Warhammer Info - News Archive

Oceanic Servers

May 16, 2008

Australian and New Zealand players will be able to get into the WAR simultaneously with North American and European players when Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning releases in Fall 2008.

In addition, WAR will also feature dedicated servers in Australia, ensuring the best game play experience possible for enthusiastic Australian and New Zealand players.

WAR Oceanic FAQ:

Where will the server be located?

The game server will be located on mainland Australia and service New Zealand, Singapore, and other surrounding South East Asian territories.

When will the server be available?

Australian, North American, and European servers will all launch simultaneously with the client available throughout the supported territories mentioned above.

What are the benefits to having a local, regional server?

A local server means reduced latency and packet loss. These advantages allow for better performance in Realm vs. Realm battles and an overall improved game experience with limited lag and a more responsive environment. In addition there will be a higher population during peak Oceanic play times allowing players to better coordinate their in-game efforts.

Will Oceanic players be able to play on North American servers?

Absolutely, players from both North America and the Oceanic region will play using the same client giving them access to both North American and Oceanic servers. In addition servers will be listed with regional tags and able to be sorted by ping rate allowing players to select the best server for them quickly and easily.

What server hardware will be used for the Australian Server?

The game will be hosted on the same server technology used for North American servers.
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Site Updates

May 11, 2008

The Races & Classes section is back up to date with some new abilities gathered at the recent conventions.

Also, anyone else getting this message in their beta center?

April Newsletter

April 29, 2008

Links from this month's newsletter are starting to surface.

EDIT: The full newsletter is now available on the official WAR site. And check out that community spotlight - they'll give that to anyone these days.
[April Newsletter]

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MBJ on Beta

April 16, 2008

MBJ sums up the current outlook of the WAR beta in a QA session:

Question # 7 – Since you just whacked a bunch of inactive beta testers, are more people going to be invited into the beta than you planned?

Answer # 7 – Yes. When we move to the next phase of beta testing a few things will happen. First, we are going to invite all the people who have won a slot into the beta through contests or through a Warhammer event. Again, winners have to meet all of our eligibility and admittance requirements. If you do that, you'll be invited into the next stage. Second, in the next stage of beta testing we will be inviting a lot more people (hopefully several thousand more) to join the beta and now that we have some extra slots, well add more than we originally planned. And after, well who knows...
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Dark Regiment

April 09, 2008

Looking for a guild? Check out Dark Regiment. Phantom and Rollins, two of Dark Regiment's leaders, talk about Dark Regiment, recruitment, and their plans for WAR.

Me:
What one feature of WAR is Dark Regiment most looking forward to?

Phantom:
Gotta be Mythic's next vision of RvR, lots of DaoC vets here ready for something fresh, and ready to kill others.

Rollins:
PvP. We enjoy exerting our dominance upon others. Enough said.

We also discuss important matters such as the best Transformer and who would win a fight between Godzilla and Superman. Superman seems to be a strong favorite.

[Full Interview]

2 Years of WAR Info

April 06, 2008

Today marks 2 years of Warhammer Info bringing you day-old news and Site Updates When I Feel Like It^TM. To celebrate, here's a [Forum Discussion] [Flash Game]

Fighting the King

April 03, 2008

New information surrounding the King battles has surfaced. I believe this originated from Dillward of WHA. Been reposted a couple times, so not sure anymore.

Anyways, the King encounter will be a 24-man PvE instance only accessible upon capturing the enemy city. More details at the link below.

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News Roundup

March 31, 2008

Dabigbom has posted a ton of links to various WAR articles and videos in the forum. Thank you sir!

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WAR Delayed!

March 26, 2008

WAR is being pushed back until Autumn 2008. According to the Google search I just performed, Autumn is any time from September 23rd to December 21st.

