Erling Ellingsen, product manager at Funcom, was presenting the game and he boldly claimed that you should be able to turn off your player names and people would still recognise you. That means you could have a truly individual face! Now that is something I’ve got to see. Boy am I looking forward to three days of tinkering with my character.

Age of Conan is breaking the mould on a number of counts. First, the game begins with a solo game, designed to ease players into the online world. It also gives players that all important feel for the game before they need to make any important decisions such as, what career path they take for the rest of the game. This aspect of Conan could be a real boon for first time MMOGers, as they’ll find a game not unlike a traditional RPG. The only difference is the fact that it just happens to be massively multiplayer and oh, yeah, online. The solo missions are woven into the central plot line and feature most heavily in levels one to 20, while allowing players to still enjoy the online world.

It's a good, if slightly optimistic look at the game in its current form!