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Stradden  3/12/07 10:41:51 AM
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Garrett Fuller had the chance to check out Funcom's Age of Conan at the recent Game Developers Conference.

At GDC this week, we were lucky enough to get a chance to look at the new demo for Age of Conan. Funcom is certainly putting the polish on this title and continues to work to make the game look and feel like the barbaric Hyborian world that Robert E. Howard had created. Last time we saw the game was at E3 back in May. The look of the game has been upgraded considerably in the graphics department with a very crisp texture and great artwork in the world. Despite having the launch delayed, it seems like the team are in the polishing phases before they plan for Beta in the coming months. Some of these features you may have heard of before, but several new elements were also shown at GDC.

In regards to character creation, players can start out as a Cimmerian, Aquilonian, or Stygian. Funcom describes each with the Cimmerians as the barbaric viking type race, Aquilonia as ancient Rome around the time of its fall, and Stygia as having an Egyptian influence. The customization in the character creation is very in depth. Players can spend a long time creating the look of their characters or allow for the game to randomly give you a certain look.

Read the whole article here.

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Jon Wood
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Aalthiel  3/12/07 12:24:07 PM
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I cannot WAIT for this game.

It looks incredible, and very promising.  
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raitzu  3/12/07 12:38:00 PM
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Finally a true action MMO title.. this one is sure to be the next standard in MMO evolution.
 
Pado  3/12/07 12:54:42 PM
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Nothing new to know.All this we know back from the E3 in 2006.

Salvatoris  3/12/07 2:18:08 PM
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That is the first i have seen them mention PC and 360 players being on the same servers. That isn't really news i am crazy about.  I was hoping they were two very different games... I'm not sure I can be happy with the depth of a CONSOLE MMO :(

MaeEye  3/12/07 3:01:02 PM
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The Venture Co.
FFXI has great depth, and it's on consoles.

Why all the console hating?  If you don't like it, then don't play the damn game.  Simple enough.  Consoles are in a new age and bringing MMo's to the consoles is just opening up the genre more than WoW did.  My Xbox 360 supports my keyboard, I use it alot for typing and so on.  I'm sure that in the future it will also bring support to possibly the mouse?  Time will only tell...and AoC will rock.

Retired:
Ultima Online {freakin OWNED}|nsfw
Everquest 2 {bleeh}
Age of Conan {unpromised}

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b0rderline99  3/12/07 5:38:01 PM
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I''m to patriotic to support the Bush administration

The first undeniably 3rd generation MMO in existance

oh man this keeps sounding better and better

The cake is a lie! the cake is a lie!
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kotz  3/12/07 6:13:02 PM
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If it bleeds? then you can kill it!

      Amen

 

Originally posted by b0rderline99

The first undeniably 3rd generation MMO in existance

oh man this keeps sounding better and better
 
Rehmes  3/12/07 7:13:06 PM
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Originally posted by b0rderline99

The first undeniably 3rd generation MMO in existance

oh man this keeps sounding better and better


Agreed!!!!!!!!!!!!

October sounds so far away

 
fansede  3/12/07 7:34:41 PM
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Pain is fear leaving the body..

Yeah consoles are what the devs of MMOs yearn for. They know that the number of console outnumber PCs. Now that it seems the technology is allowing the MMO industry to cross platforms that will be the standard

Take the Magic: The Gathering 'What Color Are You?' Quiz.
CptStern  3/12/07 8:31:15 PM
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Hi all, long time lurker, Game on listener

great article; lots of new info. Would like to see you guys do an interview with Funcom for game on. Hopefully you're one step ahead of me and recorded something during gdc (hint hint)

would love to know more about the dark and light paths mentioned
 
Darkz0r  3/12/07 10:04:58 PM
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