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Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning Collector's Edition (PC Games)
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Product Description
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning Collector's Edition contains:
- BONUS IN-GAME CONTENT:
- 12 Exclusive Quests (2 for each Army)
- 12 Exclusive Quest Rewards (1 for each quest)
- 12 Special Player Titles
- 12 Exclusive Character Heads (12)
- Exclusive official Games Workshop Warhammer miniature (The Greenskin Warboss Grumlock and Gazbag)
- Graphic novel (full-color, 128-page hardcover graphic novel)
- Artbook (full-color, 224-page hardcover collection of original art from the game)
- 30 Days Free Subscription
War is everywhere in Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (WAR), the new MMORPG from the creators of Dark Age of Camelot. Based on Games Workshop's popular Warhammer fantasy war game, WAR features next generation Realm vs. Realm (RvR) game play that will immerse players in a world of perpetual conflict.
Upon entering WAR, players must determine their allegiance and join an Army. Those inclined towards the side of good may fight for the Armies of Order as an obstinate Dwarf, noble High Elf, or loyal human soldier of the Empire. Those inclined towards darker deeds may side with the sinister Armies of Destruction as a savage Greenskin (Orc or Goblin), corrupt Dark Elf, or marauding human worshipper of Chaos.
RvR combat takes place on three fronts where ancient foes wage an unending war – Dwarfs vs. Greenskins, High Elf vs. Dark Elf, and Empire vs. Chaos. Players begin the game fighting their ancestral enemy, but are free to journey to other fronts to help their allies in their ongoing struggles.
The ultimate goal in RvR combat is the sacking of an enemy's capital city. To do this, an army must invade and take control of the opposition's homeland. Deciding battles take place on objective-based battlefields and in instanced scenarios - point-balanced battles that make use of NPC mercenaries known as Dogs of War.
For the first time, WAR's RvR system integrates both Player vs. Player (PvP) combat and Player vs. Environment (PvE) quests on the same map. Every aspect of the game, including PvE missions, is geared towards the greater war in some important way. However, players are not required to participate in PvP combat, and may aid in the RvR war effort and enjoy the game in its entirety via PvE content.
Drawing from a quarter century of highly detailed source material, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning will bring Games Workshop's fantasy world to life in a way that will allow players to create characters destined for great deeds and glory on the field of battle.
Features:
- Based on Games Workshop's popular Warhammer fantasy world. Dominated by force of arms and magic, this world provides a rich setting for hundreds of thousands of players to experience the epic nature of war and the glory of battle.
- Join one of six Armies and fight for the Armies of Order (Dwarf, High Elf and Empire) or the Armies of Destruction (Greenskin, Dark Elf, or Chaos). Wage war across three unique battlefronts.
- Next generation Realm vs. Realm game system integrating both PvP combat and PvE quests on the same map in support of the greater war.
- Engage in four levels of RvR combat:
- Skirmishes: Incidental PvP combat
- Battlefields: Objective-based battles in the game world
- Scenarios: Instanced, point-based battles balanced with NPC Dogs of War
- Campaigns: The invasion of enemy lands culminating in the assault on their capital city
- Undertake a wide variety of PvE quest types related to an army's war efforts, including:
- Public quests that benefit from the participation of the entire army
- Conflict quests that pit players against an enemy with opposing goals
- Branching quests that let you choose the outcome of the quest and your reward
- Xmas quests that reward exploration with high value loot
- A robust combat system introduces Player Tactics (earned powers you equip prior to battle) and Morale Skills (combat options that increase in power when the momentum of battle is in your favor).
- Player models that change to reflect the relative power of a character (i.e., Orcs grow in size and Dwarfs' beards get longer). Customizable armor and a visual guild system allow a player to make their character truly unique.
- Embark on an epic quest to complete the Tome of Knowledge and unlock Warhammer lore, detailed monster information, and major story plotlines.
- Online play requires a subscription and Internet connection.
System Requirements
For Windows XP
· 2.5 GHz P4 (single core) processor or equivalent
· 1 Gigabyte RAM
· A 128 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
· At least 15 GB of hard drive space
For Windows VISTA
· 2.5 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
· 2 Gigabyte RAM
· A 128 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
· At least 15 GB of hard drive space
Supported Video Cards
ATI Radeon(TM) series
· 9500, 9600, 9800
· X300, X600, X700, X800, X850
· X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950
· 2400, 2600, 2900,
· 3650, 3850, 3870
· 4850, 4870
NVIDIA GeForce series
· FX 5900, FX 5950
· 6600, 6800,
· 7600, 7800, 7900, 7950
· 8400, 8500, 8600, 8800
· 9400, 9500, 9600, 9800
· GTX 260, GTX 280
Intel(R) Extreme Graphics
· GMA X4500
Laptop versions of these chipsets may work, but may run comparatively slowly. Standalone cards that are installed in vanilla PCI slots (not PCIe or PCIx or AGP), such as some GeForce FX variants, will perform poorly. Integrated chipsets such as the ATI Xpress and the NVIDIA TurboCache variants will have low settings selected, but should run satisfactorily.
