Warhammer

If you are new to Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning then these items will help you on your journey to conquest. The Starter Mount is an essential upgrade that will help you get from the starter area to open RvR and beyond that little bit quicker. When dismounted the  Herald Pet Pack helps you sprint around also with a little boost to your speed – not only that but the little fella looks great, too!

To help you on your way, we have dropped the price on both these items by 25% until April 30th, so take advantage of this offer now at the EA store: http://eastore.ea.com

Greetings!   We will be bringing all North American and European servers offline tomorrow, April 19th 2011, at 7:30 AM EDT (13:30 CEST) for the deployment of Game Update 1.4.2. At this time we anticipate that all servers will be back online no later than 1:00 PM EDT (19:00 CEST).   Highlights of 1.4.2 include:   Power ChangesThe highlight of this patch is a continuing focus on the Tier 4 experience in terms of power levels and power gaps.  We took a look at the mechanics for players at all applicable Renown ranks within Tier 4 with a specific focus on the interplay between characters that are above Renown Rank 80 and those that are below.  Based on the metrics, feedback, and discussions about this, we decided to make some changes to the mechanics and items that are available within this Tier.  A number of item changes, additional items, and small tweaks were made in preparation for this in the previous patch cycle.  This patch continues that process.  For more details, see the individual sections below.   Scenario ShakeupThe battle has shifted!  With the advent of 1.4.2, the lineup of the Scenarios has once again shifted.  A number of old More >

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With the preparation of patch 1.4.2 in full swing, this month’s update is not the typical Producer’s letter. Instead it is brought to you by the WAR community team. This new monthly overview will summarize things that were going on in the past month and give you a heads up on things to look forward to. Our producers will present new features or major changes and give you and insight into the bigger picture in State of the Game updates. On the forums you have direct developer interaction at your disposal.

We’ve been using the Dev Discussion forum to give you insight into our current and future plans. It has been a busy month on the dev discussion boards with a wide range of topics. Thank you to all those who participated, your feedback is very helpful and we are looking forward to further discussions in the future.

Dev discussions from this month include:

General feedback: Campaigns

Hypothetical Discussion: Horde Scenario

Patch Feedback: Scenario Line-up

Patch Feedback: Keep Doors

General Feedback: Future Discussions

Feature Discussion: Physical Mitigation

Hypothetical Discussion: Scenario Rulesets

Facebook!Thank you to those who have liked us in the past month. We are so close to the 5,000 like mark that More >

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We will be bringing all North American and European servers offline tomorrow, 03/23, at 9:00 am EDT / 14:00 CET for a short maintenance. At this time we anticipate that all life servers will be back online no later than 10:00 am EDT / 15:00 CET.

All retired servers will be back online no later than 3:00 pm EDT / 20:00 CET. Please note that character transfers from these servers won’t be available until then.

As always, please be sure to check the Herald for updates regarding this downtime.

Thank you for your understanding.

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We’ve been thinking about the core strengths of WAR, and talking to the designers and wanted to share some inside perspectives with you. WAR is hardcore RvR, kill or be killed. Let’s make no bones about it, unless they’re the bones of your enemy. The combination of skill and aggression that players bring to bear in RvR in WAR is remarkable. RvR is at its most competitive amongst organized groups, however it is often its most fun when players are thrown into the mix in open warbands. Steven Engle and Keaven Freeman share some of their thoughts on careers and class balance and the campaign system of WAR’s RvR.

Steven Engle on career and class balance:

It is very difficult to have 12 individual careers (for each realm) and try to fit them into a 6-person group. I will not blow smoke up your bum and tell you that you can exchange any career out and achieve optimal results. However, the careers do bring different strengths to the battlefield and while each career might not be interchangeable; the game has evolved and careers have either been reduced or increased in efficiency to support different 6-man group builds. We are in a much More >