Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning

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Description

Warhammer Online: The Age of Reckoning, is Mythic Entertainment's contribution to the still growing MMORPG genre based in the Warhammer universe.

Warhammer Online boasts a robust PvP system with many character classes unique to the universe as well. These include Ironbreakers, Black Orcs, Chosen, Disciple of Khaine, Marauders, and more.

While most of the content is available through PvP (or RvR, "Realm versus Realm") gameplay, Warhammer Online also boasts PvE experiences including public quests, raid instances, and more. There are also world events that occur from time to time where players can participate for status and loot. The "Heavy Metal" event was one that took place over many days.

Players can choose to level independently in PvE or PvP, the later of which involves running instanced PvP scenarios, or can occur in the overworld in common areas. There are a variety of servers as well, including those with the standard rule sets, but also those where PvP is allowed anywhere in the world. No place is safe here!

Warhammer Online also features a new concept - public quests. This enables large numbers of players to involve themselves with PvE raids without having to hassle much with organizing ambitious raid parties. Players can jump in or leave at anytime and are rewarded based upon their level of participation.

The game is based in Warhammer's original "Age of Reckoning" world.

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Alternate Titles

• "Warhammer Online: Время Возмездия" -- Russian spelling
• "WAR" -- Common abbreviation

Part of the Following Groups

• Anti-Cheat Technology: PunkBuster
• Fantasy Creatures: Dwarves
• Fantasy Creatures: Orcs
• Games made into books
• Middleware: EMotion FX
• Middleware: Gamebryo/Lightspeed/NetImmerse
• Middleware: Kynapse
• Portability Engine: Cider
• Scripting language: Lua
• Video games turned into board / card games
• Warhammer universe

User Reviews

Would be great, if it were not broken.	Windows	D Michael (232)
Two years of WAR, has there been progress on any front?	Windows	grimbergen (462)

Critic Reviews

GameSpy	Windows	Sep 26, 2008		100
Dagens Nyheter	Windows	Oct 31, 2008	5 out of 5	100
IGN	Windows	Oct 09, 2008	9 out of 10	90
PC Gamer UK	Windows	Sep 19, 2008	8.8 out of 10	88
Thunderbolt Games	Windows	Jan 22, 2009	8 out of 10	80
Gameplay (Benelux)	Windows	Oct 24, 2008	80 out of 100	80
Appletell	Macintosh	Jan 03, 2010		80
PCM: Personal Computer Magazine	Windows	Nov 07, 2008		80
GameCola.net	Windows	Nov, 2008	7.5 out of 10	75
Tap-Repeatedly/Four Fat Chicks	Windows	Sep 19, 2010	3 out of 5	60

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Trivia

Development

The game was originally developed by Climax Online, but it was cancelled in June 2004 by publisher Games Workshop. Climax Online still continued to develop the game with their own money, but had to cancel it a few months later. In 2005, Mythic Entertainment picked up the license and developed a new game under the same title.

Awards

• GameSpy
  • 2008 – #2 Game of the Year
  • 2008 – #2 PC Game of the Year
  • 2008 – PC MMO of the Year
  • 2008 – Best Use of License of the Year

Related Web Sites

• Marching to a Different Drummer (An Apple Games article about the Macintosh version of Age of Reckoning, with commentary being provided by Executive Producer, Jeff Hickman (October, 2009).)
• Warhammer Online (Official russian website.)
• Warhammer Online (Official Japanese website.)
• Warhammer Online (Official website.)