Blood Moon portal map

I’ve logged in for maybe an hour to check out the new Blood Moon content, but my current 9400GT is so horrible that it’s hard to play.  I have to play at half screen resolution and low settings, which makes everything super fuzzy.
From what I can tell, there is no easy way to find the [...]

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My return to Age of Conan: Day 1

Within minutes of entering Hyboria for the first time in months, I was killed by two ‘nice’ people.  I didn’t even realize I was getting burned and slashed repeatedly until I was dead because I was so busy studying the spells and hotkeys and trying to remember how to play.  What fun!  I can’t blame [...]

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Darkfall Online is finally coming!

Less than a week from now on February 25th, Darkfall Online (DF) will finally launch in Europe! Plans for the North American launch hasn’t been established yet, but NA players are invited to play on the European servers.
It’s been 7 long years in development.  From the beginning, the developers (Aventurine SA) promised a sandbox game [...]

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AoC: PvP is fun again, but is it fun enough?

Kheshatta was the busiest it’s been in weeks…maybe even months.  Lots of battles going on all day long, even early in the afternoon when Kheshatta is usually empty.  It was a really nice change and one I hope will continue.
It was beyond great to step into a PvP fight and actually stay alive for long [...]

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Age of Conan: PvP patch delayed yet again

UPDATE 9/17 As many of you have already discovered, it was only delayed by one day (thankfully).  I’m currently downloading a HUGE patch (with an equally huge patch notes).  Considering just how many changes are happening to the game at one time, honestly, I’m rather skeptical that the game is even going to run.
The resignation [...]

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Age of Rez Camping when the PvP patch goes live?

If you spend any time on the Test servers, it soon becomes very clear that there is a favorite tactic used for farming PvP experience.  Rez camp, rez camp, then rez camp some more.
There are diminishing returns for PvP experience for multiple kills (after 5 kills, you no longer get PvP experience for killing the [...]

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Warhammer Online: Core or Open? Order or Destruction? RP?

Sounds like the head start for Collector’s Edition players is going as smoothly as you might expect.  There are long queues for the popular servers (2 hours??), even though Mythic had a great server rollout plan.  Some people are experiencing crashes.  But many people are having fun, with few issues and little lag.
Both the Core [...]

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PvP equipment is finally on the Test Servers (AoC)

UPDATE Sacks posted a screenshot of characters wearing the Guardian, HoX and Demonologist PvP armor (forum thread).  Click through the image to see a bigger version.

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Funcom has finally put vendors with PvP equipment on the Test servers. Here is the thread in the Test Live forums discussing the new addition.
At first glance, all I [...]

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I’m taking a break from MMORPG’s (until Sept. 7th)

I like Age of Conan. I really do.
Today, I just couldn’t take it any longer. The bugs. The people on my server. The bugs. The massive imbalances. The bugs. I logged off in frustration on two of my characters tonight. I play to have fun, not to [...]

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Massive gem nerf coming in the next patch to AoC

MAJOR UPDATE Funcom has posted an official statement regarding the changes to the gems on the Test servers. Basically, it is a temporary fix. It is not a final solution. Funcom plans to publish the PvP system soon (PvP levels, gear, murder points, etc.) and they wanted to quickly address the massive [...]

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