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And here I read the title and got all excited to get some news about the real Barbarians at the MMO gates.

> Yes, sometimes you have no choice but to use Windows. Especially if you're a gamer.

Sucks that Crysis and Age of Conan are Vista only. Guess I won't be buying or playing them....

If you're a gamer, because Microsoft is pushing Vista Only (DirectX 10, exclusive to Vista by cabal) games like age of conan and Halo 2. I'm sure there will be many more that follow, and pretty soon a good chunk of the Windows gaming market will be forced into Vista through Microsoft's strong-arm tactics, whether they feel like they need the upgrade or not.

For that reason alone I will probably build a Vista/Linux dual-boot machine sometime next year. I certainly will continue to avoid WiMP for ripping, and I already planned to use my "old" PC's linux partition to become a "Media center PC" (using MythTV) if TiVO manages to kill my current Dish PVR. That 3 day thing would never work for me, as I often get weeks or months behind during work crunches. Micro$oft of all people should relate to that one.

I couldn't find much info about which "age" of Conan they are using. I'd really like the old books version.

When in the timeline of the Conan Universe is the game set?

The setting is chronologically directly after the Robert E. Howard book "The Hour of the Dragon", in the era when Conan was king of Aquilonia. This novel is heralded by many as one of Howard's strongest, and gives us a great entry point into Howard's world.

http://www.ageofconan.com/conan/faq.html

Does the game have single player elements?

The first sections of the game will be played just like a single player title as you develop your character through an involving storyline, as you prepare for even greater adventures beyond. The whole game will always be played on online game servers.