November letter from Age of Conan's director released
by Eliot Lefebvre 
Dec 1st 2009 at 1:00PM
Filed under: Fantasy, Age of Conan, Patches, PvP
As the end of the year approaches, Age of Conan has been quietly but steadily progressing through development and improving its engine and gameplay. It's certainly improved compared to its state at launch, and with its first expansion on the way the game has a promising future ahead of it. The end of November saw the release of a letter from the game director, Craig Morrison, addressing the game's upcoming Korean launch as well as the incoming changes in the near future.
The biggest bits of news are the statement that 1.06, the game's next patch, is planned to begin rounds on the live test servers this week. 1.06 will also be seeing a few adjustments to the balance of force between casters and melee, one of the more contentious issues in the game. Crowd control will see a severe reduction in range and efficiency, with the letter explaining that the intent of the abiliies is to give casters a panic or escape button rather than allowing them to effectively pin targets at range. They're also denying casters the option of stamina potions to avoid making them too durable. Age of Conan's casters are probably unhappy about the news, but the letter itself has more to say, so it's likely in every player's best interest to take a closer look.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
starzzareblind said on 3:18PM 12-01-2009
Cool letter, but they really should hurry up and get 1.6 out.
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Alz said on 11:01PM 12-01-2009
Do any staffers still play AoC? It would be awesome if you did a recap on the improvements AoC has made since it's not so stellar launch and comparison to the launch. I keep hearing good things about how AoC is turning out, where as I keep seeing how badly Warhammer is doing. (Not hearing because no one I know plays anymore)
I'm not sure if you've done something like that, but I'd be interested in reading an article like that.
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