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CE Info

March 26, 2008

Dabigbom beat me to the news posting as usual. Anyways, preorders for the Collector's Edition become officially available today at 3PM. There are only 55,000 so if you want one, you'll need to be quick. The CE comes with:

- Exclusive Games Worksop Miniature depicting Greenskin warboss Brumlok, and shaman Gazbag

- 128 page hardback graphic novel titled WAR: Prelude to WAR, written by Chad Hardin, Joe Abraham, Rahsan Ekedal, Tony Parker and Kevin Hopgood

- 224 page art book, stuffed with making of info and concept drawings

- European version will contain an exclusive mousepad

- Bonus ingame content, such as: Librams of Insight item, a power-up which gives you +10% XP for an hour and can be used 3 times. 12 bonus quests, and 12 bonus character heads

- Access to the open beta, so you can get a headstart on building your character and bonus ingame content such as access to Rittenbach's Portable Camp, where you can heal wounds between battles

- For preorders in shop, an extra PvE item, the Sentinale's Amber Band

- For preorders online, an extra PvE item, the Guardians' Lolite Band

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The Elves

March 19, 2008

GameSpy and IGN have dueling articles up about their experiences with the elves. A decent read, take a look.

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Feb Newsletter

February 28, 2008

Keeps and Siege
Renown System and Abilities
2 New Scenarios
Podcast about Voice Acting

And more in the forum.

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News Roundup

February 19, 2008

Courtesy of dabigbom, here is the last week in WAR news:

Shadow Warrior Preview
WAR Hands-On
Paul Barnett Interview
10 New Screenshots
Three New Gameplay Vids

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Euro Beta News

February 08, 2008

For those across the pond...

Get ready to choose your banner. Whether you plan to defend your homeland as a loyal citizen of the Empire or carve your way through them as a follower of Chaos, your opportunity may come soon. Early next week we will be sending out a massive wave of invites to eager WAR fans across Europe. Make sure that your profile on the beta centre is up to date and look out for more news as soon as the invites are sent.

You can update your profile by logging into the official WAR-Europe website and then clicking on ‘My Profile’ just below the login box.

We’re looking forwards to having you join us in the Old World!

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Beta Associations

February 07, 2008

James had this to say about the various beta associations and eligibility over at WHA:

What does this mean exactly? Well we have a number of eligibility requirements that must be fulfilled, these can be different depending on what we're currently looking for.

We will never share that criteria publicly as to ensure that we are as accurate as possible when we pull a list of invites.

Let me be perfectly clear when I say: I will never say "X Group will definitely get in" just as I did not above. We try to get as many priority invites in as possible, but it will never be everyone from that pool. We can only take testers who are eligible. Do not assume you meet these requirements.

We will continue to sweep the priority invite group each time we invite, anyone who is eligible at that time will have priority on the list. That is the best we can do to ensure that everyone who gets into the beta can be a productive member of the testing process.

Until System Requirements for release are announced we will never state minimum system reqs.

Often times due to optimization it's higher than it generally would be at launch. But more specifically we invite different system rankings based on our needs at any given time.

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More Beta Invites

February 06, 2008

Another batch of invites is out. Check your mailbox / beta center / etc.!

Beta Invites

February 01, 2008

Check your mail! Check the beta center! A batch of invites went flying out. Appears to be contest winners and/or guild beta winners.

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Feb. Grab Bag

January 31, 2008

Mythic is now taking questions for the February Grab Bag over at the VN boards. This month's topic is Keeps and RvR. So go bombard 'em.

Have a burning question about Keeps and RvR that you’re just dying to get answered by a real Warhammer Online dev? Here’s your chance! WAR’s Community team has chosen to field questions from you, the Warhammer Vault community, for this month’s Newsletter Grab Bag.

Post your questions in this thread, and they may be answered in February’s Newsletter. As an example, check out previous Grab Bag questions here. Please be sure to keep your questions on topic(Keeps and RvR)and try not to repeat other people's questions. Get your questions in by next Thursday, February 7. Thanks for your help; we look forward to seeing what you come up with!