Please note that attempting to play the game using video hardware that isn’t listed above may result in reduced performance, graphical issues or cause the game to not run at all.
The NVIDIA GeForce FX series is unsupported under Vista.
Customer Reviews
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A new twist on an old favourite
 Reviewed by Arjuna on September 29th, 2008
If EA/Mythic sought to build a Warcraft killer, they've most certainly succeeded.
A lot of the game play mechanics will seem familiar for you if you're thinking about making the jump, just more polished.
I'm an Age of Conan import, and thoroughly impressed with WAR and most certainly will be continuing my subscription.
Must buy for MMORPG fans
Reviewed by Gary from Auckland, NZ on September 22nd, 2008
This has blown me away. My expectations were pretty high, and Warhammer Online has exceeded them. I am an old school MMORPG fan from way back having wasted away months of my life on Ultima Online, Dark Age of Camelot, WOW and more recently Lord of the Rings Online. Warhammer tops them all.
The Public Quests are brilliantly done. The RvR content so far is right up there with the best yet seen IMO. You can tell a lot of love has gone into this game.. I take my hat off to Mythic for producing a top quality MMORPG.
Perfect
Reviewed by Alex from Christchurch, NZ on September 22nd, 2008
First things first, i played 6 hours straight, didn't even realize it!
I never felt bored, and each time i did something it was fulfilling and gave a good sense of satisfaction. RvR is delicious, There are little glitches, but so far only in towns that do not effect gameplay its-self. The world is HUGE, With quests pouring out of my ears. Playing alone is fun as well. I never got into WoW it bored the absolute hell out of me, but WAR is absolutely fantastic, if you havnt got it, ORDER IT NOW.
Also, the collectors edition is ridiculously huge and fantastic.
Best MMO ever!
Reviewed by Phill from Otaki, NZ on September 19th, 2008
This game is awesome, the beta was great, the detail is actually pretty good, if you want to play by yourself get a playstation, if you want to play a very social and awesome game with millions of people (800,000 in beta) then this is it, interactive, the battles are awesome, requires at least 2GB of ram and a half-decent graphics card im using an Nvidia 8600GT and the graphics are stunning, and combat is awesome, the sieges are a sigh to see. buy it its awesome.
Content-packed, awesome fun.
Reviewed by Cameron from Auckland, NZ on September 18th, 2008
Most fun I've had in a game since UO. There's really never a dull moment. Levelling is more interesting, with RvR/PvP giving experience as well as the usual PvE/Questing/Instances (Public Quests rule!). There're 12 Scenarios(Battlegrounds) in-game at release, already 3x as many as WoWs. More intuitive and interesting too. There's just.. so much to see and do. Oceanic Based servers are wicked, I'm pinging at 50ms, a 500% decrease from WoW.
Graphics in many areas are truly awe-inspiring. E.g seeing the Phoenix Gate for the first time.. it's just colossal.. Animations need some work, the feedback could be a lot better at present. Something for Mythic to work on.
Highly recommended, all-in-all.
Not the game for me
 Reviewed by Elliot from Wellington, NZ on September 16th, 2008
Graphics are weak. Animations are sloppy. Combat interaction is barely noticable.
WoW PVE > WAR PVE.
Fantastic
Reviewed by Aubrey from Gisborne, NZ on August 28th, 2008
great game so far for what i have seen. Although, i am a little annoyed the open beta doesnt start until sept 7th, which is rediculous considering the full version is out on the 19th of sept! Not really worth the $30 you pay extra on top of the collectors edition. I was lucky i got some closed beta access.
Awesome PvP!
Reviewed by Jonathan from Christchurch, NZ on August 26th, 2008
WAR is awesome at PVP. PVE is the same in all MMOs, although WAR has a few twists to make them more interesting such as public quests.
WAR is very social, open groups allow players to jump into a group when your friends aren't on and make new friends easily! Realm vs Realm battles unifies players into factions and makes players help each other out much more.
For example, last night we had a running battle with about 50-75 on each side fighting for 4 battle objectives and 2 keeps. Siege weapons blasting away, NPC's pitching in to help, people healing and aiding allies, tactical retreats... nothing NOTHING in any other MMO comes near to this.
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Release date: 18th September, 2008.
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