Conan and Age of Conan Blog and Fan Site

Hello everyone,

Today in my age of conan blog I will be discussing why I think age of conan has what it takes to become a successful mmorpg.

Age of conan quests

In age of conan there is an easy quest system which even trumps World of Warcraft. So easy in fact that it TELLS you where to go. In case you missed it here is the quest system nearly summed up with this picture.

The golden button is your primary objective and the grey is your secondary. Which a click of the button you can switch the quest and be on your way to freedom. No more adventuring through 2 hours of frustration to look for some monsters you have to destroy.

Age of conan buffs

Buffs now persist through death. Fear not of getting ganked 10 seconds after you resurrect and wasting that +15 all stats potion. I believe this is very player friendly. Some might call it “carebear” however I believe that this is a very good feature to have in the game. Not only do potion and food buffs last through death. Your self buffs do as well.

Age of conan combat system

The new combat system takes a little while getting used to however it is a much joyous experience. No longer available is the auto-swing + pressing one or two buttons. Instead you press a button then combo away. Combos at the beginning of the game are only 2 buttons (first button then the next). However as you progress the combos get longer and more powerful. There is a queue system for it as well so you don’t have to worry about memorizing the whole thing. This helps keep the attention of the player. Instead of doing the same thing over and over again; arguably there is some variance brought to the grind.

Age of conan..no orcs and elves here!

There are no elves and orcs here. I mean most people are probably getting sick of LOTR lore. I know I am. Age of Conan brings in a welcome change to the MMORPG scene. Aquilonian’s, Stygian’s and Cimmerian’s are the new races here. Along with that there are 4 different archetypes for each race.

Age of conan timecards

Let’s face it. I believe World of Warcraft was the first one to do this and got a HUGE user base just from these cards alone. MMORPG’s today are now mostly making it available to get these so they can expand their user base.

Age of conan PvP focused

A lot of people are tired of raiding for fat loots. Siege warfare, battle keeps, PvP mini games and nearly free for all PvP oh my. Sure raiding will still be one of the best for items (pve wise). However as the developers said the items will be completely different for PvP and PvE. Hopefully the PvP isn’t some sort of wild grind fest like High Warlord was in World of Warcraft.

Age of conan healers have no fear!

Since the healers of Age of conan can dish out some serious damage. This is a welcome change as well. Instead of sitting in the back and just spam healing; healers can now get their hands dirty and dish out some serious damage. I believe that this will help the shortage of healers that most mmorpg’s have.

Well that’s it folks. My download finished much faster than I anticipated and I am now waiting until the 17th for the game to come out. If I missed anything please feel free to comment.

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