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January Newsletter

January 31, 2008

DevChat Log

January 31, 2008

Mograth attended, asked a question, and procured a transcript of the WarCry DevChat. Someone give this guy a medal.

SD|Skwisgaar: About collision detection, how potent will it be? I’ve noticed in some videos that people were
almost not hindered at all. Ex: Will we be able to maintain a tightly knit formation,
say, a shieldwall, which would be effectively the blocking enemy players at strategic chokepoints like hallways and gates?
<[WAR]Gersh> Players will be able to Push through Collision but only after a period of time (A few seconds) this is to prevent AFK greifing etc
<[WAR]Gersh> however collision will work very well for stopping or slowing an assault esspecially if your blocking a doorway
<[WAR]Gersh> that is why we added knockback to the game =)

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WAR-Mondes Interview

January 30, 2008

Josh Drescher hard at work as usual. This interview comes from Mondes Persistants.

What will happen when a player logs out in a zone, which is afterwards being conquered by the hostile faction? Will I wake up amongst a wild horde of bloodthirsty Orcs and get my (..pardon me..) ass violently beaten up?

Depending on the situation, that’s certainly possible – though it won’t happen in things like Scenarios.

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PC Gamer

January 28, 2008

The European edition of PC Gamer has a gnarly little article about WAR this month.

Josh firmly believes that Warhammer, thanks to it's ultra-competitive focus, can take online gaming further into the mainstream. "I think we're going to see a shift away from online gaming being this underground weird thing that people do, and it'll become a lot more like what sports are in the western world. Realm vs realm can give people that factional rallying point, something that's bigger than their individual experience."

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2008 Events

January 25, 2008

The WAR tour bus is making another trip through the states, with one short stop in Canada-land.

New York Comic Con
April 18-20, 2008

Baltimore Games Day
June 14, 2008

Toronto Games Day
June 20-22, 2008

San Diego Comic Con
July 24-27, 2008

Chicago Games Day
July 26, 2008

LA Games Day
August 23, 2008

Penny Arcade Expo
August 29-31, 2008

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WarCry DevChat

January 24, 2008

Next Wednesday, January 30th, WarCry and EA Mythic will host a Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning Developer Chat. This is your chance to find out the answers to questions on our Most Anticipated Game of 2008. The chat will take place next Wednesday at 8pm Eastern. The connection details are:.

When: 01/30/2008 8pm EST

Where: irc.chatspike.net 6667 in #WarCouncil
General chat will be available in #warcry

Who: The developers of Warhammer Online

Need a way in? No problem just use our Java Client or Chatspike's IRC Client.

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1st and 2nd

January 22, 2008

MMO-Gamer has a very long review of their first and second impressions on Warhammer Online.

The more I played, the more I saw that while there were many similarities to WoW, there were just as many differences. The graphics, while admittedly drawn from the same vein, are darker, the textures having a certain grit to them, lending the game a more somber atmosphere. I didn’t see one purple tree or pink striped tiger the entire time.

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Josh D. Interviews

January 17, 2008

Mr. Six Billion has been busy. The first interview comes from TenTonHammer, the second from MMOsite:

MMOsite: Many players hope that melee classes can have a skill like "charge" which can help them get close to the enemy rapidly. Do you have any plan on adding such sort of skill for the melee classes?

Josh Drescher: All of our melee DPS careers have the ability to "run down" an opponent. This is essentially a second "sprint" ability that they have that allows them to catch up to someone who breaks away from a fight and tries to run away. This ability differs from standard "charge" abilities in a couple of major ways.

First of all, it's not a super-fast ability that moves you forward a large distant almost instantly. It makes you faster than your target, but it doesn't teleport you over to them.

Second, you control your character's movement the whole time. Because we have player collision in WAR, we needed the melee DPS player to have control over how they move through the world. Otherwise, they'd fire off that ability and either bounce off of an enemy nearby or jump past them accidentally.

