Ark's Ark » Warhammer Online http://www.arksark.org/blog Massively Multiplayer Online Gaming, Current Affairs, and Random Stuff! Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:10:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Wheeeeeeeeee! – Warhammer takes us on a new trip down the RMT Slippery Slopehttp://www.arksark.org/blog/4017/wheeeeeeeeee-warhammer-takes-us-on-a-new-trip-down-the-rmt-slippery-slope/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/4017/wheeeeeeeeee-warhammer-takes-us-on-a-new-trip-down-the-rmt-slippery-slope/#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:49:30 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=4017 Take me on a trip, on your magic swirling ship, EA!

Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning proudly introduces an all new service for our players; Account Entitlements! These services are available now for purchase from the EA store and include the following features offered at special introductory prices:

* Server Transfer – $19.99 USD, this will grant you a code that can be redeemed for one server transfer for a single character. * Starter Mount Pack – $8.99 USD, [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/4017/wheeeeeeeeee-warhammer-takes-us-on-a-new-trip-down-the-rmt-slippery-slope/feed/ 15 Warhammer Online: GOA’s European servers to be transferred to Mythichttp://www.arksark.org/blog/3575/warhammer-online-goa-s-european-servers-to-be-transferred-to-mythic/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/3575/warhammer-online-goa-s-european-servers-to-be-transferred-to-mythic/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:47:22 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=3575 From today’s European Warhammer Herald:

Today we announce that GOA will cease publishing, operating and subscription services for Warhammer® Online: Age of Reckoning® (WAR) in Europe and transition the operation of the game to Mythic Entertainment.

We have enjoyed a lot of great times with you. Over the past couple of years we have fostered a fantastically vibrant and active community; we saw the world’s first Tchar’Zanek and Karl Franz kills pre 1.3.5 and hosted undeniably some of the [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/3575/warhammer-online-goa-s-european-servers-to-be-transferred-to-mythic/feed/ 0 Games Workshop moves to shut down Warhammer Alliancehttp://www.arksark.org/blog/3239/games-workshop-move-to-shut-down-warhammer-alliance/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/3239/games-workshop-move-to-shut-down-warhammer-alliance/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 21:19:19 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=3239 Warhammer Alliance has been serving the needs of the Warhammer Online community pretty much since the game was announced. In an astounding move today, Games Workshop has filed a lawsuit against Warhammer Alliance demanding it hand the site over to GW, and pay damages. Curiously they’re also insisting on a trial by jury, in the US state of Maryland, which is likely to be inconvenient for the defendants, and makes the whole business much more expensive.

There are some obvious [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/3239/games-workshop-move-to-shut-down-warhammer-alliance/feed/ 11 Mythic announces compensation packages.http://www.arksark.org/blog/3078/mythic-announces-compensation-packages/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/3078/mythic-announces-compensation-packages/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:49:09 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=3078 A couple of weeks ago, many players of Mythic’s games found themselves billed multiple times, in some cases racking up hundreds of dollars worth of payments. Needless to say, they were not best pleased.

Today the Executive Producer of DAOC and WAR released letters of apology, and detailed the compensation that players will receive.

The DAOC letter.

The WAR letter.

The letters are the same until you get to the bottom, and the game specific compensation. The shared portion [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/3078/mythic-announces-compensation-packages/feed/ 3 The “Creepy Gnome” is unmasked!http://www.arksark.org/blog/551/the-creepy-gnome-is-unmasked/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/551/the-creepy-gnome-is-unmasked/#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:59:01 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=551 This is an old post from a couple of years ago, but I thought it might provide some small entertainment to newer readers.

There have been a number of incidents recently, in Argentina, involving a being known as a “Duende”. This has been badly translated for English media as “The Creepy Gnome”. In a number of appearances, including two caught on film, he has created hysteria wherever he goes. While he has yet to cause any physical injury, [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/551/the-creepy-gnome-is-unmasked/feed/ 0 Warhammer Online Test Patch 1.3.0b : Massive AOE changes.http://www.arksark.org/blog/1309/warhammer-online-test-patch-1-3b-massive-aoe-changes/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/1309/warhammer-online-test-patch-1-3b-massive-aoe-changes/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:54:10 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=1309 Massive changes to how AOE is treated in Warhammer Online hit the test server today. Across the board it is being reduced in range and damage, with great consequence for many classes. As an Engineer, I’m a bit concerned, but on the other hand I’ll probably stay alive a fair bit better, so until I can see these changes in action, it’ll be hard to reach too many conclusions. I hope Napalm is hasn’t been made completely useless.

