The Age of Conan MMO server mergers have Begun!! To accomplish this the US servers will be down starting around 7:00 a.m. EST on January 7th (or 12 p.m. GMT) for about six hours so that the Bloodspire and Hyperborea servers can be merged. If past server related patches are any indication, 6 hours may be too short of an estimate for such a task as this merger though.

While this was Originally planned for early December 2008, bugs with the migration/merging process were found that...

Glen Swan released their followup update on the upcoming server merge. This time the update is basically an FAQ of all the questions that are being asked regarding how te merge will happen and in what ways will it affect guilds, character names, battle keeps and cities.  Read carefully friends or suffer the consequences for not being prepared for the mass migration.

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Q:  Will all servers be merged at the same time?

A:  No. We will do this over a certain...

Glen Swan from Funcom released the details on the upcoming server merges that are planned for December.  While heralded by some as a great move, others see it as a sign of impedning doom for the Hyborean themed MMO.  Below is part 1 of the server merge details with a followup post from Glen in the next day or two.  

"As announced a few weeks ago, we will merge the Age of Conan servers before the Christmas Holidays. Today we want to give you some detailed information...

Funcom announced a changing of the guard yesterday.  Apparently the former Game Director for Age of Conan resigned amidst rumors of his disappointment in how Age of Conan turned out.  How does this impace the game's future?  Read the press release below and you decide, maybe a new face in charge might be what the game needed.  Then again.....

Durham, USA – September 17, 2008 – Funcom announce that Craig Morrison has been appointed as the new Producer...

Funcom attended the Games Convention in Leipzig Germany recently and unveiled their DirectX 10 move!  Although many expected Age of Conan to have been shipped with these DX10 features already present, the unexpectedly long wait is almost over. 

Now Age of Conan is arguably one of if not the best looking game graphically as it stands.  Could those development hours not have been better spent in fixing real game issues...

Okay this sounds so damned stupid, yet sadly funny. I read a few posts about it on other sites and even a thread with images. You can check that out here.

I've copied over the transcribed text in case it gets deleted. Read below and note, I am not editing it so it is exactly as it was written (Just say no to censorship):

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CLASSES
All Assassin, Barbarian, Bear Shaman, Conqueror, Dark Templar, Guardian, Herald of Xotli, and Ranger combo damage and stamina costs have been rebalanced to match the newly adjusted animations.

Priest Archetype
Spirit Aegis will now give 0.5% invulnerability to Holy and Fire instead of 1% Fire with the first rank trained.

Assassin
Combos granted by feats should now deal significantly more damage than before.

Dark Templar
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Funcom is proud to announce that Age of Conan continues to dominate the PC sales charts in all markets where the game is available.

Over the last few weeks it has remained the overall #1 PC game in most European markets, while also performing tremendously well on several all-format charts. In the US, Age of Conan impressively conquered the #1 PC spot for the first two weeks of available NPD data. Due to the amazing interest surrounding the game, more than 700.000 gamers have now signed...

Greetings all.  Prepare for Funcom's latest invention.. Powerpoints.  Not sure quite how to classify this though... a quasi AA-veteran reward-PVP reward system that grants you points to trade in later for feats, xp, and items supposedly.  Sounds interesting in a twisted kind of way.  Read below for Funcom's full post.   

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Funcom and Eidos announce massive evolution plans for Age of Conan
- Massive PvP update in June – New areas and dungeons – Powerpoints and Guild Alliance warfare to come –

Durham, USA – June 13, 2008 – After the incredible initial success for Age of Conan, a whole world of MMO players are eagerly anticipating the future plans for one of the most popular online games ever released....