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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Hands-on with Age of Conan's Barbarian class]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/01/17/hands-on-with-age-of-conans-barbarian-class/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/01/17/hands-on-with-age-of-conans-barbarian-class/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/01/17/hands-on-with-age-of-conans-barbarian-class/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/betas/" rel="tag">Betas</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/age-of-conan/" rel="tag">Age of Conan</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/classes/" rel="tag">Classes</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/previews/" rel="tag">Previews</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/hands-on/" rel="tag">Hands-on</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/massively-hands-on/" rel="tag">Massively Hands-on</a></p><div align="center"><img align="middle" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2008/01/aoc-conan-load-screen.jpg" /><br /></div>
Last week at CES, I was able to do a <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/01/10/hands-on-with-age-of-conans-dark-templar-class/">hands on with <em>Age of Conan</em>'s Dark Templar</a> class. I also spent a good couple of hours ignoring the dirty looks of conventioneers as I hogged the Barbarian class demo machine as well. I was able to take a couple of shaky videos of gameplay (I blame the excitement) and write down some of the abilities of the class currently in beta.<br /><br />Before you dive in after the jump, you might also want to check out <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/09/ces-2008-age-of-conan-converts-at-least-one-player/">Michael Zenke's hands-on impression</a> of the game, his <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/01/14/behind-the-cheetah-2-performance-increase-in-age-of-conan/">interview with with Conan Designer Jason Stone</a> about the graphic upgrades recently introduced to the closed beta and <em>Age of Conan's</em> newly announced <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/01/10/surprise-age-of-conan-collectors-edition-revealed-to-be-monstr/">Collector's Edition information</a>, And if that's not enough information, you can also check <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/12/14/age-of-conan-product-developer-interview-with-gameplay-video/">the extensive tour and interview</a> Akela Talamesca had of the game in December with more video coverage than you can shake a DV cam at.<br /><br />Now, on to the details of my test drive with <em>AoC</em>'s Barbarian class.<br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/age-of-conan-ces-2008-gallery/">Age of Conan CES 2008 Gallery</a></strong></p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/age-of-conan-ces-2008-gallery/#572318"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2008/01/aocces20085_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/age-of-conan-ces-2008-gallery/#572314"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2008/01/aocces20081-v01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/age-of-conan-ces-2008-gallery/#572322"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2008/01/aocces20089_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/age-of-conan-ces-2008-gallery/#572320"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2008/01/aocces20087_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/age-of-conan-ces-2008-gallery/#572315"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2008/01/aocces20082_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/01/17/hands-on-with-age-of-conans-barbarian-class/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Hands-on with Age of Conan's Barbarian class</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/01/17/hands-on-with-age-of-conans-barbarian-class/">Hands-on with Age of Conan's Barbarian class</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/01/17/hands-on-with-age-of-conans-barbarian-class/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1082927/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/01/17/hands-on-with-age-of-conans-barbarian-class/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>age-of-conan</category><category>aoc</category><category>armageddon-falls</category><category>barbarian</category><category>berserker</category><category>ces-2008</category><category>eidos</category><category>feats</category><category>featured</category><category>funcom</category><category>gameplay-video</category><category>joystiqfeatures</category><category>no-escape</category><category>reaver</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
