GamesRadar - Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning

Warhammer Online Introduces "Endless Free Trial" (News)

Nov 6, 2009

The ten-day trial period of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning has been extended to… eternity? Apparently so, according to this press release from developer Mythic Entertainment. The new streaming client for the endless free trial "enhances the game's accessibility and greatly decreases the download time", making it "easier than ever for new players to experience the never-ending battles of WAR for themselves".

Warhammer Online Interim City Siege Fixes (News)

Nov 6, 2009

Mythic has been pulling out all stops lately in an effort to improve Warhammer Online. One of their latest changes was to remove fortresses from the RvR campaign equation because many players found them to be a laggy and boring hurdle to be overcome. Doing so, however, had a predictable result: Cities were sieged much more often. While Mythic was acutely aware this would happen, they didn't have measures in place to handle an "all city siege all the time" situation. Today, Andy Belford announced a suite of interim city fixes.

Warhammer Online Now Available on Mac (News)

Nov 1, 2009

Mythic has announced their MMORPG Warhammer Online has been given a game client release for Mac.

Warhammer Online Unlimited Free Trials Now Live (News)

Nov 1, 2009

Patch 1.3.2 went live for Warhammer Online today. One interesting change is that there's no longer a time limit on free trials, which previously lasted ten days.

2010 MMO Calendar Goes On Sale (News)

Oct 26, 2009

The fourth annual MMO Calendar, which raises funds for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, is now on sale.

Developers of a wide range of Massively Multiplayer Online games have dedicated artwork from their games to the cause. This year, the list includes a mix of old and new games, some yet to come such as Funcom's The Secret World.

Anyone who purchases a calendar is also entered into a prize draw where they can win one of ten prizes for each game that features in the calendar.

Warhammer Online 'Path of Conquest' Update Released (News)

Oct 19, 2009

Mythic has released the 'Path of Conquest' update for their MMORPG Warhammer Online, now available for download. The v1.3.2 patch brings new features to the title including extensive adjustments to RvR campaign gameplay along with the addition of the New User Journey and the Apprenticeship system specifically designed to make the jump into WAR easier for both rookie and veteran MMO'ers.

Warhammer Online Update Released (News)

Oct 1, 2009

Mythic has released a new update for their MMORPG Warhammer Online, now available for download. The huge patch brings the game to v1.3.2, providing hundreds of improvements, additions, tweaks and fixes to the title.

Mythic's WAR is Coming to the Mac (News)

Sep 30, 2009

Gamespy: Mythic's Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning is diversifying. Just as both PC and Mac gamers can play Blizzard's World of Warcraft together, starting October 28th, Mac users will be able to join the player killing when WAR officially launches for the Apple platform.

IncGamers: MMO News Wrap Up #3 (News)

Sep 25, 2009

A look at this week's news from the world of MMOs, including Aion, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft, Fallen Earth, Guild Wars 2, Star Trek Online and Final Fantasy XIV.

Warhammer Online dev details changes to Butchering (News)

Sep 19, 2009

A new Warhammer Online developer diary, this time with Phillip Chan, details upcoming changes to Butchering in patch 1.3.2.

Third Warhammer Online Novel Announced (News)

Sep 6, 2009

Forged by Chaos, by noted Black Library author C.L. Werner, provides an epic and gripping account of Destruction's incursion into the infinitely massive and decidedly deadly Bastion Stair in search of the legendary Spear of Myrmidia. As the armies of Destruction continue their war upon the civilized lands, the Raven Host of Chaos is poised to march upon the Empire of Man in an unstoppable tide. To ensure victory against the Emperor's Order of the Griffon, an elite party of Chaos warriors is tasked with the quest to find the Spear of Myrmidia and fully unleash the power of the Winds of Chaos. To work such awesome magic, the marauder Kormak must dare venture into the Bastion Stair, portal to the Realm of Khorne, and defy the Blood God's wrath. However, the warriors of the Raven Host are not the only ones with an interest in harnessing the powers of Chaos, Treacherous Dark Elves and brutish Orcs each look to seize the power for themselves, while a desperate Imperial army races to deny all of their foes the dreaded might of Chaos.

Warhammer Online Now Only $14, Includes Free Month (News)

Sep 4, 2009

Perhaps in honor of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning's upcoming first birthday, EA Store is offering a sizeable discount on the MMORPG. They've marked it down to half its normal price.

Warhammer Online Book Is Forged In Chaos (News)

Sep 3, 2009

BeefJack writes: "Popular online massively multiplayer game Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning will receive a book called Forged In Chaos.

The novel will be published by Black Library and written by C.L. Werner, a press release by EA said today. The title is actually the third book based on the events of the game, and follows the forces of Destruction as they attempt to enter the deadly Bastion Stair and retrieve the Spear Of Myrmidia."

Mythic details plans for WAR at PAX 2009 (News)

Aug 31, 2009

Mythic will be representing Warhammer Online at Penny Arcade Expo in under a week's time, and to help attendees plan ahead, they've now given some details about their showing. Members of the development team will be hanging out waiting to talk to fans, and one of the biggest topics they'll be keen to discuss is the game's one-year anniversary and accompanying Wild Hunt event. By the time PAX starts (the 4th of September) the event will be halfway through so players will have had time to experience it before chatting with the devs. They will also be showing off other recent content updates.

