going to demand more of your computer than older games such as World of Warcraft. That being said, we are aiming to let people who do not own a monster computer still play the game. The exact system requirements are not yet set, though. The settings system in Age of Conan is very flexible and people will be able to scale the graphics according to their computer power. You can also choose to run either DirectX 9 or DirectX 10.

OnlineWelten: Will AoC support Core Duo?

Erling Ellingsen: Yes, Age of Conan does support Core Duo.OnlineWelten: What are the major difference between the DX9 and DX10 versions?

Erling Ellingsen: Working with DirectX 10 is still very new to us, as we're one of very few games actually developing a version of the game for this technology. We're also the only MMO in development right now who supports DirectX 10, so we're very much feeling our way forward on this. But we are working very closely with Microsoft and nVidia, and with their help we're bringing some amazing DirectX 10 features to Age of Conan. Players will be able to see a substantial increase in graphics quality, ranging from sharper textures, more foilage in woods, individually modeled leafs, better particle effects, photorealistic water and so much more.

OnlineWelten: And finally, will Xbox- and PC gamers play at the same servers?

Erling Ellingsen: These are detailed that are still being ironed out, and we're not ready to go into that just yet. One idea we have been throwing around is to have some servers that are shared and some that are not, to give players the freedom of choice. There are, however, a lot of consideration that has to go into these things, and seeing this is the Xbox 360, Microsoft will definitively also be a part of the decision-making process when it comes to details surrounding these things.

OnlineWelten: Thanks a lot.