Speaking at GDC, Mythic Executive Producer Jeff Hickman detailed some of the biggest mistakes Mythic made with Warhammer Online.
Reported on Sep 17, 2009MMORPG.com's Carolyn Koh spoke recently with WAR producer Destin Bales about the current status of the game and what Mythic is working for for the future.
Reported on Sep 16, 2009Tomorrow, August 27th at 10PM Warhammer Online is going to be featured on Food Network's "Ace of Cakes" TV show where Chef Duff will create a massive Squig cake. The Squig cake was seen at the WAR Games Day Baltimore booth earlier this year.
Reported on Aug 26, 2009The folks at Mythic are redesigning all the armor sets in Warhammer Online with what appears to be much higher resolution textures and improved aesthetics. In an update to the WAR Herald, we are treated to a peek of a few of the newly designed armor sets, along with comparisons to the current ones. The sets featured in this update are the Tier 4 armor sets for the Blackguard, Engineer, Squig Herder, Zealot, Bright Wizard, and Swordmaster.
Reported on Aug 24, 2009Version 1.3.1 of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning is now on live servers. The new version introduces major adjustments to the City Invasion design to make it more accessible to users, as well as improvement to the flow of the city invasion stages themselves. A significant contribution to the increased accessibility of city invasions is the decoupling of fortresses from the requirements to initiate a city siege.
Reported on Aug 19, 2009MMORPG.com's Garrett Fuller had the opportunity to send along seven questions to Wrhammer Online's Jeff Skalski to discuss the game's progress as it nears its one year anniversary.
Reported on Aug 19, 2009Jeremy Monken, a former GM on Warhammer Online, writes an insightful piece over at The Escapist on the rise and fall of Warhammer Online from the perspective of a Game Master. Entitled "Casualty of Warhammer" the article details his history with Mythic, from touring the facilities, to his eventual employment at the company as a GM after losing his job at a D.C. newspaper, to his personal experience with the many layoffs that hit Mythic over the past year. which of course, eventually hit him.
Reported on Aug 10, 2009Version 1.3.1 of Warhammer Online is now available on the public test server. The new patch includes major tweaks to City Invasion gameplay, upgrades to Keeps including the addition of a second ramp to the keep lord, group summoning stones, major performance improvements, and more!
Reported on Aug 07, 2009The July Newsletter for Warhammer Online is out; and in it are a number of announcements. These announcements include the earlier reported upcoming Fall release of the WAR Mac client, and finally, full details on the Wild Hunt event, which is to debut later in the summer.
Reported on Jul 30, 2009Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning will be coming to the Mac this Fall. The Mac version of the game is currently in beta and current subscribers can give it a spin right now. In addition, new users are able to download a 10 day Mac trial, as well. The versions will not be separate, so both PC and Mac gamers will be able to play with each other on the same servers.
Reported on Jul 30, 2009A video featuring Destruction's Sovereign Armor sets has been filmed by the folks at Warhammer Alliance at this year's Games Day Chicago. If you recall, a similar video came out during Games Day Baltimore featuring the Order Sovereign armor sets.
Reported on Jul 28, 2009Version 1.3.0b is now live after a short stint of less than a week on the Public Test Server. The new patch brings the long awaited Shaman and Archmage changes initially announced for 1.3, as well as the much needed AOE changes.
Reported on Jul 22, 2009The upcoming 1.3.0b patch mentioned in Jeff Skalski's Producer's Letter yesterday is now available on the Public Test Server. The patch features the return of the AoE standardization changes from the 1.3 PTS phase, as well as the promised Shaman and Archmage changes, an improvement to crowd control immunity timers, and numerous RvR updates.
Reported on Jul 16, 2009Mythic Entertainment will be showing off the new Land of the Dead dungeons at Games Day Chicago on July 25th, which will be taking place at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois.
Reported on Jul 16, 2009Warhammer Producer Jeff Skalski gives us an update on what we can expect from this months upcoming 1.3.0b update, as well as some additional info on what to expect from the 1.3.1 update further out in this latest Producer's Letter available on the WAR Herald.
Reported on Jul 15, 2009A new grab bag is available on the WAR Herald. This latest entry to the grab bag series (#20) touches on some important issues, namely population issues and server merges, timelines for the proposed AoE changes that were pulled out of 1.3, as well as the other balance changes, and more.
Reported on Jul 10, 2009The 19th entry to the grab bag series is now available on the WAR Herald. The questions span a wide range of RvR related topics. This latest grab bag also unveils the Guild Rank 37 Dwarf mount.
Reported on Jun 30, 2009The "July 4th Event" has begun in Warhammer Online. The event ,which runs from now until July 7th grants players 10% increased renown and experience.
Reported on Jun 29, 2009In a blog post entitled "All Good Things Must End" former CEO of Mythic Entertainment Mark Jacobs speaks out about his departure from the studio.
Reported on Jun 26, 2009MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood caught up with Warhammer Online developers Jeff Skalski and Gabe Amantangelo to talk a little bit about what The Land of the Dead update has to offer as well as future plans for the game.
Reported on Jun 24, 2009