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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[November letter from Age of Conan's director released]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/12/01/november-letter-from-age-of-conans-director-released/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/12/01/november-letter-from-age-of-conans-director-released/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/12/01/november-letter-from-age-of-conans-director-released/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/age-of-conan/" rel="tag">Age of Conan</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/patches/" rel="tag">Patches</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/pvp/" rel="tag">PvP</a></p><a href="http://community.ageofconan.com"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="top" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/aoc-novletter-epl-1130.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br />
As the end of the year approaches, <a href="http://www.ageofconan.com"><em>Age of Conan</em></a> has been quietly but steadily progressing through development and improving its engine and gameplay.  It's certainly improved compared to its state at launch, and with its <a href="http://www.riseofthegodslayer.com/?lang=US">first expansion</a> on the way the game has a promising future ahead of it.  The end of November saw the release of <a href="http://community.ageofconan.com/wsp/conan/frontend.cgi?func=publish.show&amp;template=content&amp;func_id=3065&amp;table=CONTENT">a letter from the game director</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/Craig-Morrison/">Craig Morrison</a>, addressing the game's upcoming Korean launch as well as the incoming changes in the near future.<br />
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The biggest bits of news are the statement that 1.06, the game's next patch, is planned to begin rounds on the live test servers this week.  1.06 will also be seeing a few adjustments to the balance of force between casters and melee, one of the more contentious issues in the game.  Crowd control will see a severe reduction in range and efficiency, with the letter explaining that the intent of the abiliies is to give casters a panic or escape button rather than allowing them to effectively pin targets at range.  They're also denying casters the option of stamina potions to avoid making them too durable.  <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/Age-of-Conan/">Age of Conan</a></em>'s casters are probably unhappy about the news, but <a href="http://community.ageofconan.com/wsp/conan/frontend.cgi?func=publish.show&amp;template=content&amp;func_id=3065&amp;table=CONTENT">the letter itself</a> has more to say, so it's likely in every player's best interest to take a closer look.<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/2009/12/01/november-letter-from-age-of-conans-director-released/">November letter from Age of Conan's director released</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:00:00 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://community.ageofconan.com/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/12/01/november-letter-from-age-of-conans-director-released/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19259095/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/12/01/november-letter-from-age-of-conans-director-released/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>age-of-conan</category><category>aoc</category><category>aoc-patch-1.06</category><category>craig-morrison</category><category>director-letter</category><category>expansions</category><category>game-director</category><category>patches</category><category>pvp</category><category>rise-of-the-godslayer</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eliot Lefebvre]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
