Just through my shifting around, I thought I'd take a shot at starting a discussion about an up-and-coming game that scheduled for release Q3 2K8 (which clearly translated to early 2K9
).
Warhammer Online (WAR for short) is based off of
Games Workshops' tabletop fantasy battle game called "Warhammer" (big surprise there I know). EA Mythic boasts that this isn't the typical fantasy game. There's evidently a lot of grit, satire, and hatred sprinkled throughout.
In the game there's supposed to be 2 factions, each consisting of 3 unique races. Each of the 6 races (total) has 4 unique classes (none of which are pure healers
). While the game does have an element PvE, the main focus is RvR. Ransacking cities, and working in a "team" to take down the other faction. Personally being a recovering PvP
WoW addict, I can see this game appealing to both the hardcore PvPer, and casual alike.
As anyone who has walked into a computer gaming store in the past year knows, MMOGs are far from sparse. Some of WAR's pay-to-play competitors are WoW,
Everquest, Guild Wars, and
EVE-Online. This is clearly EA's way of launching itself into this lucrative market full of expensive clients, and monthly fees.
So, in the spirit of healthy discussion, I'd like to forward a few questions to get things going:
-Do you think this game is going to flop like other PvP-oriented MMOs? (i.e.
Fury)
-Are you inclined to pick up this game? Have you ever played an MMO before? If so, are you planning to stick with your MMO?
-If you do pick this game up, what race/faction are you planning to play as?
-Do you think the Warhammer universe adds to, or detracts from the overall game play experience?