Conquer Online developers have partnered with MMORPG.com to bring our readers the first announcement of the game's latest expansion, Invasion of Pirates. The new expansion is scheduled to hit servers in January 2012.

A new pirate class will be added to Conquer Online as well as a new map, new quests, new monsters and more.

A piece of mysterious land has been recently discovered by Conquer’s adventurers, with countless treasures long buried by the ancestors deep down in the dark sea. Bands of pirates have moored their ships at the shore, threatening to disturb the peace and take what they claim is theirs. They have said that they are here for the ancient treasure, guarded by monsters only spoken of in myths and tales that children fear. The land has been thrown into panic. No one knows where these pirates have come from, or where they learned of this hidden treasure, but they seem to have a deep connection with the land, especially with the strange monks from the mountains. There must be a darker secret hidden beneath all this…

You'll be able to read more about Invasion of the Pirates on December 1st on the Conquer Online site.