[Forum Discussion] [Article #1] [Article #2]

The Greenys

January 17, 2008

Snafzg of The Greenskin stopped by to let us know about a set of WAR community awards - The Greenys. The winners get free pizza. The losers are put to death.

Stop by the Greenskin and cast your vote.

“What exactly are The Greenys,” you ask? Let me tell you!
The Greenys is an annual awards ceremony not unlike the Emmys or Oscars but instead of showcasing television and film, The Greeny Awards promote the best Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning community sites in five major categories (from the past year). These are sites that share lots of useful information and provide interesting discussion material for rabid WAR fans!

Rather than prescribe arbitrary criteria and risk showing favoritism, I’ve opened nominations and voting to WAR fans everywhere.

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WAR Video Roundup

January 16, 2008

Some of these are old, some are newer, maybe you'll find some stuff you haven't seen before. Who knows!

Hammerer PvP @ Gates of Ekrund and Dwarf Encampment, shows some PvP loot from enemies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFn2XZlTstg

Ironbreaker PvP, Squig Herder PvE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcmzSnenIug

Shaman and Choppa PvP @ Gates of Ekrund
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31MJ2P_yOmo

Zealot PvP @ StoneTroll Crossing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mZ9c75-9x8

Engineer and Runepriest PvP @ Gates of Ekrund
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Two7vReVbI

Warrior Priest PvE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CC8iFLHTtIY

Squig Herder PvP @ Gates of Ekrund
http://war.curse.com/videos/details/737/#

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WarCry #12

January 11, 2008

WarCry has part 12 of their continuing series of WAR interviews.

WarCry: As a company, you know first hand the challenges of population balance in a game with multiple factions. What have you done to make sure the playing field remains even in WAR?

EA Mythic: We have a number of things in the hopper for dealing with this, ranging from Community-related initiatives to RvR-related items. This is definitely something we think about on a daily basis.

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Questions?

January 09, 2008

James and crew are looking for any High Elf questions you may have for the January grab bag. Stop by WAR-RvR and let em have it:

Greetings!

We're mixing things up in the new year with how we do grab bags. Each month we'll post on a random, active fansite asking for questions on specific topics to be featured in the Grab Bag: Q&A section of the January newsletter.

This month's topic? Previously announced High Elf careers! This includes the Swordmaster, Archmage, and Shadow Warrior.

To make sure your question is heard stop by WAR-RvR and visit the thread:

WAR Grab Bag Call For Questions - January

Be quick about it though - You only have until Thursday, January 10th, 2008 to do it!

We look forward to seeing your questions in this months newsletter and hanging out with you on WAR-RvR

New Around WI

January 06, 2008

A belated Xmas present to you all. Don't say I never gave ya anything.

- Scenarios
      - Gates of Ekrund
      - Mourkain Temple
      - Howling Gorge
      - Kadrin Valley Pass
      - Nordenwatch
      - Stonetroll Crossing
      - Highpass Cemetary
      - Talabec Dam
      - Praag
      - Skaven Caverns
      - Castle Fragendorf
      - Khaine's Embrace
- Lairs
- Character Stats
- Server Types

December Newsletter

December 20, 2007

The newsletter comes early this month - what's the occasion? Oh right, that Christmas thing. The links:

- The Dark Elf Healer class announced: Disciple of Khaine
- Paul Barnett Video About the Disciple
- December Podcast: Paul and Josh recap RvR
- December 2007 Grab Bag
- Adam Gershowitz talks Career Mastery

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Beta Back Online

December 18, 2007

If you're a beta tester, sounds like you might want to try logging in tonight. Josh Drescher has posted the following to his blog:

Welcome Back
And our apologies in advance to all of the families who will be neglected over this holiday season due to the new hotness of the WAR Beta.

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Beta Update #6

December 18, 2007

James has posted the final weekly beta update to the WAR Herald. This issue mostly tackles a step by step walkthrough of how the cities are built, a description of a badass new scenario, and an in-depth look at the Guild User Interface, which is extremely rocking. Can you say guild calendar?