'Warhammer Online' squig cake in Ace of Cakes (News)

Aug 27, 2009

This Thursday, Ace of Cakes will feature a cake made for Warhammer Online's Baltimore Games Day booth, modeled after the squig.

According to Duff, it's the best cake they've ever made on the show.

WAR Reveals Details on Its Wild Hunt Live Event (News)

Aug 21, 2009

Mythic Entertainment has announced detailed plans for Warhammer Online's upcoming first anniversary in the form of a series of in-game events beginning with the Wild Hunt where six players will be able to pit their wits against Kurnous, the God of the Hunt, in a new instance called the Hunter's Vale.

Warhammer Online Update Released (News)

Aug 10, 2009

Mythic has released a new update for their MMORPG Warhammer Online, now available for download.

WAR: The Wild Hunt Details Revealed (News)

Aug 3, 2009

Mythic has announced details for Warhammer Online's next Live Event, The Wild Hunt.

Players from across the levels will be able to participate in the event, which starts 31 August and runs until 7 September.

The Past Week on Steam - 8/1 (News)

Aug 1, 2009

This week saw the release of Bionic Commando, Bionic Commando Rearmed, East India Company and a few other games. The Weekend Deal is 50% off on all Relic developed games.

Warhammer Online For The Mac (News)

Jul 30, 2009

GamersDigest writes;

"Mythic Entertainment, an Electronic Arts studio, today announced that the critically acclaimed MMORPG, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (WAR), is being developed for the Mac computer platform and is currently being offered in beta version. The Mac version of WAR is scheduled for official release in the fall of 2009, when players on both platforms will be able to battle and quest together on the same servers."

Warhammer Online Update Released (News)

Jul 22, 2009

EA and Mythic have released the latest update for their MMORPG Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning.

Warhammer Live Event: The Wild Hunt Announced (News)

Jul 16, 2009

Warhammer Online producer Jeff Skalski has revealed that the next in-game Live Event will be called The Wild Hunt, and will arrive in the game around the time of WAR's first birthday in mid September.

Warhammer Online reveals plans for 1.3.0b (News)

Jul 16, 2009

A producer's letter was posted for Warhammer Online, in which Jeff Skalski reveals some of the Warhammer Online development team's plans for 1.3.0b, a patch planned for release this month (and to go on the Public Test Server within a week.)

WAR: Free Transfers Follow Merger Talks (News)

Jul 14, 2009

Following rumours of more server closures in Warhammer Online yesterday, Mythic has announced another batch of free character transfers, naming the servers likely to be closed.

If the five servers, Ironfist, Vortex, Monolith, Magnus and Skull Throne, were to be shut down, it would leave nine active North American servers, down from over fifty earlier this year.

Warhammer: More Server Merges? (News)

Jul 13, 2009

IncGamers reports that the latest 'Grab Bag Q&A' from Mythic hints at more server closures on the horizon.

When discussing server population issues, developer Jess Folsom states that any problems should be resolved due to server merges that are currently being discussed.

Mythic hit the headlines in March when it closed down over 60 servers, 40 in the US and and additional 20 in Europe.

Warhammer Online: The Show Must Go On (News)

Jun 26, 2009

Warhammer Online producer Jeff Hickman has released a letter to the players, stating that despite the recent news about management changes in Mythic, 'the show must go on'.

Warhammer Online - Call to Arms Winners Announced! (News)

Jun 25, 2009

If your Green Skin Orc Choppa has been furiously clashing with puny Dwarf Slayers for the last few months then chances are the you have been taking part in the Call to Arms 'Live' roll out in Mythic Entertainments hugely popular MMO Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning.

The Call to Arms roll out is WAR's 4 month long series of game up dates starting in March consisting of player vs player assassination challenges, puzzle quests and item collections that has seen the opposing realms on each game server battle it out to claim the ultimate prize: 24 hour exclusive access to the Land of the Dead Realm vs Real dungeon map for their brethren.

It seems the battle is over, at least in Europe anyway where the first access to Nehekhara (Land of the Dead) is opening up for the winning realms on individual servers.

Commnuity manager Nilax over at the WAR Forums has announced the first of the winning realms on English servers. Hit the jump to find out!

WAR: Land of the Dead Launches (News)

Jun 24, 2009

Mythic has announced that the latest update to Warhammer Online has gone live in Europe today.

After competing with each other for the past week in the 'Rise of the Tomb Kings' event, the winning Order / Destruction sides on each server will now have exclusive 24 hour access to the new Land of the Dead dungeon zone.

Warhammer patch 1.3 now live, heralds start of Rise of the Tomb Kings (News)

Jun 17, 2009

The last event for the Call to Arms! story has begun on the Warhammer Online servers. This details what's included in the patch and what comes next in WAR.

WAR Live Event "Rise Of The Tomb Kings" (News)

Jun 11, 2009

Mythic Entertainment has today announced the final live event in Warhammer Online's Call To Arms expansion, Rise of the Tomb Kings.

In Europe from 17 to 24 June players from Order and Destruction must race each other to build airships that will take them to the upcoming new content, the Land of the Dead. The winning side gets to see and explore the new themed dungeon area first, giving them first pick of the new items available.

