[AoCClasses.com] Your one stop source for all of your Age of Conan class needs! - Blog Feed http://www.aocclasses.com/rss/index.xml Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:49:43 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/images/header/logo.jpg http://www.aocclasses.com Age Of Conan: Hyborian Adventures News, Guides, Stories, Spells, Bugs, & Blog Feed provided by AoCClasses.com http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Letter-from-the-Game-Director-April-2009 The Age of Conan Game Director sent out a new etter recently discussing the upcoming changes to the game.  One thing that stuck out is their "level 50" plan; basically once you hit the level 50 milestone in Age of Conan with one character you are allowed to instantly create another... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Plug-your-face-on-your-AOC-character--Contest-by-GGL Check out GGL's new Age of Conan contest.  You will basically be putting your face onto an Age of Conan character model.  Creepy but cool.  Prizes aren't that amazing and are all AOC specific but I commend Funcom and GGL for thinking outside of the box and coming up with... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Age-of-Conan-begins-7-day-free-trial-period The folks over at Massively had this new article:During last week's GDC interview with Craig Morrison, the Age of Conan game director spoke with us about the future of the game and the new direction the team is taking to get new players in and old players back. One of those methods he mentioned... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/XBox-Version-Still-Planned-and-New-Dungeons The folks over at eurogamers managed to hold down Age of Conan Game Director Craig Morrison long enough for an interview.  The interview goes into the state of the game, its challenges, upcoming changes, and the general health of their AOC community in general.You can read the original... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Full-List-of-Age-of-Conan-server-merges Now that Age of Conan’s Bloodspire and Hyperborea servers were successfully merged, it’s time to get down to the rest of the merges! Here’s the scoop from Funcom:Firstly, we present you the list of the planned servers to be merged (see below). We will proceed with merging next... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Server-Mergers-begin-today The Age of Conan MMO server mergers have Begun!! To accomplish this the US servers will be down starting around 7:00 a.m. EST on January 7th (or 12 p.m. GMT) for about six hours so that the Bloodspire and Hyperborea servers can be merged. If past server related patches are any indication, 6 hours... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Age-of-Conan-server-merges--part-2--FAQ 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... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Age-of-Conan-server-merges-announced 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... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Is-Age-of-Conan-finally-about-PVP 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... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Craig-Silirrion-Morrison-Community-Letter-for-November Letter from the Game Director - NovemberThe 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... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/BIG-PATCH--10-29-2008 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... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Upcoming-Changes-to-Crafting 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... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Ascendant-Completes-Tier-3-City Dagoth server is now the proud owner of new tier 3 cityToday 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... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/New-game-director-for-Age-of-Conan-Speaks 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... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Guide-to-Efficient-Questing-and-Grinding-by-Fervor 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... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Herald-of-Xotli-Leveling-Build-and-Feat-Advice-by-Fervor 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... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Bear-Shaman-Revised-leveling-build-and-feat-advice-by-Fervor Blood Fever vs Untamed RegenerationWith the significant reduction in Untamed Regeneration’s regeneration and increase in vulnerabilities, it becomes a good situational tool instead of a skill you run all the time. Blood Fever’s 20% damage increase becomes a more attractive... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Tempest-of-Set-Leveling-Builds-and-Feat-Review-by-Fervor The most effective leveling build is no longer as obvious due to the many recent changes to the Tempest of Set. This guide includes two leveling progressions. One is based on building a balanced toolset focused around Lightning Strike and Storm Field. The other is a build focused on maximizing AoE... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Priest-of-MItra-Leveling--Feat-Guide-by-Fervor This build is focused on creating a Priest of Mitra (PoM) capable of solo grinding efficiently, while maintaining the core skills required to be an effective group healer. For the most part, the PoM community has a consensus about the important feats for leveling. This guide will explain the best... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Hyborian-Insider-4--DX10-and-Upcoming-AOC-Content Funcom releases their latest edition of the Hyborian Insider, #4.  In this edition they discuss upcoming content as well as reviewing the upcoming DirectX 10 features that Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures will soon be having.  