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AoC "Letter from the Game Director" November 2009 - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Mon, Nov 30
• 6 related articles
By Martuk Craig Morrison talks about future changes in Age of Conan. Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (AoC) Game Director Craig Morrison has just released a new "Letter from the Game Director" to talk about what's coming up for AoC. As work continues... read more
Loading... Bundled Betas - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Thu, Nov 12
By Sardu 1,207 - A look at adding beta offers to multi-month subscription plans With Funcom’s recently announced incentive to revitalize interest in Age of Conan, the developer joins the swelling ranks of studios attempting to sweeten the deal on multiple month... read more
Age of Conan Launches Second Re-Evaluation Period - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Thu, Nov 12
By B. de la Durantaye Go back to Age of Conan, play for free, and level up twice as fast!Funcom announced that Age of Conan is free once again to returning players to try it out. More bonuses, and more play time is included. Thrown into the deal are a few incentives if players... read more
Play Age of Conan Free in November and Get Special Subscription Offers - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Wed, Nov 11
By Martuk Re-evaluation period returns to AoC with new subscription offers.Funcom is offering players a chance to return to their flagship MMORPG Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures for free and level up twice as fast while doing it. Not only that, Funcom is sweetening the... read more
Age of Conan Game Director Craig Morrison Talks Combat Balance - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Mon, Nov 9
• 6 related articles
By Martuk Combat balance can be a bit tricky.Game Director Craig Morrison recently spoke with MMORPG about combat balancing in Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures. Craig talks about what Funcom is doing to to bring the right balance to the game... read more
AoC: Letter from the Game Director - October 2009 - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Mon, Nov 2
• 6 related articles
By Martuk Craig Morrison talks about community promotions and Rise of the Godslayer. Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures' Game Director Craig Morrison has released a new letter to the community this week. The latest update is mostly about community related stuff and how community ... read more
Age of Conan Update 1.5.6 Has Arrived - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Tue, Oct 27
By Martuk New update brings more content and reward points.Funcom has released Update 1.5.6 for Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures and with it comes a host of new content, Veteran Rewards, a new Halloween event ‘Nights of Lost Souls’, and more. The new... read more
Funcom Offers Bigger Discounts for Longer Subscriptions to Age of Conan - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Mon, Oct 26
• 2 related articles
By Martuk Subscibe longer and pay less.Funcom is offering a bigger discount to those who choose to purchase longer subscription plans for Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures. The newly adjusted rates offer a 20% discount to 3 month... read more
Related articles from MMORPG blog, qj/mmo (Feedburner).
AoC Nights of Lost Souls Seasonal Event - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Fri, Oct 16
By Martuk New seasonal event coming to AoC.Funcom has announced a new seasonal event for Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures. Night of the Lost Souls will go live with Update 5.6 and will provide players with the chance to earn rewards and... read more
AoC Tunes Available on AoCVault - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Thu, Oct 15
By Martuk Enjoy AoC tunes from your PC.The popular Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures soundtrack now has songs available on IGN's AOCVault. If you're a fan of composer Knut Avenstroup Haugen, you can now enjoy some of his tunes from... read more
7-day Free Trials Return to Age of Conan - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Mon, Oct 12
By Martuk Free trials return to Age of Conan.Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is once again offering 7-day free trials for players. If you've been wanting to give the game a first or even second look, now is your chance. Head over to read more
Craig Morrison Talks Age of Conan: Rise of the Godslayer - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Fri, Oct 9
• 6 related articles
By Martuk Craig Morrison offers more insight into Rise of the Godslayer.Age of Conan: Rise of the Godslayer will offer content for both lower level and higher level players to enjoy. According to Game Director Craig Morrison, between levels 20-40 players can explore... read more
Funcom to Cut 20% of Workforce - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Mon, Sep 28
By Martuk Funcom initiates plan for cost reductions. Funcom is reducing its work force by about 20%. The planned launch for Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures in Korea will continue as planned, but the development of The Secret World has been... read more
Letter from the Game Director - September 2009 - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Mon, Sep 28
• 6 related articles
By Martuk Craig Morrison talks about the next update for AoC.Game Director Craig Morrison is updating the Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures community about the coming Veteran Rewards program and a new level 80 instance set to release with the next update... read more
