A holiday gift from Age of Conan
by James Egan 
Dec 19th 2008 at 8:00PM
Filed under: Fantasy, Age of Conan, Events, in-game
Massively has mentioned that Age of Conan is giving away in-game items all month as part of a seasonal contest they're running. But the latest Age of Conan newsletter let us know that everyone's received a free gift automatically, as of December 18th.
Funcom's given all players a new virtual item -- the Kosalan talisman of clarity. It boosts stamina and mana for its wearer, with a faster rate of regeneration for those traits. While it's not as über as the items obtainable at higher levels, it's not bad for a freebie. Age of Conan players can claim the Kosalan talisman by simply typing "/claim" in-game.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Holgar said on 8:51PM 12-19-2008
*channels spirit of David*
Failcom fails omg! Giving free stuff its totaly fail just like conan. Fail fail failcom. Why don't you just pull the plug on your FAILURE failcom!
*Stops channeling*
Holy cow that was scary! He was possesing me!
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Jay said on 1:55AM 12-20-2008
It's david not David.
david said on 12:13AM 12-20-2008
Yep... epic fail...
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Jay said on 1:53AM 12-20-2008
Do you realize that no one takes you seriously and that they are actually parodying you?
Nadril said on 2:37AM 12-20-2008
I wish I could get the fan club you have, david. I stop trolling age of conan for a few months and everyone forgets about you.
Nadril said on 10:21PM 12-19-2008
I was going to say something witty about this event, but I don't think anyone is left playing Age of Conan to even care.
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Jack said on 11:46PM 12-19-2008
I wish they did give my money back as a holiday gift :(
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double9s said on 1:21AM 12-20-2008
Is the game still that unpolished? I keep getting tempted to resubscribe. The combat was just so fun.
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Caldruid said on 1:17PM 12-20-2008
AoC is worlds away from the state of game even 3 months ago. I'm playing the game and having a great time. You also might be surprised that in the last 3 weeks there are many new faces in the game. Had the game released in it's current state, no one would be QQing about AoC. Funcom made a stupid arse decision to launch early, as well as other blunders, but that does not make AoC a bad game. AoC is a good MMO. Not great but definitely good. I tell you what, I left WAR and came back to AoC with no regrets.
Now, in regards to the Holiday gift, pretty lame. I would rather have a snow mammoth!
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double9s said on 1:24AM 12-20-2008
Interesting. So what's better about the games these days? Does it run better? That was my biggest gripe.
Nmaster said on 6:22AM 12-20-2008
I think everyone would be surprised if they got tried one more month after the server merge...
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Caldruid said on 3:02PM 12-20-2008
Performance issues are gone. I consistently get 30 FPS (many of my guildmates get 50+). They have implemented a PvP rewards system which has invigorated PvP. Added a new zone (Ymir's Pass) for level 50+ content. I'd say the only issues remaining is end game content and getting populations back up (which seems to be happening and will only get better with the server merges that are soon to take place).
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double9s said on 2:11AM 12-21-2008
Damn, they did something for performance. I reinstalled the game today and I'm getting 40-50 FPS in town where I use to get 15-20. And the hitching (frequent short freezes when running or turning) seems to be nonexistent also. I don't even have a great rig, but everything ran like this at medium settings. Here's my system:
Athlon X2 4200+
2GB DDR RAM
GEFORCE 8800GTS 320MB
Nice work Funcom. I used my own buddy key (not a bad idea if you want to test the game out without having to resub for another month) and I'm giving serious thought to resubscribing.
And no, I don't work for Funcom, I'm just trying to give these guys another chance.
Deryk said on 4:23PM 12-21-2008
I am enjoying AoC the second-time-around! It's SO much more polished and smooth-running. A good choice for all those ready to jump off the SOE bandwagon (poor mgt decisions with RMT) and looking for a good fantasy MMO! That's why I re-joined AoC. Funcom is greater than SOE any day! I'd also suggest taking a look at LotRO as well! Wow, Mines of Moria is awesome! But I digress...
:)
Seriously, AoC is fun to play with new armor, new quests, new areas, and the performance upgrades really have made it quite a smooth gaming experience for me. No ctd's either! Hurrah!
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