
The folks at Funcom are attempting to bring back players to Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures by offering free play periods and the promise of expedited XP. Here’s how the press release puts it:
Funcom has decided to repeat the successful re-evaluation campaign that went live earlier this year for the best-selling massively multiplayer online role-playing game ‘Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures’. Previously active players are encouraged to come back to the game and play free of charge for two entire weeks. As an additional incentive for players to come back and play for free, they will also receive a double experience boost throughout their free period. Those who decide to continue playing beyond their free period can also look forward to fantastic rewards such as guaranteed access to the beta test for The Secret World, a free copy of the expansion and more.
“We are very proud of what have been able to do with the game since launch,” says Morten Larssen, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Funcom. “The game has grown and improved at a remarkable pace, and we continue to introduce new content, new features and new improvements. We are introducing these fantastic rewards as we know that coming back to an MMO demands effort, and we want to make sure that as many former players as possible are exposed to the new and improved ‘Age of Conan’.”
Besides receiving an incredible experience boost throughout November, players who choose to continue subscribing to the game after their free period can look forward to a range of exclusive rewards:
• Subscribing for 1 month gives 7 days extra game time for no additional cost
• Subscribing for 3 months also guarantees a spot in open beta for The Secret World
• Subscribing for 6 months also gives a level 40 helmet with a 10% XP modifier
• Subscribing for 12 months also gives a free copy of the Rise of the Godslayer expansion
In addition, the rewards for the lower tier subscriptions are also included in the higher tier subscription, which means that you will get all these exclusive rewards if you choose to subscribe for 12 months. This is a time-limited offer only, and is also available to current players. Players who have signed up for these subscription plans in October have already secured their respective reward. The Secret World beta reward includes access to the later stages of the closed beta, and a date for access will be announced later. The free download of the expansion will become available when the expansion launches.
New players are also encouraged to take advantage of these offers. New players who purchase the game now and signs up for one of these subscription plans will also have secured their respective rewards.
Interested? Read more about what’s happened to Age of Conan since launch on the new website!









This is bad news for me my Sex life and my wifes sex life, Cuz i loved AoC the 1st 6 months i played, then i stopped. this might get me back in. under $100 for a year and the free expansion? SOLD! Now to Balance this, Star Trek Online Cataclysam and whatever other good MMO comes along will be a pain, Bye,Bye 3min sessions of satisfaction
Is it just me, or does this translate to “The first campaign didn’t really work as well as we’d hoped, so we’re going to do it again!”?