As the first official week of the retail release of Warhammer Online comes to a close, I thought I would share my views and opinion of the game thus far. Having been in beta for over a year I knew what to expect so all I really had to look forward to come release, was polish, bug fixes, content additions, and server population.
The game has definitely gotten a lot more polished in the last few weeks of beta and release. Graphically speaking the game may have similarities to WoW but has taken it several steps further to provide a more detailed visual experience. It may not be as realistic as some other games but this is Warhammer and Warhammer has always been more about fantasy then reality. Hopefully they will continue fine-tuning the graphics and include some more animations for our characters to make use of, such as a sitting function…
While there are probably several small insignificant bugs in WAR I tend to ignore those as they really don’t effect gameplay and I could really care less if it was something like a period was used in place of a comma in this quest text or whatever. Most of the major bugs have been fixed that I have noticed through beta with the exception of the Crash to Desktop bug. I sure hope they figure out what is causing that and either fix it on their end or let us know what could be causing it on our end.
Its only been a week so I wasnt expecting any new content. Hopefully though we will see some regular updates such as a return of the 4 lost classes and the return of the other capital cities within the coming months. Personally I hope the Choppa comes back sooner rather then later.
All I can say about server population is WoW. I knew the game would be popular but I didnt think it would be that popular at release. I figured it would be a couple months as word of mouth traveled around and people started trying it out through a trial or friends account. I am happy to see the servers full of players at all hours of the day. I only wish they could beef up the server limits so that everyone can play without waiting for the damn queues. I play on Phoenix Throne and man that queue is very very long at times.
Overall I would have to say Warhammer Online has been the best gaming experience I have had since Everquest. I had thought that enjoyment of playing an online game was lost when I failed to enjoy other MMOs such as WoW, EQ2, Lotro, etc.. Wether you are a casual gamer, or PvPer, or someone who likes to grind, you should definitely play Warhammer. About the only thing Warhammer is lacking is raid content. With the exception of raiding capital cities, you wont ever have any raid content in Warhammer as the developer didnt wanted the game to be more focused on group content. I for one prefer group over raid but thats just me. Anyways, I hope everyone else is enjoying WAR as much as I am and see you all in game. Enjoy!
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