Continuing to look for something really worthwhile among the mountains of mmo projects, you begin to understand that the most important thing in the game is its free and the amount of content. That's actually setting out to find something worthwhile among the free projects. I came across the Age of Conan Unchained game.

What can you tell about this game except that it is absolutely free and came out exactly ten years ago, which means it has a bunch of game content.
The game has a completely Russian localization, which includes both text and voice acting. And it's definitely nice. Not to mention that the FunCom development team has worked very hard on the atmosphere of the game itself. And especially music.

Now let's talk about everything in a little more detail ... In the US and Europe, the universe created in the books of such an excellent writer as Robert Howard is extremely popular. It is called the universe of the Hyborian era. In Russia, as usual, everything is different, but here, almost every fantasy lover knows about the works of this writer. True, he usually knows it as the universe of adventures of Conan the Barbarian. Nevertheless, in both cases, the developed game fell on fertile ground - by the time it was released, the book had been read by millions of fans and admirers, and almost all of them were among the buyers of the game (as long as the game had a paid subscription).

Classes in the game, by the way, are tied to the races of the characters, but of course, you should not expect any elves and other fairy-tale characters.
The game will take place in a fantasy world of hunters, where characters from books and films live. The heroes in the game do whatever their heart desires, fish and hunt, work and go about their daily business, gradually going to the top of fame and fortune. The game takes place somewhere around the plot of the books The Winds of Aquilonia or The Crown of Aquilonia.

So, for those who are in the subject, this will be a pleasant surprise.

Age of Conan is a brutal game. Finishing off the enemy, there is a chance to commit a "fatality" - a particularly spectacular massacre. In general, many players call this game a kind of analogue of "World of Warcraft for adults."

After all, there is enough blood, guts, cynicism and black humor in the game. In general, classic low fantasy in all its manifestations.

As gameplay, the player can also join various guilds to play the game together. By joining a guild, the player will be able to storm and capture fortresses and castles together with his team, fight in exciting modes and engage in crafting. To improve the abilities of his character, the player will have to complete many interesting tasks and quests.

Also, as the character develops, the player can train his character in various professions that will bring financial benefits in the future. The peculiarity of the Age of Conan game is that the player strikes his opponents without a target, you can attack anyone just by swinging a weapon, weapon control resembles the well-known Gothic. Also, the player can buy various mounts, horses, mammoths and rhinos. After the twentieth level, the player will have additional opportunities to participate in raids, join guilds, learn professions and extract expensive resources. I'm not talking about the fact that each guild in the game can build their own fortress.

The game is definitely unique and, by the way, it is full of Russian-speaking guilds and players. Definitely pleased that the game continues to develop after so much time and does not repel players from itself. So, if you want something of the kind and sometimes classic, then you are definitely here.
Well, the video of course, as usual below.

The game	genre	Localization	Year of issue	Payment
	MMORPG	Russian	2008	Free

Online game AgeofConan was an innovation in its time, but due to problems and lags in the game at release, it did not gain high popularity among online games.This MMORPG is localized into Russian, but to play it you need to buy a key and pay a monthly fee every month (since 2011, the game has become shareware).

AgeofConan another online game in MMORPG style. The game takes place in the world of barbarians known to us from books and films. The characters in the game live, hunt, work and perform difficult tasks, gradually going to the top of fame. The most powerful players will be able to meet the famous CONAN hero.

Gameplay AgeofConan worked out on high level. The player will have big choice hairstyles, tattoos, height, weight and physique, which will make your character unique. Magic skills and abilities make the hero more unique and memorable.

Every player AgeofConan when creating a character, he can choose 1 of three factions: Aquilonian, Chimerian, Stygian. The choice of faction determines the further specialization and fate of the hero. Classes in AgeofConan there are 12 in total and each class belongs to a specific archetype: mage, priest, warrior or assassin. For free version some classes are not available.

From the start of the game AgeofConan you will have to complete solo quests, but over time the quests will become harder and you will have to look for a group to complete them. When you find your companions in the game, you can go to terrible places for great equipment, but on the way you will come across terrible monsters and the strongest opponents of the world AgeofConan. The project should be given credit for the high-quality Russian voice acting.

