warhammer novel released online

Richard Prince has written Shadowspear Legacy, a Warhammer Online novel, and plans to publish a chapter per month in the run-up to the game’s release. While this isn’t a sanctioned Games Workshop piece of writing, it’s very nicely done and gives some access to a wider background piece available free and online.

things I didn’t know: 1

I was trawling the news sites for any info about WAR (something I do so much more regularly now) and I came across this little interview with the games developers. Most of it is stuff I already knew about the game, and it’s a decent little read.. but then I came across this snippet: “There [...]

Is PvP really just for the hardcore?!

Earnest Cavelli writes an opinion piece in Wired’s blog where he rants about how MMORPGs have run out of ideas and are only including more PvP to keep the vocal hardcore fan happy. What utter toss. He loses me right at the beginning with the comment: Even long-standing, well-respected games such as space opera MMO [...]

from the web

The Greenskin has posted a great overview of RvR if you’re not sure how it compares to PvP and PvE. Also the final list of dwarf vs greenskin questions have been selected, and they’re a great bunch, so we eagerly await a response to them. A new fansite, Waaaghead has launched – looks good so [...]

crafting interview

Mark Jacobs gives Gamespy an overview of crafting. Highlights include discussion of grinding crafts, goldfarmers, philosophy behind crafting in WAR and more cool stuff about the Tome of Knowledge (at the end, but it’s beginning to fascinate me – we can read each others? Neat!)

May Newsletter : white lion, crafting, spiky stuff and more

The May Newsletter turned up in my mail (and in everyone else’s I guess) this morning, and although it’s not officially linked yet, the WHA chaps have done some delving around. White Lion Overview: Dragonwake – another high elf zone. no pictures of dragons, sadly Scenarios 101, part 5 – couple of dwarf v greenskin [...]

White Lion confirmed

Garthlik on the Warhammer Alliance forums posted confirmation that the last High Elf class is the White Lion (as pretty much known throughout the community anyway). The accompanying article at Gamespot was apparently posted and then taken down, it’s believed that it’ll go live once this month’s newsletter has been mailed out.

Checking out Altdorf

I am really hyped by the latest set of Altdorf screenshots. The more I see of the visual design of the game, the more I like it. The engine does look similar to an upgraded DaoC one, which I think is what they based the code on. That isn’t a bad thing, it looked good [...]

Comparisons…

It’s no secret that we get very protective about the MMORPGs we play. That’s partially a good thing, and displays the power of immersive gaming. But it also leads to the bitching and one upmanship that means we *must* pick a side when it comes to the war of the MMORPGs. Am I really threatened [...]

Dwarf Lore: Female Dwarfs in the front line?

Dwarfs are a patriarchal race, they are also an old race and a race that is dying out. Female dwarfs are rare, maybe one or two female births out of every ten. They do live longer than male dwarfs and are every bit as strong willed, but they are also are highly prized and tend [...]