Traders that would not spawn at the Battlekeep Tradeposts will now spawn. Traders will now be available at Battlekeeps.

I should start by saying (as I will say again in the graphics section of the review) that Age of Conan is one of the most visually appealing MMOs available.

Like most massive games of this sort, it's hard to evaluate everything the game has to offer shortly after launch. But overall, Hyborian Adventures is in good shape and selling very briskly. The community already feels far more mature than your average game of this type, and hopefully the focus on adult players will continue to offer an alternative to the more kid-friendly games on the market.

So why should you spend your money on Age of Conan with so many other online experiences vying for your income? Well, aside from the aforementioned manliness, of which this game exudes, Age of Conan has been able to break out of much of the usual MMO rigmarole to provide its players with one of the most engaging experiences the genre has had for some time. Age of Conan manages to make its players feel more like some legendary hero, some unstoppable force of nature, better than any MMO to date.

Only these seven countries have released official sales charts since Age of Conan's release last week, although Funcom expects to see similar results when more sales data from other territories are reported -- including in North America, where they expect AoC to be one of the biggest PC launches this year.

Funcom's response to glaring balance issues has so far been rapid and reasonable. Contrary the immediate post-patch shrieking of angry forum users, no classes have been ruined for either PVE or PVP duties -- and for an MMO, that's high praise.