Glen Swan, aka Famine, the US Community Manager for Age of Conan Gold game posted an apology to the community today for today's extended downtime and announced an additional free day of play time for the inconvenience.

Ten Ton Hammer: The Tempest of Set is the newest class to be announced by the team; a result of the removal of the Scion of Set and a merge with the former Druid of the Storm. What can you tell us about the class? What sorts of abilities were brought over from the Scion of Set and what roles does the Scion now hold in a group situation?

Not too long ago Funcom announced the addition of another member to their Age of Conan Gold game community team...

Today Funcom posted and said that the next big update for Age of Conan Gold game will most likely be deployed next Tuesday, the 19th August.

A couple of days ago the Age of Conan Gold game US Community Manager Famine posted information about how it's going with the PVP System Update Patch which has been promised for awhile now. You can read all Glen "Famine" Swan shared below.

21, 2008 - It's been about three months since Funcom's Age of Conan Gold game launched, and according to product manager Erling Ellingson, the game has around 400,000 active players. At a booth on GC 2008's show floor the company was showing off some of the upcoming content in the game, including new dungeons, DirectX10 graphical features, and confirmation that an expansion pack is in development, though no real details were available.

Using a 360 controller with the SwtichBlade software, players can experience Age of Conan Gold game 's unique real-time fighting system, which features devastating combos and brutal fatalities, without ever touching a keyboard, giving players complete control and a more natural hands-on experience.

When hit by a spell, you have two chances to resist the spell. The first chance is based on your level. If you are much higher level than the attacking caster, you will have a significant chance to resist the caster's spell, but if you are much lower level, you will have a minimal chance to resist the spell (minimum of 1%). If you make this resistance chance, you are completely unaffected by the spell.

The Rest State modifier gives players a time-limited bonus to combat (PvE) experience. This frees up time for exploring other aspects of the game without penalty, such as tradeskilling and social activities, and helps players avoid level-grinding. Inns serve as a good place to hang up your sword or staff for the night because they confer special bonuses. Inns also act as home locations. Hearthstones provide a speedy way to travel back to an Inn when you need to take care of business in town, or when you're ready to check in and call it a night.

There are a lot of options to continue to build and enhance your character after you have reached level 70. This is only the beginning... The Burning Crusade was released in January, 2007. This expansion adds a LOT of content to the game which should keep players busy for a while.