitiouMMORPG, and Nicolas has been online in endless times, to test most facets of the game.

Arstechnica writes: “After years of careful research, development, and an extensive beta-testing phase that has set new benchmarks for MMO QA, Funcom’s Age of Conan is now up and running. At a time when the colorful, cartoony, and PG-rated World of Warcraft is the undisputed king of the booming MMO genre, Conan positions itself as the rough, gruff, violent, sexual fantasy title for those wanting a more “mature” experience from an MMO.”

The result of Funcom’s obvious dedication to the product and the impressive stream of fixes they’ve already issued give confidence regarding the future of the product. The game’s major problems stem from missing or incomplete PvP and PvE content, not any lack of solid infrastructure or poor game design. Age of Conan as it stands today is a very enjoyable stew of wild bloodshed, sweaty decadence and the panicked realization that you’ve just gotten jumped by a group from...