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Funcom shares halve post-Conan

Drop from $54 to $24 in a few months

NEWS: 28 July 2008 17:03 GMT by Verity Burns

Age of Conan developer Funcom, has seen a sharp fall in its shares since the MMO game launched in late May.

Massively reports that the company's shares on te Oslo Stock Exchange have falled from $54 on May 20th to $24 at the time of writing.

The reasoning many are putting behind this drop is that despite the initial sales looking positive, investors are worried as to how well the game will actually retain players.

Some feel that despite impressive early stages, Age of Conan's content and quality gets less and less as the games gets further in, which has led many gamers to cancel their subscriptions.

Still, it is worth noting that although there has been a drop since Age of Conan's release, for the months prior to that, Funcom's stock had been steady at around $25. It's possible the $54 value was simply a temporary boost from the game's strong performance at pre-order.

>> Review - Age of Conan
>> Via - Gamesindustry.biz


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  • I have been playing on a free for all pvp server since paid launch in May with age of Conan. The game is definately not ready for prime time and should not have been released for several more months. Picture server side lag spikes that disconnect players 2 to 3 times an hour, patches that break more than they fix and zero customer service when attempting to get any feed back. The latest twist has been the 24 hour bans by being handed out by GM's when petitioned by people one kills to those that don't play "fair", whatever that means. The poor class game balance and lack of content for 50+ characters means a major grind is in store for any wishing to max out. Save your money and time with this new Vanguard.
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