"Live Expansion" Announced for Warhammer Online

Zonk brings word that Mythic has announced their plans to expand Warhammer Online in the coming months using a series of live events that will open up new careers, gear, and zones. The first event, planned for sometime in March, will allow access to the Dwarf Slayer and the Orc Choppa, as well as a new RvR scenario. Later, players will race to unlock a massive new zone, the Lands of the Dead. The expansion itself is titled "A Call to Arms," and it will be rolled out free of charge.

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Re:"and it will be rolled out free of charge. "

[bannerman]

Blizzard does release free new content quite frequently. Ahn Qiraj, Naxxramus, Sunwell, Zul Gurub, Zul Aman and the upcoming Uldaur are on the short list. I am a relatively casual player and I have spent thousands of hours in those zones over the years. For each expansion there have been at least two major free content patches.

Not that I am a fan boy, the crew Blizzard has maintaining Warcraft right now is just awful and I have canceled my account but this is one area in which Blizzard has treated their subscribers very well. They could have charged $10, $20, maybe $40 for each of those content patches and people would have paid it.