One of the alternatives gaining popularity is the purchasing of gold guides. This is a great option, and will lead to you spending a hell of a lot less than you would by buying gold. There are a few guides around right now, all of them which give you superb methods on how to make over 200 gold a day. This is a fabulous, minimal investment. Most of the gold guides are one time fees.

But how did they get all that gold you ask? Well a lot of players take the short route and purchase their gold off what are known as Chinese Farmers. These farmers spend 12-18 hours online playing AOC trying to accumulate as much AoC Gold as possible so they can then sell it to other Age of Conan players.

Unfortunately many gamers don't realize that there are other, more economical ways to get the gold they so desperately want. There are guides now popping onto the marketplace that provide detailed instructions on how to accumulate gold quickly, without having to pay as much as $12.99 a piece to the farmers. These guides provide a means to gold at a much more economical price.

Of course, this isn't a hard rule to leveling both alts and mains. There are some people who actually just play what character they feel like while keeping their main well-leveled. How about you? Got some tips on how you balance leveling your characters?

PEGI Online was recently rolled out at the Expert Conference 2007 in Brussels by the Interactive Software Federation of Europe (ISFE). It remains to be seen how this news may affect titles geared for online play, such as Warhawk, The Agency, Age of Conan, or even the tried-and-true World of Warcraft.

Age of Conan - Hyborian Adventures, set against the background of Conan the King, is scheduled for release later this year. Some previews were given at E3, but received mixed reviews. One one hand, the graphics are described as "hyper-realistic." Characters and animations have a realism to them that one reviewer described as "historical...sort of the anti-World of Warcraft."

This guide lists step-by-step instructions that taught me how to get gold quickly. It certainly does not contain any hacks, cheats or illegal tactics that might risk your account getting banned. All the methods are 100% legit and have helped me get many items I really wanted. While I might spend more than an hour to get about 20 gold previously, the strategies I learned have helped me make up to 200 gold in only around 10 minutes.

In order to quickly turn the table in your favor, you need to develop a system that allows you to farm more gold in less time than your opponents. In the months since the release of Age of Conan, Chinese Gold Farmers have emerged.

Seeing a Barbarian on the battlefield is a fearsome sight. They rely on strength, aggression, and a relentless assault. Unlike classes like the Assassin and Ranger the Barbarians don't worry about positioning and jump right into battle causing as much havoc as possible in a short amount of time slaying their enemies in as short a time as possible.

Meanwhile, the PC version of Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (the Xbox 360 version is still in development) has taken the second slot from Wii Fit knocking it completely off the list in a fit of barbarian rage.