Glen Swan released their followup update on the upcoming server merge. This time the update is basically an FAQ of all the questions that are being asked regarding how te merge will happen and in what ways will it affect guilds, character names, battle keeps and cities.  Read carefully friends or suffer the consequences for not being prepared for the mass migration.

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Q:  Will all servers be merged at the same time?

A:  No. We will do this over a certain...

Glen Swan from Funcom released the details on the upcoming server merges that are planned for December.  While heralded by some as a great move, others see it as a sign of impedning doom for the Hyborean themed MMO.  Below is part 1 of the server merge details with a followup post from Glen in the next day or two.  

"As announced a few weeks ago, we will merge the Age of Conan servers before the Christmas Holidays. Today we want to give you some detailed information...

We all know that Age of Conan under delivered on their PVP promises.  PVP Rankings and consequences in particular were missing. And of course the drunken brawling which promised a bit of humor and a break from the norm in the game world.  While regrettably I cannot say that you can now jump in game and drunkenly pummel your friends, I can say that recent patches have gone a long way to making the PVP aspect of the game much more interesting and inline with what original...

Letter from the Game Director - November

The latest outlook on planned updates and changes from the Game Director Craig Morrison .

With the latest game update launched and on the live servers I thought it was a good time to catch up with you all and let you know what is on the horizon for the coming game updates and give you all a general status update.

With the new PVP systems now in place and Ymir’s Pass now available for you to explore we move on to the...

GENERAL

* Fixed several causes of crashes and assert errors.
* Many exploit fixes have been included in this update.
* The drunken animation will now play when you are seated.
* All reactive damage and healing gems can now proc their effect a maximum of once every 5 seconds.
* The logout timer has been changed from 30 seconds to 15 seconds.
* Female characters should no longer display jaw movements when idle.
* After each...

Hail fellow Hyborians!

First I want to let you guys and gals know who I am. I have in recent months taken over the crafting system here at Funcom. Rest assured I do read the crafting forums. And believe me when I say individual suggestions are noted, and we are working hard to accommodate them where appropriate. Obviously, some concerns are easy to address, while others tie back to known underlying issues. It's always a balance between spending resources on a quick-fix...

Dagoth server is now the proud owner of new tier 3 city

Today we received notice that Dagoth guild 'Ascendant' had completed the construction of their tier 3 city! Ascendant had this to say:

CONGRATULATIONS ASCENDANT!!!

In a mere 4 months, through a phenominal display of teamwork and dedication, at 9:30 on October 2, 2008 Ascendant constructed our Tier 3 Architect Workshop, completing our WORLD FIRST TIER 3...

The new Game Director for Age of Conan did a bit of posting on the official forums and had some interesting information to share, not the least of which was the fact that server merges are coming.  Here is what was said:

"Today I wanted to take the opportunity to go over some of the updates, changes and developments you will see in the game over the coming weeks and months. Hopefully this will give you a little insight into what order things are being addressed in and what...

This guide provides answers to the ‘Where do I go next?’ question while doing the 1 to 80 level grind. There are other guides out there that provide more comprehensive listings of quest areas and grind locations, but you don’t need to go to every location. (Complete list of zones/instances. Great list of grinding locations.)

General Tips

Always restock your potions (they stack to 50) and food (stack to 20) whenever you run low and are near a vendor....

The Herald of Xotli (HoX) is all about damage and more damage. For many people, it is the most exciting class to play in Age of Conan. I’ve heard it referred to as a glass chainsaw and it is a very apt analogy. They dish out huge numbers, but the combination of cloth armor and a relatively small health pool for a melee fighter means a HoX is always at death’s door.

This leveling build is primarily focused around increasing the HoX’s core damage dealing abilities,...