Healing in Age of Conan

Healing in Age of Conan has been misunderstood by many and there is a load of confusion going on about it. I therefore thought it was time someone wrote about it. First off, what healing experience do I have in the beta? I've played a ToS from 1-28 then it got wiped. Started a new ToS, got to 52 then it got wiped, and now I have a bear shaman...

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Active Blockig & Why I love The Combat mechanics: Read if you have a Low end machine

Let me start out by saying that if you have a low end machine, you absolutely need 2 gigs of ram to run this game, no if ands or buts.I first started the PVP weekend with: 1 gig of ram, a single core 3.2 g cpu and an old x800 pro, The game was playable on the island for the intro questing, but in PVP as soon as another player approached me...

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AoC Game Overview and Dark Templar 1-80

I have been a part of the beta Community since April 07, I was in the tech tests and got into the first batch of General Beta Testers.Suffice to say I was pretty happy to be part of the AoC team and I still am.We have all had our ups and downs, and so has the game I will leave out my experiences from the first build since I already posted...

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AoC Beta Client Download

Hello,In this thread information will be provided on how to acquire Age Of Conan general beta client. Some of you might not be familiar with "torrents", so step by step instructions will be provided. So pay attention.Step 1Download and install Bit Torrent client software. uTorrent is among the best, so we suggest you get that.Step 2You will...

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AoC Tempest Of Set Feedback 1 - 78

Levels 1-20:Things are not easy here. Still getting the hang of things and with only one spell for nuking properly and having to melee a lot i had relatively tough time till i managed to get some points in Paralysis that gave me breathing room.Still i was managing mobs 1 by 1 but once another mob appeared i had to leg it fast while casting...

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Detailed AoC hardware and performance analysis.

Hello all. There are quite a few questions here about performance and hardware. Hopefully this thread will help answer them.After finding out that I got into the PvP beta, I quickly called my friends to tell them to check their e-mails. After finding out that we ALL got into the beta, we hightailed it to a remote cabin for some fishing, drinking...

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HoX Review from beta tester

Hi all, here is my Hox's feeback, main character on the pvp server.The first 20 lvl were a bit hard, thought i've never used pots for questing/grinding. But i could easely stand against two mobs without dying since Hox got really powerfull combos like molten slash.Getting the contract of protection was really helpfull, as like as blood boil...

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AoC Beta Questions: General Issues

How fast is leveling?This has always been a hard question for me, so many answers so many variables. I'll say though that at least in beta lvling is faster than in WOW, but that will likely change, so think WoW pace, perhaps tiny bit slower. My opinion.Will this game fail?No, I think AoC will not fail. It will not be what some are expecting,...

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AoC Beta Questions: Zones, Traveling and Mounts

How is long distance traveling handled (ex. WoW’s gryphon/wyverns) ?No horses or anything. Well you can talk to stagecoach or ship captain, and instantly you find yourself in loading screen, nothing like WoW's travel via the ship.I have seen no information about the destinations after you leave Tortage. Are there starting zones for each race?Just...

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AoC Beta Questions: Classes and Races

I have heard healers are useless, how useful are they?I couldn't disagree more about healers in the group. Team up bear shaman and barbarian and you got one mean machine. On top of that, taking group mobs (equivalent to WoW's elite mobs - actually tougher than elites) is practically impossible w/out healers. A healer and a canqueror can take...

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AoC Beta Questions: PvP/PvE Combat

How does the PVP xp work?You get special PVP exp when you kill other players, and you have special PVP levels (20 is max I believe).Is there any exp penalty in PvE combat after u die ((exp loss, armor durability, debuffs...etc))?Nope, no exp penalty. You only get temp debuffs, like lower attack rating and lower defense rating. Debuff can...

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Barbarian Review and Guide

GeneralFirst I like to praise the changes in the landscapes and layouts of most areas I have been in. Level 37.5 so far. The redesign of most areas is a great improvment. SoBS so far seems to be the best. I only scouted the outside so far, which is quite extensive, but very nice. Cant wait to check inside.My first time leveling a Barb was...

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Age of Conan: Beta Assassin Bug

Woot, here we go: -At the moment assassins are a little broken.... mwahahahaif you go into poison stance and keep going into it (as many times as u like) your poison stance buff stacks.....Stack it enough and you can 1 shot anyone :P fun Hope it doesnt make it into live though lol everyone an assassinIf you enjoyed this post, make sure you...

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Where in the wiki is Mitra?

The fine folks over at AoCWiki have noticed that the Hyborean god Mitra has gone missing, and need our help to find him. The strange bit is: he's lost somewhere in the Wiki! So, to help recover him, readers are being solicited to go through the Wiki and follow a series of clues that will reveal the location of the missing god. Do it for...

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The Hyborian Insider shows off AoC combat

The first in a new video series called The Hyborian Insider has been listed on Age of Conan's community site. The opening episode looks at the combat mechanics in the game, with a detailed breakdown of the system. Hosted by the game's product manager Erling Ellingsen, the video looks at things we've mostly seen before (like the attacking and defending mechanics), but it's still a good watch that sums everything up in just a few...

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AOC - Competition and Review on Ten Ton Hammer

Ten Ton Hammer has great coverage and other goodies ready for you! For one there's a competition where you can win amazing prizes including autographed merchandise, collector's edition boxes and a lifetime subscription to AoC. In addition to that they also feature the "Age of Conan: Ask the Devs - Week in Review - 03.30.2008 " where all of...

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