In an online game AgeofConan there are guilds, a crafting system, and brutal fortress sieges. Over time, you will have to join a guild in order to become stronger and receive support from the guild members. After joining a clan, many new opportunities will open up for you: capturing and defending castles, fortresses, cities.

For the development of craft in AgeofConan you have to complete many tasks. There are more than a hundred quests to improve the crafting skill, but you should not abandon the development of crafts, in the future they will bring a lot of money.

An interesting online game that was developed by the famous Funcom studio. This game, after the long-awaited release, gained such huge popularity among the players that in a few months it was among the top most popular MMORPG games in the West. In the game Age of Conan Unchained, the gamer will meet the mighty hero Conan, will be able to take part in grandiose epic battles, where he will capture enemy fortresses and castles. The most distinctive features of this wonderful game are beautiful and realistic graphics, great sound effects and innovative game play.

The plot of the game

The game will take place in a fantasy world of hunters, where characters from books and films live. The heroes in the game do whatever their heart desires, fish and hunt, work and go about their daily business, gradually going to the top of fame and fortune.

Character Creation

At the beginning of the gameplay, the player will have to create his powerful character, a huge selection of ready-made features and tools will help any player create their own unique hero. The player must choose the weight, adjust the physique of his character, deal with the hairstyle, etc. Also besides distinguishing features, the player will have to choose special and basic skills for his hero, determine the skills and fighting qualities. The player is given three main factions to choose from: Chimerian, Aquilonian and Stygian, before joining one or another faction, the player must carefully consider everything, since the future faction will change the entire specialization of the hero and his future fate.

In Age of Conan Unchained, once on a large game map, the player will first have to complete exciting and interesting single tasks, but when the player character reaches certain level, then he will need to look for a group to complete some tasks, as the quests and tasks will become harder as the game progresses. When the player joins a group, he will be able to complete more difficult tasks and go to terrible places where he can find unique artifacts and excellent equipment.

As the game progresses, the player can also join various guilds to play the game together. By joining the guild, the player will be able, together with his team, to storm and capture fortresses and castles, fight in exciting modes and engage in crafting. To improve the abilities of his character, the player will have to complete many interesting tasks and quests. Also, as the character develops, the player can train his character in various professions that will bring financial benefits in the future. The peculiarity of the Age of Conan game is that the player strikes his opponents without a target, you can attack anyone just by swinging a weapon, weapon control resembles the well-known Gothic. Also, the player can buy various mounts, horses, mammoths and rhinos. After the twentieth level, the player will have additional opportunities to participate in raids, join guilds, learn professions and extract expensive resources.

Undoubtedly, the game MMORPG Age of Conan Unchained will please many players and fans of Robert Howard. Only in this game the gamer will have to visit the world of the famous hero Conan. Choose one of three nationalities and become a fearless barbarian of Cimmeria, a valiant inhabitant of Aquilonia, or be in the shoes of an insidious Stygian. A diverse number of character classes will please any gamer, the player can become a shaman, a herald of death, an assassin, a mercenary and a ranger. All classes are unique and by choosing one or another class, the player will choose his own unique style and manner of playing.

Classes in Age of Conan are divided into Archetypes. Archetypes are of the following types:

• Warrior (Guardian, Dark Paladin, Conqueror)
• Rogue (Assassin, Barbarian, Pathfinder)
• Priest (Priest of Mitra, Shaman Bear, Servant of Set)
• Mage (Demonologist, Necromancer, Herald of Xotli)

Each class has 3 branches of talents - a skill tree that is pumped in for points received when raising the character's level, at 80 lvl you will have 79 talent points available. An analogue of systems from Diablo 2, WoW, etc.
Each class has 2 unique branches corresponding to its class and one common branch corresponding to the archetype.

Archetype Warrior.

Guardian- a typical tank, can wear any armor from cloth to plate armor, has the highest armor and defense indicators in the game, uses a shield and a one-handed (sword / club / ax) or polearm spear as a weapon. Talent branches are divided into a branch with a spear and a branch with a shield and sword (Stormbearer and Juggernaut), the first is for dealing damage, the second is more suitable for tanking in raids and dungeons. It also has the highest hate modifier in PvE. In principle, you can tank in both branches and there are no strict instructions on how to invest talents (feats from the word feats), you can tank with a spear and with a shield, the main thing is to make the right build.

