Age of Conan Receives US & European Rating

Community manager Pharamond announced today that Age of Conan had received its ESRB rating. Here's what you will (or won't) see in AoC:

Since we've just gotten our ratings, and since it's the topic of endless speculation, I can now give you the full and complete story on what you will and won't see in each "version" of the game.

Please note this isn't a design decision or something we can reverse. It's a legal (or as good as legal) requirement to sell the game in that particular territory.

With that said:

The US version is rated M for Mature by the ESRB. If you buy the US version, you will not see nipples.

The German version is rated 18+ by USK. The German version has full gore, but will not have decapitation, dismemberment, and over-the-top type fatalities.

The "elsewhere in Europe" version is rated 18+ by PEGI and is unchanged.

That's what I know and what I can tell you.

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