At some point this week I expect to receive a copy of Warhammer Online in the post. On that day I will begin a new adventure, an adventure into a land of war and, I suspect, hammers. I would class myself as a casual MMO player having put many hours into Guild Wars and I have just recently hit Lv 30 in World of Warcraft. I think I found WoW harder to progress in than most players, getting my hunter to from 15 to 30 took a concerted effort on my part. I fear that the promise of my first mount spurred me on but having now got my awesome new kitty mount it’s time for a break. My Xbox is calling me back. I fully intend to return to WoW, if only to pay back the 15 gold loan I borrowed from my very generous guild’s bank.
So I thought to myself, what should I do during this break from Azeroth? I still feel the urge to level and collect. Warhammer Online is the obvious answer. It’s a fresh new world that shouldn’t feel as daunting as WoW but without Thottbot and Wowhead to back me up I’ll have to find my own way through the world with a bunch of other n00bs. I’ll, of course, pick my class and skills based on what I think ‘looks cool’.
I’ve deliberately not done much research into the game and I avoided the beta. With this series of blogs in mind I enter with no preconceptions and no plan. Look out for diary entry #1 on Monday.
As I walk through the valley of the shadow of Reikland, I fear no Greenskins nor Dark Elves. But those Chaos dudes are kinda scary looking!
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September 17th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
Wow – you’re like that bloke from Super Size Me – doing something incredibly addictive and bad for your health just so us others can see the horrible effects.
Good luck, and may the force be with you! (wait, wrong franchise…)
September 17th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
I really want to try the retail out but I know that come Nov 13th I’ll end up straight into WoW :(
Really hope this takes off and with the strength of the Games Workshop / Warhammer brand really can’t see it not doing well.
Hopefully some competition with WoW can only be a good thing!
September 18th, 2008 at 12:45 am
Played it all day at work today! EA are doing a launch showcase at Gamerbase tomorrow and seeing as I’ve never touched an MMORPG before it was time to get my hands dirty and try it out. Awesome game =]
September 18th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
Good luck with it… I am sure it’ll be good.
Being an ex-MMO junkie I am not going near it for the fear of a relapse.
September 19th, 2008 at 12:49 am
http://war.allakhazam.com/
Just in case you want it ;)
Enjoy WAR, I’m tempted by it, but I don’t think my laptop can hack it!
September 19th, 2008 at 9:55 am
This game is AWESOME. I hope everyone is enjoying it :)