Category Archives: Warhammer Online

Warhammer Online: State of the Game

Posted on October 17, 2008 by SynCaine

Today was going to be a non-MMO post day and I was going to talk about Civ 4: Colonization, but then Mark from Mythic put out his State of the Game letter, and well yea, Colonization will have to wait … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, Warhammer Online | 6 Comments

Significantly insignificant interview with Blizzard

Posted on October 16, 2008 by SynCaine

Gamesindusty.biz has an interview with Paul Sams of Blizzard that’s worth checking out. Not for any factual reason, but because of the entertainment it provides. In true Blizzard fashion, Sams does his best to avoid any actual mention of an … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, Random, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 5 Comments

Phoenix Gate and RvR ogranization; good times.

Posted on October 15, 2008 by SynCaine

Phoenix Gate (PG) is an interesting scenario in Warhammer Online. On the one hand, it’s very Warsong Gulch-like in that it’s basically a game of capture the flag, with the two flags being on opposite ends of the map. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, RvR, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 17 Comments

Slow down, learn to play nice, and actually enjoy the game.

Posted on October 14, 2008 by SynCaine

As Warhammer Online continues to mature, players are learning the game and figuring out what they prefer to do in-game. The current ‘flavor of the month’ seems to be mass scenario spamming, with players queuing and re-queuing over and over … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, Warhammer Online | 18 Comments

More ‘same MMO, different players’ talk.

Posted on October 10, 2008 by SynCaine

Continuing today’s theme of ‘are we even playing the same game?’, I want to talk about my recent experience in tier 1. Two old buddies from WoW recently started playing Warhammer Online, and to help them catch up, I rolled … Continue reading →

Posted in Warhammer Online | 3 Comments

Same game, different players.

Posted on October 10, 2008 by SynCaine

One of the more interesting aspects of playing an MMO, and then reading others accounts of playing that same game, is that two people can basically be playing two different games. Tobold hates playing his healer in RvR, and looks … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, RvR, Warhammer Online | 4 Comments

Help coming for low population servers in Warhammer Online

Posted on October 8, 2008 by SynCaine

Picked up this little gem on Warhammer Alliance. For instance, the WAR effort in Europe has only begun. Some retailers have already sold out, but these boxes will be replaced by additional waves, supported by a marketing campaign of epic … Continue reading →

Posted in Warhammer Online | 2 Comments

When to borrow, and when to ignore.

Posted on October 8, 2008 by SynCaine

While yesterdays post was done more for humor than anything else, the reaction has brought up an important point I would like to talk about here today. The overall idea that ‘borrowing’ ideas from other MMOs can only be a … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Lord of the Rings Online, MMO design, PvP, RvR, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 17 Comments

Blizzard’s new focus for WoW, just as soon as Mythic finishes it.

Posted on October 7, 2008 by SynCaine

Blizzard, being the inventive genius shop that they are, have some rather revolutionary ideas in the works. Hold on to your hats, this could change EVERYTHING! I’ve gone ahead and edited a recent Bliz post, as they must have been … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, PvP, RvR, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 68 Comments

My thoughts on the Disciple of Khaine.

Posted on October 6, 2008 by SynCaine

Having now played my Disciple of Khaine to rank 16, I think it’s a good time to do a little class write-up and let everyone know how the class plays, what it does well, and what are the current weaknesses. … Continue reading →

Posted in Warhammer Online | 9 Comments