The DirectX 10 changes in particular will make the game look... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/PvP-System-Update--live Funcom announced the release of much anticipated and greatly delayed pvp patch.  many new changes and in light of Warhammer Online's almost simultaneous release one has to wonder about the timing of that patch.  Anyway, the patch looks to be an improvement and provide some much needed... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/New-Game-Director-for-Age-of-Conan Funcom announced a changing of the guard yesterday.  Apparently the former Game Director for Age of Conan resigned amidst rumors of his disappointment in how Age of Conan turned out.  How does this impace the game's future?  Read the press release below and you decide, maybe a... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Conflag-PvE-Guide-by-Sargeras While this guide focuses on PvE, it delves a bit into PvP as well since many of the higher-end conflag feats/spells can be used very effectively for both purposes.Buildhttp://www.conanarmory.com/feat.aspx...2fef2efef6ef::.It's a conflag leveling build and centers around FoG. Fill out the first... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Free-Stuff--Contest-to-win-free-guides Greetings fellow Hyborian! It can be difficult becoming acclimated to a new game world in the ever expanding list of MMO's Some people prefer to trudge through a game and try to figure out even the most basics of gameplay... I however am of the group of folks that appreciates a bit of info, not... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Jeboyb-s-Polearm-Guide Greetings fellow Hyborians.  Jeboyb has put together a great guide on Polearms and why you want to use one basically.  It is easy to tell that Jeboyb put a bunch of time into this guide so we be thankful that there are good players out there like Jeboyb that are willing to share and make... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Waiting-on-the-September-10th-PVP-Patch The infamous PvP patch which has been pushed back more times than anyone cares to think about.  The current date for this to go live in Age of Conan's live servers is September 10th.  While the patch is largely a fix to PvP and how it works or in some cases does not work right now,... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Faustina-s-Fire-magic-results Greetings fellow denizens of Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures.  Faustina, Herald of Xotli of much reknown (Wiccana Server, Exodus guild) has made a great article reviewing how the new +fire (magic) bonuses are working.  The is a great guide on the actual benefit of going with a heavy... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Crow-s-No-Nonsense-Guide-to-Guardian-Leveling-v-2-0 Crow's No-Nonsense Guide to Guardian Leveling (v 2.0) "Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be in peril. When you are ignorant of the enemy, but know yourself, your chances of winning or losing are equal. If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Age-of-Conan-Patch-Notes-08-27 GENERALBasic Riding Skill price changed to 25s. Advanced Riding Skill changed to 50g. /guild should now always work after zoning. Assassin Epic Tier 3 chest piece no longer hides arm pieces, and texture clipping on shoulders has been fixed. COMBATCannot charge a player/npc that is already charging... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Upcoming-Content-Screenshots The folks over at voodoo extreme got their hands on a bunch of screenshots of upcoming content for Age of Conan, content anticipated in the recently announced expansion slated for early 2009 if rumors are true.  I'd have to see the locations / zones personally to comment on them, having a... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/DirectX-10-Age-of-Conan-features-Announced Funcom attended the Games Convention in Leipzig Germany recently and unveiled their DirectX 10 move!  Although many expected Age of Conan to have been shipped with these DX10 features already present, the unexpectedly long wait is almost over. Now Age of Conan is arguably one of if not... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Tentative-Aug-19th-Patch-notes The big patch tomorrow is rumored to be the following... although not confirmed: GENERAL * Removed the Miss Chance from Shield of the Risen. * You will no longer be zoned after speaking to a Feat Fixer. * Several combat related animation issues - such as sheathing and unsheathing... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/GM-Fired-for-CYBORZ Okay this sounds so damned stupid, yet sadly funny. I read a few posts about it on other sites and even a thread with images. You can check that out here.I've copied over the transcribed text in case it gets deleted. Read below and note, I am not editing it so it is exactly as it was written... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Patch-Notes-08-06-2008 As announced, today's update is a small maintenance that fixes some issues. The update which is currently available on the test server needs some more testing and is planned to be ready for the live servers soon. The update today includes the following: Resolved several issues with the Arena... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/07-31-2008-Patch-Notes CLASSES All Assassin, Barbarian, Bear Shaman, Conqueror, Dark Templar, Guardian, Herald of Xotli, and Ranger combo damage and stamina costs have been rebalanced to match the newly adjusted animations. Priest Archetype Spirit Aegis will now give 0.5% invulnerability to Holy and Fire instead of 1%... