Official Warhammer Thread

Been playing head-start (pre-order FO SHO muh fuggah) and loving it. Few niggling issues that I'd like to see ironed out, and it doesn't exactly break the MMO mold, but by and large it's quite awesome. My biggest complaint, which was echoed in Eurogamer's review (here in case it wasn't linked yet) is that it lacks a bit of the "heart" that WoW and other MMOs had. There's less of a sense of immersion and wonderment and you don't feel quite as connected to the world or lore. Of course I'm no Warhammer buff, so people who are more familiar with the license might feel differently (that, and people who actually read the quests).

In any case, it's too much fun for me to care at the moment. The number one thing I can say for it is that it's so easy to play. Everything's been streamlined and polished so that a lot of things that used to be a chore are simplified, or even just gone. There are so many ways to level that you barely feel the grind, grouping is a cinch (once people learn how to use the open grouping system... friggin noobs), and everything feels so rewarding. It's probably not as big a change as WoW was for it's time, but it's definitely a step forward.
 
Played for a few hours this morning and got to 8/7 (rank/renown rank). We were always getting stomped in scenarios because 80% of destruction players are Chosen and I hear they're bugged right now. The Order players on my team always liked to rush to the wrong point and were never coordinated. I finally was able to talk sense into my teams and get them to play the scenario with a strategy that actually had us win :)

Can't wait 'till lvl 10 when I can take on any tank straight up.
 
X^2/|3x+12|<6 gave me the answer

**** the math test I'm going to go buy this game :D
 
Bad^Hat said:
Been playing head-start (pre-order FO SHO muh fuggah) and loving it. Few niggling issues that I'd like to see ironed out, and it doesn't exactly break the MMO mold, but by and large it's quite awesome. My biggest complaint, which was echoed in Eurogamer's review (here in case it wasn't linked yet) is that it lacks a bit of the "heart" that WoW and other MMOs had. There's less of a sense of immersion and wonderment and you don't feel quite as connected to the world or lore. Of course I'm no Warhammer buff, so people who are more familiar with the license might feel differently (that, and people who actually read the quests).

In any case, it's too much fun for me to care at the moment. The number one thing I can say for it is that it's so easy to play. Everything's been streamlined and polished so that a lot of things that used to be a chore are simplified, or even just gone. There are so many ways to level that you barely feel the grind, grouping is a cinch (once people learn how to use the open grouping system... friggin noobs), and everything feels so rewarding. It's probably not as big a change as WoW was for it's time, but it's definitely a step forward.
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That's funny, because I'm playing Greenskins and I think it's incredibly immersive and flavorful. The giant sawmill I'm currently questing at is powered by trolls in giant hamster wheels, it's hilarious and incredible. Little touches like that are quickly making the Greenskin start one of my all-time favorite MMO starts.

That and taking the knocked-out beardlings, shoving them in barrels and throwing them over cliffs being one of the first quests. So awesome! It's also worth noting that WAR features different classes for the opposing factions (unlike WoW) so you won't be playing the same class, only one that functions similarly, should you decide to roll a different realm on a separate server. It adds a lot of flavor and amplifies the rock-paper-scissors madness that is RvR.
 
Anthraxxx said:
The graphics are not cartoony like some people seem to believe.

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Wait, what? :LOL:
 
Heh. Not as cartoony when compared to WoW is what I meant to say.

POST SCREENIES PEOPLE!!! ^_^
 
The graphics look like crap. I know graphics =/= gameplay, but god it looks terrible.

Still gonna try it, though.
 
The graphics look a lot better than most of the screenshots I see here, either I have an awesome PC or people have crap computers.

Maybe I'll take a pic and post a good screenie soon.
 
This game looks killer for an mmo dont know what people are talking about. Of course my rig is kinda nice:

Quadcore 2.83 Yorkfield
GTX 280
4 Gigs OC PC1200
OC Rampage Mobo
Velociraptor HDD

Ill put up some screens after a bit.
 
