Warhammer Online’s Endless Trial Begins
Posted 11/07/09 at 01:49:18 AM by Nathan Grayson
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Warhammer Online’s making an offer you can’t refuse. And that’s not because you’ll be sleeping with either a) the fishes or b) a horse head if you turn it down. (At least, we don’t think so…) No, the offer’s allure stems from the fact that it’s completely free! And unending! How can you say “no” to that?
Ok, so there is a bit of a catch. While Warhammer Online’s free trial may have done away with that “10 days” nonsense, your character still goes back on the shelf once he/she reaches level ten. Also – presumably to prevent spam accounts – sending mail and selling items on the auction house is prohibited.
On the bright side, though, most of the game is streamed after you’ve bitten off an initial 1 GB chunk of data, so getting up and running is quick and simple. Almost as quick and simple as upgrading to a paid account!
Yeah, Mythic, was that good? Did we sell it well enough? Sure, we take check—Hey! Is that microphone still on?!
Unfortunate. I was so
Submitted by aCi11i3s on Sat, 11/07/2009 - 10:31am
Unfortunate. I was so excited when the game came out, only to be greatly disappointed. Terrible performance, glitches, graphics, etc. The gameplay is a great idea, but I could never get past the horrible performance and lack of advanced graphic settings. I do use a high end machine and expect MUCH more from game developers. Sad, cuz I really wanted this one to work. This only sounds like the end, which was destined the day it released.
+1
Submitted by vistageek on Sat, 11/07/2009 - 4:05pm
I tried the demo. It was the most horrid thing i had ever played. The gamplay, the mechanics, the combat, the sound, and the graphics all sucked.
They have made quite a large
Submitted by D.E. on Sat, 11/07/2009 - 10:47pm
They have made quite a large amount of changes in the past patch. The entire newbie zone has been revamped to be more streamlined. Sure the first levels are kill this, give me that, sort of quests, but the RvR is fast and fun- especially at lower levels. They also have fixed a client/server bug that was sometimes causing some lag and delay between from when you fire an attack and the attack actually being performed. The engineers also somehow goosed up FPS quite a bit. I used to typically just get around 40 fps, but after the patch I've been seeing a lot more 50s and even 60-70s in some scenario fights.
I've played a lot of MMOs, WAR isn't the very best of them but it sure is one hell of a contender I think. It certainly has some of the best "Pick up and play" PvP options when it comes to MMOs out there though. Give it a shot- not like you're going to have to pony up anything for it. :3
DDO
Submitted by Erenox on Sat, 11/07/2009 - 1:22am
Similar thing happened with Dungeons & Dragons Online and it was a good move for them.
Is Warhammer still doing alright? I played it around when it first came out hoping for a WoW killer like everyone else. I enjoyed it, not really sure why I left.
Submitted by D.E. on Sat, 11/07/2009 - 10:53pm
WAR is doing fairly well. It isn't the biggest MMO out there and this has its pros and cons. The best thing about WAR though is that there are quite a number of guilds that are just really good coordinators and the game has a great community- in all tiers! WAR has potential and has been getting vastly better with each of these recent patches- and its not like "Oh they fixed something annoying". They are taking things and improving them in ways you didn't think you would have thought of, like UI additions and improvements when nobody was complaining before.
I dunno, just small things like that, it just shows how detail oriented the devs are and how much they try to make their game even better than it is. :)
Submitted by D.E. on Sat, 11/07/2009 - 12:20am
It may be touted as an endless trial but it really is the first 10 levels of the game and actually there is quite a lot to enjoy in Tier 1 (level 1 - ~12). I think people will be delighted when they do their first public quest or scenario.
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