Funcom has revealed a teaser image for the first expansion pack for its MMO Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, which it expects to release in 2009.
The concept art shows three ninja-like warriors wearing green masks with a strongly oriental look. In the background are green banners decorated with dragons, and pagoda-like buildings.
Funcom refused to comment further on the image - but the prominent oriental stylings suggest that the expansion will take players to the land of Khitai, Conan author Robert E. Howard's version of China in the Hyborian Age.
The image will be officially released tomorrow.
- ya esta difundiendo videos de lo que se supone la expansion e informacion, mañana sera publico
On top of teasing the first Age of Conan expansion, Funcom has shown off some of the forthcoming free content updates to its fantasy MMO Age of Conan at Leipzig.
Funcom highlighted two new zones, new and revamped dungeons and itemisation, and the graphical updates to be expected from the game's future DirectX 10 support.
- van a presentar en el Leipzig el dx10 y las nuevas zonas mejoradas
Ubiquitous Funcom mouthpiece Erling Ellingsen said Funcom intended to answer the criticisms of players of the game who feel the game is too light on content in the second half. "We're really serious about adding content," Ellingsen said. "We agree that content thins out after level 55."
- que estan dispuestos a responder a las criticas de mal estado a partir del lvl 55
Ellingsen demonstrated the Commons district of the capital city Tarantia, expected soon. This mid-level slum area allows players to pick a side in a gang war between street bandits and the rulers of the rooftops. Questing will include thieving, exploration and stealth gameplay as well as combat, and complex storylines with moral choices.
- esto me parece muy interesante, puede estar muy bien, pero tiene pinta de solo player
Attention then moved on to the Black Castle dungeon, which is being extensively revamped. Originally a basic dungeon aimed at solo players, it will soon be a more sophisticated group dungeon featuring traps and puzzles reminiscent of the Legend of Zelda - shooting an eye with an arrow to kill a giant snake, or standing on pressure pads to allow your team-mates to pass flame-throwers.
Tongue-in-cheek tributes to Indiana Jones and Frankenstein had players fleeing from a boulder and piecing together a monster from body parts. There's also an attempt to give boss fights more personality (Ellingsen mentioned World of Warcraft's strength in this area), an epic feel, and superior loot drops. Ellingsen says Funcom is conscious that it needs to improve the quality of loot throughout the game, and is overhauling its entire loot distribution table.
- esto de estar remodelando contenido para parecerse a legend of zelda y a world of warcraft, incluyendo la de potenciar el loteo de epicos, no se como se lo tomara la gente
The new outdoor area Ymir's Pass, for level 55 players and above, was shown. This beautiful Cimmerian mountain region has "dozens of hours" of content and a striking, ruined-amphitheatre dungeon. The Frostfather - a giant familiar from Robert E. Howard's stories - was shown imprisoned here. In a nod to the 1980s Arnold Schwarzenegger Conan films, Ymir's Pass also features the Wheel of Pain
- un nuevo dungeon para lvl 55
Ellingsen también mostró las pantallas y el concepto de arte de dos de nivel superior mazmorras que están en desarrollo, pero un poco más libre. La primera, en una fase avanzada de desarrollo, será un grupo de ejemplo, en Thunder River. La segunda, en las primeras etapas sólo, será un "enorme" Cimmerian calabozo llamado la Cámara de Crom, un grupo social calabozo donde varios grupos pueden aventura a la vez.
- 2 dungeon mas de alto lvl
Vídeo fue mostrado del juego corriendo bajo DirectX 10, pero se negó a Ellignsen fecha de este parche, diciendo que Funcom está tomando su tiempo para hacerlo bien. El DX10 versión de Age of Conan contará con iluminación HDR, ambient oclusión (más sutiles sombras), la física que actúa en el césped y el follaje, extravagantes radial blur a efectos de letalidad, volumétricos de iluminación y niebla, la reflexión especular sobre el agua y bellamente bajo la luz difusa.
- pregunta tonta?, ya no han salido videos del conan con dx10 diria que casi todos, no?, y no dan fecha de salida, asi qeu sera dentro de bastante tiempo, a este ritmo en la expansion
On the anticipated update to the game's player-versus-player systems - originally expected some weeks ago - Ellingsen would only say that it was expected "relatively" soon. (In fact, he said "very soon", and then corrected himself.)
- esto no se como tomarlo, declaraa que se dijo que salia dentro de muy pronto y despues de corrige que pronto, pero no da fechas ni supociciones de cuando estara el parche pvp
Fuente: http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=218893
Conclusiones mias, y que no se moleste nadie 
, AOC se esta orientando a juego pve, cojiendo estilos dle wow, y haciendo un juego muhco mas solo player
un saludo
PD:
Speaking at the Leipzig Games Convention, Funcom's Erling Ellingsen confirmed that the company's Age of Conan MMO will tie in with the new Conan film being produced by Lionsgate.
"The movie is set for release next year, and it's going to be a huge movie. Lionsgate recently announced that they're putting a hundred million dollars into it," Ellingsen said. No cast or director is attached to the film yet, however.
"We have a very close relationship with the guys making the movie," Ellingsen continued. "I had lunch with the producer just the other day. We're talking to them all the time.
"Yes, we will tie the two together."
- nueva pelicula en camino del conan, BIENNNNN