Warhammer Online 1.3: combat and career changes postponed (News)

Jun 6, 2009

In a forum post made Thursday morning, Mythic Developer AdamG announced that the "Combat and Career" changes planned in patch 1.3 for Warhammer Online were being postponed and would be removed from the public test server for the time being.

Mythic Explains WAR's Stats (News)

May 25, 2009

IncGamers reports that Mythic has revealed how many of the stats in the game work against each other.

Developer AdamG starts off my stating that the figures used in the explanation are "100% Pigwank", warning players that they are just round numbers that make a better example. The main point of the explanation is to demonstrate how the offensive stats – Strength, Intellect and Ballistics - work against Toughness, the main defensive stat.

Warhammer Online: Grab Bag No. 15 (News)

May 6, 2009

From the Warhammer Herald:

"Welcome to Grab Bag Number 15! Our latest Grab Bag covers a plethora of topics, as presented by the WAR Community on the Official Forums. We've got gems of info for you on everything from Tome Tactics to Renown Rewards. Thank you everyone for your contributions. Without further ado, on with the questions!"

Warhammer Online ended March with 300,000 subs (News)

May 5, 2009

EA execs just confirmed in an investor conference call that Warhammer Online has 300,000 subscribers at the end of March 2009.

The company reported an FY2009 loss of $1.08 billion earlier today.

The MMO launched in September 2008.

Special Mounts for Referring Friends in WAR (News)

Apr 23, 2009

Mythic has taken their Recruit-a-Friend program up another notch by offering exclusive griffon and manticore mounts to players who refer six friends to Warhammer Online. Before you get ultra-excited, no, they don't fly. That said, special flying mounts for friend referrals would probably be a little unfair to everyone else.

Warhammer Online crashing due to 1.21 patch (News)

Apr 20, 2009

According to a number of reports, Mythic's 1.21 patch for Warhammer Online broke several core components of the game that have yet to be fixed days later.

Warhammer Online: Beyond the Sands Live Event - Now Live (News)

Apr 20, 2009

From the Warhammer Online Herald:

"The race to the Land of the Dead has begun, as the forces of Order and Destruction vie for the valuable resources to fuel their expeditions and build an airship. Join the effort by speaking to Garek Hammershield in Altdorf's War Quarters or Nebesh Painson in The Inevitable City's Fate's Edge."

Warhammer Lore Update: White Lions (News)

Apr 17, 2009

Warhammer players can now read up on the background of these fearsome characters, skilled High Elf warriors, originating from the land of Chrace, the White Lions.

Mythic released a feature earlier this week focussing on this fierce career. White Lions can call a War Lion, a creature as large as a horse, into battle with them. When wielding a signature Great Axe and paired with a summoned lion, the White Lion is a sight to behold on the battlefield.

Warhammer Online Game Update 1.2.1 (News)

Apr 16, 2009

From the Warhammer Website:

"1.2.1 will be going live Thursday, 4/16. All North American servers will be brought down at 7:00 AM EDT with Oceanic servers to follow at 9:00 AM EDT. We expect all North American servers to be back up and running by 1:00 PM EDT, and Oceanic by 3:00 PM EDT."

Read the patch notes and all the details after the jump.

Blue Oyster Cult Makes Warhammer Online Song (News)

Apr 9, 2009

Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning might not have the subscription numbers of World of Warcraft but developer EA Mythic can rest assured that they're at least winning the unofficial contest for Most Bizarre MMORPG Promotion. Members of WAR's development team and Blue Oyster Cult have teamed up to create a rock song based on the game.

First legitimate city capture in Warhammer Online (News)

Apr 7, 2009

This world-first was over six months in the making: One of the realms finally managed to overtake their enemy's capital city in Warhammer Online without any known form of exploitation. Destruction of Karak Eight Peaks (EU) defeated Karl Franz over a 14-hour marathon run this weekend and successfully captured Altdorf.

In dramatic fashion, the Third Realm alliance finished the necessary public quests gating the king instance with only two minutes remaining. After a number of wipes, they had Franz caged and ready for rotten fruit and vegetable target practice. They were rewarded greatly for their efforts.

Mythic Introduces RvR Quartermasters To WAR (News)

Apr 7, 2009

Mythic has announced a new way to reward Warhammer Online players who take part in Realm vs Realm battles.

A Quartermaster system will be introduced to the game, allowing players to purchase items with tokens obtained from killing other player's characters. These tokens come in the form of medallions and crests and they will have different ranks depending on their origin, for example a Recruit's Medallion will be obtained from a Tier 1 kill, a Scout's Medallion for Tier 2 and so on.

Every kill has a good chance for a medallion to drop, Crests are awarded less frequently and from very specific events.

Warhammer Europe: No Plans To Close More Servers (News)

Apr 7, 2009

In response to last week's news that Mythic has offered Warhammer Online players free character transfers from the Ostermark server, IncGamers contacted the company to find out if more server closures were on the horizon.

During March, Mythic announced the closure of around 60 WAR servers in total across Europe and the United States. Recent news of another free transfer becoming available has led to rumours of more closures but, according to a statement given to IncGamers by WAR's European publisher, Europe can rest assured that the servers this side of the pond are safe for the time being.

Warhammer Closed Beta To Launch In Taiwan (News)

Apr 2, 2009

Warhammer Online's publisher in Taiwan, GigaMedia, has announced that the closed beta for the popular MMO will be begin on 15 April 2009.

Testers will be able to obtain closed beta packs from major retailers on and after this date, however, the Limited Edition closed beta packs, which can be bought from selected 7-Eleven stores, has already sold out, making history on the Taiwan gaming market.

Warhammer Online: Patch 1.2.1 Test Server Opens (News)

Apr 2, 2009

Mythic has opened the test server for its Patch 1.2.1, which introduces several new features including the Keep Upgrade System and combat responsiveness improvements.

The patch also includes a new RvR resource called Ordnance, which drops from defeated players and can also be found throughout the RvR lakes. Ordnance can be traded in for superior weapons such as battering rams and other items including potions and dynamite to aid players on the battlefield.

Warhammer: Another Server Closure? (News)

Apr 1, 2009

Mythic has opened up free character transfers from another of its Warhammer Online servers, indicating that another server is to be closed down.

Players spread across dozens of servers were forced to transfer last month when Mythic closed down over forty Warhammer realms. Several aspects of the game, such as Public Quests, require that servers have a high population - merging two servers will ensure that players still experience high quality gameplay, but it also suggests that the number of Warhammer subscribers is severely lower than Mythic's initial prediction.

Warhammer Age Of Reckoning: Patch 1.2.1 Preview (News)

Mar 30, 2009

Mythic has released a preview of the upcoming patch 1.2.1 for Warhammer Online, which will be hitting the public test servers this week.

The patch will feature a number of fixes and improvements, including a change to combat responsiveness. Players have complained for months that casting times were inaccurate, and Mythic have focussed on resolving this issue. Players should no longer see a delay when spell casting in normal server conditions, and in high-lag situations there will be a slight pause after the casting bar fills up instead of a "stretch" as there is currently. The UI will also display half second increments as an additional method of predicting casting times more accurately.

7 days around the MMO world (Mar.29) (News)

Mar 30, 2009

Catch up on all the latest news from the MMO world including Warcraft's new update and info from GDC on a few of the new MMOs that will be hitting us later this year.

Second Warhammer Online Novel Now In Stores (News)

Mar 28, 2009

Mythic Entertainment revealed today that the novel Dark Storm Gathering, the second novel based on MMORPG Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, has now arrived in stores.

New WAR Careers Available Tomorrow (News)

Mar 17, 2009

Mythic has announced the two new careers in Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning - The Orc Choppa and Dwarf Slayer - will be available from 18 March.

Warhammer Online Entices Gamers to Come Back (News)

Mar 12, 2009

GamePlasma writes:

"North America and Asia Pacific who re-activate their game accounts will receive all the rested experience they've accumulated while absent, a special quest chain with in-game rewards, and 10 free days of game time."

Mythic: The State Of Warhammer Online (News)

Mar 12, 2009

Mythic's Mark Jacobs, developer of Warhammer Online, has written a "State of the Game" letter to the community on the official Warhammer site, listing the company's achievements with the game, problems they have yet to overcome and upcoming projects.

He starts off his letter by saying that the last six months have been very hectic for Mythic, but quickly goes on to say that the recent Patch 1.2 and the upcoming 1.3 will represent possibly the largest amount of new content and changes to an MMO ever over a few months, a brave claim indeed.

Warhammer Online: Over Forty Servers To Close (News)

Mar 10, 2009

Mythic has asked Warhammer Online players on selected servers to transfer their characters to one of 15 destination realms, in preparation for the closure of 43 game servers.

A notice went up yesterday on the Warhammer site, informing players of the upcoming transfers. A table containing 43 Source and 15 destination servers shows players where they may transfer their characters to, although if they would prefer another server Mythic is allowing a one-off transfer to any server of the player's choice of the same type.

Warhammer Online Unveils Recruit-A-Friend Program (News)

Mar 9, 2009

Taking another page out of World of Warcraft's "how to keep you hooked on our game" playbook, Warhammer Online has just launched a new Recruit-A-Friend program. Players will receive game time and in-game rewards if they manage to get friends to become paying subscribers.

The9 Allegedly In Warhammer Licence Negotiations (News)

Mar 6, 2009

The company that has the World of Warcraft licence in China, The9, is rumoured to be in talks with EA to license Warhammer Online, one of WoW's closest MMO rivals.

This comes after recent rumours of a rift between Blizzard and The9. Wrath of the Lich King, WoW's second expansion that went live in November in Europe and the US, is yet to be released in China.

10 Free Days of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (News)

Mar 5, 2009

Mythic Entertainment, an Electronic Arts studio, today announced that a new ten-day free trial is now available for the critically-acclaimed fantasy MMORPG, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (WAR). Potential recruits to the armies of WAR are invited to spend ten action-packed days hunting Squigs, stomping Stunties, exploring massive capital cities, and battling opposing players in thrilling Realm vs. Realm combat.

March 3rd-Call To Arms Kicks Off! (News)

Mar 5, 2009

Today marks the start of WAR's first expansion "Call to Arms". The Bitter Rivals event will start on March 3rd (Today) and will be available for download via the WAR Patcher. This event will allow players to gain access to the much anticipated careers of the...

