Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning Articles
Bioware 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.
Bioware 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.
The 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.
The 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.
The 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.
The 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.
The 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.
The 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.
The Warhammer Online team has a trio of events taking place on the Public Test Server (Warpstone) this week. The first takes place on Tuesday and focuses on the Skaven RvR dungeon. The second is scheduled for Wednesday and focuses on ORvR which will continue on Friday.
In preparation for Halloween, the Warhammer Online servers have been updated with the Daemon Moon live event. Players will have as many as fifty tasks to complete during the event, including completing the Daemonball Rally and wearing a event-specific mask to gain reputation.
Warhammer Online RvR & Content Designer Keavan Freeman has revealed details on the new Skaven-themed RvR dungeon Thanquol's Incursion as part of a new developer diary posted to the WAR Herald.
Thanquol's Incursion is the subject of the latest in-house Bioware Mythic developer diary by Keavan Freeman on the official Warhammer Online site. Thanquol's Incursion is a Skaven themed 24v24 RvR instance. The diary covers the lore behind the instance, highlights some of the important denizens and describes the development process behind Thanquol's Incursion.
The Warhammer Online team has announced an ORvR mass playtest for Friday, October 15, 2010. The event will take place on the public test server. Included in the event is the debut of Tier 4 templates. All players, regardless of whether or not a level 40 character is present, will have access to the templates.
Bioware Mythic developers have let it out that the Warpstone Public Test Server is now online and ready for players to go through the process required in order to play on it. The first event featuring the ORvR mechanic is scheduled for tonight, Wednesday, October 6th.
Bioware Mythic has announced that the Warhammer Online public test server will be updated with ORvR content with players able to access and play beginning October 6th. European servers will be updated on October 8th with developers inviting players to come help test out the changes.