Daily news from AoCWire.Net http://www.aocwire.net 2008-10-07T07:45:01+01:00 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.aocwire.net Rushster http://www.aocwire.net/n/344/september-17th-patch-notes Another week brings a new round of patching but this one is introducing the much talked about PvP changes in the game as well as fixes and tweaks. A full [URL="http://forums-eu.ageofconan.com/showthread.php?t=93095"]list of notes[/URL] can be found on the official EU forums. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.aocwire.net Rushster http://www.aocwire.net/n/343/aoc-producer-and-game-director-resigns Some big news this morning, Gaute Godager, Producer and Game Director, has resigned from Funcom. Replacing Godager is Craig Morrison who was Producer and Game Director on Anarchy Online. Godager was apparently unhappy with the direction AoC was going and issued a statement: [QUOTE]"I have done my very best making this fabulous game, but I have concluded there are elements which I am dissatisfied with. I have decided to acton this, and as a result I have chosen to leave Funcom. It is time.. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.aocwire.net Rushster http://www.aocwire.net/n/338/mmo-weekly This week's instalment of the IncGamers [URL="http://www.incgamers.com/Games/1206/features/87/MMO-Weekly"]MMO Weekly is now live and kicking[/URL] covering the interesting MMO stories of the past week so make sure you check that out. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.aocwire.net Dorjan http://www.aocwire.net/n/337/update-notes-15-28th-august FunCom have released a small patch over the weekend, since it was so small I've put the details here. General * Basic Riding Skill price changed to 25s. * Advanced Riding Skill changed to 50g. * /guild should now always work after zoning. * Assassin Epic Tier 3 chest piece no longer hides arm pieces, and texture clipping on shoulders has been fixed. Combat * Cannot charge a player/npc that is already charging someone else. * The charge gameaction wil.. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.aocwire.net Rushster http://www.aocwire.net/n/334/gc-video-interview This one almost slipped off our radar but it's well worth checking out, an [URL="http://www.vimeo.com/1591745?pg=embed&sec=1591745"]interview[/URL] with Funcom's Thorbjorn Olson who talks about the game and future plans. [CENTER]<object width="400" height="225"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1591745&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=.. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.aocwire.net Rushster http://www.aocwire.net/n/333/boomtown-interview Hot on the heels of the GC and all the tasty content news recently, Boomtown has posted an [URL="http://pc.boomtown.net/en_uk/articles/art.view.php?id=16591"]interview[/URL] with Erling Ellingsen who talks about the upcoming content changes to the game. Here's a snip: [QUOTE]One of the first new features for the gamers will be the Tarantia Commons, a totally new zone in the already big main city of the game. Commons is a slum area for characters around level 30. The developers have worked hard.. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.aocwire.net Dorjan http://www.aocwire.net/n/332/gems-gems-and-more-gems FunCom are busy trying to balance their Gems and have taken to reading a lot on their forums! They have a lot so say about it [url="http://forums-eu.ageofconan.com/showthread.php?t=87622"]here![/url] text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.aocwire.net Rushster http://www.aocwire.net/n/324/expansion-teaser-image While we know Funcom are thinking about the expansion already, today they released a teaser image to get us all excited. Check it out right [URL="http://www.incgamers.com/Screenshots/2572/Age-of-Conan-Hyborian-Adventures"]here.[/URL] text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.aocwire.net Rushster http://www.aocwire.net/n/323/gc-video-interview-with-funcom IncGamers has [URL="http://www.incgamers.com/Videos/187/Age-of-Conan-GC-Video-Interview"]posted a video interview[/URL] with Funcom's Erling Ellingsen filmed at GC courtesy of their German partner site. The video is six minutes long and well worth checking out. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.aocwire.net Rushster http://www.aocwire.net/n/322/upcoming-content-shots The great thing about GC is that there's been some good nuggets of info from Funcom along with a stack of new shots. Today Funcom released shots of the upcoming content and it's looking cracking. [URL="http://www.incgamers.com/Screenshots/2572/Age-of-Conan-Hyborian-Adventures"]Check them out on IncGamers[/URL].