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Ashemmi: Rank 17 Archmage by Ilustriel Today at 07:45:58 AM
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Peace: Rank 21 Witch Hunter by Ilustriel Today at 07:45:17 AM
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Okargin: Rank 6 Engineer by Ilustriel Today at 07:44:42 AM
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Hi! (Old DAoC'er) by Rakul Today at 07:02:10 AM
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Azure: Rank 24 Swordmaster by Ellora November 30, 2008, 08:30:12 AM
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Important Notice! by Ellora November 29, 2008, 09:04:51 AM
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Nice Forum.:) by Rakul November 28, 2008, 12:32:51 PM
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105 unclaimed characters on the Roster-make it less! by Regolyth November 28, 2008, 12:10:39 PM
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News
xx Important Notice!
November 29, 2008, 09:04:51 AM by Ellora
Ever since we've gotten the new website in place, we have pleaded and cajoled with the membership to claim their characters on the roster page.

As of December 1st, all unclaimed characters will be demoted to the rank of Rosebud until such time as they are claimed.

Further, any characters at Rosebud which have been inactive (ie have not been logged into game) for a period of three months or more will be stricken from our membership lists.  This will not affect characters above Rosebud rank.

We want to have a realistic idea of where our membership stands currently, and there are at least a few players who have not logged in again since the start of the game.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.

Thank you Smiley
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xx 105 unclaimed characters on the Roster-make it less!
November 27, 2008, 09:53:51 AM by Ilustriel
I'll keep changing this topic header as they are claimed-please make it so!

Edit for update 108 now 105
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xx RvR
November 25, 2008, 11:25:36 AM by Kiiel
Leet Night Round 2 Tier 2, moved from original Thursday time to Saturday because of holiday, and now it's moved from Saturday to Friday.
Ventrilo manditory, please post on the Leet Night thread if you plan on coming.
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Warhammer Herald News
Dark Crag - 11/28/2008
Update 11/28/2008 1:39 PM EST: Dark Crag is back online. We'll see you in game!

Update 11/28/2008 1:00 PM EST: Dark Crag is offline.


Greetings,

Currently the Dark Crag server is offline due to technical difficulties. We are aware of the issue and are working on a resolution to get you back in game in a timely fashion. 

We apologize for the inconvenience on your holiday weekend!

Please check the WAR Herald for updates regarding this issue.

Thanks!
RVR Performance Updates
The WAR community has expressed concern with overall performance and server stability in Tier 4, particularly during large-scale fortress sieges. We want you to know that we’re listening and dedicated to resolving this issue as quickly as possible. Our Production team has been working hard to resolve this with both server-side fixes to resolve any crashing issues, as well as client-side fixes to improve frame rate and other graphic-related issues that can occur during large battles.

RvR is a core element to Warhammer Online, and we are committed to making it an enjoyable and exciting experience for all of our players. Our ultimate goal is to have our players focused on fighting their opponents and experiencing the thrill of RvR the way it should be. Thank you for your continued support and patience while we work to resolve these issues. We’ll keep you updated on our progress.
Hot Fix - 11/26/08
Greetings!

We have made the following hot fix:

RVR Updates

  • Keep upkeep costs for guilds that have claimed a Keep have been significantly reduced.
How to Paint Your Grumlok Miniature

Those of you lucky enough to own one of the WAR Collector’s Edition boxes will also be the proud owner of a limited edition Citadel miniaturethe mighty Grumlok, Warboss of the Bloody Sun tribe, along with his sidekick Gazbag the Shaman. This figure was sculpted and cast especially for the CE by Games Workshop and is available only in this box.

 

It’s a superb miniature and it deserves to be painted up and displayedso, that’s what I’m going to do with mine and I’ll show you how it goes.


Free Character Transfers Round 7
Greetings!

Round 7 of our Free Character Transfers has started! Players of the following servers are now able to login to the Mythic Account Center and begin transfer of their characters. Please be sure to read all instructions carefully! There are cases where you may lose items if you do not properly prepare your character for transfer. This also applies to the Guild Transfer functionality.
Heavy Metal Clarification
You may have already noticed that we have opened up the last 7 events for the Heavy Metal Event so you can take part in them all, at your leisure, over the extended Thanksgiving Holiday.  We want everyone to have a chance to unlock the Black Guard and Knight of the Blazing Sun. You can now finish the event and redeem the Heavy Metal Chest from a Herald.  When you redeem the chest, it is important that you open (right click) the chest so that you become eligible to play the classes a week earlier than everyone else.  If you qualify through the Heavy Metal event, the Black Guard and Knight of the Blazing Sun will become playable next week when we do the 1.0.6 patch.

See you in the WAR!


Immediate Server Maintenance - All Servers
Status:Maintenance Complete

Greetings!

All servers will be coming down at 1PM for immediate maintenance to address server stability. We apologize for this short notice and we anticipate all servers to be online by 4PM EST.

