Special Launch Edition...

Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures is set for launch and Ten Ton Hammer's Border Kingdom Cryer is covering the countdown every step of the way. This week we continue the Cryer countdown to launch. As of this issue we stand at 4 days to the official launch and 1 day if you're on the head start countdown. That means those of you lucky enough to get early access will be logging in tomorrow. The anticipation is building as I point out in a little Youtube video I made a while back, and discussion is raging on the official forum as players everywhere are anxiously waiting for the gates of Hyboria to open. Ten Ton Hammer has been pumping out game related goodies and guide content and you can expect the flood of information to continue. With all the discussion and excitement it can be difficult to find those great pieces of discussion and those ever so rare nuggets of info as you sift through an endless sea of dramatic posts and flaming rants. Let Ten Ton Hammer do it for you. Join us as we take a look at some of the best discussions and save you the trauma of reading through the drama. Launch is upon us, AoC Ten Ton Hammer releases more class and quest information, early access server names have been announced, Lost in Hyboria the adventure continues, all this and more in this week's Border Kingdom Cryer.

(Note: If you don't understand something I have said or abbreviated get caught up on the terminology here.)

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Launch is near and Stygia awaits!

Official AoC Forums

Age of Conan Serverlist for Early Access

The official early access server list has been released and players can start planning where they will invade Hyboria at come Saturday. There still is no official RP-PvE server, but players are at this very moment working to create an unofficial one.

[POLL] Unofficial RP-PVE US Server

Since Funcom didn't issue an official RP-PvE server, exactly what i said would happen did. Players are congregating to form an unofficial RP-PvE server for launch. Check out this thread if you are looking for the unofficial RP-PvE server which for the moment looks to be Wiccana. Head over and cast your vote and join the discussion.

Early Access sold out Part 1 and Part 2

the popularity and excitement for Age of Conan has surprised even Funcom. So much so, that the early access has already sold out much to the dismay of many people. This has led to two official threads on the matter and some people understanding of Funcom's position, others...not so much. However, Funcom did state a while back the spaces would be limited. Look on the bright side guys. You get to miss whatever opening day patches and hot fixes there might be.

will the limited EA create elitism?

This thread was created out of the concern that there might be a touch of elitist sentiment when it comes to those who were lucky enough to be selected for early access. In response to this thread I say this. Most gamers don't follow the elitist way of thinking. the ones that do... well let's just say early access or not it won't curve their way of thinking. For the most part I don't expect you will see a lot of "I got in and you didn't therefore I am better than you" line of thinking.

Fantastic Spellweaving video

This thread discusses a nice video someone posted from the May 13th launch event presented by Funcom. The video in question can be seen on YouTube here. It shows off the spellweaving ability and should make all of you casters start foaming at the mouth.

RPPvP vs PvP

Which do you prefer? this discussion brings up some good points about the politics on these two servers and how some guilds structure themselves on them, but which is better and more organized? Add your two copper to this discussion if this is a subject near and dear to your heart. Of course while reading this you will have to bypass several childish and immature posts. If you read deep enough you'll find a few reasons why some people are advocating a RP-PvE server so passionately. Its self explanatory and you will know it when you see it.

AoC Ten Ton Hammer Threads of the Week

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In Skilled Warriors our heroes set out on a mission.

Lost In Hyboria - "Skilled Warriors"

This week's comic sees our three heroes set out on a quest to aid the maiden in finding her father. A father who may have accidentally (not calling any names on who did it) been dismembered when they accidentally backed up at high speed into a barbarians weapon, who may have found the splorting cool, but is absolutely innocent of any aforementioned crime.

RP-PvP and RP-PvE: Why All the Hate?

With launch approaching and the initial set of server names being voted on, the RP-PvE advocates are still voicing their desire in a final last ditch effort to have a RP-PvE server. Will Funcom have this server? No one really knows, but if you are hoping to see it, you can add your voice here and vote in the poll. Many have voted and the numbers keep growing.

Early Access Client Downloads Available.

One thing on everyone's mind this week is the early access to Age of Conan beginning on Saturday. This has been heavily discussed at both Ten Ton Hammer and the official Age of Conan forums. The unfortunate selling out of early access has only fueled the discussion more.

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This screenshot I took was added solely for the purpose of making you drool.

Still Confident In Your Class Choice?

JoBildo wants to know if you are still going to play the same class after experiencing or reading about open beta. Will you be playing the same class as you originally intended? If not vote in this week's poll and tell us what changed your mind or kept you firm in the belief that your original choice was a good one.

Tuk's Weekly Combat Tip

For fun, each week I will try to add a comical or helpful combat tip. Here is the first.

Never kiss your enemy.

Do you have a comical combat tip? Send it here.

 

New Feature - Ask the Devs

Ask the Devs

You have questions and we have answers. With the cooperation of Funcom and developer Jason "Athelan" Stone Ten Ton Hammer has arranged a nice new venue for players to ask their questions for developers at Funcom about Age of Conan. This week Jason "Athelan" Stone has been very busy answering many questions. You can read and discuss them in our answered questions forum here. Have a question you would like to ask? You can do so here. Just be sure to read the guidelines first as the questions will be moderated to keep out things that have already been answered elsewhere and silly questions to make it easy for Athelan to answer things as quickly as possible without unnecessary clutter. However if you have a good question, by all means post it and we will try our best to get it answered.

 

Ten Ton Comics

Lost In Hyboria - "Skilled Warriors"

This week our heroes set out to find the father of the damsel accompanying them. That father may or may not be the same one that suffered an accident on the beach in issue 1, but that's beside the point.

 

AoC Ten Ton Hammer Clan Soup

If you have a guild and want to make your information known in it's full glory make sure you waste no time and join Clan Soup today. JoBildo will be running this weekly feature to highlight the people that matter in the Age of Conan community. You!!! Sign up and get your name in the headlines. Read the first new issue of Clan Soup here. Make sure to check out the Clan Soup Registry if you are in the market for a guild.

JoBildo has posted a new Clan Soup interview with the Brotherhood of the Spider. You can read the full interview here.

 

For all our Premium Members, you can now join the Ten Ton Hammer chat room and discuss the glory of gaming here in our Ten Ton Hammer chat room.

 

This Week's AoC Ten Ton Hammer Hot Content


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Last Updated: Mar 29, 2016

About The Author

Stacy "Martuk" Jones was a long-time news editor and community manager for many of our previous game sites, such as Age of Conan. Stacy has since moved on to become a masked super hero, battling demons in another dimension.

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