Carrie Gouskos recently released her April 2010 Producer's Letter which focused on the upcoming 1.3.5 changes, as well as a number of community initiatives the Mythic team are focusing on, including Ventrilo developer chats. The real standout of Carrie's letter, however, were new details on 1.3.6. Carrie revealed that come 1.3.6 players would be able to create both Order and Destruction characters on the same servers.
Reported on May 05, 2010MMORPG.com's Michael Bitton recently sat down with Warhammer Online Producer Carrie Gouskos to talk about the game's upcoming 1.3.5 patch which changes endgame city sieges and a number of other game elements.
Reported on May 05, 2010Mythic Entertainment's Studio Executive Producer Jeff Hickman issued an apology for the recent billing errors WAR has experienced as part of a new Executive Producer's letter now available on the WAR Herald.
Reported on Apr 22, 2010Warhammer Online Community Coordinator Andy Belford has posted the full details on the 100% RvR City Siege overhaul which was teased in a recent Producer's Letter focused on patch 1.3.5. The aim with this change is to shift the WAR campaign to be 100% RvR driven, and to that end City Sieges are now going to be 24 vs. 24 battles with multiple stages where both the invaders and defenders will have a chance to earn the game's best loot, and this includes Sovereign armor!
Reported on Apr 14, 2010Mythic Entertainment has confirmed that a billing error is responsible for earlier reports on the official WAR forums that users were being charged multiple times for their subscriptions, with some players reporting that they were charged as much as $500! Mythic has posted an announcement on the WAR Herald assuring players who have experienced this error that the erroneous charges should be reversed within the next 24-36 hours.
Reported on Apr 08, 2010Mythic has announced that well, since they love their blogging community so much, they would invite the four most active WAR bloggers (Gaarawarr from Gaarawarr Gabs, Werit from Werit's Blog, ShadowWAR from Shadow-WAR and Mykiel from the P-O-D-C-A-S-T! ) out to the studio for a special trip this week on April 8th and 9th.
Reported on Apr 06, 2010Warhammer Online Producer Carrie Gouskos outlines a number of changes coming to WAR in version 1.3.5 in her latest producer's letter. In the letter, Carrie describes the new and improved armor dyes that will be part of 1.3.5 and even provides some screenshots depicting the dramatic changes. Carrie also mentions that Marauders will be receiving "true dual wield" in 1.3.5 and teases the "100%" RvR Driven" city experience which will also be part of the update.
Reported on Mar 31, 2010Mythic Entertainment has announced that players who are looking to subscribe after participating in the free WAR trial will no longer be required to purchase the full game client to continue their adventures. Trial users can simply opt to subscribe and continue along in the game.
Reported on Mar 29, 2010MMORPG.com's Luke Brooks takes another look at Mythic Entertainment's RvR MMO, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning a year after its original review.
Reported on Mar 25, 2010Mythic Entertainment is interested in taking some significant steps in order to sort out Warhammer Online's economy issues, and they are looking for player feedback on how to do just that in this latest In Development post on the official WAR forums.
Reported on Mar 10, 2010MMORPG.com's Garrett Fuller asks a few questions of the team at Mythic Entertainment of the most recent update to their MMORPG Warhammer Online.
Reported on Feb 25, 2010Mythic Entertainment has announced that version 1.3.4 of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning is now live. Version 1.3.4 focuses on Scenarios and City Sieges, taking into account community feedback on both aspects of the game.
Reported on Feb 23, 2010A new dev diary published on the official WAR website featuring Warhammer Online item designer Sean Bosshardt gives us a preview of the upcoming scenario rewards system, which includes new RvR weapons. The new scenario rewards will make their debut with the release of version 1.3.4, which is currently on the PTS.
Reported on Feb 18, 2010We previously reported on the fact that version 1.3.4 of Warhammer Online had hit the public test servers, bringing with it an entirely revised scenario structure. That scenario structure has been revised, yet again, due in part to negative player feedback. WAR Community Coordinator Andy Belford outlines the re-revised scenario list in an In Development post on the official WAR forums.
Reported on Feb 15, 2010Forget pretty pink hearts and roses, celebrate the month of love with murder in Warhammer Online's Night of Murder event! The event, which is currently underway, will see players completing murderous daily tome tasks in pursuit of some nifty rewards.
Reported on Feb 10, 2010Version 1.3.4 of Warhammer Online has hit the PTS!
Reported on Feb 03, 2010MMORPG.com's Bill Murphy writes this look at the unlimited trial currently offered by Mythic's Warhammer Online and whether or not it is enough to bring former players back to the game.
Reported on Feb 01, 2010Community Coordinator Andy Belford spills the beans on the upcoming 1.3.4 patch for Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. Patch 1.3.4 is set to hit PTS sometime in early February, and will include an entirely new line of weaponry purchased through a new currency earned solely through Scenarios, significant changes to Campaign gameplay, and a streamlining (including removal) of scenario offerings.
Reported on Jan 25, 2010The 2nd annual Keg End celebration, which runs from December 16th to January 4th, has kicked off, so let the /boasting and /toasting of last year's celebration commence!
Reported on Dec 18, 2009Game Update 1.3.3 "Retribution" has been deployed to live servers! Highlights of the update include a new Underdog system, which has been implemented to allow for the losing side of the Tier 4 campaign to mount a comeback; new graphical upgrades in the form of HDR (High Dynamic Range) & Bloom lighting; and the WAR Report, a convenient window which gives a snapshot of all the campaign activity on the server and allows for players to instantly teleport to the action.
Reported on Dec 09, 2009