OK, so you don't care about
Age of Conan any more, but what if you could plow through the content you don't care about
even faster? In an unusual attempt to win back subscribers, Funcom's offering
double XP throughout November, allowing you to catch up with those poor mopes who had to play through the
slow way. Other gifts on offer (depending on how long you subscribe) include a spot in the
Secret World beta and a level 40 helmet with a 10% XP modifier.
This new promotion comes just two weeks after Funcom went on a
price slashing spree.
Uh, Funcom, just between you, us and the wall ... you're starting to come off as a bit desperate. Just a skosh.
{ Nov 12th 2009 at 7:00AM } 
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imabusyman @ Nov 12th 2009 8:07AM
Ok, now its just sad.
Funcom your done just shut down servers and save the energy.
TwistedBishop @ Nov 12th 2009 9:22AM
Funcom's last quarterly financial report indicated that Age of Conan had 300,000 subscribers based on their amount of external revenue coming from MMO subscribers. They've done a good job updating Conan with new content for current players, running ads on gaming sites and using promotions like this to keep it in the public eye. It's actually doing so well that they announced an expansion pack, Rise of the Godslayer, back during the summer gaming conventions.
Whether these promotions come off as desperate or not? Silence doesn't help MMOs. They need to aggressively pursue new customers. I think moves like WAR's endless free trial of the Tier 1 experience, or DDO going micro-transaction based, are also quite smart decisions.
Emceay @ Nov 12th 2009 12:31PM
Blizzard will steal all ideas anyway.
Lars @ Nov 12th 2009 8:03PM
"Ok, now its just sad.
Funcom your done just shut down servers and save the energy."
What a retarded statement. That's like saying if you aren't a billionaire you should just kill yourself. There's plenty of room for the little guys, and AoC is a really really good MMO.
That Guy @ Nov 12th 2009 8:21AM
Well, in that case, I suppose I'll have to make an account and grind away in your "game"!
ScottG13 @ Nov 12th 2009 9:47AM
Nice to see they have a base that can sustain them. I figured this one was about dead.
idrumgood @ Nov 12th 2009 9:53AM
And how much exactly is a skosh?
Avatar @ Nov 12th 2009 3:39PM
Between a pinch and a smiggen.
Viking @ Nov 12th 2009 10:52AM
I think also if you subscribed a whole year, you'll get the coming expansion pack for free...
emperorzeroxx @ Nov 12th 2009 11:38AM
I went back the last free month they offered.... got bored pretty fast... the beginning of the game is fun but it just gets worse....
Endjinn @ Nov 12th 2009 11:52AM
I tried AOC recently and thought it was great - the design is lovely, some of the areas are really amazing and the combat is better than any other MMO by miles and miles
2 things stopped me signing up beyond the first month tho.
One was that the server I'd chosen (in the EU) was very very quiet and a quick peek onto other servers showed they were also fairly short of players - there were times when it felt like a single-player game.
The other was that the monthly subs (in UKP) is a fair-bit more than WoW (and they're not discounting that) and I just think that WoW £8.99 figure is a benchmark you need to be doing something VERY special to exceed.
For me, it did create the world of Conan tho - and I didn't find the game got boring as I levelling-up either - in fact it was one of the least 'grindy' MMOs I've played.
I tried Aion after it and that felt like a massive step backwards...
Misfit Toy @ Nov 12th 2009 4:52PM
What felt backwards? Conan or Aion?
Endjinn @ Nov 12th 2009 6:51PM
Sorry - Aion felt backwards, a return to "kill X of these" and combat against 1 thing at a time gameplay which Conan moved away from quite well.
Aion also felt horribly, horribly generic wheras Conan had a real feel of the REH books - I genunely felt like a Barbarian and all that stuff
Neogeek2734 @ Nov 12th 2009 1:44PM
Just started playing this game about a month ago and i enjoy it thoroughly. I was going to play it when it came out but i had heard about all of the problems so i decided to wait. The only thing that sucks is that it's underpopulated.
Mike @ Nov 12th 2009 3:25PM
Do some research in to the most populated servers, chances are your on the server nobody cares about.
I know Wiccana and Tyranny (spelling for both) are huge.
Chris Miller @ Nov 12th 2009 1:44PM
I don't care what they do with Conan to be honest...just update Anarchy Online to the new engine asap so we can start bringing it back into the spotlight. That is still my all-time favorite MMO.
Endjinn @ Nov 12th 2009 6:52PM
You were clearly not there at launch then - I still can't really think back to that without shuddering...
Neogeek2734 @ Nov 12th 2009 10:39PM
Im on tyranny, i guess im just used to the high pop of the other mmos i've played.