Today's an exciting day for
Age of Conan players, because
this month's Letter from the Game Director is out and the theme is faction armors
coming in the Rise of the Godslayer expansion. Craig Morrison explains that each class is essentially getting five new armor sets with this expansion, each of which serves a specific purpose. One set will offer a general DPS boost, one a general health boost and three are designed to enhance a different aspect of each class.
The example given by Craig uses the Ranger class. Rangers get DPS and health armor sets and also receives three specialization sets:
- Critical damage, evades and hit rating.
- Protections and immunities.
- Traps and regeneration.
These sets can also be mixed and matched, meaning that players are going to have a lot of meaningful
choices when it comes to equipment selection in
Rise of the Godslayer and that's certainly a good thing.
Considering
the alternate advancement feature being added with this expansion and (according to Craig in this very letter) next week's upcoming
PvP-focused Shrines of Borai update, it's an exciting time to be an
Age of Conan player. And once we know a solid release date -- beyond Craig's mention of it being
"just around the corner" -- things should get pretty heady for the
AoC community.
