Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (War)

Publisher: EA Games

Developer: EA Mythic

# of Players: 1-4

Category: Role-Playing

Release Dates

N Amer - 09/18/2008

Intl - 09/18/2008

Gone Gold

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Official International Game Website

The State of Warhammer Online
EA Mythic dev team discuss where the game is and where it is going

Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning Interview Part 2
“You can eventually, if you're good enough, fight and capture the enemy's king and take him back to your own capital city.”

Attack, Destroy, and Rule the World of “Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning”
“Realm vs. Realm really does set the game apart in that it is truly above and beyond what we would normally call PvP (Player vs. Player).”

Mythic’s Mark Jacobs talks about the path to getting the Warhammer IP (Part 2)
“Mythic has never done normal development cycles”

Mythic’s Mark Jacobs talks about the path to getting the Warhammer IP (Part 1)
“Why did we want it? We all saw the potential.”

WAR is Coming to Penny Arcade Expo 2008!
PAX attendees, brace yourselves – WAR is coming to the 2008 Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle

EA and Mythic Entertainment Announce That Warhammer Online: Age Of Reckoning Has Gone Gold
Award-Winning Fantasy MMORPG Marches Toward Sept. 18th Launch

Mythic Releases New Cinematic Trailer for Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
Mythic Entertainment unveils a new cinematic trailer for Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning

EA Reveals Open Beta Details For Warhammer Online: Age Of Reckoning
Mythic Begins Preparations for September 7th Open Beta

EA Prepares for WAR and Announces Ship Date for Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
Mythic Entertainment Declares September 18, 2008 a “Day of Reckoning”

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War is everywhere in Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (WAR), the new MMORPG from the creators of Dark Age of Camelot®. Based on Games Workshop's popular Warhammer® fantasy war game, WAR features next generation Realm vs. Realm™ (RvR) game play that will immerse players in a world of perpetual conflict.

Realm vs. Realm Upon entering WAR, players must determine their allegiance and join an Army. Those inclined towards the side of good may fight for the Armies of Order as an obstinate Dwarf, noble High Elf, or loyal human soldier of the Empire. Those inclined towards darker deeds may side with the sinister Armies of Destruction as a savage Greenskin (Orc or Goblin), corrupt Dark Elf, or marauding human worshipper of Chaos.

RvR combat takes place on three fronts where ancient foes wage an unending war - Dwarfs vs. Greenskins, High Elf vs. Dark Elf, and Empire vs. Chaos. Players begin the game fighting their ancestral enemy, but are free to journey to other fronts to help their allies in their ongoing struggles.

The ultimate goal in RvR combat is the sacking of an enemy's capital city. To do this, an army must invade and take control of the opposition's homeland. Deciding battles take place on objective-based battlefields and in instanced scenarios - point-balanced battles that make use of NPC mercenaries known as Dogs of War.

For the first time, WAR's RvR system integrates both Player vs. Player (PvP) combat and Player vs. Environment (PvE) quests on the same map. Every aspect of the game, including PvE missions, is geared towards the greater war in some important way. However, players are not required to participate in PvP combat, and may aid in the RvR war effort and enjoy the game in its entirety via PvE content.

Drawing from a quarter century of highly detailed source material, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning will bring Games Workshop's fantasy world to life in a way that will allow players to create characters destined for great deeds and glory on the field of battle.

• Based on Games Workshop's popular Warhammer fantasy world. Dominated by force of arms and magic, this world provides a rich setting for hundreds of thousands of players to experience the epic nature of war and the glory of battle.
• Join one of six Armies and fight for the Armies of Order (Dwarf, High Elf and Empire) or the Armies of Destruction (Greenskin, Dark Elf, or Chaos). Wage war across three unique battlefronts.
• Next generation Realm vs. Realm game system integrating both PvP combat and PvE quests on the same map in support of the greater war.
• Engage in four levels of RvR combat:

• A robust combat system introduces Player Tactics (earned powers you equip prior to battle) and Morale Skills (combat options that increase in power when the momentum of battle is in your favor).
• Player models that change to reflect the relative power of a character (i.e., Orcs grow in size and Dwarfs' beards get longer). Customizable armor and a visual guild system allow a player to make their character truly unique.
• Embark on an epic quest to complete the Tome of Knowledge and unlock Warhammer lore, detailed monster information, and major story plotlines.
• Online play requires a subscription and Internet connection.

For Windows XP

• 2.5 GHz P4 (single core) processor or equivalent
• 1 Gigabyte RAM
• A 128 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
• At least 15 GB of hard drive space

For Windows VISTA

• 2.5 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
• 2 Gigabyte RAM ? A 128 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
• At least 15 GB of hard drive space

Supported Video Cards

ATI Radeon(TM) series

? 9500, 9600, 9800 ? X300, X600, X700, X800, X850 ? X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950 ? 2400, 2600, 2900, ? 3650, 3850, 3870 ? 4850, 4870

NVIDIA GeForce series

? FX 5900, FX 5950 ? 6600, 6800, ? 7600, 7800, 7900, 7950 ? 8400, 8500, 8600, 8800 ? 9400, 9500, 9600, 9800 ? GTX 260, GTX 280

Intel(R) Extreme Graphics

? GMA X4500

Laptop versions of these chipsets may work, but may run comparatively slowly. Standalone cards that are installed in vanilla PCI slots (not PCIe or PCIx or AGP), such as some GeForce FX variants, will perform poorly. Integrated chipsets such as the ATI Xpress and the NVIDIA TurboCache variants will have low settings selected, but should run satisfactorily.

Please note that attempting to play the game using video hardware that isn’t listed above may result in reduced performance, graphical issues or cause the game to not run at all.

The NVIDIA GeForce FX series is unsupported under Vista.

EA to Distribute the game in Europe. Published in Europe by GOA Coming to Russia in Early 2009.

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