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 | Tuesday, 17 February, 2009 - Age Of Conan: Hyborian Adventures News |  |
 | |  | | | AoC's Game Director Silirrion Twitters?
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If you want to know what's going on in Age of Conan before everyone else, you might want to boomark [ Craig "Silirrion" Morrison's Twitter page]. Craig actually calls this his 'evil teasing' experiment. Kind of like when Funcom promised bar brawling. I kid I kid!
-- -Pagan- @ 22:03 PST
Voon Live Debate Tomorrow: PvP vs. PvE
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On Wednesday, February 18, 2009, at 1:00pm EST Jon “Stradden” Wood, Managing Editor at MMORPG.com, and Staci “Rosethorn” Krause, Editorial Manager at IGN Vault Network, draw a line in the sand and dig their heels in to present their sides of the debate between PvP and PvE. Questions from the audience will be accepted during the live Q&A; portion of the event. Voon is a new voice and events app for gamers. Talk with your friends and game experts for free! Read more.
-- Jube @ 17:28 PST
AoC Update 1.04 Hitting Live Tomorrow!
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The time has come for Age of Conan update 1.04! The update this week will be relatively large for some users. Funcom has enabled new code that ensures any corrupt data is corrected by the patcher. This is vitally important to prevent client crashes and related issue and will mean users experience less issues in the future. It does mean though that when it goes live some users may get a larger patch size as the system repairs any corrupt data you may have as a result of previous crashes or client issues.
Expect servers to be down for about 6 hours tomorrow, starting at their usual times of 7AM EST for US and 5AM GMT (EU). Yeehaw! Update notes will follow.
-- Jube @ 11:25 PST
Another Khemi Tuesday
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Hey Hyborians! Happy Who Shall I Be Day?. I think I'll let one of my other personalities decide. Better be someone hawt and rich though! Today is also World Human Spirit Day (ohh spooky, they're everywhere, they're everywhere!), PTA Founders Day and My Way Day. Happy birthdays to Jerry O'Connell (34), Michael Jordan (45), Paris Hilton (25), Denise Richards (35) and one of my many celebrity ex-boyfriends, Lou Diamond Phillips (46). Anyhoo, I had something really important and profound to say today, but I forget what it was. So, bye bye!
- 1795 - Thomas Seddal harvests 8.3-kg potato from his garden in Chester, England.
- 1878 - 1st telephone exchange in SF opens with 18 phones.
- 1883 - A. Ashwell patents free-toilet in London.
- 1958 - Comic strip "BC" 1st appears.
- 1974 - 49 die in stampede for seats at soccer match, Cairo, Egypt
- 1995 - Federal judge allows lawsuit claiming US tobacco makers knew nicotine was addictive & manipulated its levels to keep customers hooked.
- 2005 - Microsoft issues a recall of power cords on 14.1 million Xbox consoles worldwide, following 30 reports of failure of defective electrical components, causing minor injury or property damage. (Game Calendar
-- Jube @ 2:16 PST
| |  | |  | | Monday, 16 February, 2009 | |
| Sunday, 15 February, 2009 | |
| | | | | Vault Network Week in Review - February 15
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 Vault Network Week in Review provides you with scoops for the past week at a glance, including news from around the virtual worlds, latest Vault Network features, Wiki of the Week, Game of the Week and Vault of the Week! Get caught up on the latest Vault happenings in Vault Week in Review and find out which Vault made it into the VotW Spotlight.
 -- Jube @ 16:44 PSTYellow Gremlin Launches Player Profiles Print News | Category: Community NewsTo any old schoolers out there (EverQuest-ish?) Yello Gremlins new Player Profiles database may bring back some memories! Basically, you can run wander over to one of their profilers and you will automatically be added to the player database, where people can view cool stuff about your character and see your uber gear! Here's some more info.
