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Carta del Director de Juego - Julio 2009 – Hyborian Adventures
Jul 24th
Carta del Director de Juego – Julio 2009
Con los meses de verano, aquí en Noruega, llega un pequeño periodo de descanso, y quiero aprovechar la ocasión que me brinda la carta de este mes para agradecer a la gente su apoyo durante este año y para presentar los cambios del próximo ciclo de actualizaciones, ya que, aunque algo hemos anunciado, todavía no os hemos dado ningún detalle.
De vuelta a HiboriaEn primer lugar, quiero dar las gracias tanto a los jugadores veteranos como a los que han vuelto y han estado jugando durante este periodo de re-evaluación.
A nosotros, que obviamente todavía tenemos mucho trabajo por delante y nos seguimos esforzando para mejorar y perfeccionar el juego y para añadir nuevos contenidos, nos alegra mucho ver que hay tanta gente que sigue disfrutando de sus aventuras en Hiboria. Si hemos llegado a un punto en el que podemos dar al público una buena impresión del juego y mostrar qué es lo que depara el futuro, ha sido gracias a los esfuerzos del equipo de desarrollo.
Recompensas para los veteranosHablando de jugadores veteranos, estoy en disposición de confirmar que próximamente añadiremos nuevas recompensas para los veteranos. En el próximo ciclo More >
Lettre du Game Director - Juillet 2009 – Hyborian Adventures
Jul 24th
Lettre du Game Director – Juillet 2009
Alors que les mois d’été sont synonymes de courte période de repos et de récupération pour l’équipe de développement, je tenais à profiter de cette lettre mensuelle pour remercier tous ceux qui nous ont soutenus durant cette année et pour vous parler plus en détail de notre prochain cycle de mises à jour, que nous n’avons jusque-là fait qu’évoquer.
Retour en Hyboria
Pour commencer, je souhaite remercier tous nos joueurs vétérans ainsi que ceux qui ont profité de cette période de réévaluation pour revenir jouer.
Même s’il reste du travail à effectuer et si nous faisons de notre mieux pour continuer à peaufiner Age of Conan, à l’améliorer et à y ajouter du nouveau contenu, nous sommes très heureux de voir que tant de gens aiment le jeu et poursuivent l’aventure en Hyboria. Cela a demandé beaucoup d’efforts de la part de toute l’équipe de développement pour en arriver au point où nous pouvons désormais donner une bonne idée de ce qu’est le jeu et de la direction dans laquelle nous comptons l’emmener.
Récompenses pour vétérans
Pour ce qui concerne nos joueurs vétérans, je suis désormais en mesure de confirmer que de nouvelles récompenses vont leur être offertes. More >
Letter from the Game Director July 2009 – Hyborian Adventures
Jul 24th
Letter from the Game Director July 2009
This months letter reveals the incoming veteran reward system and new guild changes coming into Age of Conan from the Game Director Craig Morrison
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As the summer months, here in Norway, bring with them a short period of rest and recuperation for the development team, I wanted to take the opportunity with this months letter to both thank people for all their support this year, and to start to lift the veil on the changes for the next update cycle that we have only teased about so far!
Coming Back to HyboriaFirstly, I want to say thank you to veteran players and returning players alike, who have been playing during this re-evaluation period.
While we, of course, still have work ahead of us and are doing our best to continue to refine and improve the game even further and add even more great new content, we are very pleased to see so many people enjoying the game, and continuing their adventures in Hyboria. It has been the culmination of lots of effort on behalf of the development team to get to the point where we could give people a good impression More >
Age of Conan Update Tour, Part Two – Hyborian Adventures
Jul 23rd
Age of Conan Update Tour, Part Two
Ten Ton Hammer has released the second part of their in-game tour with Age of Conan that reviews over how the game has changed since launch.
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Last week, Ten Ton Hammer was taken on a tour of Age of Conan to highlight some of the changes that have happened since launch, and how Funcom has been putting forth extra effort to try to get players to come back to the game. Be sure to check out Part One of our Tour.
