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The holiday break is closing in and 2011 is coming to an end. There are a few more things to enjoy before the end of the year:

• Tomorrow, December 21, we’ll add a holiday bonus for xp and rp that will run additionally to the live event ‘Keg’s End’.
• We’ll post a dev discussion with the bulk of the Relic/Fortress information from the patch notes in a digest format for you guys to give some feedback over our break so we can respond to it immediately when we get back.
• We’ll be pushing up our scenario changes (minus Grovod Caverns) for the next patch early, as in tomorrow, too!  That means you’ll get fresh new scenarios as well as the much anticipated 6v6 Gates of Ekrund and Caledor Woods.

We wish you a pleasant holiday break and a fresh start into 2012 when we’ll be ready to test version 1.4.5 and the relic system with you.

See you on the battlefields.

The wheel of the seasons has turned, ushering out the sun’s last warmth with bitter blasts of northern winds. As snow creeps down to block mountain passes and lock the Warhammer world in the icy talons of winter, the citizens of the Old World raise their mugs high; the time of Keg End is at hand. In an epic celebration fraught with boasting, toasting, and epic fireworks, the Dwarfs clear out their stores of ales, beers and other intoxicating beverages in order to bring luck in the New Year and make way for a stock of better, stronger brews.

Cheers, Beers and Jeers in Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning

Get into the holiday spirit with WAR’s latest in game event – the Dwarf New Year’s festival of Keg End.

Running from the 14th of December through to the 4th of January Keg End is a festive extravaganza packed with great new items, monsters, events and challenges for players to master. Keg End is filled with the things Dwarfs like best – Beer, Boasting and things that explode.

Whether you’re letting off fireworks as you charge into RvR or searching for beers on a pub crawl, there’s plenty to do for Order and Destruction alike. More >

Shortly after the interview with WAR Stratics published last week, James Casey also answered several questions for Werit’s Blog.

Q: In the last Q&A, it was mentioned that Guilds and Alliances may be able to claim Fortresses.  High level, how will this work and what’s in it for the claimer? 

A: Correct, similar to the old system, an alliance can claim a fortress and bring more defense to bear for their realm.  Other guilds in the alliance can also spot fortify the fortress with a new mechanic being introduced.

In addition to adding physical defenses to the Fortress, claiming these spots will reward Alliance members with various buffs to help them in their defense of the Fortress. These buffs are localized to the Fortress area where they are gained, and are not the same as any buffs or bonuses gained by controlling relics.

Follow the link to read the complete interview.

Greetings,

Due to a network maintenance of our Internet Service Provider, we will be bringing all servers offline tomorrow night at 11:45pm EST (4:45am UTC). At this time we anticipate that the servers will be back online no later than 3:00 am EST (8:00am UTC). 

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

Thank you for your continued support.

Warhammer Online players have a lot to look forward to with the arrival of the game's annual Daemon Moon Rising festival which will run from October 20th through November 3rd.

The team has lots of fun in store for players in the form of new public quests, holiday-themed gear and more.

The Daemon Moon Rising Live Event boasts eight tasks ranging from slaying 50 of the most fiendish daemons to completing the "Daemonball Rally" Public Quest. Players can also gain influence by completing a variety of tasks while wearing the dreaded Daemon Masks! There is also one quest chain for each Realm-including Tier-specific versions of each quest so that players of all Ranks can participate!

Read the full details on the Warhammer Online Herald.