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May 28th, 2008
Descending into the Valley, I was impressed by what Funcom calls “placeholder” graphics. The wooded glens stretched on out of sight over the horizon, but of more immediate concern were the rampaging Vanir barbarians hiding behind the trees. As I stood playing the demo, the ‘hook’ of the combat really got to me. I’ve seen the hands-on from Age of Conan power leveling Dragon-Con, the visual FAQ and Massively’s discussion with the devs, but none of it really spoke to me until I had the chance to play with things first hand. You don’t just hack wildly in different directions – multi-directional attacks aren’t meant to have you flailing like a madman.
Instead, as you stand in front of your Age of Conan powerleveling, you choose from one of three different attack ‘vectors.’ In the lower-level situation I was playing, I could swing overhand at the head or in at the body from the left and right. These hit locales corresponded with buttons 1, 2 and 3 on the keyboard. As I hit an opponent in one area, he would raise his shield to protect that vector. The goal is to get around the defenses your opponent has put up by varying your attacks. These attacks also extend to Age of Conan powerleveling combo attacks – Simone says-like patterns of attacks that can result in massive damage, self-heals, buffs and occasionally fatalities. Fatalities are a grand reminder of the game’s mature-oriented content: blood flies and splatters on the in-game camera as your opponents are viciously gutted.
This movement and tactical feel extends to larger elements of the game. Large creatures that appear in raid events might have impressive attacks with a tail or horns and spikes. Depending on where your character is situated in relation to the monster, you might take more or less damage as a result. Healing will also be dependent on movement. Age of Conan power leveling won’t be able to heal from a large distance; instead, heals are directed cones that result in a ‘heal over time’ effect. Medics will need to move about the battlefield attending to injured comrades on the fly, while attempting to avoid damage of their own. Mounted combat, another bullet point on the game’s box, Age of Conan power leveling will make use of movement and specifically-aimed attacks to create new combat dynamics. Some of the biggest mounts (like the War Mammoth) can even be used to knock down buildings in the much-vaunted City Siege gameplay.
The Siege content is incredibly ambitious, tying RTS-like gameplay directly into the game. I asked the demo folks if that content was going to make it into the game at launch, but they shied away from a clear Age of Conan powerleveling. That’s understandable, though, given the large number of other new features that look to be on track for the game’s release. With the new graphics element, the developers are attempting to strike a middle-ground for players, allowing one-button-click changes between high-end graphics and a less detailed experience (for raids and PvP).
To be honest I’m still not convinced this is a game that I’m going to be spending a lot of time with; there are just too many titles to capture the attention of those afflicted with Age of Conan power leveling nowadays. Today’s experience, though, drove home for me why the Conan fans are so excited. There’s a definite visceral quality to combat that is simply not there in any other Age of Conan powerleveling MMO on the market. Here’s hoping that the game at launch will live up to the expectations of the developers and long-time fans of the world of Hyborea.
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