What of the many revolutionary sounding pieces of the game's design are you guys most excited about?

For me it's the following:

1. Collision detection: This alone is going to set WAR's pvp apart from all of the other MMO's on the market. Tanks actually being able to tank in pvp is THE BEST! I mean look at some of the other games out there right now. In WoW a warrior can't stop someone from attacking a priest or a mage, but in WAR a tank can simply stand in front of them and VIOLA problem solved at least temporarily. Also, this opens up a lot of strategy options as to where to engage the enemy. Choke points will be great places to fight because tanks can line up and block entrance while casters and ranged fighters stand behind them unleashing on the enemy. The possibilities are friggen endless with this!

2. Races/classes: The idea that each race has 2 to 4 classes that are fundamentally different from the other race's is epic. It really lends to people testing out the different race/class combos, and totally changes the cookie cutter problems plagueing other mmo's. Daoc is the only mmo I've played that had this sort of design. Sure they can all be broken down into 4 different types of class, but the skills and play styles differ, and that is whats important. This way people don't get stuck in the categorized boring builds of other mmo's with people strictly healing or strictly casting. Find a race that plays the way you want to play and go for it...their all there!

3. The Chaos: Totally evil looking....need I say more?

4. Appearance: The idea that your appearance changes as you grow in power is REALLY cool. I just wonder if you'll be able to customize within a set of boundaries what the differences are. Like, if you are an orc can you maybe get darker but have a blueish tint instead of black? Or, as a dwarf can you change the style of your beard as it grows? Even if you can't it's a really cool way for people to look way stronger than others without having to have raided 100+ hours to get some gear that has purple fruity dragons on it.

There are LOTS more things that have me absolutely drooling over this game, but I am rolling out the carpet here to hear about whats making you guys excited.

Good stuff

Collision detection is awsome! It just makes the game seem more real, same when characters are running (they run different with different weapons).

All four classes of each race being different will just make it much more exciting and challenging, it is also great that there will be no "namby pamby healers" in the game, healers are incredably boring and annoying. It is also great about the appearence change as you get stronger.

As for youir questions about orcs and how they change: Orcs are not black they are green (even black orcs), there will be no bluish tinge, they just get bigger as they get stronger. (i play the real warhammer, thats why I know).

But the greatest reason why this game is going to be the best thing ever is because it is all based around:

Warhammer Fantasy!!!!

Can anyone go into further detail as to what "collision detection" specifically means?

Originally posted by JohnnyMotrin

Can anyone go into further detail as to what "collision detection" specifically means?

Basically in WoW you can walk through creatures and other players.  This doesn't mean they don't detect you, but in Warhammer Online you will not be able to walk through a huge orc.

It brings up an interesting thought.  Will races that are small be jumpable?  Meaning, will it actually be a GOOD idea to play a LARGE race when tanking?

To give a good example of "collision detection" I can only think of Ultima Online.  In UO a player used up endurance to "push" past a target.  This could only be done if a target was full on their endurance.  If a character was in any state other than fully rested, the target could not pass through.  This made for interesting PvP in dungeons as players could block passages.  When the PvE only side of UO came out players could walk through each other much like other mmos.

Also, I think EQ had some collision detection.  I can remember being blocked in the bank in the ice dwarf city by a huge troll.

Also, collision detection can be used when interacting with monsters.  In WoW you can plow past groups of monsters without becoming stuck anywhere.  I think UO had the same endurance problem with creatures.  If you pushed past a demon and he stood in the doorway, you could not escape past him without waiting for endurance (which you'd die before you regained).

In EQ I don't remember too much about mob collision.  I know you could "bump" into mobs, or sometimes walk or jump "over" them. 

Thanks for the details! That will make for some great strategy sessions in preparing for a battle! Positioning will have a great impact on the outcome of battles! Cool stuff!