Go on, get reading.

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WarCry #11

December 18, 2007

WarCry has part 11 of their continuing series of WAR interviews. Nothing new, but always good to get that daily dose of WAR.

WarCry: Players always say they want individuality, but you guys also talk a lot about silhouetting so that others can immediately identify the class just by the look. How do you make sure someone still looks like their class, but is also a unique snowflake in the eyes of the player behind the wheel?

EA Mythic: The colossal amount of armor that the artists have created for each career clearly shows an increase in "bad-assery" as a player progresses through the game.This armor is still definitively "of that career" and preserves the classic GW silhouettes of that career. There's also plenty of extra "hats" and "shoulders" to create extra diversity. Kudos should be given to the artists for coming up with so much armor that is instantly career-recognizable.

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Josh @ E for All

December 17, 2007

E for All was more than a month ago, but this video interview with Josh Drescher from E for All just popped up at IncGamers. Part 1 gives us a scenic tour around Altdorf. Part 2 contains more Q&A and an always enjoyable small jab at Warcraft.

No to Bloodpriests

December 12, 2007

Mr. Six Billion Subscribers has updated his blog with a small tidbit of info on the last Dark Elf class:

Everyone’s hard at work putting the final touches on the new and improved WAR Beta. With the end in sight, excitement is running very high here at EA Mythic HQ. Thanks to all the patient testers who stayed active in discussions during the downtime. Your feedback has been a critical part of this latest round of changes and improvements.

I’ll see you on the battlefield shortly.

A final freebie:

There are no “Blood Priests” in WAR.

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The war in WAR

December 06, 2007

This MMORPG.com article flew under my radar, but has some interesting information about RvR, zone control, and king capturing. Some of the tidbits:

MMORPG.com: Besides bragging rights, what benefits does control of the map convey to the army that holds it?

Brian Wheeler: Lots! We can't disclose all of the treats you'll get, but I'll share a few with you. When you control a map your morale will instantly shoot up to 100%, you'll get a buff that increases your damage output, you'll be granted a hefty chunk of Renown, and to promote the sense of absolute chaos and bedlam...well...we'll save that one for later...

MMORPG.com: There has been some information about capturing the King of a city (we presume an NPC) but we'd like to know more about the consequences of that action?

Brian Wheeler: At this point, the killing/capturing of a King is slated to temporarily give both offensive and defensive bonuses to the winning Realm (Order or Destruction) when fighting again a member of an opposing army (Dwarf, Chaos, etc.) that just lost its leader. This is designed to help spur on that racial hatred we want in WAR. If you're a Chaos or Dark Elf player, you'll get these bonuses against Dwarfs when the Greenskins kill/capture Thorgrim Grudgebearer. As for the losers, it is time to rally the troops for a fight to win back your honor!

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Beta Update #5

December 06, 2007

Another dish of weekly goodness from the WAR Herald (click for full story). Among this week's features is a quick and informative Q&A about keeps:

Will the keeps be attackable without siege?
Yes, players will be able to break open the keep doors, battle the guards, fight their way to the keep lord, and try to capture the keep.

Will Keeps change in appearance based upon which race controls them?
In future patches (pre-launch), the appearance of the keep will change to reflect that the enemy realm has captured it. At this time, we are not planning to entirely replace the keep with a new structure with different geometry. So, an Empire keep captured by Destruction will still look like an Empire keep, but it will change to look like it's been under siege and show some signs of its new owners.

Will there be NPC guards and a captain to kill rather than a "run up and click the flag" we see in other games?
There will definitely be more to capturing the keep than just interacting with an object or entering an area. There will be guards and a "lord", with the numbers of guards present based on factors players from both realms can affect. More details will be released closer to Beta re-opening.

Will there be non-typical types of keeps? (i.e. ships, trains, mountains)
At this point, we aren't planning on using anything that deviates too far from a "keep" style structure.

