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PATCH 1.2 IS OUT!
Older Servers are closing! Get the details here.
Fileplanet subscribers can get a 10-Day Trial free over here.
Addendum to above: if you are really interested in playing, request a trial from players. New bonuses give you boosted exp!
COMING SOON:
NEW PLAYERS:
FREE TRIALS:
ARMIES:
GUILDS:
ADD-ONS:
COMMUNITY:
SUPPORT:
SCREENSHOTS:
And a teaser banner for the coming locations fly through.
This OP is the work of Lucky Cynic and probably others. It’ll be updated with new stuff, so check frequently.
Older Servers are closing! Get the details here.
Fileplanet subscribers can get a 10-Day Trial free over here.
Addendum to above: if you are really interested in playing, request a trial from players. New bonuses give you boosted exp!
COMING SOON:
Mythic is releasing a “Live Expansion†that is basically a staggered release of new content. Here is the schedule as of now:
Lucky Cynic tells us why this new dungeon/zone is so awesome:
Call to Arms Videos
Upcoming Stuff
-Zone Domination system: control everything long enough to get a zone.
-New mounts for guilds
-Extended influence bar in oRvR.
-Tome will have an RvR section to keep track of certain players.
-Multiple ramps for Keeps. Big changes for keep design.
-Guards will have a chance to drop set pieces.
-Players will be losing control over what City scenarios they can join. No more scenario stacking for you.
- March: “Bitter Rivals†Live Event, followed by the release of the Slayer and Choppa classes. The event will give you a headstart on the new classes!
- April: “Beyond the Sands†Live Event…detail TBA
- May: “Rise of the Tomb Kings†Live Event. Fight for first dibs on the Tomb!
- June: Nehekhara and its Darkness Falls-esque dungeon are released.
Lucky Cynic tells us why this new dungeon/zone is so awesome:
So you guys may be asking yourselves what is the big deal about the newly announced RvR dungeon. Well, look at it like this. Your typical dungeon has different wings right? But what if in addition to badass monsters who will wreck your shit up, you also had enemy players dicking around. It's high stakes, it's risky, and it is bloody awesome RvR, that's what it is. If there is anything awesome about DAoC's PvE, it was that it too had RvR rolled into it. Stay tuned for more awesome details.
Call to Arms Videos
Upcoming Stuff
-Zone Domination system: control everything long enough to get a zone.
-New mounts for guilds
-Extended influence bar in oRvR.
-Tome will have an RvR section to keep track of certain players.
-Multiple ramps for Keeps. Big changes for keep design.
-Guards will have a chance to drop set pieces.
-Players will be losing control over what City scenarios they can join. No more scenario stacking for you.
NEW PLAYERS:
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (WAR) is a MMORPG from the folks at Mythic, creators of fine gamery such as Dark Age of Camelot (DAoC). WAR is focused on Realm vs. Realm, or RvR, design. Two realms (in this case Destruction and Order) try to beat the living shit out of each other while claiming everything for themselves. While PvE exists, this is a game where PvP is the centerpiece. From the start you can head out and start fighting the other side for control of the world, be it in the game world or sequestered in small, objective-minded scenarios. As they say: war is everywhere.
This all takes place in the Warhammer Fantasy universe, an ancient piece of geek culture that has aged like a fine wine. Recently celebrating it's 25th anniversary, Warhammer is a rich piece of work that takes the fantasy genre to dark, violent places. Humans are no better than the real-world Catholic Church of the Dark Ages, Elves have serious superiority complexes and Orcs treat war like a sport. What a great backdrop for a PvP-oriented game. Morskittar is a Warhammer guru of sorts, and has a good handle on how to get up-to-speed on all things Warhammer.
So, if you want to play this is a good time to start. Scroll down for information on free trials and get started in WAR.
This all takes place in the Warhammer Fantasy universe, an ancient piece of geek culture that has aged like a fine wine. Recently celebrating it's 25th anniversary, Warhammer is a rich piece of work that takes the fantasy genre to dark, violent places. Humans are no better than the real-world Catholic Church of the Dark Ages, Elves have serious superiority complexes and Orcs treat war like a sport. What a great backdrop for a PvP-oriented game. Morskittar is a Warhammer guru of sorts, and has a good handle on how to get up-to-speed on all things Warhammer.
So, if you want to play this is a good time to start. Scroll down for information on free trials and get started in WAR.
