by Karen Hertzberg on Dec 10, 2007
Sneak up on a great
interview!
The time has come for stealth, guile, and the silent kill. The last few
weeks have been rife with information on the classes in the Age of
Conan as our bi-weekly class interviews covered all of the Soldier
archetypes in thorough detail. With the soldiers finished, the Ten Ton
Hammer staff has refocused our next set of class interviews on the
Rogue archetype, which features the Assassin, Ranger, and the
ever-popular Barbarian classes. For our first of these three
interviews, the Funcom developers wanted to concentrate on the
mysterious Assassin. To find out more about this class, we asked a
series of questions to Evan Michaels, system designer for Funcom, and
he was happy to give us the nitty-gritty info. Enjoy the article and
start dreaming about your future Assassin!
Evan: The basis of the Assassin is (as the name may
imply) killing
swiftly and efficiently. The Assassin is probably the deadliest of any
class when it comes to raw power, having a variety of means with which
to quickly dispatch his target of choice. So, simply put, an Assassin
is definitely someone you want to have on your side of the battle as
opposed to knifing you in the back. The Assassin is also the most
proficient class when it comes to stealth, and has a bit of an easier
time sneaking around than the other classes in the game.