Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
by Electronic Arts
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Video Game Reviews of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
Customer Review: Great Game, awful customer support.
Summary: 4 Stars
The game is great, the game play is very fun. If you like PvP this mmo is for you, if you are into running instances well, it isn't.
Lots of scenarios, that are like battlegrounds in WoW and the Public Quests that are are really fun, kindda like bosses in instances.
The only thing I don't like is the graphics, the game auto changes the level of detail depending on how many people are near you so you won't lag, but it doesn't change depending on your computer specs.
So even thou I have really good PC spec (4G Ram, 512Mb 4870, 4.0 DC Procesor), the game changes the level of detail even thou I'm not lagging.
The game = Great !
If you have any trouble and try contacting the Customer support, well good luck with that. I sent an email to their support of a problem I had the first day and I'm still waiting for a response after I sent all my info. There even a website dedicated to the people that aren't happy with their customer support www.warhammeronlinesupportsucks.com
Customer Review: Second ranked in the gaming market, first in fun
Summary: 5 Stars
I've played a few MMOs in the past, both WoW and Daoc. Warhammer pulls together aspects of both games in a PvP centered environment. I have to admit the game isn't as polished as WoW. Still, some players prefer battling human enemies rather than those computer generated. It's a solid game overall, and quite fun. I expect it to be going strong for years to come.Customer Review: PvP for people who hate PvP
Summary: 4 Stars
Ordinarily, I hate PvP in MMORPGs with a passion. Maybe it's from bad memories from older games where PvP mostly consisted of 14 year olds griefing other players, or maybe it's because I have the reflexes of an 80 year old arthritic turtle, but even in WoW with its spectacular PvP rewards, I had no desire to do it.
If you are like me, you are probably reading some of these reviews that tell you the game is still fun even if you stick entirely to PvE content. Don't pay any attention to such talk. Don't listen to any of it. Yes, the PvE is decent in this game, but even if you ordinarily hate player vs player content, give it a try in this game. The scenarios (instanced PvP battles) are an absolute gas, and the massive keep sieges (what might be called "world PvP" in WoW) are thoroughly addictive, even if your side is losing.
Faction balance isn't much of an issue because each class has a nearly identical counterpart in the opposite faction. Pet classes are currently a bit weak, but even so are a lot of fun (especially at lower ranks).
Bottom line: while I doubt this game will bring down the WoW juggernaut, that is mostly because WoW has such an insanely large population and most people don't want to leave their friends (after all, friends are the whole point of any MMO), and not because WoW is necessarily a better game.
I originally stayed away from this game because it has so much focus on PvP. The only reason I bought it was because a couple of friends wanted me to play with them, and now PvP is the whole reason I log in every day.
Customer Review: a welcome MMO
Summary: 4 Stars
Pro's +
great for PVPer's
adds new blood for those looking for something "fresh"
great communication from Mythic
mature population
lived in world, feels realistic
no more searching for a quest, everything you need is at your fingertips
the Journel is novel and needed for an MMO
game is skill based not item based
solid customer support
Fun!!
grinding is existant but not punishing, easy to do
no more "get 10 toes from 1000 toeless trolls"
doesnt punish you for playing "no sleep for you!"
all fascets of play are equally rewarding
cons-
dungeons are uninspired
PVE is decent but better is available
graphics are good but appear bland (this was intentional I assume)
Animations appear sort of stiff
loading screens in between acts (world isnt seamless)
some glitches need to be worked out
classes dont scream "play me!"
Bottomline: Worth playing if you love to PVP or want something more gritty. To address the giant elephant in the room, War cant compete against WOW's PVE content however it trumps WOW's PVP content in spades. Each game will cater to their own crowd. WAR fills a much needed gap in the current PVP MMO market.
Did you convert? Yes even with WOTLK looming in the horizon, I will be playing WAR and I am not looking back.
Customer Review: Warhammer: online Review
Summary: 5 Stars
This game is far more than I expected. The gameplay Seems to be never ending. And at any lvl it is fun to play. The RvR was made flawlessly. The only downfall I would say about it is it requires a pretty heafty computing system to run. Which only means that the graphics are AWESOME!!
Overall I think this game will be a very successful game. and anyone wit doubts should really play it especially if you like World of warcraft.Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning