Warhammer Online

Levi’s 2 Plat: Warhammer Online Public Quests – A Good Idea Gone Bad

Posted on Jul 23, 2010

Warhammer Online PQs – A good idea gone bad An author’s note: Why am I writing about Warhammer, particularly about something that largely took place during its early days? Because I am truly passionate about the mechanics and systems within MMOs – How developers approach various aspects of their games and how different those mechanics [...]

Who Said War was Bad?

Posted on Sep 22, 2008

Of course I’m talking about the recently released Warhammer Online and not actual war.  As you might have read from Malcom’s review below, Warhammer is a crap load of fun, so I’m not going to post another review of the game, instead I’ll post my opinion on what I think thus far. Currently I have two characters, [...]

Warhammer Online: Not Going Free-to-Play

Posted on Oct 13, 2011

BioWare Mythic VP Eugene Evans stated yesterday in an interview with PCGamer that Warhammer Online is in fact not going the route of Free-to-Play stating, Right now, we’re focused on [arena-based spin-off] Wrath of Heroes as our free-to-play offering in the Warhammer universe. We believe in the community of players who are playing Age of Reckoning. Yes, we [...]

When will Warhammer Online go Free-to-Play?

Posted on Sep 19, 2011

It seems just about every major subscription based MMORPG that has been released over the last 3-4 years has either gone the road of free-to-play or has announced they will soon. Then there’s Warhammer Online, who’s sticking stubbornly to the subscription based business model regardless of how well it’s actually working for them. Even though Warhammer [...]

Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes Announced

Posted on Aug 16, 2011

No, it’s not the next expansion to Warhammer Online, it looks like Games Workshop is expanding into the MOBA genre with their newest title Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes. From the EA presentation today at Gamecom, it’s very similar to Warhammer Online’s scenario matches, except with more features. Wrath of Heroes will be Free2Play, allow for 6v6v6 matches and [...]

Will Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium be Free2Play?

Posted on Aug 10, 2011

Today THQ released a press release with some information about internal studio realignment and their focus on key strategic initiatives.  The release talked about the closure of two of its studios and how resources would be better aligned to server the company’s future portfolio of games. However toward the end THQ gave this statement about Warhammer 40K: [...]

Warhammer Version 1.4.3 Going Live Soon

Posted on Jun 27, 2011

  The latest update for Warhammer Online is set to go live in about 13 hrs from now, at 8:00 am EST tomorrow.  Version 1.4.3 is a pretty small update, with the biggest change being the new two-week long live event Sigmartide, which  honors its first Emperor and man-turned-God, Sigmar. A new group of RvR accessory sets will also [...]

Warhammer Brings On The Skaven With Patch 1.4

Posted on Nov 19, 2010

This week, BioWare Mythic has released Patch 1.4 for their PvP oriented MMO, Warhammer Online. At first glance, we can see that Open RvR has been overhauled to include a brand new capture mechanic in Tiers 2-4. BioWare Mythic reiterates that World PvP is where gameplay should ideally be focused, and where the lore of [...]

September Producer’s Letter For Warhammer Online Promises Even More WAR

Posted on Oct 01, 2010

Well everyone, it seems that WAR is upon us again. Carrie Gouskos, producer of Warhammer Online came down from the busy mountain at Bioware Mythic and delivered us the Warhammer Online Producer’s letter for September (released late yesterday). The letter started out going over the previously stated rewards for WAR turning two years old which [...]

Bioware-Mythic: Return of the Legends

Posted on Sep 30, 2010

They want you back, and they want you now. That’s why Bioware-Mythic started this Return of the Legends welcome back operation for Ultima Online, Warhammer Online and Dark Age of Camelot. From today September 30, you can get into these games for a 14 day re-enlistment  campaign if you’re a former player. UO and DAOC [...]

First Race Revealed for Warhammer 40k: Dark Millennium

Posted on Sep 07, 2010

Released at Gamescom, the newest trailer video for Warhammer 40k: Dark Millennium showcases, finally, more information from THQ about the newest media expansion of the Warhammer 40k universe. Shown in the newest Warhammer 40: Dark Millenium trailer is the mighty Imperium, mankind’s interstellar empire comprised of millions of planets and trillions of inhabitants. Amongst the defenders [...]

Warhammer Online Announces Patch 1.3.6

Posted on Aug 18, 2010

We’ve been hearing about it for a while, and no doubt it has some former players considering a glorious comeback. Warhammer Online’s Patch 1.3.6 dropped today around noon, and it’s selling point centers around RvR changes. Major player grievances have often stemmed from imbalanced and un-incentivized ORvR (Open Realm vs. Realm) battles, and Mythic hopes [...]