As always be sure to check back here for information and updates. Thank you!

Update - 3:00PM EST: All servers are now online.  Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Update - 2:00PM EST:
All servers are currently offline for maintenance.

Open RvR Update

Folks,

 

   Over the last few months I’ve spoken about our continued focus on improving our open RvR systems.  While we have taken some major steps in the last month, we believe that there is much more we can do to encourage people to take part in oRvR throughout the entire evolution of their character(s).  Over the next few months we have some very exciting changes and additions taking place.  Please note that as always, this does not represent everything that either we are doing or thinking about doing, just what we, as of now, plan on adding to WAR. 

   We have a number of major initiatives planned for oRvR in WAR.  Please keep in mind that these changes/systems apply to oRvR only and not to scenarios.  This is not all we are working on but these do reflect the majority of oRvR additions that we are currently working on/planning for the next few months.

   First, we have created an RvR Influence system.  This system is designed to reward our oRvR players with lots of new stuff that you can only get through oRvR.  This will be a complimentary system to our PQ Influence system.  This system is already implemented in 1.1 and is scheduled to go LIVE along with that version in December.   

   Second, we want to improve the visibility that players have into oRvR and make it easier for players to get involved in the action quickly and easily.   We have a number of wide-ranging changes going into our map and travel systems to allow players to better understand the state of oRvR in our game and also allow them to get to the action faster.  We have already taken one step with putting a Rally Master in each Warcamp but we will also add the ability for people to have a second bind point to make it even easier for players to move around the maps.  We will also make it easily for players to see where players from their Realm are engaging in oRvR, a Campaign HUD for all tiers and other improvements We will also improve Tier-wide messaging about what is going on in Battlefield Objectives and Keeps.  Other additions include changes to the UI, in-game manual improvements, map enhancements, and a few other changes.

   Third, we want to provide greater incentives to players to participate in oRvR.  In order to accomplish this we will be adding additional layers to the questing system of oRvR including the addition of Keep Quests, “Daily Event Quests”, Chained RvR Missions, improve the initial Tome Unlocks and other oRvR-oriented Events.  We will also improve our BO itemization.  Our goal is to provide players with even more incentive for participating in oRvR than we have already. 

   Fourth, we want to encourage guilds to take and control keeps, and we will continue our work on adding better rewards for Guilds who own Keeps as well as the addition of a system of Keep upgrades. This system will be added to the game in several stages beginning in the late winter.

   Finally, we will begin work on a global oRvR “Fame” system that will be tied directly to the Tome of Knowledge which will provide more rewards, titles, experience, etc. for participating and being successful in oRvR.    This system will provide even more incentives for people to participate in oRvR than the current systems and one that fits nicely both with the ToK’s concept as “This is your life” as well as an additional advancement and reward system.

   Please keep in mind that these additions are subject to change and given the nature of these changes/improvements, they will not go LIVE until we have thoroughly tested them.  However, these are crucial improvements to WAR and are being treated as such by the team.

    Finally, I want to close this out with a brief explanation about the role that we believe that oRvR should play in WAR.  It’s really as simple as this, oRvR should be a major focus for leveling, item gain, etc. in WAR.  Some of the systems are already in place and in Tier 4, oRvR is alive and well.  On other Tiers, however, oRvR is not being engaged in as often as we had hoped when we launched WAR.  Our goal is to ensure that oRvR is the place where players can level the fastest, get the best items and overall, have a great time while doing it.  It is supposed to be riskier, more challenging but ultimately, more rewarding than any other place within WAR.  What is outlined in this letter are some of the ways we plan on making this happen over the next few months and beyond. 

    As always, we thank you for your patronage and support.  We won’t let you down.

Mark Jacobs
VP/GM Mythic Entertainment


Editor's Note: Due to an editorial error, the title of this post erroneously had the words "State of the Game" attached to it.  It should simply read "Open RvR Update."

WAR Fiction - The Sword is Forged

Wait! Read Chapter One here first! 


 Regina smelled smoke and heard the muffled thunder of distant cannon fire as she strode through the little village of Grimmenhagen. She walked because she'd left her horse with Dorothea, so she could sell it and bribe the priests of Morr to bury their mother in a proper cemetery, even though she had changed.

    The Averland spear company she had marched with on her trip north bustled off to their new billet and left her alone in the town square, looking around and feeling a bit lost. She'd made it to the war. Now what was she supposed to do? Who did she report to?
Server Maintenance - Multiple Servers
Status:Maintenance Completed.

Greetings!

At 8:30AM EST Skull Throne and White Tower will be brought offline for hardware maintenance.

We anticipate servers to be back online by 11AM EST.

Thanks!

Update - 9:30EST: Skull Throne and White Tower are now back online.

Update - 8:35EST: Skull Throne and White Tower are now offline.