Update Notes

Its Monday and Funcom just now deployed a new patch that among other things include Massive PvP improvements. Along with this, there's also several core revision updates and playfield changes, not to mention code improvements to the client, which is said to improve performance.

Funcom responds to siege problems

Funcom Community Manager Glen "Famine" Swan was on the boards recently where he released an official statement regarding the reported siege problems in Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures.

Lag makes siege almost unplayable

Followers of Crom believe that the god gave us the strength when we were born to overcome any foe. Well, apparently, they've never had to face opponents while lagging in Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures. The first siege on the Deathwhisper server took place this morning at 6 A.M. and it seems that the lag made the instance almost unplayable.

Undocumented changes in June 16 update

The June 16 patch for Funcom's Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is now up and running, much to the delight of many subscribers. Like most patches for MMORPGs, there are a number of undocumented changes that were also applied to the game.

Hyborian Adventures June 16 patch notes

The Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures servers were pulled down (and are still down as of this article's writing) to give the developers from Funcom some time to apply the latest updates and fixes.

Game Mechanics explained by the System Designer

System Designer Jayde recently made a post where he explains the details behind the four biggest stats in terms of comparing attackers to defenders in the game.

Undocumented Patch Notes

As usual with a new patch, there will be undocumented patch notes. I've waited awhile before posting todays undocumented changes, so as much as possible will get discovered. Now awhile has passed and krazymagic's list of undocumented notes should be fairly complete.

AoC Test Server Patch Notes

These patch notes was found on the Test Server, as far as we know, this patch will go live on Monday. Many bugs has been fixed and there's quite a few tweaks to existing abilities.

Rubies of Eventide

Rubies of Eventide (RoE or Rubies) is a free to play massively multiplayer online role-playing game published by Mnemosyne, LLC. Powered by the Lithtech Jupiter engine, Rubies of Eventide is set in the medieval fantasy world of Vormis represented by a 3D world.

The Social Aspects of MMORPGs

It is often claimed that video games is an anti social hobby. This label may be true for most videos games but I feel it does not apply to MMORPGs. Socializing with other players is one of the key aspects of any MMORPG worth its salt.