Age of Conan: Rise of the Godslayer Interview with Craig Morrison
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Tue, Sep 1
• 6 related articles
By Martuk Funcom recently released details of the first expansion for Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures titled 'Rise of the Godslayer'. Ten Ton Hammer got the chance to speak with Age of Conan Game Director,... read more
'Age of Conan' Celebrates One Year Anniversary, Sees Significant Increase in Players - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Mon, May 18
By Martuk Age of Conan population on the rise.In celebration of Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures one year anniversary, Funcom today announced that the game is now seeing an upturn in new subscribers and improved retention. Funcom cites... read more
AoC: Glen 'Famine' Swan Posts One Year Anniversary Blog - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Mon, May 18
• 4 related articles
By Martuk What a difference a year makes.Funcom's US Community Manager, Glen Famine Swan has posted a new blog on MMORPG.com. In his latest blog Famine talks about Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures and how it has developed over the last... read more
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Funcom's 1st Quarter Financial Report is Positive - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Fri, May 15
By Martuk Crush your enemies and see their subs driven before you.Funcom's 1st Quarter Financial Report for 2009 is in and the company is showing positive signs of growth thanks to an increase in subscribers for their top MMORPG, Age of Conan: Hyborian... read more
AoC Game Director: Start Out at Level 50! - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Thu, Apr 30
By Savanja Skip the low level grind with this startling new AoC featureNo one likes the low level grind once you've worked your way through the content a time or two already and Funcom is doing something about it! As part of Age of Conan Game Director's letter to... read more
AOC Offers Free Trial - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Thu, Apr 16
By RadarX Age of Conan Available to Anyone for a WeekFuncom appears to have joined a number of other popular MMO games by offering a 7 day free trial allowing anyone (over the age of 18) to check out the game. With violence, nudity, and PvP if you... read more
AoC's Letter From the Game Director - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Tue, Mar 31
By Savanja Free trial campaign coming soon!With GDC coverage of Age of Conan still trickling out it is time once again to hear a few words from Game Director Craig Morrison. Craig talks a little about AoC's progress and what he shared at... read more
Mortal Online Beta Sign-Ups Open! - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Thu, Mar 19
By Cody Bye Want some open PvP action and getting tired of Darkfall? Had it with Ultima Online? Ready to kick Darkfall in the head? Age of Conan just not tickling your PvP funnybone? You may not have long to wait for your next PvP injection; Mortal Online has just... read more
Age of Conan is Hiring! - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Mon, Feb 9
By Savanja Things must be looking up for Funcom!While other big name game developers are scaling back staff, Funcom is adding to their Age of Conan development team! Want a chance to join a team that works on one of the most unique titles? ... read more
Patch: AoC Major Content Update Gets ETA - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Fri, Feb 6
By Savanja New dungeons and fixes coming soon!Age of Conan has some major pieces in the works but when can we hope to see these new dungeons and fixes on the live servers? Community Manager Famine gives players an idea of when Update 1.4 can... read more
AoC: Letter from the Game Director - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Fri, Jan 23
By Savanja It's about that time again when we get an update from Game Director Craig Morrison. We get to hear details about the latest zones that are currently on test and what the future holds for Age of Conan. Now that the server merges are complete and the new communities start to come together, in some...
New Seasonal Event Competition - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Tue, Dec 23
By Martuk That's it. The winners will receive the codekey by e-mail to activate all of the above mentioned in-game items for his/her Age of Conan gameaccount. The 2 months additional free game time will be activated by Funcom directly on the account.
AoC: Weaponsmith Recipes - Tier 4 - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Tue, Dec 16
By Savanja Continuing the Age of Conan crafting guide frenzy, we've added tier 4 recipes for Weaponsmithing. If you're level 70+ and looking for the perfect weapon look here first! The Weaponsmith crafting profession can make a wide array of weapons for any class and we provide the materials list an...
Testlive 1.04 Patch Notes Preview - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Tue, Dec 9
By Martuk Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures Update 1.04 will soon be making its way to the Testlive forums. Haven, a QA Tester for Funcom, recently posted a detailed preview of the coming update. While this means the update is still a good time away from being implemented on the Live servers, it does offe...
Server Merger Update - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Tue, Dec 2
By Martuk Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures (AoC) will be getting its long awaited server merger before Christmas. Funcom US Community Manager Glen "Famine" Swan laid out the plans in a recent post on the Official AoC forums. The future server mergers will include some free game time for players to co...
