Be The Gamer » age-of-conan http://www.bethegamer.com Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 The Perfect Ten: MMO prisons http://www.bethegamer.com/2012/02/09/the-perfect-ten-mmo-prisons/ http://www.bethegamer.com/2012/02/09/the-perfect-ten-mmo-prisons/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:00:00 +0000 Justin Olivetti http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/09/the-perfect-ten-mmo-prisons/ Filed under: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Perfect Ten Prisons
Chillin' in the clink. Spending time in stoney lonesome. Thrown into the slammer. Checking in to the big house. Doing (perfect) 10 to life in the hole. Learning the ropes in juvie.

Prison: The only fun thing about it is the slang that people have come up to describe it. And while you may never actually want to spend any time in the crowbar hotel in real life, chances are you've already done so in MMOs. Jails are an ever-popular locale in online gaming, and they almost always deal with an epidemic of escaped -- yet still milling around casually -- prisoners.

So in today's Perfect Ten, we talked to the warden and got you a special glimpse into pixelated pokeys, if only to scare you straight. No more exploits and bots for you, young man or woman!

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    ]]>     http://www.bethegamer.com/2012/02/09/the-perfect-ten-mmo-prisons/feed/ 0     Age of Conan opens up the House of Crom http://www.bethegamer.com/2012/01/17/age-of-conan-opens-up-the-house-of-crom/ http://www.bethegamer.com/2012/01/17/age-of-conan-opens-up-the-house-of-crom/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:30:00 +0000 Eliot Lefebvre http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/17/age-of-conan-opens-up-the-house-of-crom/ Filed under: , , , , ,

    My house! Okay, technically Crom's house, but he lets me stay here rent-free as long as I clean the gutters.
    Whether you've been playing Age of Conan since launch or you just recently jumped on board with its transition to free-to-play, today will give you a reason to be excited. Today marks the launch of the House of Crom update, offering players a chance to explore the eponymous structure that sprawls through two enormous dungeons. But that's just the tip of the iceberg in terms of lore, with the two dungeons giving players two different ways to explore the new content.

    One of the two dungeons is an instanced dungeon, but the other one is a social dungeon, allowing multiple groups to explore it at the same time and reap the rewards for braving its perils. Players will be tasked with exploring the structure left by the ancient Atlanteans, hoping to discover the evil that befell this ancient race of people. You can check out the latest screenshots of the update in the gallery below, or you can log in and start exploring the dungeons now.

    [Source: Funcom press release]

    Gallery: Age of Conan Gallery

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      ]]>       http://www.bethegamer.com/2012/01/17/age-of-conan-opens-up-the-house-of-crom/feed/ 0       The Perfect Ten: Best MMO theme songs (part one) http://www.bethegamer.com/2012/01/12/the-perfect-ten-best-mmo-theme-songs-part-one/ http://www.bethegamer.com/2012/01/12/the-perfect-ten-best-mmo-theme-songs-part-one/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0000 Justin Olivetti http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/12/the-perfect-ten-best-mmo-theme-songs-part-one/ Filed under: , , , , , , , , , , ,

      Perfect Ten
      As I've well established both here on Massively and elsewhere, I'm somewhat of a nut for video game music. Whereas others might collect vintage hair metal tracks or the latest Justin Bieber opus, I'm always digging through obscure (and not-so-obscure) official soundtracks to games like Wipeout and Kirby. Video game scores can be right up there with the best that the film industry puts out, and the fact that they tie into personal experiences that we've played through can lend them sentimental weight.

      So for the next two Perfect Tens, I scoured all the MMO theme songs that I could get ahold of in an attempt to formulate a list of the very best. It was originally slated to be just one list, but after an hour or so of listening to tracks and having friends and fellow staffers weigh in on the subject, I knew it was impossible to keep it there.

      Two important things to note for this list. First, I wanted to keep to just the title/login screen tracks so that I wouldn't be working on this for the next 2.5 years. Second, unlike most past Perfect Tens where there's no significance to the order of the list, in this case we're going to have a genuine countdown to the best MMO theme song of all time. And I expect to take no flak about it, do you hear me? Good. Let's begin.