These are beta and pre-release screen shots.
Take a look at the leaked screenshots and then comment on the graphics :>
 
I'm up to rank 13 (almost 14) now! I really like my look especially for being such a low level. :p

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Still need a helmet, though...
 
That's funny, because I'm playing Greenskins and I think it's incredibly immersive and flavorful. The giant sawmill I'm currently questing at is powered by trolls in giant hamster wheels, it's hilarious and incredible. Little touches like that are quickly making the Greenskin start one of my all-time favorite MMO starts.
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bahaha

what you forgot to mention was one of the quests at that giant saw camp was that there are workers slacking off/taking naps behind the logs and the higher-ups dont like it, so you have to go beat them up and kill them, then put their corpses in the trolls' feeding barrels!
 
Letters said:
I'm up to rank 13 (almost 14) now! I really like my look especially for being such a low level. :p
*snip*
Still need a helmet, though...
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Man, you do look kickass for r13. I'm making a Zealot today with a friend who just bought the game last night. For some reason I always end up playing as a healer. As of now I've got a Shaman at r8 that just got the Greenskin ch. 4, pretty damn fun so far.
 
OMG I HAVE ELECTRICITY AGAIN!!!!!!! I'm sooo playing this tonight. I'll probably be rolling Order on Monolith(core server). Add me to steam friends: danthraxxx
 
So I went out and bought it....is there a server you guys play on? I'm definitely rolling Destruction.

EDIT: I'm playing on Bechafen, open RVR.
 
I just got it too, trying to figure out what server to join. I'm leaning towards a core server, it doesn't seem like there would be a lack of PvP either way and I really hate getting ganked

OMG I HAVE ELECTRICITY AGAIN!!!!!!!
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You guys are just getting electricity back? I would have gone insane. I had the pleasure of driving with the storm and being assaulted by a large piece of styrofoam to get to a family reunion there :hmph:
Luckily no power outages here.
 
I really don't know the server types...I'm going with the WoW pvp equivalent.

EDIT: Nevermind, I'm rolling on Averheim Core server. Chaos Marauder, toon's name is Figga.
 
As far as I know from reading the wiki you can get them at level 20 and they are restricted to the race they were made for.
 
ASS

So I bought this game from D2D... I got the key and all. I downloaded the client, installed and updated. Then it wanted me to login. Well I decided to make a new account. While making it the site said I already had an account. Checked the mail, oh yea. Then I tried to find a login screen from the war-europe. In the left corner theres some boxes but I can't type on them. Then I tried to login using my default passwords and it says I reached the number of tries... So locked?

KTHXBYE back to WoW :D
 
My Rank 14 Witch Hunter on Wurtbad (Open RvR)
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Now pimped out with a sweet hat and cape :)
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My low lvl Sorcerer:
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Couple more lvls up:
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Getting ready to go pick a fight with Order:
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I dont take the best screenshots but trust me this game is very good looking especially for an mmo.
 
Amish, how does one get that cape? I've seen some others with it and it's gorgeous!
 
I saw a Magus where the same print.

FEEL INSIGNIFICANT!

See ****ing witch hunters get this awesome forest. Bloody Witch elves get this waste land of brown and black to roam free in. "Yippee, want more ash to go with that bland scenery mister executive of Mythic?" "Oh yes please" Replied Master Gamesworthy as he was cleaning his monocle.
 
Topedit - Question for you guys: how do you hide the UI? Alt+Z didn't work, so I gave up. :)
Cpt Tenacious said:
Quoting to ask again. Anyone know?
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Yes, they're race specific. They cost 15g at level 20 from your realm's capital city. Empire, elves and chaos get horses; dark elves get raptors; orcs get and boar and gobbos get a wolf; dwarves get a... gyropack. Yep.

BHC said:
Amish, how does one get that cape? I've seen some others with it and it's gorgeous!
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Go to Ostland and look north from the Destruction starting town (the one on the far left, bottom half of the map), there's a lake right by the PQ there (bell tower one or something). A dryad mob spawns by the house next to the lake, a regular level 12 I think. If you kill it you get a tome unlock which will allow you to buy the cloak from the reward vendors in your city. In the IC they're librarians in a building to the far left of the city, I'm not sure where Order gets theirs. Also worth noting the cloak doesn't have any stats, it's purely cosmetic.

