Age of Conan Game Director Craig Morrison has written his final letter of 2009, and this one focuses on the 1.06 update cycle and what's in store for next year. Patch 1.06 is currently on the test server and Morrison really likes "the approach the team took with the Guild Renown rewards, in making the ranks unlock new quests as well as just giving inherent rewards."

As far as the upcoming Rise of the Godslayer expansion is concerned, "internally the vast majority of the content for the first three playfields is now complete and we are in the middle of the second iterations on those areas." The team is also looking at the possibility of implementing server merges and adding new transfer options in the future.

Morrison ended his letter by welcoming the Korean players who are currently part of the closed beta testing. You can read the full letter after the jump.