Also, really? [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/1309/warhammer-online-test-patch-1-3b-massive-aoe-changes/feed/ 2 Warhammer Online’s Welcome Back Questshttp://www.arksark.org/blog/1298/warhammer-online-s-welcome-back-quests/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/1298/warhammer-online-s-welcome-back-quests/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:39:02 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=1298 As I mentioned in the post declaring my glorious return to the Warhammer battlefield, players coming back under the returning players scheme have access to some extra quests.

So far as I can tell, on the Order side we have three such quests, and I assume Destruction has analogues.

Welcome Back: Secrets of Battle

This quest starts with Gunther Kaltermeier in the palace in Altdorf. He will send you to speak to an NPC is a warcamp specific to your [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/1298/warhammer-online-s-welcome-back-quests/feed/ 0 In which Warhammer Online kindly bribes me to return, and I accept.http://www.arksark.org/blog/1293/in-which-warhammer-online-kindly-bribes-me-to-return-and-i-accept/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/1293/in-which-warhammer-online-kindly-bribes-me-to-return-and-i-accept/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:31:47 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=1293 I received a jolly email from Warhammer Online today!

Ooh, I love free stuff, so this sort of stunt always works on me. I dug out my installation disks, and set to work!

My first shock was that Burlok has completely gone. It ‘s not even hidden, to be revealed by hitting the “more” button. It just ain’t there any more. Luckily, my characters still exist in some sort of netherworld, so I was able to transfer them to [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/1293/in-which-warhammer-online-kindly-bribes-me-to-return-and-i-accept/feed/ 5 The end of Mythic. Mark Jacobs moves on.http://www.arksark.org/blog/1229/the-end-of-mythic-mark-jacobs-moves-on/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/1229/the-end-of-mythic-mark-jacobs-moves-on/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:02:21 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=1229 From the Warhammer site today:

Today we have important news to share with the community. EA is restructuring its RPG and MMO games development into a new group that includes both Mythic and BioWare. This newly formed team will be led by Ray Muzyka, co-founder and General Manager of BioWare. With this change, Ray becomes Group General Manager of the new RPG/MMO studio group. BioWare’s other co-founder, Greg Zeschuk will become Group Creative Officer for the new RPG/MMO studio group. [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/1229/the-end-of-mythic-mark-jacobs-moves-on/feed/ 0 Warhammer Online 1.3 Update Notes.http://www.arksark.org/blog/1154/warhammer-online-1-3-update-notes/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/1154/warhammer-online-1-3-update-notes/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 13:19:21 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=1154 This is a huge update, with a lot to offer both PvPers and PvEers. So much so that I am a little tempted to go back and see how things are in the Old World now. The Land of the Dead is here! With shades of the old Dark Ages of Camelot dungeon, the awesome Darkness Falls, this looks to be a great addition to the game.

Also, finally, we are able to choose to opt out of receiving a [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/1154/warhammer-online-1-3-update-notes/feed/ 1 Some random updatey bits.http://www.arksark.org/blog/924/some-random-updatey-bits/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/924/some-random-updatey-bits/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:17:38 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=924 For the last few days my internet connection has gone rather badly wrong. I am getting speeds reminiscent of when we were all on 14.4 dial up modems, which is pretty unhelpful for either EQ2 or Warhammer Online. Virgin Media are saying the local fault may take up to a week more to fix. As Maltheas would say, “Boos!!!!!”. It’s just as well though, as my Dad is visiting in a couple of days and the house needs some heavy [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/924/some-random-updatey-bits/feed/ 2 Wassail!!! Wassail!!! For the Keg End Ale!http://www.arksark.org/blog/850/wassail-wassail-for-the-keg-end-ale/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/850/wassail-wassail-for-the-keg-end-ale/#comments Sun, 14 Dec 2008 07:42:53 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=850

The only half-decent version of the Gloucestershire Wassail I could find. There are about a thousand choral attempts at it, but for me that is the opposite of what a good wassail should be.

Of course, in the Old World of Warhammer, there is no Christmas, but every race has it’s own way of marking the Winter Solstice. For the Dwarves, it is the opportunity to finish off last year’s ale. It is more than an opportunity; it is [...]

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