Random Updates

• Werit has posted some more good info on Skaven and the RvR pack
• The AAO mechanic is nice, but really out of control in my opinion.  4k per solo kill???
• Gaarawarr punted me off the Caledor bridge and killed me last night, listening to this.
• I was trying to be nice!
• Shadow-War beat the game.  Grats, now get 100.
• Sver is a Iron Rock Legend, and will be missed.

Twitter Much?

So I am slowly going to implement tweeting(?) into my posting.  There are a lot of things I cannot see during my normal posting hours so I'm thinking this is going to help

The Price of Wargh Tweets

http://www.twitter.com/thepriceofwargh

Skavenville

Unfortunately I'm at work and can't view the below, but from my droid it looks sweet.  Can you even imagine the possibilities something like this can lead to? 

http://www.gamereactor.eu/images/?textid=4654&id=222028

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Weekend Recaps

Well with the weekend come and gone, we did receive a bit more news in regards to the future of Warhammer.  Bootae, Werit, and Gaarawarr all break things down nicely and I'd suggest checking them out.  My feeling are mixed at the moment about the news.  While we all look forward to the more than welcome changes in the ORvR and the campaign overall, I'm really hoping that things do not go the way of Trials of Atlantis as they did with DAoC.  There are definitely great things on the horizon, let's just hope they are implemented correctly. 

Gamesday, more like a dry hump

Really?  "No Comment"? 

Other than the fact that the new zone will not be accessed in the same way LoTD is, we have essentially learned absolutely nothing of the so called MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT. 

Okay, so there is a new zone that is presumed to be Skaven themed.  They are increasing the renown ranks (which was a given), and there are purchasable options with the RvR pack. 

To me this is almost as bad as no news at all.  The Power, Progression, and Personality purchasable expansions better be amazing.  Right now Mythic is doing nothing to help their cause, and only living up to the negative stigma that the whole gaming community has come to expect.

Here's a jump to Werits blog, breaking it all down

Speculation on the Bioware / Mythic Chat

Today 20th August at 15:00pm CET, Bioware Mythic allowed us to ask questions regarding the new “RvR Pack” and below is a complete list of all questions.

Hello everyone, Carrie and Stuart here from BioWare Mythic, coming to you live from GamesCom!!!
Carrie – The news is all being shared at GamesCom, but the press are hitting up a lot of different places, so they need time to write it up! If you’re eager for WAR news, keep an eye out there, we’re giving several interviews a day!

DAoC Realm Ability Examples

With the speculation of "Active" Realm Abilities comming to Warhammer, I figured I'd post the below. These are current  active Realm Abilities in DAoC.  These are all purchasable through use of your "Realm Points" which could be compared to your Renown Points.  Please also keep in mind that each are not simply 1 point, and you may be able to buy them in tiers similar to Warhammer. Obviously these are just an example of some possibilities that could arise with such a system in place.  These can all also be found here and here.

Active Abilities.....

I just wanted to bring to the forefront a post I made in 2009 in regards to Active Abilities. There is currently some speculation that they may return in some form. I for one support active abilities, as I think they really enhance the game. Please keep in mind that the below was written during 1.2, so some information may be a bit outdated. You'll get the idea though...

Bioware Mythic Webchat

Well it looks like there is a webchat being hosted this morning at 9am from Gamescon. I'm hoping to listen in, but it might be difficult for me this morning.

Hopefully we get some more news, and much better information than what has been presented to us already. I'm also fairly interested to hear about DAoC, as that was really the game that brought me into MMO's, and probably the best one I have played to date.

Taking Notice

Looks like Mythic has taken notice toward the general feeling of negativity in regards to the "news":

Andy Belford


Created about 9 hours ago
Folks,

I know that everyone is eagerly anticipating any sort of news regarding the future of WAR. My Apologies for not posting earlier than this (it's about 3 AM here...jetlag is teh debbil.), however after a long day at the show I needed some time to read all of the feedback and fully gather my thoughts. That being said, here goes:


We are not, at this time, prepared or ready to divulge full details of what is being included in the RvR Pack aside from what we will continue to comment on here at GamesCom. Be sure to continue checking your favorite Gaming News outlets for interviews we're conducting while here in Cologne.

There are features that we're simply not ready to discuss yet, however we made a commitment to the Community to have news about the future of WAR before summer's end. Over time, the picture of the RvR Pack will become much clearer as we will continue to involve the players in the development process of WAR.

We want to reiterate that this is a RvR Pack. We are dedicated to our continued focus on WAR as a RvR game.

As Carrie has stated, Free to Play is not something currently in consideration. Something that wasn't mentioned in the article was further explanation on what we mean by the statement "customizing your game experience" (paraphrasing): We currently plan on offering the RvR Pack with multiple purchase options which we're calling Power, Progression and Personality. I'm not ready to go into details on what exactly that means (yes, evil at work, however I just can't right now) but the focus is to allow you to purchase what you want and build your own experience with the new content.

I'm confidant that every talking point we currently have planned to discuss (both at GamesCom and Games Day) will be reported by those in attendance at Baltimore.

I am humbled by the dedication that so many of you have to WAR and it's future. Please stay tuned for more details, "In Development..." posts, Video Grab Bags, Developer Diaries and Dev Q&A's as we bring you updates surrounding this exciting new development for Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning.