Another Friday and another action-packed Clan of Conan. This time we cover mounted combat, the Sanctum of the Burning Souls (an ancient and demonic mountain-top fortress), a couple npcs called Blackblade and The Blood Defiler, another Age of Conan comic and finally more screenshots!

Clan of Conan Newsletter #12

Mounted Combat in Detail
Sanctum of the Burning Souls
Blackblade and The Blood Defiler
Age of Conan Comic – 11.6MB

This week we finally explore the last class in the soldier archtype, the Conqueror. The Conqueror sets himself apart with his ability to dual wield and call up Auras to buff himself and his allies. He is a formidable opponent on the battle field and the main offensive ‘weapon’ in any group.

The interview covers: The premise behind the creation of the Conqueror and how he compares with other classes, dual-wielding and combat, especial auras and feats, and finally the lore and RP aspects of playing the Conqueror.

Age of Conan Class Interview #3: The Conqueror

You can read the other two class interviews here:

Age of Conan Class Interview #1: The Dark Templar
Age of Conan Class Interview #2: The Guardian

This Friday we got an update on the beta. Two things are certain:

- Several thousand additional beta invites have been sent out
- Open beta will start around January

So if you aren’t part of the lucky few who got into the beta, then you will have your chance this coming January.

We were also treated to a couple screens of the new re-worked Picts.

Not much this Friday, just a few screens from the beta.

QJ.net does an interview with product developer, Jorgen Tharaldsen. They talk about story telling, singleplayer, the beta, characters, combat and a number of other general issues.

Interview with QJ.net