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/07-23-2008-Patch-Notes Greetings fellow Hyborians.  Today the gods at Funcom have chosen to grace us with another patch, a surprisingly small one yet potentially important one.  You will see for yourself but the big change of note is that the memory leak problem has been tackled and is supposed to have been... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Let-there-be-Nips It is with a perverse sense of joy that I announce that the great wait for Demonologists is over... The Succubus Pets now have Nipples! Yes it's true folks, our previously mutant succubi with rounded blobs of flesh on their chest have been granted their true "womanly features" by... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Update-Notes--July-17th-2008 Player Character * Dead team members will now get quest kill credit if they are within range. * You now only prohibited from entering stealth mode if team members are in combat nearby. * All your team members and their pets will now get the fatality buff when a team member performs a... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Clan-of-Conan-Archive Funcom's fun and informative E-Newsletter about the Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures game is a great source of info about the game and current affairs within this evolving game world.To make it easier to find the previous issues of Clan of Conan we have setup this link page to all of the... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Dead--Not-a-Prob--Head-to-your-nearest-Resurrection-Location Death is an Every day thing in Age of Conan: Hybporian Adventures... well maybe more than daily depending on how you are living your virtual life there. With death comes the inevitable rebirth, or resurrection in this case.  When you die you can resurrect filly clothed and geared up at any... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/The-CIty-Building-Guide Perhaps the greatest feature of Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is the promise of massive Siege warfare amongst warring guilds.  Catapults hurling their fiery missiles, war-mounts bashing away at defensive walls and pvp galore.  While this sounds fun and simple in theory, there is a... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/New-Letter-from-the-Game-Director Age of Conan Game Director Gaute Godager is back to tell us about the plans for the near future. Greetings fellow players.While it has been some time since I last gave you an update, I wanted to touch base and let you know what we are working on at the moment and where we are going in the times... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Patch-Notes-07-10-2008 Classes Mage (General) Dark Meditation is now a self-only channeled spell and will no longer stun the user. Dark Meditation now has new effects associated with it.Rogue (General) Mountaineer will now reduce duration of the effects of Bruised Body by 50%/100% and Broken Bones by 25%/50% per... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Age-of-Conan-still-1-in-Sales Funcom is proud to announce that Age of Conan continues to dominate the PC sales charts in all markets where the game is available.Over the last few weeks it has remained the overall #1 PC game in most European markets, while also performing tremendously well on several all-format charts. In the... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Patch-Notes-07-02-2008 Player ClassesMage * Tome of Erlik now has effects and sounds. * Purge now has sound and particle effects associated with it and should now go on the appropriate cooldown. Purge now provides 5 seconds of immunity in addition to removal of effects. * Misdirection now has received a better... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Leveling-Guide-Barbarian-focused Greetings all.  Tild the Barbarian from the Omm server put together leveling experience as a guide of what he killed at what levels with additional tips and commentary throughout his guide.  He wanted to have this posted so that others could share his experiences and perhps benefit from... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Age-of-Conan-surpasses-700k-registered-users The folks over at Massively had this new article:"We've been quite taken aback by the responses many players direct at Funcom's Age of Conan. We're not sure if the accusations of the game being a "beta version" or just a "total POS" are the product of... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Welcome-to-Testlive--The-testing-server Greetings fellow Hyborians!  Funcom has announced the launch of Testlive!  This is basically their new testing server.  It is common in AO to pull testers from that server for private testing of soon to be released contentg, aka the beta volunteers!  Interest you at all? ... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/Mob-Difficulty-levels-in-PVE--the-AoC-Con-system When battling environmental creatures in Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (aka NOT actual players) you will need to understand how to determine their difficulty relative to your own level of ability.  Knowing this will allow you to pick your battles so that you have a much higher chance of... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400 http://www.aocclasses.com/article/The-AOC-Classes-Zones-Database Greetings fellow Hyborians. Our resident Code Monkey, Jonaphin, has tossed together a search able zone list for Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures. You can use this tool by clicking on a preset level (1 - 5, 6 - 10, etc) range, area (Stygia, Aquilonia, etc.), or Zone Type (Dungeon, PVP, etc.)Once... lifebane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -400