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Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning

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bee52  5/15/08 10:24:43 PM

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"Australia, May 15, 2008 - EA Today announced that it will be supporting the Australian Spring 2008 release of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning with a dedicated local server. "

Source: http://au.pc.ign.com/articles/874/874182p1.html

 
Distaste  5/15/08 11:46:59 PM

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Gotta say that is a really smart move. That is one thing that Blizzard never did and will probably garner a bigger customer base from that region. It sucks trying to play with a game with awful ping.

 
Death1942  5/16/08 2:48:49 AM

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finally some recognition that we are a player base that is big enough to warrant a server.  only other one i have ever seen was Khaz'goroth on WoW and that was quite simply splitting at the seams with aussie and NZ players.  at the peak of its population the wait to get back in was close to an hour.  i think more games (those that will have a big aussie/NZ following) like AoC and WAR (and LOTRO) should give us at least 1 server.

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TheSheikh  5/16/08 2:52:13 AM

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Congratulations Aussies and New Zealanders on your server, you've been ignored for far too long.

STOP WHINING!

Khalev  5/16/08 2:53:49 AM

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Yes congratz, its about time!

 
observer  5/16/08 3:57:23 AM

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Wow, that is awesome.  I can't say that about other MMOs that have did this pre-release! 

 
bee52  5/16/08 5:08:28 AM

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Pirates of the Burning Sea is the only other MMO I know of that had a server in Australia around the time it was released.

The is a UO server as well but that was put up well after UO's release.

 
arctarus  5/16/08 8:03:55 AM

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 Hope the server will come to Singapore!!!! And better if they have 2, 1 for pve and the other for pvp :D Yes!!! And i believe very soon they will have to open more servers...

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vmoped  5/16/08 8:38:26 AM

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Gamer fanboi. All games are good and/or great, in their own way! Stop da hate and go forth and play!

Glad to see they are supporting the Aussies by making a regional server available too them, but I will miss them on the US servers since they are usually a great bunch of people to play with late at night!

Cheers!

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Bama1267  5/16/08 10:14:37 AM

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That sucks , now I wont see any of the nice Aussie people I normally meet :( .

 
Czzarre  5/16/08 11:59:10 AM

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Grats to the Aussies..and the Kiwis

You deserve it!

Vortigon  5/17/08 11:36:31 AM

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http://warherald.warhammeronline.com/warherald/NewsArticle.war?id=135

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Australian and New Zealand players will be able to get into the WAR simultaneously with North American and European players when Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning releases in Fall 2008.

In addition, WAR will also feature dedicated servers in Australia, ensuring the best game play experience possible for enthusiastic Australian and New Zealand players.

Get the full info, including links to interviews on IGN and Gamespot AU and a look at our Oceanic Server FAQ.

Interviews with Josh Drescher
Gamespot AU and IGN sat down with WAR Producer Josh Drescher to discuss the Australian server announcement.

WAR Oceanic FAQ

Where will the server be located?

The game server will be located on mainland Australia and service New Zealand, Singapore, and other surrounding South East Asian territories.

When will the server be available?

Australian, North American, and European servers will all launch simultaneously with the client available throughout the supported territories mentioned above.

What are the benefits to having a local, regional server?

A local server means reduced latency and packet loss. These advantages allow for better performance in Realm vs. Realm battles and an overall improved game experience with limited lag and a more responsive environment. In addition there will be a higher population during peak Oceanic play times allowing players to better coordinate their in-game efforts.

Will Oceanic players be able to play on North American servers?

Absolutely, players from both North America and the Oceanic region will play using the same client giving them access to both North American and Oceanic servers. In addition servers will be listed with regional tags and able to be sorted by ping rate allowing players to select the best server for them quickly and easily.

What server hardware will be used for the Australian Server?

The game will be hosted on the same server technology used for North American servers.

Great move on their part! :)

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