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The
Past Week in Warhammer Online


November 16th-22nd, 2008







style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 51); font-size: 14pt;">News



Something
Happened on the Way to the Concert

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The second Live Event for
Warhammer Online hit this week, with the start of Heavy Metal.
Beginning Tuesday, November 18th, the Tome of Knowledge received a new
tab to track the daily tasks required of the 2 week long event quest.
Note that the original start date of
November 17th font-style:="" italic;=""
href="http://herald.warhammeronline.com/warherald/NewsArticle.war?id=449"
target="_blank">was changed, but
someone forgot to update the ToK art. style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">



Part of the appeal of the event was the requirement that players log in
every day to complete that day's task. If you missed one, the task
would be locked and you would be out of the running to win the Heavy
Metal Chest. Inside the chest was your key to accessing the two new
classes before they are opened to the general public in December.
However, after much whining and threats to return to WoW (and a few
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/49701" target="_blank">problems
with the Reikland Factory Scenario), Mythic Entertainment
smacked the
event with the href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/49835" target="_blank">Easy
Button. The daily log-in requirement is gone,
and
players now can complete all the tasks whenever they want, provided
they do so before December 1st.





Testing, is This Thing On?

Game Update 1.0.5 launched this week, but it wasn't quite the update we
expected. href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/49598" target="_blank">Mark
Jacobs stated that due to overwhelming
feedback from
players on the Test Server, the sweeping class ability changes were not
yet ready for Live. Many of Mythic's ideas have been re-written, and
they have more items for improvement in the works. The focus of the
Test Server has changed, now, and href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/49700" target="_blank">only the
invited players can log in
to test the new Black Guard and Knight classes. Rumor has it that T3
templates for the classes are being created now, so the higher end
abilities can be put through their paces.





style="font-weight: bold;">The Internet is Really Great

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Long overdue are the new improvements to the style="color: rgb(238, 232, 170);"
href="http://realmwar.warhammeronline.com/realmwar/Index.war"
target="_blank">Realm War site. The Realm War functions as
players' home away from home when they can't log in, providing more
information than you can shake a Squig at. Character listings and guild
information was always there, but now even more can be found. A style="color: rgb(238, 232, 170);"
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/49837" target="_blank">new Dev
Diary this week documents the improvements and added features.
While you're at work, check the control status of the various zones,
Keep ownership (including the last time they were turned over), and
even pull up the RvR lake maps to see real-time status of each
Battlefield Objective. Shoot, with this much information, you should
keep the Realm War site open while you
play to direct your RvR warband more efficiently.





style="font-weight: bold;">And Now, a Word From the Players

There were plenty of player-made contributions this week. Ten Ton
Hammer's very own JoBildo (AKA William Murphy) created the Guide to
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/49704" target="_blank">World
Domination, WAR Style that was published on The Herald. His guide
gives you the basics on the City campaigns, and what is required to
overthrow
the enemy's capital. The href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/49826" target="_blank">WARP 11:
Heavy Metal Podcast covers the Event, Bestial Tokens and more. Two
pieces of fiction graced the official site as well. style="color: rgb(238, 232, 170);"
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/49824" target="_blank">Cruel as
Ice, Cold
as Steel is for the Black Guard fans, while style="color: rgb(238, 232, 170);"
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/49825" target="_blank">The
Sword is Forged follows
a Knight of the Burning Sun. Both stories promise more entries will
come in the future.





style="font-weight: bold;">Every
Day of the Week

Patch, patch, patch, every day is a patch! While the daily Heavy Metal
task requires a brief downtime to implement, Mythic Entertainment took
the opportunity to update the servers every day. style="color: rgb(238, 232, 170);"
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/49599" target="_blank">Monday
was for Shamans, href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/49600" target="_blank">Tuesday
for Game Update 1.0.5, href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/49717" target="_blank">Wednesday
fixed the
ToK, href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/49760" target="_blank">Thursday
was giant, href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/49835" target="_blank">Friday
adjusted the Reikland
Factory queue, and even href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/49843" target="_blank">Saturday
wasn't safe.