Warhammer Online Tips: Disable Opening Cinematic (News)

Mar 5, 2009

dailywarhammer.com: "If you are like me, the opening trailer of a game gets boring after the seeing it more than three times. This is especially true for WAR. Every time the game launches (retail version), you are forced to watch the opening cinematic."

Choppas, Slayers, Official Forums and Bitter Rivals - WAR 1.2 Today (News)

Mar 3, 2009

The Warhammer Online Patch 1.2 goes live today, introducing the new Choppa and Slayer classes and starting off the Bitter Rivals event.

In addition to the main features mentioned above, over 500 bug fixes are being applied to the game and extensive career balancing has take place. All North American Servers will be taken down at 07:00 EST and Oceanic servers will follow at 09:00 EST, all servers should be back up by 13:00 EST.

MMORPG: Live Date for Warhammer Online Patch 1.2 & First Live Expansion Announced (News)

Feb 27, 2009

EA/Mythic have released their February WAR Newsletter, which includes details of the game's first free Live Expansion, details and release dates for the new classes being introduced (Orc Choppa and Dwarf Slayer), and more details on the major upcoming patch, V1.2. Plus much more:

- Live Event Details - Call to Arms: Bitter Rivals
- Recruit-A-Friend: Phase Two Details
- Scenarios 101: Bitter Rivals Special
- Orc Choppa and Dwarf Slayer Masteries
- Choppa & Slayer Masteries podcast
- Exclusive New Bitter Rivals Fiction!
- WAR 10-Day FREE Trial Details
- Official WAR Forums
- WAR Novel #2 - Sneak Peak
- Tomb Kings Concept Art

Warhammer Online Update 1.2 Goes Live on 3 March (News)

Feb 26, 2009

The massive new patch for Warhammer Online, Update 1.2, is going live on 3 March.

New features in this patch include the two new careers, the Orc Choppa and the Dwarven Slayer, the live event 'Call to Arms: Bitter Rivals', which focuses on the ancient hatred between the Dwarf and the Orc races.

10-Day Free WAR Trial on Fileplanet (News)

Feb 26, 2009

For the first time since launch, EA and Mythic's Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning has released 10-day trial accounts to FilePlanet subscribers. As of now, only residents of Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, and the U.S. are eligible.

Mythic Offers Character Customisation To WAR Testers (News)

Feb 22, 2009

Testers of Mythic's Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning's new classes, the Chopper and the Slayer, are being offered the chance to win some exclusive customisation for their characters.

Head spikes are on offer for the Dwarven Slayers and a steel jaw is up for grabs on Orc Choppas.

Free Transfers For Warhammer Online (News)

Feb 20, 2009

Mythic have opened up another batch of free character transfers for players on a select number of servers in their MMORPG Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning.

Players on the destination realms, fear not! As a reward for welcoming the influx of new players, everyone already on these realms will receive an extra 20% experience and renown for limited time.

MMO Weekly: WoW lead jumping ship, layoffs at NCsoft, Free Realms beta (News)

Feb 13, 2009

This week TGR has a bit of breaking news that hit Thursday evening about World of Warcraft losing its lead designer to another MMO. There is also news of layoffs at NCsoft and an announcement about SOE's next MMO, Free Realms.

Warhammer Online: Patch 1.2 Sneak Peek (News)

Feb 8, 2009

Via WarCry: "Warhammer Online's Mark Jacobs has penned a fairly comprehensive look at the upcoming v1.2 patch. He outlines several important changes and fixes. The v1.2 patch will be available on the public test server beginning next week."

Further Job Cuts Hit Mythic (News)

Feb 5, 2009

Edge writes: "Warhammer Online developer Mythic will see further staff cuts as its publishing partner EA looks to reduce its global workforce by 1,100.

It is unknown how many workers have been let go, though some reports suggest the cut is as high as 130. Following recent news that Mythic had cut up to 21 members of staff – a figure that was speculated to be far higher – the Jacobs stated that "the whole 'OMG we're losing half? [of] the developer (or even of the total team)' thing is total nonsense.'"

Warhammer Night of Murder Starts this Saturday (News)

Feb 4, 2009

Starting Saturday, February 7th, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning players bloodlust will start to boil as the Night of Murder descends upon the MMO world. Lasting until February 16th, the Night of Murder is a live event that blurs the differences between Good and Evil beneath a crimson haze as the forces of Order and Destruction fulfil deadly tasks in service of the Dark Elf god Khaine.

300k Warhammer Online subscribers as of December 31, 2008 (News)

Feb 4, 2009

Massively writes:

"We just learned courtesy of an eagle-eyed forum goer at VN that as of Q3 2008, Mythic Entertainment's Warhammer Online had over 300,000 accounts. There is an EA investor's call taking place shortly where CEO John Riticiello may elaborate on this, so we'll keep you posted. We'll also post our thoughts on this news tomorrow."

Warhammer Online Patch 1.1.1 Arrives Tomorrow (News)

Feb 3, 2009

Tomorrow morning a new patch is coming, which will bring you Patch 1.1.1, a maintenance patch which contains a few goodies including the Night of Murder live event content (starting on February 6, 2009), a few very important open RvR changes, additional Flight Masters, and more.

