Mounts look great!  So glad they didn't stick Dwarves on ponies or mini mounts.  And Sorcs finally!  I can't wait to see them ingame.  The concept art looks amazing.

By the sounds of things they will be inviting ALOT more into beta once the closed testers run through the new content.  Keep your fingers crossed!

 Where is the PvP?!

wow... UT with what looks to be a horid frame rate.

NO END GAME  -  Plain and simple lack of endgame.  They screwed the pooch on PvP imo leaving very little to do other than raid once you cap out.  PvE is pridictable and gets old fast while PvP/RvR (if something worth taking part in) can be surprising and different every time.

Heres hoping AoC and/or WAR do it right.

Originally posted by CreamSoda

Originally posted by Shaman64
Yea, you will have a majority of gameplay dedicated to pvp. There of course will probally be a language barrier between  enemy races. and although there are safe zones where you cant target the enemy unless you walk into them, there is no shaking of hands.

If Warhammer online is to promote major conflict and pvp, the last thing they would want to do is institute a language barrier.  Smack talking will promote so much pvp it's not even funny.  Thats what made Shadowbane so great.  It's also what made WoW kind of lame.  You should be able to address someone you are about to execute, whether it's out of respect or pure hatred, they need to know.   

I am still enjoying DAoC, although getting rather old after 5 years+... 

but the emote system is all you have to communicate in game to the opposing factions.  This imo is a much better way to prevent cross realming problems.  Smack talk can be done on the games official forums.. or take it to their guild's forums.  You still recognize names of players who fought well, or who you just straight out hate.  The competition is still there even if you can't make someone /quit with some shyt talk.

Good luck with your future plans Sanya! 

I have been reading your Friday Grab Bags since they started, and always came to the Hearald first for anything Dark Age related.

Originally posted by Kyleran
I think some folks expectations are set a bit too high.... maybe because I've played DAOC for many years I know that Mythic is hardly the perfect game developer and realize that mistakes can and will be made. 

I've really got no feel for how much impact EA might have on the group, and of course they answer somewhat to the franchise holder in terms of design and gameplay, and what comes out might surprise people.

Its all about expectations, I've seen folks who are hoping that this will be DAOC 2... and others who want it to mirror their Warhammer tabletop experience... I'm sure the game will fall somewhere in between these two and compromises will be made in order to create what the developers feel is a profitable game. (which usually alienates people when they don't get what they were hoping for)

I think the main reason gamers have high hopes for WAR is that its being developed by a company who has over 5 years of live MMO experience under their belt.  Think about all Mythic has learned.  Mistakes will be made, but if you learn from them and don't repeat them then I wouldn't look at a mistake as a negative thing.

As for EA; I hope they are only the Sugar Daddy for Mythics vision.

Originally posted by Vinterkrig
I've never been able to leave DAOC because I've yet to find PVP in another game that comes even close to compairing....... I was looking forward to Age of Conan and Warhammer this year, I wouldnt mind something new o_O

I couldn't agree more - DAoC is one of the best MMOs out even after 5 years.  There is no PvP that even hits close to this.

On the flip side I have been playing on and off since SI was released, so I'm always looking for something new, and AoC and War are the only 2 games that I could imagin trading my DAoC for.

I laugh so hard when I read or hear people trying to justify the reason they play such a horid game.  For the record I am a huge Blizzard fan, and actually tried to get immersed in this pastel world .. TWICE! 

Wake up m8, WoW is the MMO for people who could never grasp the "other ones"... that is the reason why it has so many people playing.  The game takes no skill, quests are not searched out they are spoon fed to the player, the combat system is so basic a monkey could PvP like a king. 

 I feel sorry for the gamers whos first MMO is WoW, because you always base your MMOs after off of your first experience, and that will do nothing but dumb down MMOs in our future.

I have been watching this game for some time now, and although the hype around it isn't crazy (for a good reason I guess *cough* Mourning), it has the potential to be a great MMO imo.  Its not a MMO for everyone thats for sure, but it caters to the PvP crowd, and maybe thats why I havn't given up on it yet.

On my daily visit to their site (http://www.thronesofchaos.com) I noticed about 3 weeks ago the forums were taken down and there were some talk of a pending publishing deal.  Today something new.. seems the whole site has been replaced with a "coming soon" page in its place.

Not sure what to make of it but I'm hoping for the best, expecting the worst.

Not one of the better expansions to a game i've seen come out, so far it kind of reminds me of TOA and DAOC.

ouch!  I feel that.  ToA was the worst expansion in DAoC history! :(  If you still enjoy that MMO though the Classic servers are heavy populated and removed the ToA expansion (incase you didn't already know).  DAoC is still one of the best MMOs on the market after 5 years imho.

I have heard alot of good things about GE, so naturally I am very interested in the NA version set to release in the summer of 07. 

My biggest concern though, like most of the imported MMOs, is the BOT situation.  Anyone with experience know if BOTs are a problem in GE?

bleh Gods and Heros?  Is there even PvP squished in there?  Where is the glory in killing a NPC?

Maybe its just me, but I had the feeling that it was PvP tactics and strategy he was looking for?

I can't believe that MMORPG.com hasn't taken this game off their MMO listings. 

This game had great potential, but thanks to PWG not fixing reported issues in alpha/beta testing before launch of the game and new patches, things went abused and many people exploited.  Too many things are STILL not fixed that have been a problem for over a year already.  Don't take my word for it - head on over to their official forums and just read the patch notes... then read what some of the long time players or customers are saying.  They are happy just to see some fixes, but they still ask why these 'other things' have not been solved that have been around pre retail.  Of course they don't see an answer and that just goes to show you what PWG thinks of their paying customer. 

Things that have been promised as upcoming content have yet to be seen after what, almost 2 years after release?  Many top guilds were ready for a 3rd map after a week of play... where is that 3rd map they were promising?  Oh wait they copied map 2 increased the HP of the mobs and the XP slightly and called one Dark and the other Light and considered that one fixed? ... please.  Who wants to grind on one map and then move on to the next map only to grind at the same places and the same mobs?! 

If you are thinking of paying to play this game ...  DON'T!

I havn't played the MY version of RYL, but I would sooner play that for free than give my money to a company that trys to pass this broken product off as a polished game and can't be bothered to listen to their players.  I feel sorry for the people who have payed to beta test a game for over 2 years.

PS - a quick hello to those old school RYL players I haven't seen in a long time ;)  Hope you're all doing well.