Will keeps have multiple levels and if so, will they use ladders or stairs?
The keeps will have several floors of combat space. Both the keeps and the outer walls will use stairs or ramps, with no ladders to be found.

Will Battlefield Objectives play a part in the keep system?
Yes, there will be connections between the BOs and the keeps. Sorry folks, this is another one that we have to say "more details to follow later".

The update also includes a more in depth look at the Inevitable City and Career Mastery.

[Forum Discussion] [Full Article]

Winter's Wrath

December 06, 2007

From the Herald:

Winter struck its' first blow against the EA Mythic offices today. With traffic and treacherous roads it was through pure will and determination that we braved great peril to bring you today's Herald post.

Through rain, sleet, snow, or hail WAR is Everywhere!

Click for image

A New Face

December 04, 2007

Robert Mull greets the community for the first of many times to come from the WAR Herald:

Greetings All,

I’m Robert Mull, the new Community Relations Director for EA Mythic. I oversee the work our team of Community Coordinators do for Warhammer Online (James Nichols), Dark Age of Camelot (Missy Hatch and Joanne Laroche) and Ultima Online (Jeremy Dalberg). They are a great team and I am lucky to have inherited them.

As a gamer who got his start in MMOs with the Ultima Online beta, being allowed to support the same community that made that game so enjoyable to me is a real pleasure and I feel like I have come full circle. Since then a decade has passed and I have played countless MMOs. A few of these became part of my daily routine for years as I worked to found guilds, build cities, run player-events, engage in pvp conflicts, roleplay, and be an active member of the gaming community. While the games have changed over the years, the real draw for me has always been the people. A strong well-supported community makes good games great.

Prior to coming to EA Mythic, I worked at Wizards of the Coast supporting brands such as Avalon Hill, Axis & Allies, Dreamblade, Duel Masters and other products. I learned many lessons there that I have brought with me to EA Mythic, but first and foremost is that you have to be honest and open with your community.

In the coming months you will be hearing much more from me. I want to continue and extend the reputation EA Mythic has built for integrity, honesty and quality in community and customer support. Our job here is to be the voice of the community inside EA Mythic and the voice of the people working hard at EA Mythic to the community. The Community Relations team is a feedback loop and our goal is making the community better, day by day. I, for one, take that job very seriously and enjoy it immensely.

I look forward to talking to you all on the boards and at Road Trips, conventions and other public events.

- Bob

12/4 Beta Update

December 04, 2007

James gave us a quick update on the beta over at Warhammer Alliance. From his post:

"If you have won a contest, or attended an event and received an invitation there during or before the downtime you will be invited in the first wave if you are eligible."

White Lion?

December 03, 2007

This picture from Dreamhack definitely helps suggest that the White Lion will be completing the High Elf roster of playable classes. [Forum]

RSS Change

December 01, 2007

The Warhammer Info RSS feed has moved to here. Just sayin'.

November Newsletter

December 01, 2007

Check your mailboxes, the November Newsletter is out. The highlights:

- Archmage Class Details
- Tome of Knowledge Updates
- Podcast: Careers and Open RvR
- Video of the Month: The Inevitable City
- November Grab Bag
- The Dark Elf Sorceress announced as a playable class!
- Mount Details [see Newsletter]

WAR Beta Update #4

November 29, 2007

The fourth weekly beta update is now up on the WAR Herald, filled with new information about keeps and mastery lines.

October Newsletter

November 2nd, 2007

Mythic passed along the October Newsletter today. The big news: Warhammer Online is pushed back until Q2 2008 in order to pack in more awesomeness. The bigger news: Warhammer Info was featured in the Community Spotlight. Hooray to us! Free duck pictures to everyone - on the house!

Closed Closed Beta

October 9th, 2007

Mythic has announced that they are shutting down the beta for 2 months and then bringing it back with new classes and content. They will restart the beta in early December and start the guild beta around then as well. [To the Forum!]

