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!

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

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

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