Depressed Turn to MMO's (News)

Feb 2, 2009

BeefJack writes, "While the global economic apocalypse has most of us either watching our backs at work or flinging ourselves out the windows of where we used to work, online game developers in Asia are seeing a new source of revenue: the unemployed.

It makes sense, actually. When you aren't working, you have a lot more time on your hands. And why spend it updating your C.V. when you could just as easily get in a guild raid or sixteen? You know, do something productive..."

Mythic announces official forums for WAR (News)

Jan 31, 2009

Mark Jacobs at Mythic revealed that official forums are coming to the Warhammer Online website. The lack of official forums have been due to Mark Jacobs view on such.

In an open letter he clarifies the choice and tells about how the forum will work and that it won't be very graphical. Also the code of conduct will be very strict, but constructive criticism is allowed.

MMO Update: Everquest Still Making Money, Warhammer Update, LotRO Swag (News)

Jan 30, 2009

This week Warhammer Online "Gets to tha Choppa" with its first expansion, and Lord of the Rings Online gives you the chance to win some pretty nice swag just by logging in. It's Friday, people, and this is MMO Weekly.

Mythic Announces Warhammer Expansion (News)

Jan 29, 2009

GamePlasma writes:

"Mythic Entertainment has announced the new "Call to Arms" live expansion for Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (WAR). Call to Arms will introduce an array of new content for WAR players, including two new careers – the Orc Choppa and the Dwarf Slayer – and a new dungeon zone called "Land of the Dead," set in the desert realm of the Tomb Kings."

MMO Weekly: AoC:HA server transfers, LotRO leveling guide, WoW patch problems, and Mythic layoffs (News)

Jan 23, 2009

AoC:HA server transfers, LotRO leveling guide, WoW patch problems, and Mythic layoffs

Mythic hints at WAR Dwarf Slayer (News)

Jan 19, 2009

Eurogamer: "Warhammer Online developer Mythic has been entertaining itself posting videos on YouTube and sending cryptic packages to bloggers - the latter hinting that a new class, the Dwarf Slayer, could be on the way."

WAR's new system: Zone Domination (News)

Jan 19, 2009

Keen and Graev's: "In a youtube video (read more at the end of this entry to watch it) that paul prepared on his Birthday (happy b-day Pb), he and Jeff Hickman revealed a new "supplemental" system that is coming to WAR's realm war system: Zone Domination. According to the video, this zone domination system acts exactly how I've been saying RvR should act from the beginning: If you own all of the keeps and battle objectives, and you can defend them, then the zone becomes under your control. What does this mean for the realm war? It means EXACTLY what I've been saying it would mean-it means you have a reason to defend now and a reason to actively get out there and take stuff! Without these silly bars of victory points(well, I assume they may be staying) you won't have to worry about accumulating all these extra points and crap just to lock a zone. If you own the objectives and the keeps in a zone then you own it. All I have to say is FINALLY."

'Warhammer Online' Coming to Russia Next Month (News)

Jan 14, 2009

WorthPlaying: "Based on Games Workshop's epic and longstanding tabletop fantasy war game, WAR is a unique MMORPG that features revolutionary Realm vs. Realm (RvR) gameplay that will immerse players in a world of perpetual conflict for years to come. WAR has been recognized for its unique play style that appeals to novice MMO players while offering incredible depth for more seasoned players.

Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (WAR) will go live on February 5, 2009. The Russian version of WAR will feature a fully localized gameplay experience as well as regionally-based servers and customer support."

PC letdowns of 2008 (News)

Dec 26, 2008

TVGB: "I bet everyone is feeling pretty good during this holiday season, so I wanted to take some time to rain on the parade a bit by taking a look back at 2008 and revisit some of the major disappointments gamers had to deal with in the PC gaming world.."

EA Games to release DRM-free titles on Steam (News)

Dec 22, 2008

EA has signed on with Valve's highly popular digital distribution program Steam to distribute their games including recent releases, and with some added good news. Titles such as Spore and Mass Effect that have come under heavy fire for DRM usage, will no longer have any SecuROM protection. All games will use Steam's DRM.

Bruce Maclean's WAR dev diary is crazy but awesome (News)

Dec 22, 2008

PALGN: "The latest Warhammer Online developer diary is up on the official site, and we've got to say, Bruce Maclean's eccentricity is infectious. The subject of this dev diary is an explanation of Mythic's patching schedule, which could well have been a very boring topic, but if you visit the page you'll soon see that Bruce is just brimming with AWESOME! HOT! FIXES! and SEXY! COOL! NEW! FEATURES! that he simply must share with the WAR-playing world.

It sounds like Community Coordinator Missy Hatch had a hard time getting Bruce to cough up his input to the dev diary series -- she'd been chasing it up for the better part of two months -- and perhaps it is because he and his team were working non-stop to bring that sexy content out, improving WAR for current and future subscribers. He mentioned that, without including smaller things like server maintenance, there have been ten proper patches since the game's launch, which really wasn't that long ago. We've got no idea how Bruce got so zany, but if this is one of the secrets behind Mythic's patching schedule then we hope that he stays that way."