September Newsletter

October 4th, 2007

Boom - Another issue of the monthly WAR newsletter is out and archived on the official site.

WARVault Beta Contest

September 24th, 2007

WARVault has another batch of beta keys to hand out. Get registered so you can get testing!

Warhammer Info Updates

September 19th, 2007

Bunches and bunches of new skills, updated articles, and new videos:

Squig Herder Skills
Bright Wizard Skills
Zealot Skills
Engineer Skills

High Elf Classes
Dark Elf Classes

Morale
Tactics
Tome of Knowledge
Videos

How to Waste 40 Bucks

September 18th, 2007

Like everyone else out there, I've been desperately looking for something to play while waiting for WAR. So I cruised down to the local Best Buy and decided to make an impulse purchase. Thus begins Warhammer Info's Guide to Wasting 40 Bucks.

Richard Duffek leaves EA Mythic

September 13th, 2007

Richard Duffek, the primary community manager of WAR for about the last half year, sadly parted ways with EA Mythic. You'll be missed, Richard.

News Explosion

August 15th, 2007

The last two weeks have been absolutely packed with WAR news and new videos. Here's a big fat list containing as much as I could find.

And while I'm actually posting worthwhile news for a couple minutes here, James Nichols recently joined the WAR Community Team - so welcome! I've already started spamming your inbox with inane questions.

GamesDay LA

August 14th, 2007

Some of the crew at Guild Anxiety made a trip to GamesDay LA to play WAR. They took a couple videos for your viewing enjoyment. So enjoy your enjoyment.

Guild Beta Invites Sent Out

August 9th, 2007

After many many moons, guild beta has finally arrived. Scramble to those inboxes and see if your guild was accepted.

More GamesDay Chicago Impressions

August 3rd, 2007

Night Angel wrote up a great post about her GamesDay Chicago experience in the forums. Read it. I command you.

Warhammer Online at GamesDay Chicago

July 29th, 2007

Pull up a chair and listen as I recount the epic tale of my journey to Chicago for the sole reason of playing a video game.

The Best Game Never Made

July 17th, 2007

Someone out there really needs to bring this game to life.

Warhammer at Origins

July 10th, 2007

After a year and a half of following WAR, I finally got a chance to play it at Origins in Ohio last weekend. It was everything I hoped it would be - and really, the only way it could have been any better is if they had a dozen little monkeys dancing and singing while parading around the booth. Admit it, that would be pretty dang cool. Anyhow, I wrote up a giant post about it all. No pictures or video, sadly. I brought a camera with me, but simply forgot to use it.

Forums are Back

June 29th, 2007

After many months spent in limbo, the forums have been resurrected. Now register an account and come entertain me.

Check the Beta Center

June 26th, 2007

After returning from a huge weekend at the Baltimore GamesDay, Mythic sent out another round of beta invites on Tuesday. Not all invitees were emailed it seems, so login to the WAR beta center with your account and check the status. Who knows, maybe you're a winner. If you are a winner, I challenge you to a fight out in the backyard right now. Street Fighter II rules apply. Haduken spamming is legal!

Look ma! I did something!

June 23rd, 2007

Added a neat little search box to each page. Who says I don't do any work?

How to Make Your Own WAR Mousepad

June 20th, 2007

Once in a great while, this site churns out something that could be mistaken for being somewhat worthwhile. This is one of those rare times.

Status of the Beta

June 19th, 2007

Over 200,000 beta sign ups in 10 days. Argh, how am I gonna get in now?

The Custom Warhammer Online PC Case

June 14th, 2007

This hand-painted WAR-themed PC Case is a true work of art. Simply beautiful.

Beta And You!

June 10th, 2007

The WAR beta center is open and taking applications. Go! Sign up! Tell Mythic how great of a beta tester you'd make! Tell them about your cat! They want to hear everything.

