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"In an interview with MTV Multiplayer, Funcom's J&amp;oslash;rgen Tharaldsen speaks surprisingly frank about the many criticisms Age of Conan has been dealt. Topics cover everything from the current state of the game to what Funcom is doing to bring back players with a \"come back and play for free\" invite sometime in 2009, according to J&amp;oslash;rgen. The whole read is just generally very interesting and well worth your time if you've any interest in Age of Conan and where it's headed in the coming months.At the end of the interview, the question of Warhammer Online and Wrath of the Lich King come up in relation to any possibly concerns for Funcom. J&amp;oslash;rgen delivers one of his most lucid comments about AoC when he says, \"I don't think anything is easy in the world of MMO's, and fighting to get new subscribers is a constant challenge. Now it's 'WAR' and 'Lich King' - going forward there will be many others.\" The list of other contenders is indeed longer than a Dream Theater solo and in a couple of weeks we may have to add yet another large contender to that laundry list."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/08/funcom-speaks-out-openly-about-age-of-conan-criticisms/>