FREE TRIALS:
Free trials are now available by invitations from current subscribers. Each subscriber has 3 invitations to offer every month and the trial lasts 7 days of free game play. If you choose to subscribe to WAR however, the person whom invited you gets a free 30 days! Definitely good to have. To request an invitation, just post in this thread that you want one. People whom want to give invitations, go ahead and PM the people whom post in the thread. I am currently out but will do my best to quench your bloodthirst! Do not just type out your email. That is just begging people to spam your inbox. Do something like rorusraz(AT)gmail(DOT)com.
UPDATE: soon there will be free trials available to anyone, w/o the use of invitations, although those will still probably work.
UPDATE: soon there will be free trials available to anyone, w/o the use of invitations, although those will still probably work.
ARMIES:
Warhammer Online has two realms, each with three armies, and every army has four careers. While some careers are similar to each other in terms of mechanics, you're looking at 24 careers here. If you need help deciding, click on the army and read up on their careers. Each career has a Tank, Healer, Melee DPS and Ranged DPS career.
DESTRUCTION____________ORDER
DESTRUCTION____________ORDER
GUILDS:
Penny-Arcade has guilds. A handful of them. Do a /who [guildname] to talk to these people and see if you can join in.
The first is The Six Mouths, playing on the server 'Red Eye Mountain' as Destruction.
Things have not been so hot on Red Eye, so some have rolled to Dark Crag. Still Destruction, but this is an open server, so make note of that. Instead of starting from scratch, PAers have gotten a bit of a hookup from contacts in established guilds. To join:
Playing as Destruction on the European servers Obsidian Spur on the server 'Karak Eight Peaks'.in.
The first is The Six Mouths, playing on the server 'Red Eye Mountain' as Destruction.
Things have not been so hot on Red Eye, so some have rolled to Dark Crag. Still Destruction, but this is an open server, so make note of that. Instead of starting from scratch, PAers have gotten a bit of a hookup from contacts in established guilds. To join:
Point of Contact in Undead Lords to get tagged are:
Xers, Gitma, Terrox. They're probably anonymous so just try sending them a tell during the evening. I'm gonna get my guy tagged up to tag people as well so I can just idle and holler at me when you need one.
When contacting them, please reference yourself as T6M and a friend of Thero/Zophar.
Playing as Order on the server 'Badlands' The Candymancers.Xers, Gitma, Terrox. They're probably anonymous so just try sending them a tell during the evening. I'm gonna get my guy tagged up to tag people as well so I can just idle and holler at me when you need one.
When contacting them, please reference yourself as T6M and a friend of Thero/Zophar.
Playing as Destruction on the European servers Obsidian Spur on the server 'Karak Eight Peaks'.in.
ADD-ONS:
Warhammer Online has very extensive Modding and UI support for those of you who are into that sort of thing. Even better, many of your favorite WoW addons have found their way into WAR with more being uploaded every day. Here are a few must haves.
Note: Having the Curse Client makes the install and uninstall process a whole lot easier but does require paying attention to basic instructions to set it up properly.
Note: Having the Curse Client makes the install and uninstall process a whole lot easier but does require paying attention to basic instructions to set it up properly.
- Curse's Main Website.
- Libslash. A great client tool for modders, allows for complex commands and mods. WARNING: Many mods require this 'mod'. Just install it and that's all. It's all done behind the scenes.
- Action Bar Color. Out of range spells and abilities get shaded red for easy recognition.
- ReAction Bar Color. Same as above, but also colors reactive abilities (IE requiring a block) a tint of green when they are ready.
- Killing Blow. Displays name of person you just killed and their RPs.
- Focus. Set up 2 macro buttons on your hotbar. One makes your friendly target your /assist and the other refreshes their target. VERY excellent for RvR.
- Victory Points. Adds a Victory Point counter to your UI instead of just eyeballing bars.
- SNT Bar. Great UI toolbar. Kinda tricky to set up though.
- No Movie Mod This removes every opening movie, including the logos. I, Accualt, declare this shall be in every OP ever from now on.
- State of Realm Shows you a detailed look at Tier 4, and also includes the keep status of Tiers 2 and 3. Shows the Victory Points of all Tiers and will even display timers when local Battle Objectives are taken.
- Aura Let’s you put up static images when certain effects are active…such as debuffs that damage you when you move.
- PhantomAllows you to turn off UI elements that you normally aren't able to.
- Warhammer Scrolling Combat Text From the makers of the WoW mod.
- Waaaghbar Continue A strip that you can place at the top or bottom (or both) sides of your screen. Lists info like friends/guildmates online, money, level/rank progress and more. This is a continuation of the original, which had ceased work.
- Squared A layout of boxes for your party/warband. Makes things a bit cleaner.