So how do you get your character profiled? Just come to one of the following areas on these servers and if our profiler is up and running you will be automatically added to our database and should show up on our live website under a minute. - Cimmeria (RP-PvP) US @ Tarantia Tradepost
- Tyranny (PVP) US @ Tarantia Tradepost & City of Tortage trader
- Wiccana (PvE) US @ City of Tortage trader
- Aries (PVP) EU DE @ City of Tortage trader
- Set (PvE) US @ Tarantia Tradepost
- Ironspine (PvE) US @ City of Tortage trader
- Gwahlur (PvE) US @ City of Tortage trader
As a disclaimer YG do not guarantee their profilers will be running when you show up (but they should be). Here are some examples of some character that let you see some nice level progression: Some of the profile features include: - Perma links for each player that always show your highest level.
- Level History - We store your previous levels so you can see how you've progressed!
- Player names are built into our suggester for quick searches.
- Ability to filter profile results by options such as Server, Level, Class, Race & Gender.
- Timestamp'ed in UTC so you know when your profile was updated
As well as some other additional updates: - Updated game data to build 61651
- Setup an IRC channel for help, support & feedback @ irc.quakenet.org channel: #YG
- Searches that yield 1 result now automatically go to the appropriate details page.
- Added new icon images that were outdated.
Happy Gum Drop Day! Probably a very old observance, as not much comes in "drop" form these days. More like hunka wads. It's also Singles Awareness Day. Right, I think we're already aware, anything else for us today? Nope. Figures. Oh wait, if you're in to some sort of feast of purification then you can go with Candlemas. Hrm, I wonder which foods make you pure. :o Famous birthdays for today include Michael Easton (42), Matt Groening (55), Jane Seymour (58) and Susan B. Anthony (189). Do that thing you do!
On this day in history...
- 0399 - Philosopher Socrates sentenced to death.
- 1903 - 1st Teddy Bear introduced in America, made by Morris & Rose Michtom.
- 1931 - 1st Dracula movie released.
- 1955 - 1st pilot plant to produce man-made diamonds announced.
- 1965 - Canada replaces Union Jack flag with Maple Leaf.
- 1978 - Escaped mass murderer Ted Bundy recaptured, Pensacola, Fla.
- 1992 - 100th episode of "Cops" airs on Fox.
| | | | | | Saturday, 14 February, 2009 | |
| | | | | New Testlive Patch Notes
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Age of Conan Update 1.04 continues to grow with another round of changes on the Testlive server. Here are the latest notes:
GENERAL
Made several improvements to the Warlord Repadis encounter in Xibaluku.
Fixed some causes of crashing.
General improvements made to encounters in the Slaughterhouse and the Cradle of Decay.
COMBAT
When charmed by an npc, you will always move with jogspeed, regardless of crowd control abilities that slow you down.
Players who are being knocked back will no longer be able to enter Spellweaving until they get back up.
Necromancers will no longer automatically receive the Spellweaving buff window upon entering Spellweaving state. The chance to receive this buff window is now equal to that of all other Spellweaving classes.
GUI
You now get a confirmation popup to verify you really want to loot bind on equip items.
Waypoints for the new dungeon areas (Xibaluku, Slaughterhouse, Cradle of Decay) have been added to the worldmap and local maps.
PVP
Con range has been changed to 8 (meaning that you can now attack players 8 levels lower than you without getting murder points or criminal status).
Players' nametags should show as gray only if they DO give you murderpoints for killing them. Low level players' tags should change to red if they attack you, and back again after about a minute.
When attacking a target with melee or spells, the damage will no longer splash to nearby targets, unless either of the following is true:
-The current target will also give murderpoints.
-The splash target has previously been attacked by you.
-The splash target will not give you murderpoints.
Thus, when being attacked by a single member of a low level group, that members' nametag should change from gray to red. During the time at which the tag is red, you can freely attack that member, and the damage should not splash to the other players in the group. If you at some point change your mind and attack other (innocent) players of the group, the damage should splash to all nearby targets and keep on doing so even if you go back to your original red-tagged target.
PVP Minigames
Capture the Skull: It's no longer possible to overwrite the carrying skull debuff by using Last Stand.
