The first hard details on the new player-versus-player combat systems being introduced to Funcom's fantasy MMO Age of Conan have emerged over on Massively.

In this revamp, the new "notoriety" system will start you out as Innocent. If you attack an Innocent player in the world, you'll be flagged as a Criminal; if you kill one, you'll gain Murder Points. With enough Murder Points you become a Murderer, guards will attack you, you won't be able to speak to traders, and other players will gain extra rewards for killing you. There's no penalty for killing Criminals or Murderers.

The details are as below:

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PVP Levels and XP

1. There are 10 PVP levels.
   
2. All players are worth 100 PvP XP when killed by a similar level player.
   
3. When you die in PvP, you lose PvP XP. The amount you lose is static, regardless of the level of player who killed you.
   
4. Losing PVP XP will not de-level you in PvP level.
   
5. In order to prevent abuse of the system, there is a limit set on how many times one player can gain or lose PvP XP from another.
   
6. You gain normal PVE XP when you are involved in a PVP kill. If you or your team get credit for a PVP kill, then you gain a certain amount of PVE experience from that kill. You get 10% of the XP from that player as though he were a monster of that level. You always get a minimum of 1 xp.

PVP Items

You can buy PVP items with normal money (there is no special currency for PVP). However, your PvP level will have to meet the requirements (if any) on any items you wish to use.

1. Items are not tradeable
   
2. Sold by PvP vendors

Notoriety System

A player is flagged in three different ways using this system: innocent, criminal, and murderer.

1. Criminals and Murderers will have an icon showing their status.
   
2. Innocent : No one can perform hostile actions on you without being flagged as a Criminal.
   
3. Criminal : Performing a hostile action on an Innocent player will flag you as a Criminal for 5 minutes. Any further Criminal acts during the 5 minute time will refresh your Criminal Status.
   One curious aspect of the system that appears to contradict earlier versions: although murdering lower level Innocent players will get you increased murder points, it seems that players who attack and kill innocent players of the same level or higher will still gain murder points, pushing them towards murderer status.

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