The Warhammer Online team has penned a new 'inside perspectives' article with several devs weighing in on Realm vs Realm play. Steven Engle and Keaven Freeman offer their thoughts on careers, class balance and more with specific regard to RvR play.
Reported on Mar 11, 2011The Warhammer Online team is hoping to build its Facebook presence and give fans a reward in the process. Simply "like" Warhammer Online on Facebook and the price of the RvR pack will drop from $14.99 to $9.99.
Reported on Mar 07, 2011The Warhammer Herald has been updated with the March Producer's Letter from James Casey. Casey starts by encouraging WAR players to check in on the official forums as the dev team has been more visible and vocal with the community. From there, Casey discusses smaller tweaks and the planning of the next Live Event.
Reported on Mar 02, 2011Warhammer Online devs have announced that v1.4.1 will be deployed on all servers on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. The new patch will bring several important changes including a new claim window for account entitlements, armor changes and something called "scenario shakeup".
Reported on Feb 28, 2011The Warhammer Online team has announced that the public test server has been updated with patch v1.4.1. The patch is scheduled to bring optimizations, armor set changes, scenario "shakeups", and RvR adjustments along with bug fixes.
Reported on Feb 16, 2011The Warhammer Online team has announced that the Night of Murder live event will run from Wednesday, February 9th through Tuesday, February 22nd. The event will reward players completing tome tasks including participating in the "Marked for Death" quest given out by Witch Elves and Witch Hunters located in every warcamp, scenario, and capital city.
Reported on Feb 08, 2011This week on The Way Back Machine, MMORPG.com's own writer Bill Murphy takes a look back on Managing Editor Jon Wood's initial impressions of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning from August 20th, 2008.
Reported on Feb 05, 2011A new post has shown up on the Warhammer Herald explaining server mergers and transfers hot on the heels of last week's announcement that Warhammer Online developers would be merging several servers to "maintain an active and competitive environment". The dev team has posted specific information on how transfers will occur for both North American and European servers.
Reported on Feb 04, 2011Warhammer Dev Team member James Casey brings us January's Producer Letter. In it, James talks about the plans they have for Warhammer in 2011, what we can look forward to in the numbered patches and server population. Check it out and let us know what you think in the forums.
Reported on Jan 30, 2011It's a three day weekend for many in the USA with the Martin Luther King Holiday on Monday. The Warhammer Online team is giving all players (even if they don't have three days off!) a chance at a 50% bonus to all renown and experience from now through Monday, January 17th.
Reported on Jan 14, 2011Warhammer Online players will be able to hoist a cold one in celebration of the changing seasons with the arrival of the annual Keg's End celebration. Slated to run from December 14th-January 4th, Keg's End affords players new items, monsters, events and challenges with a holiday flare.
Reported on Dec 14, 2010Bioware Mythic developers have announced that Warhammer Online servers will be brought down at 7:30 a.m. EST for approximately five hours to bring the v1.4 patch and the Verminous Horde RvR pack online.
Reported on Nov 17, 2010Bioware Mythic will be hosting a Live Stream Developer Q&A with the Warhammer Online team on Wednesday, November 17th from 7:00 pm EST to 8:30 pm EST. The chat will be hosted in the official Bioware Mythic UStream channel. You must be registered in order to participate so follow the link provided to do so.
Reported on Nov 16, 2010The Warhammer Online team has announced that the Verminous Horde RvR pack will be available for players to purchase on November 18, 2010. This coincides with the v1.4.0 patch which brings the Skaven playable PvP race online, a Skaven themed dungeons and a revamped RvR system.
Reported on Nov 14, 2010In his latest article, MMORPG.com Industry Relations Manager Garrett Fuller takes a look at the Skaven playable PvP race. The Skaven are soon to be released in an update for Warhammer Online. Garrett looks at why the team chose the Skaven to include and what it means for PvP overall. Check it out then let us know your thoughts.
Reported on Nov 12, 2010The Warhammer Online team has announced that it is sponsoring events on the public test server on Tuesday, November 9th and Wednesday, November 10th. The tests are to ORvR Campaign changes with a surprise: Renown Rank 100 Templates complete with all new armor sets.
Reported on Nov 07, 2010The October 2010 Producers Letter from Warhammer Online's Carrie Gouskos has been posted on the Warhammer Herald. It's a short post but packed with information about the 1.4.0 which contains content for all users of the game. Additionally, Gouskos talks about the Verminous Horde which will be hitting the EA store very soon. The Verminous Horde brings new content and equipment into the game. Check out the list.
Reported on Nov 07, 2010The Warhammer Online team is making it up to players who missed out on claiming their live event reward for the Daemon Moon event held last week. As a result, this weekend's live event, Black Fire Basin, will yield the Malleus Daemonarium Live Event slot item and double XP by way of compensation.
Reported on Nov 05, 2010The Warhammer Online team and Bioware Mythic have announced a series of 'premium' items that account holders can purchase. Included in the account entitlements are starter mounts, server transfers and a specialized training pack that allows characters to advance a full level when used. Entitlements run from $4.99-19.99 USD and can be purchased from the EA Store.
Reported on Nov 03, 2010The Warhammer Online Herald has been updated with a new 'In Development' article. The article is entitled "Play as Skaven" and features the lore behind the Skaven and outlines the various playable classes of Skaven: Warlock Engineer, Gutter Runner, Rat Ogre, and the Packmaster.
Reported on Nov 02, 2010