Funcom has announced that the upcoming Rise of the Godslayer expansion for Age of Conan will also be available at retail. The retail edition of Rise of the Godslayer will bundle the original Age of Conan game, and also come with a number of exclusive in-game items. One such item that may be of interest to Conan players is the "Tamed Puma" pet.

Visit the official Rise of the Godslayer expansion site for more information.

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AMAZING! cant wait to play!

Nice. I much prefer to have CD/BOX on the shelf.

Now... only question is when is it to be found in the stores?

This may be incorrect but:

http://www.play.com/Games/PC/4-/14371283/Age-Of-Conan-Rise-Of-The-Godslayer/Product.html

Including the original game together with this expansion is actually quite an ingenious move from FunCom. Nice one.

And this is news? How so? We will be able to buy a product in a box. \o/

Tell us AA, will said product (in a box), once installed, demand a downtime measured in days before it can be played? Spare a thought for those poor punters who buy into AoC (in a box) for the first time. They install the game and the expansion only to find server downtime is their friend.

Long-term players are now resigned to the up-n-down nature of AoC's servers after even the most seemingly benign of patches, but how do you expect new players to put up with it?

No disclaimers now. I'm getting bored with them.

Originally posted by Methos12

Including the original game together with this expansion is actually quite an ingenious move from FunCom. Nice one.

Using the words 'ingenious' and FunCom (sic) in the same sentence is bad grammar. I would say it's more copycat than ingenious since SoE have been doing this for years with Everquest II.

Originally posted by Darkjinxter

And this is news? How so? We will be able to buy a product in a box. \o/

Tell us AA, will said product (in a box), once installed, demand a downtime measured in days before it can be played? Spare a thought for those poor punters who buy into AoC (in a box) for the first time. They install the game and the expansion only to find server downtime is their friend.

Long-term players are now resigned to the up-n-down nature of AoC's servers after even the most seemingly benign of patches, but how do you expect new players to put up with it?

No disclaimers now. I'm getting bored with them.

Well when the retail version goes gold it will have the most up to date client on it.

Not sure what you mean by server downtime, this games servers are up far more often than some other games I play. Eg. STO and LOTRO have been up and down far more this past 2 months. Every game is different. Nothing outside the norm with AoC imo.

Not really a huge amount - people can see themselves beforehand.

I'll be buying said box and playing the new content within the first week.

Hmm wonder if those of use who bought the year sub an got the expansion for free will get the goodies as well?looking forward to the expansion none the less.

Originally posted by arrisb

This may be incorrect but:

http://www.play.com/Games/PC/4-/14371283/Age-Of-Conan-Rise-Of-The-Godslayer/Product.html

 

Anyone know of any other company doing it for around the same price? I dont trust play.com they were the ones that screwed up so many of my preorders before, at the last minute that I wont buy from them ever again (they also kept phoning me and asking me to photocopt and send them my bank account details.....dont trust them one bit). I have looked on amazon and its around £27, cant see any others with expansion listed yet.

Originally posted by Darkjinxter

Originally posted by Methos12

Including the original game together with this expansion is actually quite an ingenious move from FunCom. Nice one.

Using the words 'ingenious' and FunCom (sic) in the same sentence is bad grammar. I would say it's more copycat than ingenious since SoE have been doing this for years with Everquest II.

Keep in mind that "ingenious" doesn't always imply good intentions. :D

Originally posted by Darkjinxter

Originally posted by Methos12

Including the original game together with this expansion is actually quite an ingenious move from FunCom. Nice one.

Using the words 'ingenious' and FunCom (sic) in the same sentence is bad grammar. I would say it's more copycat than ingenious since SoE have been doing this for years with Everquest II.

The only ingenious part about Funcom must be their marketing department :D they are the only ones who know what they are doing..

AoC is a good game though, i played it since beta started and almost a year into release, but was to little content for me as i play ALL the time when i first start playing an MMO i like. Also i REALLY prefer open worlds, hate how all the zones in AoC is split up. if it was an open world game i would most likely still play it or give it a second shot, but i wont, damn immersion breaker :P