-- Jube @ 9:29 PST
Age of Conan Advocates Wanted
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Funcom has announced a new volunteer program to improve player feedback communication on classes and game systems in Age of Conan. If you'd like to take on a role in the new Advocate Program then you're in luck, because they are currently looking for volunteers. Click through for more information on the program.
Read More...
-- Jube @ 9:23 PST
Getting Your Significant Other Gaming on V-Day
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First things first... Happy Valentine's Day from the IGN Vault Network! For the low, low price of $9.99 we will be your date for the day! Now on to other things of a more uhm... romantic (?) nature. IGN lends some tips for getting your significant other onboard for combining Valentine's Day with gaming. If you're dating a gamer then no problema, but if you're not then you'd best take some advice from the experts.
-- Jube @ 6:09 PST
The Funnies: Cubetoons Level 96
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A comic of general interest, In-House Dispute, the latest issue of Cubetoons at IGN, is large and in charge and ready to provide you with your morning chuckle!
-- Jube @ 6:02 PST
Another Loveless Khemi Sunrise
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Happy V-Day! A couple of years ago I decided that V-Day would be a tribute to the television mini-series called "V", I stand by that decision. So grab a big 'ole rat and chow down! Today is also Ferris Wheel Day. "V" Day Birthdays include Meg Tilly (49) ie. the tramp that had a baby with my Colin Firth, and Florence Henderson (75). I guess there won't be much love in Hyboria today. Unless maybe you play on a RP server. /Shiver. Enjoy your day and weekend!
On this day in history...
- 1859 - Oregon admitted as 33rd state.
- 1887 - Cubs sell Mike King Kelly to Boston for record $10,000.
- 1962 - 1st lady Jacqueline Kennedy conducts White House tour on TV.
- 1967 - Aretha Franklin records "Respect".
- 1971 - Richard Nixon installs secret taping system in White House.
- 1978 - 1st "micro on a chip" patented by Texas Instruments.
- 1990 - Perrier recalls 160 million bottles of sparkling water after traces of benzene, a carcinogen, are found in some.
-- Jube @ 4:44 PST
| | | | | | Friday, 13 February, 2009 | |
| Thursday, 12 February, 2009 | |
| | | | | PLAY! Returns to Scandinavia
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The world’s largest videogame concert returns to Scandinavia for three additional concerts in March. Fans in Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo will be able to experience the greatest videogame music of all time during the 3 day tour. PLAY! A video Game Symphony features legendary music from blockbuster video games such as: World of Warcraft, Halo, Final Fantasy, The Legend of Zelda, Sonic, Super Mario, Battlefield, Metal Gear Solid, Guild Wars, Commodore 64, Castlevania and many more. The music is performed by a full symphony orchestra and Choir, accompanied by a large widescreen projector, presenting amazing original footage. Brand new visual effects and exciting gaming activities at the venue will make this an unforgettable once in a lifetime experience.
- March 18th, Copenhagen, Tivoli (Tickets)
- March 19th, Stockholm, Annexet (Tickets)
- March 20th, Oslo, Ekeberghallen (Tickets)
For more info please also check out the Play! Symphony websites:
www.play-symphony.com and www.play-symphony.net. The PLAY! A Video Game Symphony is also available on Live CD and Bonus DVD. The music is recorded at the legendary Rudolphinum in Prague with The Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra and Kuehns Mixed Choir, and guest performances by the amazing percussionist Ronny Barrak. In addition to the CD you also get a free bonus DVD with highlights from the concert. Order your CD/DVD by going to the website at: www.play-symphony.com
-- Jube @ 10:25 PST
Age of Conan Barbarian Sweepstakes
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The Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures "Barbarian" Sweepstakes, your chance to win an ultimate prize pack from gameRigs and Funcom. From February 10 to March 22 you can enter your name to win one of three great prize packs, no purchase necessary. Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the 50 United States, District of Columbia and Canada, excluding Quebec who are seventeen (17) years of age or older. Winners will be announced on April 6, 2009. Read the rules.
