If you try daytime questing during your first 20 levels, you'll eventually realize that none of the early quests require grouping, either. A cloth-wearing priest can easily solo a level 20 "group" quest that is supposedly designed for multiple players. While this certainly isn't a problem on its own, Conan changes the face of the game soon after, ratcheting up the difficulty once you leave the starting area of Tortage.

In addition to the in-game music the album also comes with a special bonus CD, which includes eight more orchestral songs from the game plus three songs Turbonegro. Amongst these will be "Destroy All Monsters", a brand new song inspired by legendary feats of Conan.

Experience to level has been slightly reduced for lower and mid levels, and Increased at the higher levels. Still working on the specifics. Exp curve has defiantly been altered.(

Currently the game claims the #1 spots on sales charts across the Western world including the U.S., Germany, France and the U.K. Funcom reports that over 800,000 subscribers have joined the Clan of Conan club as well. You can read Travis Meacham's first-week impressions of the MMO on Tom's Games. Stay tuned for more news and the full Age of Conan review.

Age of Conan has been on general release in the US for a week, and in Europe since last Friday. Assuming the figure excludes beta testers, it indicates very healthy early sales for the game - and means it's one of the fastest-selling PC games ever.

WhoreLore Season 2, Episode 4 (cleverly titled Rage of Bonan) recreates AoC's first mission, a tutorial designed to introduce players to the game's story and mechanics.

About Funcom - Funcom is an independent developer and publisher of online games for PC, consoles and mobile platforms. Funcom has provided outstanding entertainment since 1993 and continues to expand its track-record of more than twenty released games. Recent titles include 'The Longest Journey', 'Anarchy Online' and 'Dreamfall: The Longest Journey'.

Allow me to end this, my very first post on the official forums, by saying that I am thrilled to see the amount of feedback coming in already, and that I try to read through as much of it every day as my free time allows. I might not always reply, even in the future, but I do my best to listen to what the players say and take it with me into our design meetings as suggestions for what to implement something new or how to implement something already existing.

While some are already enjoying the joys of Age of Conan via the early launch, many more will soon be enjoying the fruits of Funcom's labor. An amazing 700,000 copies of the game are being shipped to retailers for day one sales and in some locations pre-orders will not be filled due to server limitations.

It's certain that Funcom will alter the game over time, but as it stands now, a strong desire for PvP is the only compelling argument for subscribing to Age of Conan.