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The lands in Age of Conan are a strange place, populated with tribal folk who seem to love to run about in skimpy outfits and attack you when you're least expecting it - and that's not even talking about the NPCs! Today's One Shots shows off one of our Massively readers, The Platypus, who decided to snag a quick shot with a couple of scantily-clad, painted up NPCs from the early levels. He writes in: Took this in the first few days of playing Age of Conan. This is my ranger, Lysandus, in a Kodak moment with a few new friends. No hard feelings, guys!

If you've returned to a game and are enjoying playing through it again, we'd love to see some of your screenshots of new adventure - especially if it's a game we don't get to see that often. Email 'em to us here at oneshots AT massively DOT com along with your name, the game it's from, and a quick description. We'll post your screens and give you credit for sending it in.

Gallery: One Shots

MassivelyOne Shots: A bit of local color originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The changes coming to Funcom's Age of Conan have really been picking up steam. While this update is more of a teaser for things to come, the breakdown of the new RPG system does give players a first look at how new stat breakdowns will change things down the road. From what they're saying, you'll want to be sure you stay on top of getting the best armor and gear! Also, they've added a new character sheet to better display all the new armor attributes and how they will impact each character as they progress through the wild lands of Hyborea.

While it's only a bite-sized look at some of the changes coming to Age of Conan, it's definitely welcome. Among the other things players have to look forward to is further changes to feat trees, skills and spells, as well as a new gem system that will be implemented as time goes on. For the full breakdown of how all of these new attributes will affect your characters, be sure to head over to the AoC forums and check this month's Game Director's letter out!

MassivelyChecking in with Age of Conan's Game Director originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>age-of-conanaocarmorattributesfuncomgame-directorgemshyborealetterstatsSun, 01 Mar 2009 10:30:00 EST<![CDATA[First Age of Conan server merge successful]]>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/01/07/first-age-of-conan-server-merge-successful/http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/01/07/first-age-of-conan-server-merge-successful/http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/01/07/first-age-of-conan-server-merge-successful/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , ,


When news of impending server merges in Age of Conan broke in December, it caused a bit of a stir -- particularly in the post's comments. Age of Conan Producer Craig Morrison later said the merges would take place in stages, but then technical issues arose, postponing these changes for roughly a month before Funcom was confident it could go off without a hitch.

Earlier today, one month after the initial plan, the first set of servers were merged in Age of Conan: Bloodspire and Hyperborea have now merged into Bloodspire. Apparently AoC's virtual realm did not implode as the worlds were spliced together. Glen 'Famine' Swan, Age of Conan's US Community Manager, jokes, "I'm currently on Bloodspire now watching the global spam." Well there you go, business as usual in Hyborea. For the Age of Conan players among our readership, did the server merge affect you in any way -- be it positive or negative?

MassivelyFirst Age of Conan server merge successful originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The moon crosses a dark sky, but many adventurers do not fear the night. The coldly-illuminated landscape of today's Age of Conan One Shot reveals just such a brave soul; Dabruut. In this screenshot, we see Dab standing quietly, surveying the landscape of Thunder River in Hyboria for foes. We certainly hope that if he found any, they were quickly vanquished.

Have you been adventuring in the lands of Hyborea? Perhaps you're one of the folks who is still enjoying a life in Rubi-ka -- or another world altogether! If you're playing an MMOG, we want to see your screenshots. Just send those screens in with a quick description of the action, and your name, to oneshots AT massively DOT com. After all, One Shots is about community, so join our contributors and send yours in!

Gallery: One Shots

MassivelyOne Shots: Thunder River moonscape originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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