1st Prize
Custom Gaming Desktop PC System from GameRigs, including:
-GameRigs Aluminum ATX Case with custom artwork
-Intel Core 2 Quad processor
-Crucial Ballistix™ DDR2 memory
-NVIDIA GeForce® 9800 GTX+ video card
-NEC Accusync 24" LCD Display
-SteelSeries Zboard Gaming Keyboard
-SteelSeries Age of Conan Keyset for Zboard
-SteelSeries Gaming Mouse
-SteelSeries Gaming Headset
-All Age of Conan preorder items
-1-year pre-paid subscription to Age of Conan
-1-Year Subscription to Beckett's Massive Online Gamer magazine
-BradyGames Official Strategy Guide
2nd Prize
-SteelSeries Zboard Gaming Keyboard
-SteelSeries Age of Conan Keyset for Zboard
-SteelSeries Gaming Mouse
-All Age of Conan preorder items
-90-day pre-paid subscription to Age of Conan
-BradyGames Official Strategy Guide
3rd Prize
-SteelSeries Zboard Gaming Keyboard
-SteelSeries Age of Conan Keyset for Zboard
-60-day pre-paid subscription to Age of Conan
-BradyGames Official Strategy Guide
Bonus Prizes: 10 lucky winners will receive a 60-day pre-paid subscription to Age of Conan.
-- Jube @ 10:16 PST
Another Khemi Whatever
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Good grief, Charlie Brown. Don't you hate it when you wake up to no power? It's just NOT fair, how can they take away both the computer AND the TV? It should be one or the other, never both. Grrr. Okay let's try this again... Good Morning and Happy Lost Penny Day, Oglethorpe Day, Lincoln's Birthday, Plum Pudding Day, Clean Out Your Computer Day, Safety Pup Day and Darwin Day! A couple of celeb birthdays today... Christina Ricci (29), Arsenio Hall (54), Joanna Kerns (56) and Charles Darwin (200). Ciao for now mon fluffsters!
On this day in history...
- 1709 - Alexander Selkirk, Scottish seaman is rescued after 4+ years from Fernandez Island (inspiration for Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe").
- 1733 - Georgia founded by James Oglethorpe.
- 1850 - Original Washington's Farewell Address manuscript sells for $2,300.
- 1878 - Frederick Thayer patents catcher's mask (pat # 200,358).
- 1947 - Daytime fireball & meteorite fall seen in eastern Siberia.
- 1949 - Team Canada beats Denmark 47-0 in hockey.
- 1998 - Intel unveils its 1st graphics chip i740.
-- Jube @ 4:57 PST
| | | | | | Wednesday, 11 February, 2009 | |
| | | | | Another Khemi Hump Day
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Happy World Marriage Day! Contradictions in today's observances... It's also "Man Day", but I don't know many men that would be willing to share their day (as if every day isn't Man Day) with "World Marriage Day". Other observances include White T-Shirt Day, Make A Friend Day (Hi, will you be my friend?) and Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Day. Happy Birthdays to Brandy (30), Jennifer Aniston (40), Burt Reynolds (73), Sheryl Crow (46), Wacko Jacko Jr. (11), Tina Louise (75), Leslie Nielson (83) and old Thomas Edison (162). L4t3z! Or something.
On this day in history...
- 1752 - Pennsylvania Hospital, the 1st hospital in the US, opened.
- 1852 - 1st British public female toilet opens (Bedford Street London).
- 1916 - Emma Goldman arrested for lecturing on birth control.
- 1942 - "Archie" comic book debuts.
- 1960 - Jack Paar walks off his TV show.
- 1977 - 20.2kg lobster caught off Nova Scotia (heaviest known crustacean).
- 1979 - 43 million watch "Elvis!" on ABC.
- 1998 - Lyrics to "Candle in the Wind 1997," auctioned for $442,500.
- 1998 - KVBC-FM (Las Vegas) offers Monica Lewinsky $5M for interview.
-- Jube @ 5:21 PST
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