Find Part Two exclusively on Ten Ton Hammer.
Interview with Craig Morrison on Boomtown – Hyborian Adventures
Jul 23rd
Interview with Craig Morrison on Boomtown
Boomtown talks to Funcom game director Craig Morrison about the future of MMORPG Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures.
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Boomtown: With items and classes being changed so much, how has the reaction been from the community?
"Overall I think it has gone very well all things considered. It is easy to be more than a little scared about rolling out an update like this one, and I am a natural cynic so I think I have been very pleased about teh recption. Most players seem to appreciate the new build of the items and that they can now easily see how the items tie into their character. Likewise I think the new content has been very well received ad people are really enjoying the experience in Tarantia Commons, and the guild changes have also been welcomed.
There are of course also areas that people have some valid concerns with. With something on this scale we knew that there would be elements that would require additional tweaking and adjusting and were prepared for that. As we also expected the greatest challenge there is in the class balance. The follow-up to the update is very important so More >
Final Fantasy XI: Animation Director Yoshinori Kanada Dies
Jul 23rd
Yoshinori Kanada, an influential animator, whose work stretches as far back as the 1970’s died of a heart attack on July 22nd, 2009. Kanada worked on several projects for Studio Ghibli including favorites such as Princess Mononoke.
He then went on to Square Enix, starting as a layout artist for the film Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. Kanada also served as animation director for Final Fantasy XI, and did story board work for Final Fantasy IV DS.
Kanada was 57 years old. Our condolences go out to his family.
Via Kombo.
Global Agenda: Dev Blog: Very First Beta Testers
Jul 23rd
Our exclusive Global Agenda developer blog has received a new entry, where Michal Adam of Hi-Rez Studios tell us about the first few Beta testers in their sci-fi shooter.
Global Agenda’s very first beta testers just leveled up.
Inside the Studio, Thursdays are typically New Tester Day (OK, internally we call it ’N00b’ day), when we invite new people in to the studio to test Global Agenda.
Today, our NooBs got a special treat. While Global Agenda’s Closed Beta does not officially begin until tomorrow (July 24), we allowed the tester’s to login early and be the first on our Beta Servers. So, if you are one of our Closed Beta testers and you login right at the start tomorrow and see a few players already tooling around 10 levels ahead of you – you know they were probably among the group that was at Hi-Rez today.
Read more here.
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning: Version 1.3.0b Now Live!
Jul 22nd
Version 1.3.0b is now live after a short stint of less than a week on the Public Test Server. The new patch brings the long awaited Shaman and Archmage changes initially announced for 1.3, as well as the much needed AOE changes, and more!
Grab the announcement and patch notes here!
So, 1.3.0b has been live for a little while, what are your first impressions? I’ve been waiting for this patch to get back into the game, as I found the AOE madness off-putting in the last few months.
Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited: DDOcast #126: "Ask the Devs" New Info!
Jul 20th
Episode #126 of the Dungeons & Dragons Online podcast "DDOcast" features Turbine developers discussing upcoming changes to the game, with lots of juicy new information revealed.
Some highlights from the podcast:
- Full character respecs are coming as an offering in the DDO Store.
- A new update called "Dreaming Dark" is on the horizon. The new update features quest content where players are inside peoples’ nightmares.
- No Half Orcs, not yet anyways. They are going to be the next race implemented, but it will be some time before we see ’em.
- MyDDO.com on the way. A new site featuring guild and player blogs, as well as character details.
Listen to the full podcast here, and be sure to let us know what you think in the comments below!
AoC Buffed Show - Das Krähennest – Hyborian Adventures
Jul 18th
AoC Buffed Show – Das Krähennest
Das Team von Buffed hat zusammen mit ihrer Partnergilde Thelyn Ennor das Krähennest für euch unter die Lupe genommen.
Ihr findet die AoC-Show zum Krähennest auf dem Buffed Portal.
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