Age of Conan: Pre-order Crew

EvilGrin · 9 May 2008 at 11:15

I just pre-ordered. Today is the Jersey company's last day for pre-order release of Early Access keys. Should get it soon hopefully then!

I think some of you are getting confused about the pay for early access charges... You get 10 days playtime with the money you pay, so that combined with the 30 days with retail version means you get 40 days playtime. 6 of the 10 days you pay for will be the early access from the 17th to the 23rd.

afraser2k said:
I think I'm going to wait and not bother with eary access since no doubt there'll be launch issues with the servers and everyone complaining about paying for the early access.

I look at it the opposite way, with early access it means the areas you're in will be less swamped, the starting zones will be less lagged. Not only that, but if there are problems with account registration due to the masses hammering the servers on release day, you skip all that. I think early release will give a much higher quality of service for the start of the game than if you start on release day.

Pookie Bear · 9 May 2008 at 12:47

Does anyone have a decent link to a website which has easily accessible data on the classes, realms, etc? I was part of the full beta, but due to various reasons I had to withdraw and I haven't filled in an error report since 2007. There was only 7 or 8 classes available at the time....just wanting to read up on some more before I get started

Noufas · 9 May 2008 at 13:52

called the purple guys
preorder keys are being sent out today by royal mail

nin9abadga · 9 May 2008 at 17:49

got my pre-order key via email today, it says:

Dear Customer,

Thank You for Pre-Ordering Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures from **competitor**.

To register for your 3 day early access client, go to register.ageofconan.com, enter the code found below, and follow the onscreen instructions.

**not telling**

The client will become available to download on 16th May and you will be able to log into Age of Conan on 19th May.

Please Note: the download client costs 5 Euros and must be downloaded before the launch of the game. Customers that do not wish to take part in this offer will of course be able to play the game normally on launch day. They will also receive their Mammoth Mount.

Once again, thank you for pre-ordering from **competitor**

The Team,
**competitor**

lol, nothing like mixed messages (from the registration screen):

Age of Conan: Hyborean Adventures: Early Access Purchase early access to Age of Conan. Includes 10 days of game time. Available while supply lasts.

Early access begins in both EU and US on May 17th, 2008 and is an unique opportunity for pre-order customers to enter Hyboria before the late-comers are washed up on Tortage Beach at launch. A download will be available from May 10th!

Include this product
EUR € 4.35
EUR € 5.00 Incl. VAT ‡
GBP £ 3.90
GBP £ 4.49 Incl. VAT ‡
USD $ 5.00

Chasteleth · 9 May 2008 at 19:14

Noufas said:
called the purple guys
preorder keys are being sent out today by royal mail

So by this do you mean keys for the people who pre-ordered from an actual shop instead of online? I'm guessing so but I just thought I'd check as there seems to be a lot of confusion.

Noufas · 9 May 2008 at 21:47

got my key from the purple shop via email

EvilGrin · 10 May 2008 at 08:36

Anyone got their keys from jersey yet?

Eddietop · 10 May 2008 at 08:46

Jersey guys slow as usual. I actually wanted the mammoth but i didn't think purple guys were giving keys (damn). Are purple guys still handing out keys if i preordered today like?

Scrutinize · 10 May 2008 at 09:53

I preordered yesterday for my Rhino edition. Last date was yesterday for the keys, The last pre order for the Mammoth and keys is today.

However after seeing the size of the download, by the time I have downloaded the thing, allowing for server capacity, my disks will have probably arrived rendering the keys useless.

Gackt · 10 May 2008 at 11:09

Wish they'd start the Early Access download ¬___¬

bakes0310 · 10 May 2008 at 12:27

Got my early access registartion key, now to just to wait for the dl

Sinny · 10 May 2008 at 13:19

Im just wondering, can you transfer your character from the open beta to the final released version?

i dont want to level a character to the limit in the beta and then find out i have to do it again in the release.

Jokester · 10 May 2008 at 13:21

Pretty sure all beta characters will be deleted.

Gackt · 10 May 2008 at 13:56

Jokester said:
Pretty sure all beta characters will be deleted.

Yep - complete server wipe.

Eddietop · 10 May 2008 at 14:09

Just placed a backup preorder with purple shop, if the key from them comes before jersey guys i will cancel my order with them.

AshFU · 10 May 2008 at 14:26

canceled my pre-order after playing the file planet beta

Gackt · 10 May 2008 at 14:34

Downloading now

Noufas · 10 May 2008 at 15:39

http://forums.ageofconan.com/showpost.php?p=1978333&postcount=97
so hold your horses.

Gackt · 10 May 2008 at 16:16

Noufas said:
The links mentioned by some users were not correct. They linked to a wrong version of the client. The correct one will be published soon.

Thanks.
in the aoc forums
so hold your horses.

Lol. "Soon." Funcom are really testing the patience of the community with their attitudes towards, well, the community. The lack of communication is ridiculous.

m0rte · 10 May 2008 at 16:16

Pre-order cancelled, AoC just isn't for me :/
Struggling to play the beta for more then an 30 mins without getting bored, it all just feels so dull

I know the open beta isn't really the best way to decide if you like the game but I cant imagine it getting much better for release. Tried both PVE and PVP...meh