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The Wild Hunt and One-Year Anniversary

Faim — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:46:21 +0000

The Wild Hunt Live Event is almost here! Our biggest Live Event to date begins next Monday, August 31st, and runs through September 7th. The Wild Hunt pits the forces of Order and Destruction against the ultimate quarry in the new instanced dungeon, The Hunter's Vale. For more information about The Wild Hunt, visit the Live Event page here and check out The Wild Hunt Grab Bag here.

Following The Wild Hunt Live Event, we have a few fun weekend-only events planned to celebrate our one-year anniversary. These weekend events feature special versions of the Mourkain Temple (September 11-14), Gates of Ekrund (September 18-21), and Temple of Isha (September 25-28) Scenarios.

Throughout September for WAR's one-year anniversary celebration, exclusive anniversary items, including Halfling Pies and the Jubilee Cloak, will be delivered via in-game mail to all players. Fans that have waged non-stop war for the past year* will be rewarded with a special Veteran Reward, the WAR Aegis, and a unique title 'Weapon of WAR'. When used, the WAR Aegis increases all experience and Renown gain for all players in the area by 10% for one minute, every ten minutes.

In addition to all players receiving a 20% experience and Renown bonus throughout the month of September, enemies defeated in RvR combat will drop fireworks, exploding stout, and other unique limited-edition anniversary items.

Let the celebration (and battles) commence!

*Players who have had an uninterrupted subscription from October 18, 2008 on will automatically get the veteran's reward (the WAR Aegis) and title ('Weapon of WAR'). Players who subscribed after that date, or players who have left at once point and since returned to WAR, will be eligible for the veteran's reward and title upon reaching one cumulative year of subscribed time.

Dev Diary – Stuart Zissu

Faim — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:25:35 +0000

Today, Stuart Zissu, WAR's RvR Strike Team Lead, delves into the recent capital city siege changes, and explains how the team revamped these end-game encounters from the very first evaluation of them, to the final solution that you see today as a part of Game Update 1.3.1. Read on, to see how the new capital city sieges were molded!

Armor Set Redesign: Part 1

Faim — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:00:50 +0000

Armor sets are an integral part of WAR. Not only are they a key functional aspect of the game, but they're also a badge of honor, a visual display of all the hard work you've put into your character. We often get feedback from you, our players, requesting more diversity between the armor sets, especially in Tier 4 where it really counts.

Your requests have not gone unheard! For the past few months, our items and art teams have been hard at work redesigning the look of every armor set in the game. We'd like give you a glimpse of what's in store by showing you before and after shots of some of the most popular Tier 4 armor sets. We have six careers to show you today, but fear not, more will come! Read on!

Mac Beta FAQ

Faim — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:56:40 +0000

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WAAAGH!!!

No, you’re not dreaming – WAR has come to the Mac! Now you can enjoy the glories of Realm vs. Realm combat on both Windows and Mac without going through Boot Camp. To help you get underway we’ve put together a brief FAQ, so have fun and welcome to the Age of Reckoning!

Check it out - Mac Beta FAQ

Dev Diary – Chris Bryant

Faim — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:02:20 +0000

Today, Chris Bryant, QA Lead and stalwart bug forums warrior, has taken some time away from squashing bugs to talk to us about what he does every day. Read on, as Chris takes us through all the inner workings of Mythic's QA department and discusses everything from the different QA teams to how new content is tested and, most importantly, how bugs are fixed!

1.3.0b Public Test Server – Now Live!

Faim — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:37:46 +0000

WAAAGH!!!brbrYou may have read the a href=http://herald.warhammeronline.com/warherald/NewsArticle.war?id=863Producer's Letter/a from yesterday (if not check it out!) and thought to yourself How long am I going to have to wait to sink my teeth into 1.3.0b?brbrThe answer? As long as it takes you to patch your PTS client! (a href=http://forums.warhammeronline.com/warhammer/board/message?board.id=pts_announcementsamp;thread.id=23amp;jump=trueHow to access the PTS Server/a)brbr To make things a bit more exciting, we've also turned on the Return to Nordenwatch weekend event, so no matter what Rank you are, you can duke it out in this beloved Scenario as you get back to basics and tell us what you think on the a href=http://forums.warhammeronline.com/warhammer/?category.id=test_center1.3.0b Public Test Forums/a!brbrIt's been about a month since 1.3 rolled your way and we started discussing The future of span style=font-style: italic;WAR/span. Since you've been fighting in the sands and exploring the ancient Necropolis of Zandri and Tomb of the Vulture Lord, we've been working tirelessly to bring some of our goals to life.brbr1.3.0b primarily focuses on Combat amp; Career changes with an emphasis on area-of-effect and crowd control abilities, in addition to delivering the revised Mastery trees and improvements for the Archmage and Shaman. To top it all off, we've got a host of other tasty changes to better sate your appetite. brbrWe're not done yet though, and this is only one step of many we have planned for accomplishing the goals we set out to achieve with the release of 1.3. So, read on for the 1.3.0b PTS Highlights and Patch Notes, and join us for the PTS of 1.3.0b. Be sure to visit the official forums to share your feedback and help to squash any bugs you come across!br

Necropolis of Zandri Glyphs Guide

Faim — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:34:32 +0000

One of the core elements of the Necropolis of Zandri and its Public Quests and Lairs are Glyphs. Today, we'll walk you through everything you need to know about Glyphs, including where to find them and which Glyphs you must have to gain entry into which Lairs. Read on for your one-stop guide to the the Necropolis of Zandri Glyphs!brbr

Summer Fun – 6/26/09 – 7/06/09

Faim — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:43:50 +0000

WAAAGH!!!brbrThe hot days of summer are settling in and the 4th of July is quickly approaching here in the states. While we know not everyone celebrates Independence Day I think we can all agree it's a good enough reason to celebrate in game with bonus XP, Renown, and some festive fireworks to boot!brbrFrom today until Monday, July 7th you'll earn 10% more XP and Renown for kills and enemy players will drop fireworks for your amusement.brbrIt's our way of saying thanks, have fun, and enjoy the start of summer with a BANG!brbrCheers,brbrThe Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning Teambr

Land of the Dead FAQ

Faim — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:08:58 +0000

Happy Friday, everyone! We have a Land of the Dead FAQ for you this afternoon. This FAQ was created based on the top questions we've received from players on the Public Test Server, and will let you know everything you need to jump right into the action when the Land of the Dead goes live. We will update this list as needed.

Executive Producer’s Letter – Part 1

Faim — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:59:13 +0000

Hello Everyone,

The first half of 2009 has proved to be an exciting time for WAR! With hundreds of pages of patch notes it's hard to remember everything that's gone live, four careers have joined the front lines, you've experienced our live events which we plan to only make better, and we've made amazing progress in improving performance allowing for larger battles and more stable servers. Additionally we've improved the UI and opened it up even more to our modding community, introduced the RvR Token System, implemented keep upgrades, and we continue to fix bugs and improve the quality of the game every day. To say we've been busy is an understatement and there's no sign of slowing down in sight, we hope you enjoy the ride.

With the release of Patch 1.3 we'll complete the Call to Arms Live Expansion. You will finally have the chance to explore the Lands of the Dead, an exciting new addition with a vast new area to explore, new rewards to earn, and the most challenging content yet!

I'll be discussing this and more over the course of the next several weeks in a three-part Executive Producer's Letter. We want you to have a first hand look at what's new in WAR and what's to come and give you a chance to share your feedback about what you would like to see come to WAR.