Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning News

  • Simmer down now!

    Mark Jacobs commented in an ongoing Warhammer Online thread today to ask buzzing fans to calm down a bit, and to reassure the player base that no drastic changes had yet been made.

    Folks,

    Hey, I have a good idea. Why doesn't everyone wait till we reopen the Beta before passing judgment? Foolish, I know, it's much, much more fun to pass judgment on us before you have all the facts...

    News
    Wed, Oct 24, 2007
    Aelryn
  • Scraps for the WAR-hungry masses.

    The Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning team makes up for the lengthy beta downtime by doling out the first of many beta update features.

    News
    Mon, Oct 22, 2007
    Aelryn
  • Hear ye, hear ye!

    Mark Jacobs popped over to the F13.com forums to explain exactly why they're shutting down the beta servers for two months.

    News
    Tue, Oct 09, 2007
    Aelryn
  • The doors are slamming shut.

    Although our own Cody Bye reported on this yesterday, the official word was just posted: Beta servers for Warhammer Online are shutting down for two months, with improvements cited as the reason.

    * Improve open field skirmishes and battlefield objectives with major enhancements.
    * Provide players with even more options to customize their character both through their abilities and visual appearance.
    * Continue to enhance Public Quests and the PQ System.

    News
    Tue, Oct 09, 2007
    Aelryn
  • I can't remember the last time I saw this much hype. Oh wait, it was for that other orcs versus humans game...

    Warhammer Online is seeing huge numbers of beta applicants-- pretty impressive for a game that most people haven't even seen much of yet! From the release:

    Closed Beta Test of EA Mythic's Highly-Anticipated Massively Multiplayer Online Game Continues to Grow

    News
    Thu, Sep 06, 2007
    Aelryn
  • Fiction for your favorite games.

    News
    Fri, Aug 31, 2007
    Aelryn
  • Book your flights now. You have a four-city trip to take if you want to maximize your chances.

    Games Workshop will be hosting a number of upcoming events which will give interested people a chance to win a slot in the Warhammer Online beta test. You'll have to physically be present at the events for a chance to win, but if you live in any of the areas where they're hosting these, try your luck!

    Get the specifics at Warhammerherald.com.

    News
    Wed, Aug 29, 2007
    Aelryn
  • I love learning about WAR.

    Another Beta Journal Entry is online, this time detailing the stories of a Dwarf Oathbearer in action. Done in a roleplay style tone, this entry has some good information as well as pictures for the more visual viewers.

    News
    Mon, Aug 06, 2007
    Cody Bye
  • Wiki. Wiki wiki wiki. Wiki wiki. Wiki is one of those words that loses all meaning if you say it too much.

    General updates all around this Wiki entry. Includes information on the BETA as well as the careers in WAR.

    As of the May 2007 newsletter, http://www.war-europe.com/
    was announced live. It contained a beta signup section allows players to
    sign up for a chance to enter the closed beta. The newsletter also
    states that when signing up with the same email address as the one used
    for the newsletter itself the chance of entry is increased. It also

    News
    Mon, Jul 23, 2007
    Aelryn
  • Someone heard the term "March Madness" when they were thinking up a name for the swamp.

    If you haven't seen the first official Beta Journal entry, we now have it up and ready for viewing! Taken right from official EA Mythic, this entry talks about Dwarfs and the Marshes of Madness.

    I've always been a healer in MMOs, and am big a Greenskin
    fan; I couldn't wait to try out the Goblin Shaman! Yet to my surprise,
    after briefly trying them I found myself falling in love with the
    Dwarfs- for reasons I still don't wholly understand, and an Ironbreaker

    News
    Mon, Jul 23, 2007
    Aelryn
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