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Showing posts with label Conan. Show all posts
Saturday, November 20, 2010
GameRigs Age of Conan Sweepstakes
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February 11th, 2009 hexsane Posted in Age of conan news | 
GameRigs AoC SweepstakesEnter GameRigs AoC Sweepstakes for a chance to win: 
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GameRigs AoC SweepstakesEnter GameRigs AoC Sweepstakes for a chance to win: 1st Prize
Custom Gaming Desktop PC System from GameRigs, including:
GameRigs Aluminum ATX Case with custom artwork
Intel Core 2 Quad processor
Crucial Ballistix DDR2 memory
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+ video card
NEC Accusync 24? LCD Display
SteelSeries Zboard Gaming Keyboard
SteelSeries AoC Keyset for Zboard
SteelSeries Gaming Mouse
SteelSeries Gaming Headset
All Age of Conan preorder items
1-year pre-paid subscription to Age of Conan
1-Year Subscription to Beckett’s Massive Online Gamer magazine
BradyGames Official Strategy Guide2nd Prize
SteelSeries Zboard Gaming Keyboard
SteelSeries Age of Conan Keyset for Zboard
SteelSeries Gaming Mouse
All Age of Conan preorder items
90-day pre-paid subscription to Age of Conan3rd Prize
SteelSeries Zboard Gaming Keyboard
SteelSeries Age of Conan Keyset for Zboard
60-day pre-paid subscription to Age of ConanBonus Prizes 10 lucky winners will receive a 60-day pre-paid subscription to Age of Conan.
Its free to enter and looks like some great stuff.
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Age of Conan adding Conquest game mode, new PvP minigame
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by Jef Reahard 
Oct 1st 2010 at 8:00PMFiled under: Fantasy, Age of Conan, New titles
Age of Conan's Craig Morrison has been a busy man of late. When he's not generating discussion fodder on his personal blog or overseeing the setup of Funcom's new production studio in Montreal, he's finding time to chat up the AoC community on the forthcoming additions to the game via his monthly development update series. Morrison enlists the help of two additional Funcom developers in the latest installment, beginning with lead systems designer Einar Forselv, who talks a bit about the incoming PvP additions.
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Oct 1st 2010 at 8:00PMFiled under: Fantasy, Age of Conan, New titlesAge of Conan's Craig Morrison has been a busy man of late. When he's not generating discussion fodder on his personal blog or overseeing the setup of Funcom's new production studio in Montreal, he's finding time to chat up the AoC community on the forthcoming additions to the game via his monthly development update series. Morrison enlists the help of two additional Funcom developers in the latest installment, beginning with lead systems designer Einar Forselv, who talks a bit about the incoming PvP additions.
Not only is a new PvP minigame in the works, but an entirely new game mode is coming along with it. The new mode, called Conquest, will make its debut in the new mini -- The Call of Jhebbal Sag -- and will find players fighting for control of a strategic location in the Pictish wilderness. Funcom has also added a new wrinkle in the form of resource points that fluctuate depending on how well your team is doing at holding capture points. The new mini will feature two groups of six for a total of 12 players per side, and it will also allow players to bring their mounts into a minigame battle for the first time.
Lest you think the 2.1 update series is solely focused on PvP, Morrison also taps dynamic gameplay designer Tanya Short for a bit of an explanation about the social features coming soon to a server near you. She provides a bit more info on the activities briefly mentioned in last month's letter. "This patch introduces two major social content additions: guild events and horse racing. Both will hopefully provide guilds and roleplayers with some fun activities and offer an interesting diversion for everyone who wants to try them," she writes.
Tags: age-of-conan, aoc, call-of-jhebbal-sag, conquest, craig-morrison, dev-update, development-update, einar-forselv, funcom, jhebbal-sag, new-game-mode, silirrion, tanya-shortConan and stuff
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Age of Conan NEWS
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Friday, November 19, 2010
Age of Conan Lore (or lack thereof)
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September 25th, 2008 hexsane Posted in Age of conan news, Conan Fiction | 
Age of Conan Lore Sidebar MenuThere have not been any Age of Conan Community Lore Library updates since May. In the ever growing world of AoC and the rich pool of resources available in the world of Conan fiction is there nothing more to be added to the lore of the realms? Although the frequency of updates to this library was slow at best and came mostly in spurts it is a great resource for new players interested in the history of AoC up to this point (or at least up to the 9th of May). If you read through it you might even learn something you didn’t already know about the places and people of the Hyborian Age.
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Age of Conan Lore Sidebar MenuThere have not been any Age of Conan Community Lore Library updates since May. In the ever growing world of AoC and the rich pool of resources available in the world of Conan fiction is there nothing more to be added to the lore of the realms? Although the frequency of updates to this library was slow at best and came mostly in spurts it is a great resource for new players interested in the history of AoC up to this point (or at least up to the 9th of May). If you read through it you might even learn something you didn’t already know about the places and people of the Hyborian Age. Will the Age of Conan game content actually become a part of the Conan lore? There are already short fiction stories being written about adventures in the game. Will Conan, Inc allow it? Letting the people who enjoy the creation of Robert E. Howard control the path of the Hyborian Age might inject more interest in Conan and fresh talent should always be welcome. It remains to be seen if everything will need the stamp of approval from Conan, Inc. Time will tell.
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Age of Conan - siege battles
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Thursday, November 18, 2010
Age of Conan - Kill a Goat - Win a Prize Pack.
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December 24th, 2008 hexsane Posted in Age of conan news | 
The HuntedAoC Community has an interesting contest going on and you can win a nice prize package if win the hunt. Hunt is only to be held on certain dates though:
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The HuntedAoC Community has an interesting contest going on and you can win a nice prize package if win the hunt. Hunt is only to be held on certain dates though: Keep an eye out on the Season Event entries on the portal at 23rd, 24th, 29th, 30th and 31st of December. These will be the dates the competition will be held.
Have fun!
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Age of Conan Rise of Godslayer
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Conan
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Age of Conan soundtrack turning heads in Hollywood
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by Jef Reahard Oct 15th 2010 at 7:00PMFiled under: Fantasy, Age of Conan, Culture, News items
Long-time Age of Conan players need no introduction to Knut Avenstroup Haugen. Even though they might not know the name, Haugen's seminal score for Funcom's sword and sorcery MMORPG is instantly recognizable. It seems that Hollywood is finally coming around as well, nominating the composer for a best original score award in the Music in Media category.
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Oct 15th 2010 at 7:00PMFiled under: Fantasy, Age of Conan, Culture, News itemsLong-time Age of Conan players need no introduction to Knut Avenstroup Haugen. Even though they might not know the name, Haugen's seminal score for Funcom's sword and sorcery MMORPG is instantly recognizable. It seems that Hollywood is finally coming around as well, nominating the composer for a best original score award in the Music in Media category. Even if you're not an Age of Conan fan, Haugen's Rise of the Godslayer soundtrack (as well as the Hyborian Adventures suite for the original game) is well worth a listen, particularly if you're into big-budget fantasy soundscapes that rival the work of Howard Shore and Hans Zimmer.
Check out the press release on the game's official website, and have a look back at the Rise of the Godslayer Making the Music trailer.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Age of Conan - Hyborian Insider - PvP
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Robert E. Howard and Conan
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Age of Conan 2.0.7 coming today after extended downtime
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by Jef Reahard Oct 6th 2010 at 11:00AMFiled under: Fantasy, Age of Conan, Patches, News items
If you had your heart set on a little Hyborian hooky this afternoon, go ahead and cancel that sick day and head on in to the office. Funcom is in the process of uploading Age of Conan version 2.0.7 to the live servers, and according to a post on the official boards by senior community manager Tarib, the downtime has been extended from six to a full eight hours (it began early this morning at 7:00 a.m. EDT).
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Oct 6th 2010 at 11:00AMFiled under: Fantasy, Age of Conan, Patches, News itemsIf you had your heart set on a little Hyborian hooky this afternoon, go ahead and cancel that sick day and head on in to the office. Funcom is in the process of uploading Age of Conan version 2.0.7 to the live servers, and according to a post on the official boards by senior community manager Tarib, the downtime has been extended from six to a full eight hours (it began early this morning at 7:00 a.m. EDT). The good news is that the patch looks to improve performance in Khitai's Northern Grasslands zone (often called Northern Crashlands due to its low framerates and frequent lockups). While the jury is still out on the success of this aspect of the patch, it's gratifying to see Funcom taking action on the matter. 2.0.7 is also tweaking the ranger class (yes, again), in the seemingly neverending struggle to bring Hyboria's bow and crossbow crowd into line with the rest of the classes. This time it's not a nerf but rather a series of mini-buffs, including more damage for the deft stabs skill, a better snare effect on pin down, and more.
You can view the patch notes from the Test Live server, but you'll need to sign in with a Test Live forum account.
Tags: 2.0.7, age-of-conan, aoc, buffs, deft-stabs, funcom, lag, northern-grasslands, patch, performance-optimizations, pin-down, ranger, rangers, snare, tarib, test-live, updateConan the Cimmerian #1 & #2
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September 11th, 2008 hexsane Posted in Conan Comics |
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I decided to hold off on discussing the first official issue of Conan the Cimmerian until I had more of a story to work with. In these 2 issues the reader is introduced to Connacht, Conan’s grandfather, through the mysterious hermit. The hermit assists Conan by frightening away some Vanaheim raiders seeking revenge for the carnage Conan delivered to their kin in Conan the Cimmerian #0.
In Issue #1 (”Hunter’s Moon”) the hermit begins the tale of how Connacht saved 2 children from a gruesome death at the hands of the marsh folk by being bound and tossed into the depths of the marshes.
In Issue #2 (”Mark of the Wolf”) the hermit continues the story of Connacht with the discovery of the grizzly remains of Connacht’s horse. Forced to travel by foot the trio come upon a farm and Connacht attempts to make the children look hard working and useful in hopes the farmer will take them in. When night comes the farmer’s daughter and one of the children go missing…
The story so far is good. I’m not thrilled about the art used in the tale about Connacht. I’m wondering if it was intentionally drawn this way. Many of the characters seem to be distorted or caricatures and the creatures are, in a word, terrible. I’ll admit to not being an art critique but I would like to hear from someone else. Is it just me or is that art really just that bad?
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The Age of Conan First… That wasn’t.
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October 3rd, 2008 hexsane Posted in Age of conan news |
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Today’s announcement of the first tier 3 city missed the mark by nearly a month. In reality Lords of the Dead completed their tier 3 in early September on the DeathWhisper server. Oops… Congrats to both guilds as it is an achievement. I guess someone fell asleep at AoC central and missed the Lords of the Dead achievement.
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