WAR (Warhammer Online)

Im currently a Age of Conan player, and i cant say i "hate" the game, but it does have quite a few annoyances (proberbly a understatement!) - but it is still fun at times.

I had originally pre-ordered War, and Played the Open Beta, however i found the Combat to be slow and dull in both PvE and PvP aspects of the game, so i sold it to a friend of mine.

I'll be the first to admit that, yes, i didnt really give it a proper chance (didnt really have time too during OB), however it did show me one thing: It has some great ideas (PQ's, RvR etc) and it runs great

(Not that im a fan of its dated graphics!)

What killed it for me was, after Age of Conan (who's combat system is great) - it just felt slow, now wether this was because i only got to lvl 8, i dunno.

Im not a fan of Warhammer, infact i think people that Collect the figures, care about the lore, and so on, are "sad" (sorry!)

Because of this "Disinterest" in the IP/lore (and the combat) - im really unsure wether to give it another good bash, as its tempting, but im "on the edge" so to speak.

Can anyone comment on The combat @ Higher levels/the PvP and wether you need to be interested in the lore to find it fun?

Cheers ;)

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world of warcraft

Should proberbly of mentioned i disliked WoW - had no sense of purpose, dull quests, (and it confused me...lol)

I used to play the tabletop figure game, and it was a blast for me to see all the races and characters inside a living, breathing MMO world. But, to be honest, I haven't really enjoyed the game that much yet. My chaos chosen is only rank 12 so far, but I had alot more fun when playing through the first levels of WoW. I can just hope it gets better now, but I have my doubts. Otherwise, it's back to WoW for me.

Originally posted by AvengerUK1

Im currently a Age of Conan player, and i cant say i "hate" the game, but it does have quite a few annoyances (proberbly a understatement!) - but it is still fun at times.

I had originally pre-ordered War, and Played the Open Beta, however i found the Combat to be slow and dull in both PvE and PvP aspects of the game, so i sold it to a friend of mine.

I'll be the first to admit that, yes, i didnt really give it a proper chance (didnt really have time too during OB), however it did show me one thing: It has some great ideas (PQ's, RvR etc) and it runs great

(Not that im a fan of its dated graphics!)

What killed it for me was, after Age of Conan (who's combat system is great) - it just felt slow, now wether this was because i only got to lvl 8, i dunno.

Im not a fan of Warhammer, infact i think people that Collect the figures, care about the lore, and so on, are "sad" (sorry!)

Because of this "Disinterest" in the IP/lore (and the combat) - im really unsure wether to give it another good bash, as its tempting, but im "on the edge" so to speak.

Can anyone comment on The combat @ Higher levels/the PvP and wether you need to be interested in the lore to find it fun?

Cheers ;)

Same situation here

With all the drawbacks AOC still loved it but then at the end of the day I didnt have fun in the game.Also my guild has dispersed the guild city in tatters now.

With WAR I am having fun but still not sure whether I should buy this game or not
I am in EU and with CE preorder codes so we got 7 more days over the 7 days grace period till 1st Oct to test the game

How amazing it would have been to have AOC graphics and combat system but teh gameplay like WAR .Totally next gen and it would have buried WOW.

With WAR what it lack is the feeling of self and self gratification .You cannot make a dent anywhere in this game if u like solo.Its all about RVR.the scenarios PQs and RVR
but at the end of the day u do feel like for yourself u didnt do much .You cant build houses , neither the crafting system is any good .So not sure il continue til the 1st and then decide.
 

If I may add my own question in here, I have not played WOW, AOC, or LOTR, and have never played the table top version of the game.  My favorite MMO thus far has been Anarchy Online.  Now with that in mind, would this game be worth considering?

Originally posted by Ampallang

If I may add my own question in here, I have not played WOW, AOC, or LOTR, and have never played the table top version of the game.  My favorite MMO thus far has been Anarchy Online.  Now with that in mind, would this game be worth considering?

difficult to say

The game is all about RVR

Having said that I converted from a PVE hardcore to RVR fairly quick.

I admitt that the 1st thing I do when I log in is queue in for scenario nothing like killing ORDER players.
Last 3 days I havent done quests I just run with anyone going for RVR

You do the feel of excitement and kill .

I havent ever played WOW nor I am in wAR lore so I was able to play for what the game offers
Although some things of a MMO it lacks liek player hosuing, robust crafting systems etc

just about any combat compared to AoC is going to feel slow in comparison.

Also the higher rank you get the more skills you get, the faster combat becomes.

Rember this really isnt a solo type game.  When its your team vs another team the combat is much more intense and fast.

Also if you really want faster pve combat, roll a melee dps character, i found them the best for solo pve...Tanks are not suppose to kill fast, they are suppose to die slow.

This game isnt going to be for everyone, but i find that the more i play the better it gets.  I do agree the first hour of my first time playing i wasnt very impressed...infact it was only around level 11 in beta that i really started to enjoy myself.  Its kind of hard to grasp the game when you got 3 skills and have no idea what to do yet.

Hmmmm tough to say.

WAR combat is paced, but not exactly slow.  This also depends on class.

You do not need to be interested in the lore.  But obviously it helps.  If the look bothers you well you can figure that out yourself.

Does combat get better in hgoher leves?  Yes definitely.  For example a Swordmaster does not get any Aoe until level 14.  They do not get a knockback until level 16.  Just those two things open up quite a bit more game options.

When you consider at 32 they get morale ability to jump 100 or so feet and lay down a 60% snare in a 30 foot area.  Yeah gameplay option certain expand.  That ability alone can be used to penetrate line offesnively or to save a squishy if you are over extended.

The difference between having it and not having as far as what you can do is pretty major.

On that note these sorts of considerations are the major draw of WAR.  The combat is not slow, although it can be a little clunky.  But its not BAM HEADSHOT either.  The whole point of the fast regeneration AP system is to have a constant battle and part of the that is sustained fights that take out maneuvering to win if the other side is good.

There are and will be zergs in WAR.  And numbers are important etc etc.  But in order to enjoy the combat you need to be thinking about how to stay alive and about maneuver/perform the enemy.

If this is not your cup of tea don't bother retrying.  If it sounds interesting then that would need to be what you go in expecting rather than two shotting people in 2 seconds. Or suddenly getting a huge fatality with a combo.  Doesn't work that way.  Yeah you can get crits and hur tpeople bad.  Yeah you can focus fire someone and kill them fast but that isn't the main idea or thrust of the combat system.