"Tell us what you think of it once you've played it, I'd like to see how the game is." - AnotherKill
I've been playing it off and on for about a year now. I quite like it. I play it for PvE and didnt really bother to put much effort into the PvP aspect of it. That being said, I cant really comment on an entire segment of the game. If however your looking for some grand, new experience in MMO game play, then this isnt the game your looking for. It's fighting system is more "interactive", but it doesnt truly add more depth to the world. It just makes you pay better attention to the game instead of just clicking through a fight (or using macro's like many people do). It's the atmosphere of the world of Conan that makes it great. If you really like (or think you might) the Conan universe, then try the game. If it's something you just never got into, then avoid this game. It's really that simple.
What many people seem to miss about this game is it's purpose. It's a marketing system. A few years ago the company that conrols the Conan series decided to "reboot" the whole kit and kabodle. It was determined that the near dead sales of it's reprints, comics, and failed attempts at a new movie and TV series were because the series had slowly drifted away from the orginal core stores. The problem was there was a limited base for the core stories. But many top selling comics and novels from the 40-70 were able to stay close to the orginal base. So the plan was to restart the entire conan universe after the Howard stories left off. From there, authors (of either novels, comics, scripts, or even games) would behave like the Lovecraft circle. They would be orginal, but keep to the mythos in style. Their peers would make sure everything stays in line with this concept. No matter who makes any of the Conan works, the idea is that it feels like the orginal Howard series. The game is designed to help bring in the younger market to the Conan series as a long term investment. The same way that the orginal comics were made too. Simply put, if you spend several years enjoying the game now, you will be more inclined to buy the novels, and movies later in life.
So again, atmosphere is a major part of this game. Funcom has learned one thing is it's previous MMO experience , and it's that details can make a game. Anarchy Online didnt do well because the game play was new or great. Thats because it really wasnt. It's not like a 3rd person combat game had never been seen. It did well because of the details they put in. The world seemed fresh. All the enhancements one could do to themselves, and their items such as armour, and weapons. All the little audio clips for every little thing in the game, and a well laid out visual plane. It all meshed together to make a detailed world that was very different from most grind based MMO's. Funcom has done the same with Age of Conan. It's filled with the same level of detail that AO had. On top of that, they have devloped a story that makes you feel like your part of the Conan world.
For me, I see this as more of an interactive story that I can enjoy with other players. For others looking to show off their "1337" PvP skill, then their is a place for them on the PvP servers. From what I hear on the boards though, the game seems rather hollow to them. Well, thats because the focus wasnt on them. It was on the story based elements of the game. PvP is more or less used to show the brutal world of Conan, and from what little PvP I've done, I think it did a fine job of that.
So theres my two cents on the game. Hope that give some idea on what the game is like.
. I could still run back and get it but I really don't feel like spending $90 right now haha, especially since I already spent $50 today 
" - Blicen
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