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Funcom, Eidos adn Gamespot have announced that on the weekend of April 18-20, 15,000 players will be testing a limited part of the Age of Conan PvP functionality.

DURHAM, NC - April 9, 2008 - Eidos and Funcom are proud to announce a unique beta partnership with GameSpot.com, one of the world's biggest gaming websites. In a highly exclusive event, 15,000 gamers from across the world can log in and play Age of Conan, non-stop, from Friday, April 18th to Sunday, April 20th. The unique PvP weekend allows lucky gamers to test a limited part of the PvP functionality of Age of Conan, and the two different PvP mini-games Capture the Skull and Team Annihilation will be available.

To make the weekend even more interesting Eidos and Funcom are also including the engaging Age of Conan character creation system, allowing players to create avatars with strong personalities. All 12 classes in the game, including the barbarian, can be picked and tested, with Funcom transforming each character into a fully specced, level 20 death machine. In PvP lobbies players can then chat and socialize, prior to entering PvP matches. Participants are urged to test different classes and offer any feedback on the forums. There will also be forums on GameSpot.com where people can talk about the event, and Funcom staff will be present to gather feedback.
 
"The battlefields of Hyboria are craving new, fresh blood," says an enthusiastic Game Director/Producer Gaute Godager at Funcom. "Throwing newcomers into a fully specced, level 20 PVP character is naturally a challenge in this most unforgiving of all MMO environments, but I am confident the players will rise to this challenge. We have spent years fine-tuning the combat system in Age of Conan, and allowing GameSpot readers to be the first to get a small glimpse of this is something we really look forward to."

The unique PvP weekend marks an escalation in the stress testing for Age of Conan, and aspiring barbarians can now sign up on GameSpot's website. The 15,000 lucky winners will be then contacted by email on Wednesday the 16th of April, and then they can then start downloading the game. The servers open at 4 p.m. EST Friday the 18th of April and close at 4 p.m. EST on Sunday the 20th of April. Funcom would like to point out that the PvP weekend is still part of the beta testing process, and that it is a part of the planned stress test escalations towards launch. As such, it is not fully representative of the final product, and players are asked to treat it accordingly. Stress traffic issues may occur.

Age of Conan is consistently mentioned as one of the most anticipated PC games in development. It has received more than 25 covers on high-profile gaming magazines across the globe and more than 15 major awards, including numerous "Best MMO of E3" awards and the official "Best Online Game" award at the Games Convention 2007. Age of Conan is a key title in Microsoft's Games for Windows line-up, and a showcase title for nVidia. The game is set to launch in several territories on May 20, 2008.

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I dont get it... How can i register to beta weekend?

Event is already CLOSED.Only first 15,000 applications got in.Funcom has no sense when it comes to working with their fan base.

Yeah, I think they posted the notification during a EURO daylight timezone (makes sense) so the slots were all filled before most people thought to log in today here in the states.

Well i found this link http://forums.ageofconan.com/showpost.php?p=1658447&postcount=517

Oh hey, we might still have a chance

lol what are you guys talking about... This was announce all yesterday on gamespot and all over the official funcom forums. Its not funcom's fault your a fan but not fan enough to check there forums.

If you ment me, Im not a big fan or even a fan...I was just asking becouse I didnt see any registeration button. Im really really sorry if I ruined your day...

Disappointing. They should announce  something like this a few days in advance. Then randomly select email addresses.

Oh well.

Originally posted by lartza

If you ment me, Im not a big fan or even a fan...I was just asking becouse I didnt see any registeration button. Im really really sorry if I ruined your day...

 

EXACTLY... Keeping in mind this is a beta test, not a "hey try out our game and see if you like it weekend" they don't need a million people, enough to fill a server and beat the hell out of the pvp system for the weekend will do just fine. In addition you have people like Lartza who aren't even fans of the game but would sign up anyway taking YOUR spot.

No disrespect intended Lartza, just using you as an example cause you posted.

It boils down to you being on the ball, and a little luck. If you check the forums once or twice a day the odds of you being able to take advantage of something like this are not very good.

Originally posted by Arawon

Event is already CLOSED.Only first 15,000 applications got in.Funcom has no sense when it comes to working with their fan base.

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