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        ]]>         http://www.bethegamer.com/2012/01/12/the-perfect-ten-best-mmo-theme-songs-part-one/feed/ 0         The Secret World’s engine takes center stage http://www.bethegamer.com/2012/01/09/the-secret-worlds-engine-takes-center-stage/ http://www.bethegamer.com/2012/01/09/the-secret-worlds-engine-takes-center-stage/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:00:00 +0000 Eliot Lefebvre http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/09/the-secret-worlds-engine-takes-center-stage/ Filed under: , , , , , ,

        Maybe this will work out okay. Maybe... maybe he just wants a friend.
        Unified engines for MMOs have long been a rarity, simply due to the time needed to develop a game and the number of different companies developing separate products. The Secret World manages to buck this trend, using the same core Dreamworld Engine as Funcom's Age of Conan. A recent interview with lead programmer Øystein Eftevaag discusses the way that the engine interacts with the newer game, how the unified engine helps both games, and what special features the game is using in a technical sense.

        Eftevaag explains that the Dreamworld Engine benefits chiefly from cross-pollination; improvements made in terms of optimization for Age of Conan can be imported to the engine on The Secret World with minimal extra legwork. The engine also uses a series of dynamic equations to determine what player characters should be able to see, subsequently leaving obscured areas blank to save on processor cycles. It's an interesting look under the hood at the technical side of Funcom's upcoming conspiracy and horror title, even if this particular dream world is tilted toward a nightmare.

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        ]]>         http://www.bethegamer.com/2012/01/09/the-secret-worlds-engine-takes-center-stage/feed/ 0         The Anvil of Crom: Quality-of-life improvements for 2012 http://www.bethegamer.com/2012/01/08/the-anvil-of-crom-quality-of-life-improvements-for-2012/ http://www.bethegamer.com/2012/01/08/the-anvil-of-crom-quality-of-life-improvements-for-2012/#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:00:00 +0000 Jef Reahard http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/08/the-anvil-of-crom-quality-of-life-improvements-for-2012/ Filed under: , , , , , , ,

        The Anvil of Crom - Angry man header
        This week's Anvil of Crom took a bit of thought because honestly, I haven't felt very motivated to play lately. It's one part burnout and two parts wandering eye, as there are a lot of MMOs out there that I keep hoping Age of Conan will emulate in the interests of becoming a more complete game.

        It's certainly not a bad game as is; I've been traveling Hyboria for four years now (and writing about it for two), and you don't do that with titles you have to force yourself to play. Like most things, though, AoC could be better.

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          ]]>           http://www.bethegamer.com/2012/01/08/the-anvil-of-crom-quality-of-life-improvements-for-2012/feed/ 0           Some Assembly Required: A virtual world roundup http://www.bethegamer.com/2012/01/06/some-assembly-required-a-virtual-world-roundup/ http://www.bethegamer.com/2012/01/06/some-assembly-required-a-virtual-world-roundup/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:00:00 +0000 MJ Guthrie http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/06/some-assembly-required-a-virtual-world-round-up/ Filed under: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

          Some Assembly Required header
          If you are perusing this column, chances are you are a fan of virtual worlds and the sandbox genre. Join the club! (Dues will be due on the third Tuesday.) The aspect that compels many aficionados to delve into a game is the ability to make an impact on the world in some small respect instead of making them into Hive Member 1593072 running a static, predetermined gauntlet. How that impact is accomplished, however, varies; there are multiple features that can facilitate it, and which ones are considered most important depends on the player.

          With the loss of one of the best sandbox games just last month, some players may be feeling a void. Others still are looking/hoping for the "ultimate" sandbox that contains nearly every virtual world feature. Certainly, there are some upcoming games that make some drool-worthy promises, but what about playing something now? There are actually games out on the market that have at least one aspect of the genre, if not more.

          To start off the new year, Some Assembly Required looks at some of the top features of virtual worlds and lists games that incorporate these features. While this list isn't exhaustive (considering the sheer number of games when you include all of the smaller free-to-play titles, I'd run out of column space!), it is a comprehensive enough overview to point you toward some games worth playing that perhaps you hadn't considered before.

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            ]]>             http://www.bethegamer.com/2012/01/06/some-assembly-required-a-virtual-world-roundup/feed/ 0             Funcom tops Oslo stock exchange, invests heavily in The Secret World http://www.bethegamer.com/2012/01/02/funcom-tops-oslo-stock-exchange-invests-heavily-in-the-secret-world/ http://www.bethegamer.com/2012/01/02/funcom-tops-oslo-stock-exchange-invests-heavily-in-the-secret-world/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0000 Jef Reahard http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/02/funcom-tops-oslo-stock-exchange-invests-heavily-in-the-secret-w/ Filed under: , , , , , , , , ,

            The Secret World - Dude with a big shotgun
            Funcom's future is looking pretty bright according to a report at Views and News from Norway. The site says the development firm behind Anarchy Online, Age of Conan, and The Secret World topped the Oslo stock exchange last year and saw its share price rise by 227%.

            AoC has "sold well and still generates income for Funcom," says the report, but the real cause for optimism is the positive buzz surrounding The Secret World. Funcom head honcho Trond Arne Aas says that the firm has received "very good feedback" from both testers and journalists, and it's a good thing since the company absorbed a third quarter loss despite its share price increase.

            "We're investing heavily in The Secret World now, therefore the loss," Aas explained. "But we're hoping for major income after the launch in April."

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            ]]>             http://www.bethegamer.com/2012/01/02/funcom-tops-oslo-stock-exchange-invests-heavily-in-the-secret-world/feed/ 0             The Anvil of Crom: Greatest hits vol. 2011 http://www.bethegamer.com/2011/12/25/the-anvil-of-crom-greatest-hits-vol-2011/ http://www.bethegamer.com/2011/12/25/the-anvil-of-crom-greatest-hits-vol-2011/#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0000 Jef Reahard http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/12/25/the-anvil-of-crom-greatest-hits-vol-2011/ Filed under: , , , , , ,

            The Anvil of Crom - angry man banner
            By Crom! Can you believe we've made it through another year? Well, almost, at any rate. Technically there are a few days left in 2011, but as I'll be taking some of them off for the purposes of gaining weight and opening presents, it seems like as good a time as any to do a little recapping.

            Saying that 2011 was a big year for Age of Conan probably qualifies as severe understatement rather than simply understatement. The big news, of course, was the Unchained free-to-play conversion, but that was really just the tip of the gigantic Hyborian iceberg. Join me after the break for my top seven Anvil of Crom issues from the past year.

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              ]]>               http://www.bethegamer.com/2011/12/25/the-anvil-of-crom-greatest-hits-vol-2011/feed/ 0               On the eleventh day of giveaways, Funcom gave to me… http://www.bethegamer.com/2011/12/23/on-the-eleventh-day-of-giveaways-funcom-gave-to-me/ http://www.bethegamer.com/2011/12/23/on-the-eleventh-day-of-giveaways-funcom-gave-to-me/#comments Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Rubi Bayer http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/12/23/on-the-eleventh-day-of-giveaways-funcom-gave-to-me/ Filed under: , , , ,

              Age of Conan
              On the eleventh day of giveaways, Funcom gave to me... eleven prize packages!
              On the tenth day of giveaways, PerfectWorld gave to me... ten grab bag items!
              On the ninth day of giveaways, GamersFirst gave to me... nine SWG mementos!
              On the eighth day of giveaways, Enjin gave to me... eight guild-wide gifts!
              On the seventh day of giveaways, NCsoft gave to me... seven years of memories!
              On the sixth day of giveaways, GamersFirst gave to me... six retail packs!
              On the fifth day of giveaways, Trion gave to me... five subscription codes!
              On the fourth day of giveaways, Nexon gave to me... four pet items!
              On the third day of giveaways, Wargaming.net gave to me... three premium years!
              On the second day of giveaways, BioWare gave to me... two warring factions!
              On the first day of giveaways, Turbine gave to me... a lifetime VIP              !

              We're almost finished with our 12 Days of Giveaways, but Funcom is making sure we approach the end in style with a series of prize packages guaranteed to excite both Age of Conan and Bloodline Champions fans. We have five gift packs each containing one year of premium account status for Age of Conan, a Bloodline Champions starter edition, and one thousand Funcom points. Five more packages contain a Bloodline Champions starter edition and one thousand Funcom points, while our final prize is a Titan edition of Bloodline Champions.

              Ready to enter? Read the contest rules for eligibility, then leave a comment letting us know why you love Funcom's games and should be one of our winners. The deadline is tomorrow, December 24th, at 7:00 p.m. EST, so be sure to enter before then. Good luck!

              CONTEST FAQ OFFICIAL RULES

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                ]]>                 http://www.bethegamer.com/2011/12/23/on-the-eleventh-day-of-giveaways-funcom-gave-to-me/feed/ 0                 Massively’s 2011 winter holiday event roundup http://www.bethegamer.com/2011/12/21/massivelys-2011-winter-holiday-event-roundup/ http://www.bethegamer.com/2011/12/21/massivelys-2011-winter-holiday-event-roundup/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:00:00 +0000 Rubi Bayer http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/12/21/massivelys-2011-winter-holiday-event-roundup/ Filed under: , , , , , ,

                DC Universe Online
                The winter holiday season is well underway, both in and out of game. Many schools, businesses, and communities are preparing to take a little time off to enjoy the holidays, and here at Massively, we want to make sure you don't miss a single in-game party.

                We've been rounding up all the details on celebrations happening in our favorite MMOs, combining them into a handy guide. Follow along after the jump for your map to all of the can't-miss MMO winter holiday events for 2011!

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                  ]]>                   http://www.bethegamer.com/2011/12/21/massivelys-2011-winter-holiday-event-roundup/feed/ 0                   Anarchy Online’s Colin Cragg steps down as producer and game director http://www.bethegamer.com/2011/12/16/anarchy-onlines-colin-cragg-steps-down-as-producer-and-game-director/ http://www.bethegamer.com/2011/12/16/anarchy-onlines-colin-cragg-steps-down-as-producer-and-game-director/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:00:00 +0000 Justin Olivetti http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/12/16/anarchy-onlines-colin-cragg-steps-down-as-producer-and-game-dir/ Filed under: , , ,

                  Colin Cragg
                  Anarchy Online players know Colin "Means" Cragg quite well at this point, as Cragg has worked at Funcom since 2004 and handled the roles of both producer and game director in recent years. Sadly, Cragg announced that he will be leaving the company at the end of the month to "pursue another challenge" and be closer to his family in Sweden.

                  "When I look at the passion this team and the community has for Anarchy Online it has always made me feel privileged just to get to be a part of it," Cragg wrote in his farewell letter. "It has been an incredible honor to get to spend the last eight years working with Anarchy Online and being a part of the Funcom family."

                  Two Funcom employees will split his former duties. Dave "Ilaliya" Williams, who has worked on both Age of Conan and The Secret World, will take over as producer. Filling the game director shoes is Fia "Lindelu" Tjernberg, a long-time member of the Anarchy Online dev team.

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                  ]]>                   http://www.bethegamer.com/2011/12/16/anarchy-onlines-colin-cragg-steps-down-as-producer-and-game-director/feed/ 0                   The Anvil of Crom: The winter of our discontent http://www.bethegamer.com/2011/12/11/the-anvil-of-crom-the-winter-of-our-discontent/ http://www.bethegamer.com/2011/12/11/the-anvil-of-crom-the-winter-of-our-discontent/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0000 Jef Reahard http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/12/11/the-anvil-of-crom-the-winter-of-our-discontent/ Filed under: , , , , , ,

                  The Anvil of Crom - angry man banner
                  Well, winter isn't just coming, folks -- it's here. And it's not one of those balmy south Florida winters when the temperature rarely drops below 50 degrees. No, this is a blustering Cimmerian winter, complete with hard freezes, winds of change, and dare I say a little Hoth-like chill in the air.

                  Age of Conan's 3.1 patch rolled out to the live servers a few days ago, and along with all the Dreamworld tweaks, it also brought a decent helping of bugs and general discontent. Join me after the cut for a deeper look.

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                    ]]>                     http://www.bethegamer.com/2011/12/11/the-anvil-of-crom-the-winter-of-our-discontent/feed/ 0                     Funcom releases Age of Conan 3.1 update, Dreamworld tweaks http://www.bethegamer.com/2011/11/29/funcom-releases-age-of-conan-3-1-update-dreamworld-tweaks/ http://www.bethegamer.com/2011/11/29/funcom-releases-age-of-conan-3-1-update-dreamworld-tweaks/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:00:00 +0000 Jef Reahard http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/11/29/funcom-releases-age-of-conan-3-1-update-dreamworld-tweaks/ Filed under: , , , , , , ,

                    Age of Conan - Night on the Turan coast
                    In case you missed it (and we did, since it was 3:00 a.m. and we do occasionally sleep), Funcom posted the latest Age of Conan patch notes on the boards earlier today.

                    Yep, the 3.1 update is here, and while the bulk of the new code is devoted to Dreamworld engine tweaks, there are also quite a few class-related changes to peruse. Players have also been reporting various issues due to running custom user interfaces, and various fixes and workarounds have also begun showing up in the official 3.1 feedback thread. As always, more info is available at the official AoC website.