Warhammer Online launches Recruit-a-Friend offer (News)

Dec 21, 2008

The Warhammer Online December newsletter is filled with some of the announcements we've already mentioned at Massively, such as the Keg End holiday event, the two new careers, and some the other big changes that are impacting the game.

What we haven't mentioned yet is that Warhammer Online has a Recruit-a-Friend program. It doesn't give the experience bonuses that the World of Warcraft offer of the same name does. In fact, the WAR Recruit-a-Friend is similar to what's happening with EVE Online: you invite a friend to a free trial. If that friend becomes a subscriber, the invitation sender receives 30 days of free game time credited to their account. You can recruit up to three people, although over your time subscribed this increases to a maximum of six recruitment notices you can have on deck at any given time. For more info on how this works, log into your master account to see how it's done.

Warhammer Online: Hot FIxes - 12/17/2008 (News)

Dec 18, 2008

From War Herald:

"We have two Hot Fixes for you this evening, one of which will have a noticeable impact on Realm vs. Realm combat.

Combat and Careers

We are making a change to the way in which morale abilities interact with crowd control immunities. Starting now, morale abilities are no longer exempt from crowd-control immunity timers. Crowd control immunity now applies to all player abilities, whether used from the action bar or the morale bar."

Warhammer Online Trial Key Giveaway (News)

Dec 14, 2008

Information on how to get a seven day trial to Warhammer Online. you can either head to a participating iGames game center, or get a cd key from the blog in the link.

No new careers any time soon, say the Warhammer developers (News)

Dec 11, 2008

Massively: "We've already talked this morning about today's patch 1.1a for Warhammer Online, as well as the numerous changes to RvR incentivizing the open field style of play. We also spoke with Adam Gershowitz and Josh Drescher about the recently released new careers: the Knight of the Blazing Sun and the Black Guard. They indicated those two will be the last new careers we should expect to see in the game for some time. We already knew the Dwarf Hammerer was out permanently; now it looks like anyone looking forward to the Orc Choppa or even the rumored Dwarven Slayer will be doing so for a while yet."

Warhammer developers explain their expansion/new content philosophy (News)

Dec 11, 2008

Massively: "A few days ago Mark Jacobs offered up the heartening news that the Mythic Entertainment developers are focused solely on supporting the Warhammer Online live game. While the devs have had some discussions about expansion content, for the foreseeable future the company is going whole-hog on supporting and advancing the existing game. We spoke with Adam Gershowitz and Associate Producer Josh Drescher about Mark's statement, and got some deep insights into their philosophy on new content."

Warhammer Online: Patch 1.1a Has Arrived (News)

Dec 11, 2008

From War Herald:

"With 1.1a, we have been working hard and listening to player feedback to make the great game of WAR even better. We're proud to introduce to the game several exciting changes that have been long awaited!

Tomorrow, 12/11/08 Patch 1.1a will be released! All North American servers will be brought down at 7:00AM EST with Oceanic servers to follow at 9:00AM EST. We anticipate all servers to be online by 1:00PM EST."

Warhammer Online: Game Update - New Careers Unleashed! (News)

Dec 9, 2008

From War Herald:

"All servers will be brought offline tomorrow as we release the Knight of the Blazing Sun and the Black Guard to all players!

Starting at 9AM EST North American servers will brought down with Oceanic servers to follow at 10:30AM EST. We anticipate all servers to be back online by 12 Noon EST with the North American servers coming up shortly before Oceanic.

Don't forget, you can play these careers and all of the current changes slated for 1.1 right now on the Public Test Server!"

Warhammer Online: City Dungeon Itemization Changes (News)

Dec 5, 2008

From Warherald:

"Game Update 1.0.6 introduced several changes to City Dungeon Itemization. These changes were intended to be part of patch 1.1 but were released prematurely with 1.0.6. They are part of our greater plan to increase the availability of rarer items in the dungeons as a whole. While the number of Sentinel Armor Set pieces dropped from bosses will remain reduced players can look forward to even more rewards with the arrival of 1.1!"

Warhammer Online: Public Test Server - Patch 1.1.0 is Coming! (News)

Dec 4, 2008

Warherald writes:

"The Public Test Server is coming soon, so in the meantime we wanted to provide you with instructions on how you can get onto the server as well as how to copy your characters and jump right into testing.

The purpose of the Public Test Server (PTS) is for the players to help us refine and test the latest version of the game by experiencing the changes firsthand and providing feedback and bug reports to Mythic. As such, we want to remind you that the content introduced to this server is still considered "in development," and that bugs and issues not found on the LIVE server may occur on the PTS. All features and fixes listed below are subject to change until we release Game Update 1.1.0 to all live servers.

When leaving Feedback or Bug Reports we encourage you to provide details on why you feel the way you do or why you think something needs to be fixed. It's also important to note that when you submit a Bug Report, it automatically records your location in game so be sure to submit them at the location where you experienced them when you can!"

Warhammer Online 1.0.6 patch adds new classes, tidal wave of updates (News)

Dec 2, 2008

Massively: "All those Warhammer Online players who where playing along with the Heavy Metal event in November will be happy to know that today the fruits of their labor has arrived. That's right: Today, Mythic brings us Black Guards and Knights of the Blazing Sun! For those who didn't finish the full Heavy Metal event, don't worry, the classes will become available to everyone next week. Servers are going down at 3:30AM PST / 6:30AM EST for North American players with Oceanic servers following at 9:00AM EST. No specific time-frame was given for the updating process, so we'll just have to sit tight and wait it out.

