A Letter from the Game Director July 2009 on the Age Of Conan: Hyborian Adventures Website outlines upcoming plans for Funcom's MMORPG. The letter from Craig Morrison thanks returning players for reevaluating the game and mentions a veteran reward program that will be part of their next content update that will offer access to special vendors providing benefits ranging from social status items to special items that will provide extra convenience. He then outlines the centerpiece for update 6, which will be a Guild Renown system, "whereby the actions of any individual player count towards their guild’s reputation. Collectively, guild members can level up their guild in three distinct categories to gain access to new guild rewards and bonuses. The system has two primary components, the Renown level, and also Renown rankings which place guilds against each other and measure your successes against those of other guilds on your server." Here's what he writes in conclusion:

So there you have it, a little bit of insight into what is coming up in the near future for Age of Conan. Of course, there are also a couple of other significant additions coming in the next update cycle, namely new zones in the form of House of Crom and Thoth-Amon’s Stronghold, as well as new Tower-based PVP objectives in the Border Kingdoms, but those will be the subject for future letters!