- Auto Dismount Does what it says. Dismounts you when you use an action.
- Item Rack Saves multiple gear outfits. Switch from dungeon to RvR in seconds.
- BuffHead Shows icons of your buffs or debuffs above your target's head, complete with timer bar.
COMMUNITY:
The Warhammer community is FULL of fantastic resources. Digging around, let me share some of the best around. Bookmarking these is a great help. To really break your noobhood, these resources really do a hell of a job cramming in necessary info without being bloated or filled with crap. Study them religiously.
- Warhammer Database Literally a google for WAR.
- Bestiary Tome Unlocks
- Mob Grinding Thread
- Map-a-lot! Err- Map-Hammer!
- Armor Sets! List of all known armor sets.
- Battlefield Map An interactive map that reveals the latest news from your server/zone.
- WAR Career Builder. (Link leads to Chosen career, highlight "Career builder" at the top to bring up your class.
- WAR Renown Builder. (Same thing.)
SUPPORT:
Mythic doesn't just throw you into an ocean and leave you to fend for yourself. Where's the WAR in doing something like that? Below are official Mythic Entertainment links.
- The Official Website
- The Official Warhammer Dev Blog/News Page
- The Official Realm War Page (Keep track of your character, guild, and battlelines from a website!)
- The Official Mythic Accounts Website
- The Official Mythic Store
- Official List of Super Duper Secret Uber Items
- Official Tech Specs (Some Addons and mods can improve performance.)
- Mythic's Phone Support: (650) 628-1001. Hours are 10am to 10pm EST, Monday through Friday.
SCREENSHOTS:
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Ain't this the truth. I have an easier time finding a scenario on DC during their off peak than I do during Ironclaw's primetime. Yay, Order!
doitdoitdoit.
Scenario queue times have been awesome for both sides apparently.
we also talk about other random shit and clown upon each other
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5 minutes later, and half an empty instance with nothing but order, altdorf switches back to no longer contested.
I am very saddened by this turn of events
I sent you a PM yesterday, still no response. ~Cries~
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Destruction outnumbers order on DC. What are you talking about? Tons of times I've seen DC have queues on destruction side with only medium on order. It usually evens out to high on order and queues on destro.
Next time I play I shall create a Squig Herder on DC. Ranged DPS seems to be my thang in this game.
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I'm going to try this REM thing tonight, but if scenarios aren't popping I see DC eclipsing it.
Here's what I see for Dark Crag so far:
Destruction
Toefoo - Magus - Soultics
Rorus Raz - Squig Herder - Errk
Morskittar - Magus - Rylaht
Robothero (inactive 'till Choppa)
Morninglord (possible)
Starmabrand (possible)
Order
Blue Destiny (?)
Zzulu - Ironbreaker - (alt)
No they really dont.
http://warheap.com/guilds/search/page:1/server:173/sort:renown/direction:desc
Ruined, Rhuin and Ruinous are all one guild, and Feared Hate are basically the same guild. Between those two there are 1600+ characters. Ebonlore was also destruction and apparently rerolled, adding another warband to order.
My DoK is Jevion. Rank 9 as of 2/6.
my account is reactivated by the way, so if you have a time planned for tomorrow Mors I'll log in to help with whatever
übergeek - DoK - Sarteck
EDIT Robot just responded and told me to play whatever I want. DoK it is for now.
Alternately, if this is a crew that really wants a lot of structure (more than one official, guild-centric night a week), trying to get in with the Lords might be a good idea.
chasehatesbears - Black Guard - Elzar
Curious to see how things will work out with guilds and whatnot.
We do guild events Sundays and Thursday nights, which are basically the "if you only have two days a week to play Warhammer, make it these days because we're gonna kick some ass" so those are obviously the best playing days.
Hey that's me!
My inclination is to look at an alliance (if you guys have space) first, but piggybacking on your hard-earned guild level seems nice too.
If we can get a real thing going on DC, I'll probably delete my IB to make a choppa 8-)
I doubt I'll play my IB again if the Choppa is decent enough.
chair to Creation and then suplex the Void.
Let the killing commence!
anyway, after hooking up the candymancers with NY Comic Con codes, i have 8 left to give out. First 8 ppl to PM me will get them.
they do not work when you try to put them into your account, i'd say give it a few days after comic con.
edit: 4 left
edit 2: gone
I am becoming more and more interested in resubscribing here. My friend is waiting for the slayer events/patch to hit. That will probably be my tipping point...
Will there be an event comparable to the Knight/Blackguard?