Age of Conan at Ten Ton Hammer - Taking MMOG Gamers to the Next Level!

Game Director Craig Morrison recently spoke with MMORPG about combat balancing in Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures. Craig talks about what Funcom is doing to to bring the right balance to the game and how finding that balance isn't as easy as you might think.

You might think it was easiest to define it very straightforwardly as 'every time I fight I have a 50/50 chance of winning or losing based my skill and approach' but when you actually push players about what many feel about gameplay the reality is that they would feel balance was better when they have a chance of losing, but that they should win more than lose. Most seem to tend towards wanting something like a 75/25 mix of winning to losing...so they recognize the need for, and want, a chance of losing, but they generally feel that its more fun when they win more often than they lose, as long as it isn't too much.

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