WANTED: A Guild UI That Doesn't Suck Eggs

June 7th, 2007

I'm tired of using slash commands for guild maintenance. Here's what I want in a Guild UI.

Here's the Mail, it Never Fails and When... OK, no Blue's Clues.

May 22nd, 2007

You people still insist on sending me mail. I've got better things to do than answer this crap! Like ... watching the King of Queens marathon... YEA! Err, ok, I guess I don't have anything better to do. Here's Mailbag #3 and Mailbag #4.

Skills and Stuff

May 12th, 2007

  - Added skills to the class pages.
  - Information about Morale.
  - Information about Tactics.

Mailbag #2

May th, 2007

I'm not even sure what to say about this one. How are these people even capable of operating a computer in order to send me mail in the first place? It defies logic!

Paul Barnett Soundboard

May 2nd, 2007

Paul Barnett... Visionary? Sage? Or just some crazy guy?

Regiment Listing

May 1st, 2007

Add a link to your regiment's site. Get on it, peon!
- Regiment Listing
- Add Your Regiment

In sad news, Sanya Weathers, the community face of DAOC for many years, has announced she is leaving EA. Peace out, Napolean. (How could you leave with WAR coming out????)

Good News / Bad News

April 26th, 2007

The good news is Mythic is taking guild beta applications (you've got until May 4th to send in your application). The bad news is WAR has been delayed to Q1 2008. Oh well, get some popcorn and lets watch the show.

Diablo 2 Simulator

April 18th, 2007

Can't figure out what to play until WAR comes out? Don't play Diablo 2, play the Diablo 2 Simulator instead.

Updated FAQ

April 13th, 2007

Hey, I did some actual useful work for once and updated the FAQ.

Character Name Awesomeness Detector

April 9th, 2007

How awesome do people think your character's name is? Probably not very. But you can finally find out using the Character Name Awesomeness Detector.

Exclusive Interview!

April 3rd, 2007

Probably one of the most informative Warhammer Online interviews out there, and its only available right here.

WAR: The Final Battle for Altdorf

April 1st, 2007

I finally finished up work on "WAR: The Final Battle for Altdorf", a flash fan game based on Warhammer Online. The game supports head-to-head multiplayer as well as two extensive single player campaigns. Take a look.

My First Set of Hatemail!

March 30th, 2007

You turds sent me mail. Putting my better judgment aside, I read them.

New Classes

March 19th, 2007

Four new Empire/Chaos classes:

  - Bright Wizard
  - Warrior Priest
  - Magus
  - Zealot

Noobs vs. Veterans

March 18th, 2007

It's not always about the gear. What seperates the veterans from the noobs.

Collision Detection in WAR

March 3rd, 2007

Information about collision detection in WAR followed up with a rant about what I think it brings to the table.

February Newsletter

February 27th, 2007

More beta winners, new concept art, and new information about the Warrior Priest and Zealot classes in this month's edition. So get off this site and get checking your email already. If you're not signed up, get that problem fixed immediately. "Break out the Oreos, I dun wet mah britches!"

Your Chance to Play Warhammer Online

February 16th, 2007

You don't have to sell your soul to the devil and become a games journalist to get a crack at WAR after all. Warhammer Online is touring the country and (hopefully) coming to a gaming convention near you. Read on for the tour schedule and your chance to play as well as win a beta slot.

Early RvR Video

January 18th, 2007

A first look at WAR's RvR. Needless to say, it is from early development. It's kinda crude, but still worth a watch.

New Year's Resolution

January 12th, 2007

I hearby resolve to update this site much more often. Now watch me break my New Year's resolution before February like most people. To start things off:

  - New Screenshots
  - New Concept Art
  - Information about the Tome of Knowledge

Updates, OMG

December 6th, 2006

Updates all around. We're only about a year away from release now! (and this is going to be a very, very long year...)

It's a Fiesta

August 21st, 2006

Updated the FAQ as it was horribly out of date. August newsletter also released.