AoC Publisher Caught in Ratings Scandal - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Mon, Nov 24
By Morvelaira While Funcom may be the well known developer of Age of Conan, Eidos is the actual publisher here in the United States. And recently, they've landed themselves in some hot water over a ratings scandal. Many gamers count on internet reviews and ratings, and as such they expect them to be true an...
Two Part Guild Interview at MMORPG.com - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Fri, Nov 14
By Martuk We are a PvP guild, majority of the guild is made of players who played Anarchy Online (Funcom’s other MMO) for years, the members were on the same (and even opposite sides) of the war in AO, it was not a problem as "faction" differences were never really taken seriously by any of us (we are not...
Update Notes 11/12/2008 Ymir's Pass Now Live - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Wed, Nov 12
By Martuk Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures received another update today and players need to be aware that they will now be required to download the latest version DirectX before they can log in. During the Test server trial some people encountered a problem while trying to download the latest vers...
AoC's New Update - Notoriety is Now Live - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Wed, Oct 29
• 4 related articles
By Martuk Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures has received the next part of the long awaited PvP update today along with a slew of other changes and updates. The patch has introduced the new Notoriety system that will now punish players for killing those of a much lower level by flagging them as a crimina...
Related articles from Qj.net, aoc.qj.net and more.
Patch: AoC’s New Update - Notoriety is Now Live - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at aoc.wowgoldfr.com
• Wed, Oct 29
Hyborian Adventures has received the next part of the long awaited PvP update today along with a slew of other changes and updates. The patch has introduced the new Notoriety system that will now punish players for killing ...
Game Director Craig 'Silirrion' Morrison's Update Preview - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Mon, Oct 20
By Martuk Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures Game Director Craig 'Silirrion' Morrison in keeping with his promise to communicate periodically with the community did so again today. The latest message from the Game Director offers up some juicy tidbits on the next update for AoC that may be ready for...
Alchemy Resource Concerns Addressed on Testlive - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Mon, Oct 13
By Martuk Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures crafting system is in the process of getting its own update along with all the other changes. However, with any update there can sometimes be some controversy surrounding some necessary changes. This week the controversy is surrounding the choice to remo...
Latest Testlive Patch Brings Lots of Changes - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Wed, Oct 1
• 4 related articles
By Martuk The latest update notes for the next big update for Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures is now available on the Testlive server forums. The latest notes include a huge list of new items that are in part related to the upcoming notoriety system. Along with this system a slew of new content has been...
Related articles from Qj.net, aoc.qj.net and more.
Patch notes 09/17/2008 at Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Wed, Sep 17
By Martuk Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures first part of the PvP update is now live. This patch is the biggest one in a while and has a lot of changes and new features that are now live. CLASSES Assassin Barbarian Guardian Ranger COMBAT GUI ITEMS NPCS/MOBS GUILDS PVP/ MASSIVE PVP Massive PVP PvP
AoC Director/Producer Godager Steps Down at Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Wed, Sep 17
By Morvelaira Taking on Godager's role is Craig Morrison, previously producer and game director for Anarchy Online, and also an ex-Telegraph and IGN staff member. It is time to get new, fresh eyes on Age of Conan, and I wholeheartedly support the appointment of Craig," offered Godager.
Gaute Godager Resigns - AoC Gets New Game Director at Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Wed, Sep 17
By Martuk Gaute Godager the now former Producer and Game Director for Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures (AoC) and one of the founding members of Funcom has resigned from the company. Gaute Godager cited some elements of dissatisfaction with AoC and that he felt it needed a pair of fresh eyes as his rea...
Role-playing Rules Announced at Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Mon, Sep 15
By Martuk Johannes 'Waldgeist' Rebhan recently posted Funcom's rules for Role-playing in Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures. The list of rules include player name and guild name guidelines and the community code of conduct. This makes for a good read if you have been looking to learn how to Role-play...
AoC: Border Kingdom Cryer - Mitra's Faithful at Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Thu, Aug 7
By Martuk Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures Priest of Mitra class has been a hot topic this week as Funcom US Community Coordinator Wayne 'Yakomo' Soong opened up a thread for feedback and known issues as Funcom works to tweak the class. This has not stopped several other threads from turning up as var...
How To: IGN Age of Conan Vault Mount Guide at Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Tue, Aug 5
By Martuk IGN's Age of Conan Vault has just posted a new guide to the mounts of Hyboria. Now you can learn where to find them, how to use them, and what kinds of different mounts there are. You can read the full guide here.