Conqueror- a warrior in heavy armor (in PvP the conqueror's armor is only heavy, in PvE only raid armor is heavy, Khitan - plate armor), with two-handed or two one-handed swords/axes/clubs. Feet branches are divided into Cutthroat and Brute, the first is for dealing damage, the second for tanking or causing damage because. universal. Compared to the guardian, the frames are stiffer here, and it will be difficult to tank using 2 swords.

A distinctive feature of the Conqueror are formations and disciplines, buffs acting on the group. Also, the conqueror is able to knock down all the armor and defense of the enemy, for this he has special skills. The damage is purely physical.

Dark paladin(DT - Dark Templar) - warrior-mage in heavy armor and with a shield or talisman and one-handed weapons. The only tank has mana and magic attacks. The key "features" of the class are Covenants - buffs that are applied only to DT and give it various bonuses in the form of health transfer, weapon damage, protection from magic, armor, etc. DTs also have Auras - buffs for the group that give healing or little damage. The dark paladin specializes in dealing unholy magic damage, not weapon damage. His feat branches are Corruption and Desecration, the first being defensive, the second being offensive. Of all the warriors, only the DT can use magical talismans, and the characteristic that gives him magic damage is wisdom. When using a talisman and pumping the appropriate feats, DTs have new ways to deal damage.

Rogue archetype.

Assassin- A melee warrior armed with twin daggers and dressed in woven armor. In terms of armor, he is the weakest of all the robbers. But the strength of the Assassin is not in the armor, but in his ability to deal massive damage in a short period of time and hide in the shadows. Assassin's stealth attacks deal increased damage, critical strike chances, and crit power are the highest of any class in AoS. Also in feats, the assassin has skills that give him almost complete protection from magic when hit by magic crit and other feats that allow him to defend himself from magic or evade blows. Assassin is a typical anti-mage warrior.

Pathfinder- a typical archer, armed with a bow or crossbow, able to set traps, track opponents (shown on the minimap), when attacking from stealth, stuns the target for 10 seconds, wears medium armor. Is pretty simple class in development, because his skills do a lot of damage and the number of traps allows you to prevent enemies from reaching him. can also use sword and dagger or sword and shield and fight in close combat.

Archetype Priest.

Priest of Mitra- A follower of the god Mithra, using holy magic to destroy the infidels. It has a large set of useful buffs and is in the first place in terms of treatment. In Age of Conan, all priests can deal damage and are independent units. They do not need the help of party members in pumping as in some others games. The Priest of Mitra is universal and brings the same benefit to both warriors and mages. He wears light armor, but thanks to a number of skills he can compete with a tank.

Shaman Bear- A melee priest wearing medium armor and armed with a two-handed club or hammer. Able to knock down enemy armor, best suited for a group of warriors. Its feature is Manifestations - skills that act on the priest himself in a small radius and Runes that act on his group and increase attack, defense, restore life, etc. For magicians, Shaman Bear has almost no useful skills. Shaman himself has good damage and survivability, and is an excellent fighter. The damage is not inferior to the Barbarian.

see also Guide to the Shaman Bear class

Servant of Set- the most unprotected of the priests, carries a shield and a dagger, or a talisman or two talismans or a spear. the only one of the priests has splash damage (AoE), is also able to place idols that damage enemies and heal allies. All Servant's damage is electrical. Has a set of useful skills, such as a mana transfer buff for the whole group. Will be a very useful member of a mage group. It can also deal damage at a distance if feats are invested in another branch, but this requires a certain knowledge of the class.

Archetype Mag.

Demonologist- A magician who uses fire and electrical attacks to destroy enemies. His companion is a summoned demon - a seductive half-naked girl Succubus or a horned Incubus. In total, the demonologist has several different types demons, from simple soldiers to warlords, each of which has its own buffs and attacks. The demonologist is able to burn out entire areas in front of him, rush faster than the wind with the help of a speed demon, go to another dimension to defend himself from enemy attacks. If you love chaos and destruction this class is for you.