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                    ]]>                     http://www.bethegamer.com/2011/11/29/funcom-releases-age-of-conan-3-1-update-dreamworld-tweaks/feed/ 0                     The Anvil of Crom: Thanksgiving leftovers and what’s new in Hyboria http://www.bethegamer.com/2011/11/27/the-anvil-of-crom-thanksgiving-leftovers-and-whats-new-in-hyboria/ http://www.bethegamer.com/2011/11/27/the-anvil-of-crom-thanksgiving-leftovers-and-whats-new-in-hyboria/#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:00:00 +0000 Jef Reahard http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/11/27/the-anvil-of-crom-thanksgiving-leftovers-and-whats-new-in-hybo/ Filed under: , , , , , , , , ,

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                    What's up, Age of Conan fans? Hopefully all of you had an overindulgent Thanksgiving (I'm picturing clusters of barbarians hunched around roaring campfires, gnawing the blackened meat off the bones of whatever game animal happened to pass by).

                    For my part, I spent the last couple of days avoiding work, gaining weight, and catching up on recent news from Funcom's Hyboria. I've been a bit distracted with various online shooters lately, but I always find myself coming back to AoC because of its unique fantasy world and rough-and-tumble themepark mechanics. Join me after the break for a few recent tidbits that piqued my interest.

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                      ]]>                       http://www.bethegamer.com/2011/11/27/the-anvil-of-crom-thanksgiving-leftovers-and-whats-new-in-hyboria/feed/ 0                       The Anvil of Crom: Celebrating the selfless gamer http://www.bethegamer.com/2011/11/13/the-anvil-of-crom-celebrating-the-selfless-gamer/ http://www.bethegamer.com/2011/11/13/the-anvil-of-crom-celebrating-the-selfless-gamer/#comments Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:00:00 +0000 Jef Reahard http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/11/13/the-anvil-of-crom-celebrating-the-selfless-gamer/ Filed under: , , , , ,

                      The Anvil of Crom - angry man header
                      Oh sh... it's time for another installment of Massively's Anvil of Crom! If I sound a bit harried, it's because there's simply not enough time in the day for all the gaming goodness going on lately. Whether we're talking about the MMO space where I'm currently dabbling in AoC, DC Universe Online, EverQuest II, and Global Agenda, or the single-player smorgasbords of Arkham City, Uncharted 3, and Skyrim, sometimes it sucks to be an adult with responsibilities!

                      Those "sometimes" are usually during the pre-Christmas release window when game publishers all get together and decide to make our entertainment lives miserable by releasing 35 badass titles at once. Hello geniuses, how's about we stagger the badassery throughout the year; you'll still be rolling in money and your customers won't be rushing through one title to get to the next.

                      Anyway, I'm continually on the lookout for interesting tidbits from Funcom's Hyboria, and over the past couple of weeks I've been struck by a noticeable uptick in what I'm going to call the quality community. Since AoC's 2008 launch, the game's community has been alternately awful and tolerable, and whether that's because of the game's mature rating (and the immature people it attracts) or some other factor, it's been a rare occasion when I've had cause to highlight the nice folk.

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                        ]]>                         http://www.bethegamer.com/2011/11/13/the-anvil-of-crom-celebrating-the-selfless-gamer/feed/ 0                         Funcom highlights Age of Conan player numbers, offers in-game reward pack http://www.bethegamer.com/2011/11/11/funcom-highlights-age-of-conan-player-numbers-offers-in-game-reward-pack/ http://www.bethegamer.com/2011/11/11/funcom-highlights-age-of-conan-player-numbers-offers-in-game-reward-pack/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:00:00 +0000 Jef Reahard http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/11/11/funcom-highlights-age-of-conan-player-numbers-offers-in-game-re/ Filed under: , , , , ,

                        Age of Conan - King's Reward pack
                        DC Universe Online isn't the only MMO crowing about its freemium changeover this week. Age of Conan made the switch last summer and now Funcom is highlighting the fact that more than 600,000 players have tried the Unchained version of the fantasy title since July.

                        As a token of appreciation, the company is presenting players with a little ditty called the King's Reward pack. Everyone who logs in prior to November 21st can grab the bundle via the special offers tab of the AoC item shop. The pack contains various potions designed to speed your way through Hyboria, but it's also limited to one character per account, so make sure you're on your main when you claim it.

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