New classes aren't the only thing found in this patch, however. There's a ton of general game updates, performance updates, bug fixes and class tweaks coming with the 1.0.6 patch, too."

Warhammer Online: Patch 1.0.6 Arrives 12/2/08 (News)

Dec 2, 2008

From War Herald:

"The update you've all been waiting for, 1.0.6, is almost here! We wanted to thank everyone who tested and provided feedback on this update's content.

On Tuesday, 12/2/08 all servers will be brought offline to begin the update. North American servers will be brought down at 6:30AM EST with Oceanic servers to follow at 9:00AM EST.

This is our biggest update yet! It's chock-full of exciting career changes and heralds the debut of the highly anticipated Black Guard and Knight of the Blazing Sun careers. If you've finished the Heavy Metal event and have opened your Heavy Metal Chest, then you will be able to play a Black Guard and Knight of the Blazing Sun when this patch goes live (before anyone else!). For those of you who did not complete the Heavy Metal event, don't fret! You, too, will be able to play these two new careers starting next week.

This update is so massive that we needed to split the notes into two sections. So, without further ado, on with the notes! WAAAGH!!!"

WAR's Heavy Metal hotfixes (News)

Nov 22, 2008

Massively: "Warhammer Online community coordinator James Nichols made an announcement about what Mythic is doing to address these concerns:

* By popular request, players will now be able to complete previous daily tasks for the Heavy Metal event. A task will continue to unlock each day and remain open until the end of the event allowing players to complete all the tasks at their convenience. Please Note: If you notice an apparent loss of credit for any previous days you have already completed simply exit the game entirely and log back in to correct this issue.

* Reikland Factory: Improvements have been made to potentially increase the rate at which the scenario launches."

Mythic and The Black Library Announce Dark Storm Gathering Novel (News)

Nov 21, 2008

dailygamesnews.com - Mythic and The Black Library, a division of Games Workshop, today announced Dark Storm Gathering, an original novel based on the critically acclaimed MMORPG, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (WAR).

Mythic Launches In Game Warhammer Heavy Metal Event (News)

Nov 19, 2008

dailygamesnews.com - During this special in-game event, which runs from November 18th until December 1st, the armies of WAR will be given orders in preparation for the arrival of two new tank classes.

XP and renown bonuses for WAR transfer servers (News)

Nov 9, 2008

With the recent server transfers made available to Warhammer Online players, Mythic enabled players to move onto several servers free of charge. Now they're offering limited time server bonuses for players making their trek onto the offered servers. The bonus itself is a 20% rested boost to experience and renown gain. It's a nice little cherry on top for players packing their bags and it should also help encourage some people on the fence to take Mythic up on the offer.

Anyone interested in making a move (or seeing if they're even able to do so) can check out this handy list at their leisure. Massively is sure to see more of this kind of encouragement from Mythic in the future, at least where and when it's necessary.

Warhammer Online to receive new classes (News)

Nov 6, 2008

Christmas may be coming early for Warhammer Online subscribers in the form of new playable character classes.
The Black Guard and Knight of the Blazing Sun were originally planned for release with the game however due to game balance issues mythic removed the classes.
It has been roughly 6 weeks since release and the new classes are now due to be added to the game on the 8th of december however those who participate in the Heavy Metal event (17th nov-1st dec) and gain Elite Influence during the event will be given access to these classes a week earlier.
also being added to the game is Reikland Factory a themed PvP Scenario only available for the duration of the event.

Free character transfers announced for Warhammer Online (News)

Oct 30, 2008

Free character transfers were just announced for Warhammer Online, for characters on low population servers who'd like to move to high population servers. The service will be put into place in the coming days. The character transfers will be done in the Mythic Account Center, which will have a Character Transfer button, just below "Activate a Key" and "Validate your Email Address." In addition to Free Character Transfers, Mythic also announced Guild Transfers. This comes with its own set of caveats as the transfer cannot be reversed, with details to be listed on the Character Transfer page.

Warhammer Online patch 1.0.4 hits the live servers (News)

Oct 29, 2008

From Massively:

As this post goes live the servers are still down, updating merrily for the latest meaty patch to Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. Mythic Entertainment has been johnny-on-the-spot with Warhammer updates since the game went live lo these few weeks ago, and it's great to see them continually tweaking the concept of the core RvR game. The patch (which is listed and formatted in full below the cut) addresses a number of issues, but here are some bullet-pointy highlights:

Witching Night is Live! Get your Halloween on in Warhammer!
Free character transfers from low pop servers are inching ever closer.

Teleport scrolls to dungeons are coming for guilds that crack around the level 30 mark.
Tier 4 zones should now be more easily a capturable.

Warhammer Online Increases RvR Exp (News)

Oct 23, 2008

GamingShogun writes, "Mythic Entertainment has announced that they are raising open-world RvR combat experience by 50% in order to encourage such activities. Announced as 'Experience Enhancements Phase III', Mythic is attempting to get their combat out of the smaller scenarios and more into the open..."