A WoW Player's Guide To Warhammer

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday September 10, 2008 @07:18AM from the an-orc-by-any-other-name dept.

With Warhammer Online just around the corner, Zonk wrote up a guide which compares it to the current top dog of the MMO market, World of Warcraft. He highlights the fact that despite the appearance of "War" in both names, Warhammer is much more focused on the struggle between factions, in gameplay and artistic style. Warhammer's open beta started on Sunday, doing well in the US but stumbling in Europe. The full version launches on Sept. 18th, but people who pre-order the game will be able to access live servers up to four days before, thanks to Mythic's head-start program. Mythic CEO Mark Jacobs recently launched a blog to answer questions about the game.

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Re:Another game that doesn't get it... by loom_weaver · 2008-09-10 07:49 · Score: 5, Interesting

You do realize that Mythic is directly targeting those who like to PvP. That percentage of the market is much less than PvE'ers but it exists. Think of all the FPS out there.
One way to imagine WAR is a FPS MMORPG.
I played DAoC quite a bit and I think Mythic got the PvE/RvR balance right in that game. I spent most of my time in PvE but when I felt competitive I had a decent PvP game to partake in.
WAR is not designed to be the next WoW.