A Moment of
Silence

While Warhammer Online
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/49569" target="_blank">continues
to sell very well, announcements this week show problems elsewhere.
Age of Conan's href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/49839" target="_blank">Funcom
is rumored to have laid off a large chunk of their workforce.
The Bane must be winning, as href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/49836" target="_blank">Tabula
Rasa will soon be no more. To those
displaced
players, we in Warhammer Online welcome you with open arms (we
could always use fresh victims...).







style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-size: 14pt;"> style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">Tip
of the Week




Did you know there are 72
different emotes that you can activate while playing? These are just
the /
command emotes, and don't include the various pocket items you can
obtain for even more choices. For a full listing of the emotes in game,
you can type /emotelist in the
chat bar, and they will be sent to your main Chat window. It's well
known that WAR characters can't /dance,
but they make up for that with /special.
Ask a nearby Goblin to show off his /special if you want a good laugh.







style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 51); font-size: 14pt;">Ten
Ton
Hammer Works For You

With the start of the Heavy
Metal this week, your Ten Ton Hammer staff dug in to give you the
skinny on everything that's rocking the event. As fast as they patch
the servers with the new daily task, our very own style="color: rgb(238, 232, 170);"
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/49618" target="_blank">WAR
Journal: Heavy Metal style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">is updated with all you
need to know. Can't log in to play? Stuck at work? Keep the Journal
bookmarked and stay in the know. Here's a bit of what the daily journal
entries show.



I
was pleasantly surprised with the task required of me today. My Tome
told me to go out into the lands, and complete 3 Stages of a Public
Quest. Since it didn't specify where I need to go to accomplish the
mission, I decided to return to my roots. It had been a long, long time
since I had visited my native Nordland,
and I relished the chance to
return home. I made my way to the grumpy dwarf at the nearby camp, who
assisted me with strapping in to one of his crazy flying contraptions.
I'll never understand why they can't just use a good, solid horse.



Those diligent players who logged in every day were rewarded with the
Herald's Signet on Friday, a new trophy to wear on the belt or
shoulders. The Cloak reward should come up early next week, so be ready!

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style="color: rgb(238, 232, 170);"
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/war" target="_blank">Ten Ton Hammer
never sleeps,
as the following articles prove. Check out the latest in our ever
growing collection of guides, interviews and more!

Features

• href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/49523" target="_blank">Comic:
  WAR-Torn: "The Exception"
  
  
• href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/49593" target="_blank">Factoring
  in a Third Faction
  
  
• href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/49435" target="_blank">Seven
  Day WAR Report: November 9-15, 2008
  
  

Guides
• href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/44653" target="_blank">Dark Elf
  Leveling Guide: Chapters 1-4
• href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/49758" target="_blank">Greenskin
  Leveling Guide: Chapters 10 - 12
  
  
• href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/49695" target="_blank">Reikland
  Factory and Five Things You Need to Know

RvR Info
• href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/49594" target="_blank">Tier
  3
  Scenarios: Tor Anroc
  
  
• href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/49719" target="_blank">RvR
  Guide: The Black Orc
  
  

style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51); font-size: 14pt;">Forum
Fun



The
hot bed of the Warhammer Online Community can be found right here in
href="http://forums.tentonhammer.com/forumdisplay.php?f=39"
target="_blank">our forums. This week, your fellow players talked
the most about:

• href="http://forums.tentonhammer.com/showthread.php?t=38388"
  target="_blank">Ironbreakers, What Roll Shall They Serve?
  
  
• href="http://forums.tentonhammer.com/showthread.php?t=37984"
  target="_blank">Warhammer Has 900,000 Subs
• href="http://forums.tentonhammer.com/showthread.php?t=38517"
  target="_blank">What Am I Doing Wrong?
  
  
• href="http://forums.tentonhammer.com/showthread.php?t=38512"
  target="_blank">Gear Makes No Sense to Me
  
  
• href="http://forums.tentonhammer.com/showthread.php?t=38291"
  target="_blank">3rd Faction to Support Population Balance!
  
  
• href="http://forums.tentonhammer.com/showthread.php?t=38480"
  target="_blank">What the...?
  
  
• href="http://forums.tentonhammer.com/showthread.php?t=38422"
  target="_blank">Reikland Factory
• href="http://forums.tentonhammer.com/showthread.php?t=38136"
  target="_blank">My 2 Ideas to Make the Game Even Better!
  
  
• href="http://forums.tentonhammer.com/showthread.php?t=38456"
  target="_blank">Bai Guyz
  
  
• href="http://forums.tentonhammer.com/showthread.php?t=38539"
  target="_blank">Anyone Out There? Hellooooo?
  
  

A special nod goes out to our featured thread from style="color: rgb(238, 232, 170);"
href="http://forums.tentonhammer.com/forumdisplay.php?f=518"
target="_blank">Da Threadz Wot is
WAAAGH! section, where threads which have gotten a little too hot,
or a
little too off topic go to rest. href="http://forums.tentonhammer.com/showthread.php?t=31179"
target="_blank">So I Have Played it and I Am Unimpressed is the
thread that never ends! Originally started way back in July, the thread
is now at 131 pages, and shows no sign of stopping. Have a few funny
pictures to share? Click on over and join in the fun.



Have a story you'd like featured in our weekly report? Screenshots, fan
art, fiction and links can be sent to style="color: rgb(238, 232, 170);" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected].