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Warhammer Online

Turk — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:45:47 +0000

So I picked up link)','caption', 'Warhammer Online' );" target="_blank">Warhammer Online even though I thought the game was just link)','caption', 'World of Warcraft' );">WoW and link)','caption', 'Dark Age of Camelot' );">DAoC bastard child. But I got to admit I’m enjoying it. It is a relative of link)','caption', 'Dark Age of Camelot' );" target="_blank">Dark Age of Camelot just because the same developers (Mythic) made it. It does at times remind me of Camelot a bit. The weird thing is I’m really enjoying the hell out of the link)','caption', 'Realm Versus Realm' );">RvR.

I’ve got two characters on two different servers. Like link)','caption', 'Dark Age of Camelot' );">DAoC you can not have characters of the opposite sides on the same server. My Destruction character is a Chaos Chosen which reminds me of a link)','caption', 'Dark Age of Camelot' );">DAoC Pally in the way it can twist his buffs. Then I have an Order Empire War Priest who also reminds me of the link)','caption', 'Dark Age of Camelot' );">DAoC Friar.

As I’ve said I’m really enjoying the link)','caption', 'Realm Versus Realm' );">RvR. Which historically for me has always been something I just don’t get into. Which is odd I admit since my first link)','caption', 'Massively-Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game' );">mmorpg was Camelot. Warhammer borrows lots of things from both link)','caption', 'World of Warcraft' );">WoW and link)','caption', 'Dark Age of Camelot' );">DAoC. Most of the link)','caption', 'Realm Versus Realm' );">RvR I’ve been doing is on a link)','caption', 'World of Warcraft' );">WoW type Battlegrounds. It plays a bit like CTF of King of the Hill in shooters. The servers I’m on are called Core and they only allow link)','caption', 'Realm Versus Realm' );">RvR in designated areas and of course if you voluntarily flag yourself for link)','caption', 'Realm Versus Realm' );">RvR.

Participating in link)','caption', 'Realm Versus Realm' );">RvR rewards you both standard experience and you also get renown. Renown is like link)','caption', 'Dark Age of Camelot' );">DAoC realm ranks and works just about the same. Each renown rank gives you a point with which you can use to buy renown abilities. And when you finish a match it of course shows the statistics so one can brag about how good they did or cry about how much they suck.

On the link)','caption', 'Player vs Environment' );">PvE side of things Warhammer has Public Quests. These quests are tied to a specific area in a zone and it has a set of objectives anyone in that area can help complete. When a Public Quest is finished players roll for the chest of loot that is dropped by the boss. In addition everyone who helped with the objectives earns influence towards the specific chapter of the overall story that the Public Quest ties into.

In addition to the loot dropped by killing the boss of the quest there are three ranks of rewards a player can receive for getting influence in each chapter of the games story. There are three tiers to the rewards. First you can choose from four different potions, then there is two pieces of magic armor/weapons, and finally there are two even better weapons or armor to chose from.

The other mechanic of the Public Quest (and the game in general) is one can run into the area and help fulfill the objectives of the quest and not worry about being in a group. Or if you want a group the game let’s players have their group be open so anyone can join and help out. Admitedly I’ve not played around with groups yet as I am a solo player most of the time. In fact the game will let you know when you go into an area that has open groups.

All in all link)','caption', 'Warhammer Online' );" target="_blank">Warhammer Online feels more like a finished game than say link)','caption', 'Age of Conan' );" target="_blank">Age of Conan. Which is important for a mmo even more than a single player game. And as I’ve said it is fun. To me the fun factor is the biggest factor in any game I play. So if your looking for a new mmo give Warhammer a try.

Conan Level 30

Turk — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:27:16 +0000

I made level 30 in link)','caption', 'Age of Conan' );" target="_blank">Age of Conan.

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Conan Fatalities

Turk — Sat, 31 May 2008 16:16:50 +0000

I’ve been meaning to capture a few of the link)','caption', 'Age of Conan' );" target="_blank">Age of Conan fatalities in action and finally got around to it. These movies are much smaller than that gameplay movie I did.

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There are a few others. For example I’ve seen my barbarian clobber a mob over and over with his hammer when pulling off a fatality. So I think it depends on the weapons equipped. Cool stuff.

Filename: Conan Fatality 1

Downloads: 48 Size: 2.69 MB Version: 0.1 Updated: May 31, 2008

Filename: Conan Fatality 2

Downloads: 44 Size: 4.46 MB Version: 0.1 Updated: May 31, 2008

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Conan Gameplay Video

Turk — Tue, 27 May 2008 07:06:20 +0000

Seeing screenshots of a game is one thing. It so better to see it in action. Here is just about 5 minutes of gameplay from the game link)','caption', 'Age of Conan' );" target="_blank">Age of Conan. And it does not contain any emo fucking music in the background. I hate that bullshit with a passion. So what you hear in the video is what you hear when you play the game. At the time of the video was taken I was a level 25 barbarian.

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File info is below. You can right click and save the file if you don’t want it opening up in whatever it is you have videos opening in on your computer.

Filename: Conan Gameplay Video

Downloads: 50 Size: 99.88 MB Version: 0.1 Updated: May 27, 2008

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More Conan

Turk — Fri, 23 May 2008 19:41:50 +0000

So I made level 20 on my barbarian. I’m quite enjoying link)','caption', 'Age of Conan' );" target="_blank">AoC on a number of levels. You got boobs, gore, death, and great views. Visually it is quite impresive. If you have a computer that can handle it.

The melee combat also deserves mentioning. First and foremost there is no auto attack in link)','caption', 'Age of Conan' );" target="_blank">Age of Conan. In other link)','caption', 'Massively-Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game' );">mmorpg’s you can start combat and sit back. Your character will attack his opponent till one of them dies. Granted a lot of these types of games have more interactivity than just that. But in Conan you can’t just hit a button to start combat.

In link)','caption', 'Age of Conan' );" target="_blank">Age of Conan your first three hot bar buttons are your basic attacks,

Upper Left, Middle, and Upper Right. You can use these attacks by themselves and they do not continue to auto attack once you hit them. You do have special abilities (like in other mmo’s) but they are combos so you have to hit a combination of these combat keys to successfully pull of your move. These share a lot in common with attacks in a fighting game. This comparison gets even closer to the fighting game genre when you find out when you kill a badguy there is a chance you will get a fatality. When you do it can be a bloody mess.

WAAAGH!

Turk — Wed, 21 May 2008 09:25:33 +0000

When it rains it pours. I got this in my email yesterday:

Prepare to join the WAAAGH!

Congratulations, you have been selected to join the link)','caption', 'Warhammer Online' );" target="_blank">Warhammer Online Beta Test.

NOTICE: The link)','caption', 'Warhammer Online' );" target="_blank">Warhammer Online Beta Test is currently under a strict Beta Test Agreement. The only permitted disclosures at this time are:

1) The fact that there is a link)','caption', 'Warhammer Online' );" target="_blank">Warhammer Online Beta Test currently underway.
2) The fact that you are a member of the link)','caption', 'Warhammer Online' );" target="_blank">Warhammer Online Beta Test.

Please ensure that you have read and understand the terms and conditions of the Beta Agreement before creating your Beta Account.

Between this beta and link)','caption', 'Age of Conan' );" target="_blank">Age of Conan I’ll be pretty busy.

Conan Is Live

Turk — Sat, 17 May 2008 21:26:55 +0000

link)','caption', 'Age of Conan' );" target="_blank">Age of Conan is live!

The server is Wiccana. Made it to level 14 15 16 17 20 22.