Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures Preview

The guys at Warcry have whipped up a preview of Funcom's Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures after checking out the MMO/RPG firsthand at this year's E3.
Three forms of PvP will be available. The one that is most accessible and could prove to be a lot of fun is Drunken Brawling. With a cool twist - the type and amount of alcohol you consume affects your skills. Some skills may improve; others (such as the ability to actually hit your target) may go down. What sounds like fun is that levels & equipment don't matter here as it's all about how well you hit and how well you hold your liquor!

The mini-games are arena type games such as King of the Hill and Last Man Standing. Players wanting to participate will be matched up by the in-game match-making engine - not only that, the PvP-leveling system divides the 80 levels into four PvP tiers, and players will be auto-leveled up to the max level of that tier during the PvP fight to keep the contest challenging.