http://www.warhammerfeeds.com The best Warhammer Online news & blogs in one place Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:43:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sometimes side effects are not sooo bad. This time it’s the introduction of the sc-weapons. Of course it sucks many players out of the RvR and into the sc to farm those tokens, but this is a chance..at least on Drakenwald. With fewer people in RvR the campaign gets slowed down ... http://www.warhammerfeeds.com/2010/03/10/those-side-effects/ In this video series, I plan to show some of the interesting add-ons which are available for WAR.  I'm not a big add-on user, but I think that a lot of them can be helpful and make the game even more enjoyable.  Continue on for the first Tools of WAR. Last ... http://www.warhammerfeeds.com/2010/03/10/tools-of-war-loyal-pet/ I could probably write a 10 page essay on why DK’s suck at PVP, but fortunately Euripedes has done just that. It would be nice if Blizzard actually read that. I don’t arena myself, but a little bit of tooling about in Battlegrounds over the past couple weeks as an experiment ... http://www.warhammerfeeds.com/2010/03/10/everything-that%e2%80%99s-wrong-with-dk-pvp/ Today there was a press release from 38 Studios announcing that they have made a publishing “agreement” with EA for their upcoming “epic single-player role-playing game”.  I feel like I’ve just witnessed someone announcing that they have signed a deal with the devil.  EA was once referred to as the ... http://www.warhammerfeeds.com/2010/03/10/eat-38-studios/ Not so long ago I managed to get myself into a bit of an uneven scrap. To be precise it was 12 Order versus me on my lonesome. I know there were 12 because I counted their corpses... To put the situation into context... We had a 2 and a half ... http://www.warhammerfeeds.com/2010/03/09/smooth-movers-win-fights/ Greetings!With all of the excitement surrounding Game Update 1.3.4 the WAR Blogging Community has been a-Twitter (ba-dum-pah) talking about all of the changes. The Mythic Community team wanted to take a moment to recognize some of our veteran bloggers and to welcome some new faces to the crowd! http://www.warhammerfeeds.com/2010/03/09/community-spotlight-war-blogger-roll-call/ I've talked about Gratuitous Space Battles a few times in the past.  It's a fun and original space combat strategy/simulator game from Positech Games.  Recently, they offered me a review copy of GSB's latest expansion pack, The Order.  As I enjoy the game, I happily accepted.  For my impressions and ... http://www.warhammerfeeds.com/2010/03/09/werit-takes-on-the-order/ Greetings!We will be bringing all North American servers offline tomorrow, 3/9/2010, morning at 9:00 AM EST for maintenance. At this time we anticipate that all servers will be back online no later than 1:00 PM EST. As always, please be sure to check the Herald for up to the minute ... http://www.warhammerfeeds.com/2010/03/09/server-maintenance-392010/ Whenever I go without a  MMO for long periods of time the first thing that always comes to mind is how I need a game that I can invest myself into.  That’s what sets MMO’s apart from other games for me.  A MMO character is something that the players should ... http://www.warhammerfeeds.com/2010/03/08/stability-is-the-cornerstone-missing-in-recent-mmo%e2%80%99s/ One problem WAR has been fighting with since launch is one realm dominating the other.  Often this was due to population imbalances, organizational issues or just a loss of morale.  In 1.3.3 we were introduced to the Underdog system which was supposed to help.  Has it worked? You will probably get ... http://www.warhammerfeeds.com/2010/03/08/does-the-underdog-system-work/ When I heard last week that we’d hit the 4th siege of the day on Karak Norn, I planned on writing a blog post that would sneak in lyrics from Crowded House’s song “four seasons in one day”, however it was not to be. The server community ruined this glorious ... http://www.warhammerfeeds.com/2010/03/08/6-sieges-in-one-day-the-big-40-and-getting-nekkid/ Though Mining in Allods Online is pretty self-explanatory, getting started may be somewhat frustrating. One of the first things you should do is take the quest offered by the trainer.  If he doesn't show an exclamation mark above his head just talk to him, a quest should show up as a ... http://www.warhammerfeeds.com/2010/03/07/allods-online-mining/ Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing came out of left field for me.  Graev mentioned the game and said that we should try out the demo.  Judging the game by the name, I was pretty sure that I’d be playing some flimsy attempt at making a racing game with familiar characters.  ... http://www.warhammerfeeds.com/2010/03/07/sonic-sega-all-stars-racing/ Customer support is currently receiving a high amount of appeals regarding the implemented solution to the recent issues with the RvR weapon system.If you were amongst those affected by the issue with the revoking of the Tome unlocks, please refer to the email you have received regarding this issue. For ... http://www.warhammerfeeds.com/2010/03/06/player-advisory-cs-rvr-weapon-support/ WAAAAGH!!!We've got a whole new reason for your to say TGIF with our second Weekend Warfront: Spirit of WAR! This weekend you and your allies can do battle in the High Pass Cemetery scenario as you crush and humiliate your foes no matter what tier you're in - and while ... http://www.warhammerfeeds.com/2010/03/05/weekend-warfront-spirit-of-war/ Is WAR's population on the rise?  It sure feels like it.  Over the past week I have seen an influx of new players and players returning to the game.  The same applies to the blog community, as three new blogs have joined the scene. For a complete rundown, read on. Mythic Nate ... http://www.warhammerfeeds.com/2010/03/05/news-from-the-front-35/ Customer Service has received requests for assistance with the Invader Insignia Tome unlock issue that has impacted some of you. Though we implemented a solution yesterday, we have implemented another this afternoon. With this new change, players who possess the original weapon but could not equip it, are now able to resolve the issue ... http://www.warhammerfeeds.com/2010/03/05/invader-insignia-unlocks-a-new-solution/ Greetings!Today we have a new Video Grab bag for you. Join the Mythic Community Team as we ask devs Nate Levy and Mike Wyatt questions from the players about the new Scenario Structure and the new RvR weapons.View the Movie >>And if you haven't seen it yet be sure to check out ... http://www.warhammerfeeds.com/2010/03/04/new-video-grab-bag/ The Warhammer Vault over at IGN is looking for some help.  They are in need of news hounds, columnists and artists. While they may not be paid positions, they do offer a great opportunity.  It gets you involved with the WAR community, including players and developers.  It's a great way ... http://www.warhammerfeeds.com/2010/03/04/getting-involved/ Battlefield Bad Company 2 released on Tuesday and, as expected after playing the beta, it’s fantastic.  The performance has improved a great deal after a patch and an ini tweak or two.  The maps and guns which I didn’t get to try in beta are all very well done, especially ... http://www.warhammerfeeds.com/2010/03/04/kg%e2%80%99s-bad-company-2-server/