Age of Conan - Guardian Class Interview @ Ten Ton Hammer

Ten Ton Hammer chats to Jørgen Tharaldsen about the Guardian class from Age of Conan.

Ten Ton Hammer: In MMOG terms, the Guardian appears to be the epitome of the “tank” sort of class; his greatest asset is his armor. How much difference does it make between wearing a piece of light armor (leather) compared to wearing the full-plate type of armor that the Guardian will possess? Will the blows simply bounce off his armor or does the armor itself mitigate the damage?

Jørgen Tharaldsen: The Guardian will be a fantastic tank that is for sure, but I definitively wouldn’t say that their greatest asset is “only” their armor. The armor of the Guardian is naturally very important since the Guardian is the only class that can equip Full Plate armor (for one example), but he also has many other strengths. For instance, in Conan the Guardians can also deal significant amounts of damage.