Patch Update - Going Live at Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Wed, Jul 30
• 6 related articles
By Martuk Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures will be getting it's patch tomorrow. Funcom's Senior Community Manager, Oliver 'Tarib' Kunz made the announcement today as he stated the testing has been successful and the patch is moving forward after the brief delay it was given this week.
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AoC Patch Notes 07/17/2008 at Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Thu, Jul 17
By Martuk PvP Massive PvP: Mercenary players in a team with a guild member should no longer be hostile-flagged during battle. You will no longer be able to attack guild members on PvP servers. The Massive PVP gui will show up on a separate tab than Minigame PvP. If your pet does the most damage to a target i...
Letter from the Game Director 07/11/2008 at Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Fri, Jul 11
By Martuk Game Director, Gaute Godager addressed the Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures (AoC) community today in his "Letter from the Game Director." The new letter touches on what Funcom has planned for the future of AoC and what they have done since launch and will continue to do to improve gameplay.
Scheduled Patch Downtime at Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Tue, Jul 8
By Martuk We have been working on various fixes for the next update and they have been coming along nicely. During those tests our QA department however encountered an issue which needs to be addressed and corrected. In order to test those new changes (including making those available on our Testliv...
AoC - June 26 Patch and Delays at Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Thu, Jun 26
By Morvelaira Today's patch notes for Age of Conan have been released, and you can see them here. However, it seems when the European servers updated it revealed a crashing bug in the patch which Funcom has worked furiously to fix. The patching for U.S. servers was delayed because of it today, but it looks lik...
Patch: Tradeskill Fixes in the Works at Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Tue, Jun 24
By Machail One of the major concerns players of Age of Conan have been voicing is the current list of problems in regards to the player crafting in the game. Funcom has heard, and acknowledged the issues, and posted a plan yesterday to address these issues.
Funcom Update on Mounts at Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Thu, Jun 19
By Martuk There have been some concerns about the mounts of Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures. A while back Svein Erik "Sharum" Jenset addressed some of the concerns on the forums and updated players on some of the things in the works to make our trusty steeds a bit better. This week he has updated his pos...
AoC: Border Kingdom Cryer - Gaute Godager Talks PvP at Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Thu, Jun 19
By Martuk Funcom has been steadily patching Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures since launch with various fixes and adjustments. This week there has been a lot of discussion revolving around Game Director, Gaute Godager's message to the community on massive PvP siege warfare, the updates listed in...
Age of Conan launch event includes fire-breathers, Spellweaving
Original at Massively
• Fri, May 16
By Michael Zenke Filed under: Fantasy, Age of Conan, LaunchesEarlier this week Funcom threw a giant bash in Oslo, Norway to celebrate the upcoming launch of their long in-development MMO Age of Conan. Ten Ton Hammer was on-hand to check out the festivities, and came away with a number of goodies showing of...
Massively: Age of Conan launch event includes fire-breathers, Spellweaving
Original at VirginWorlds MMO
• Fri, May 16
Filed under: Fantasy, Age of Conan, LaunchesEarlier this week Funcom threw a giant bash in Oslo, Norway to celebrate the upcoming launch of their long in-development MMO Age of Conan. Ten Ton Hammer was on-hand to check out the festivities, and came away with a number of goodies showing of...
The US Reporters' Embargo for Age of Conan is Lifted
Original at The Ramblings of a Bildo
• Thu, May 1
By Bildo That’s right folks, Funcom has lifted the NDA for US reporters (that means sites like this) and we are now free to talk about the game! Ten Ton Hammer's Age of Conan Class Guides Portal Benjamin "Machail" de la Durantaye, Age of Conan Site Lead, Ten Ton Hammer
AoC: The Dirty Facts on the PvP Beta Weekend
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Tue, Apr 22
By Shayalyn Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures is what's on everybody's mind. How will it be? Is it ready? What is beta like? This week we have some of those very answers as AoC Ten Ton Hammer regular Cow offers up this review on his experience during the recent PvP Beta Weekend.
The Dirty Facts on the PvP Beta Weekend
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Tue, Apr 22
By Martuk Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures is what is on everyone's mind. How will it be? Is it ready? What is beta like? This week we have some of those very answers as AoC Ten Ton Hammer regular Cow offers up this review on his experience during the recent PvP Beta Weekend.