Also also, my Collector's Edition just came. In a word - EPIC. These books are going to keep me busy for a good while (in server downtime, that is).

Alsoalsoalso... SCREENIES!



Much dead elves (and one naked one) -

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Cool tome entry -

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And the man himself (christalmighty) -

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"The Maw," Chaos' end-game fortress, as seen from afar -

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And if you were wondering what I was standing on in that last shot -

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Elves don't do things by halves, you know (that's a gate) -

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It does look a lot nicer on higher end computers.

Any news at all about a free trial?
 
By the way, my computer sucks. The above screens are on basically the lowest settings. :)

It doesn't look absolutely amazing, but you'll see why they didn't go all out with the graphics when you take part in a keep siege with 50+ people. When you look at how something like Age of Conan (not having a dig) handles sieges, then you'll be thankful for it. Not that WAR is perfect, it still churns a bit in large encounters (at least on my PoS), so you'll probably need a decent rig if you're planning to take on city sieges and the like.

Anyway, it looks good enough, and it runs well most of the time, so I really couldn't care less.

Edit - I wouldn't hold out any hope for a free trial this side of 2009. They filled out 10+ servers before the damn thing even launched. I don't think they're going to be too worried about drawing in new customers any time soon...
 
Holy Cawk! Engra Deathsword looks ****ing bad ass...

Anyways, I'll post screenies later of the CE face for empire. It's a skull mask. I think it makes my bright wizard look a little goofy because of his hair, but once i get the armor and weapons, it'll start to look a lot more bad ass.
 
With everything high it looks like Lineage 2, atleast with my sig's comp... Well with nicer water effects. Been playing for a few hours and got to rank 5, haven't gotten to any scenarios yet. I think I picked a shitty realm... I've seen like 2-5 allys during the whole leveling.

First impressions of the game... Feels like lineage, which is bad. I'm still so confused on WTF to do. It took me three ranks just to notice the help bubles (recolour?). Maybe the scenarios will change my view but as of now theres no way in hell I'm going to buy more game time... Does the Tome of Knowledge have anything else to do than give you longer peni... oh I mean achievements? The whole concept of achievement system is shitty, not like we're playing some arcade-hall game. Just a lame excuse to get some content to the game: Hey kill 1000 night high dark brown elves and I'll give you a ****ing ICON, whupdi****ingdoo.
 
How is this any different to WoW? Other then characters that dont look gay?
 
Stormy said:
How is this any different to WoW? Other then characters that dont look gay?
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Well the game is gay :p

In my opinion wait for some patches to come. WoW wasn't as "good" as it is now, when it came.

Does anyone have any idea what todays patch fixed?
 
I'm really enjoying the game so far. I have a rank 9 Chaos Marauder on Averheim. I want to try a witch hunter pretty damn bad, though.
 
Is it just a compleat grind fest like WoW?

What happens if you die in pvp? Does you loose anything?

If you kill someone in pvp can you take their items/loot?
 
Stormy said:
Is it just a compleat grind fest like WoW?

What happens if you die in pvp? Does you loose anything?

If you kill someone in pvp can you take their items/loot?
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It's not a grindfest like wow. In fact, you almost won't even feel the lvling. You can lvl in pvp, you can lvl by questing, you can get xp from doing just about anything.

When you die in pvp, if its a death in a scenario, then the only penalty is having to wait about 30-60 seconds before you can jump back into the fray. If it's in a RvR lake battling for world objectives, then yes, there is a minor debuff that is placed on you, but you can find a healer in the nearest encampment and pay a very small fee and have it removed.

When you kill someone in pvp, yes, you can loot the body. No it's not an item they have in their bags, but it is sometimes good gear or crafting items. Normally it's just some money.
 
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