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Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning | 
| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $29.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  76 reviews
Sales Rank: 85
Format: Dvd-rom
Platform: Windows Xp
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Edition: Standard
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 15656
Model: 014633156560
UPC: 014633156560
EAN: 0014633156560
ASIN: B000TD3IA2
Release Date: September 16, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Condition: new new new
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| Features:
| • | Undertake a wide variety of PvE quest types related to an army's war efforts, | | • | 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 |
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Product Description
War is everywhere. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning will immerse you in a world of perpetual conflict for years to come. Experience the glory of Realm vs. Realm! Declare your allegiance and join hundreds of thousands of mighty heroes on the battlefields of Warhammer. Enter a grim fantasy world where the armies of Order and Destruction collide to determine the fate of nations. Invade enemy lands, besiege imposing fortresses, and sack sprawling capital cities for the glory of your Realm. The Age of Reckoning has begun.
Amazon.com
War is Everywhere War is everywhere in Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (WAR), the new fantasy MMORPG from Mythic Entertainment, the creators of Dark Age of Camelot. WAR features next generation Realm vs. Realm gameplay that will immerse you in a world of perpetual conflict for years to come. Experience the glory of Realm vs. Realm! Declare your allegiance and join hundreds of thousands of mighty heroes on the battlefields of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning to experience the epic nature of war. Enter a grim fantasy world where the armies of Order (Dwarfs, High Elves, and Empire) and Destruction (Greenskins, Dark Elves, and Chaos) collide to determine the fate of nations. Invade enemy lands, besiege imposing fortresses, and sack sprawling capital cities for the glory of your Realm. Wield devastating magic and deadly weapons, battle monstrous creatures, and join your brothers-in-arms in epic Public Quests. Climb the Bastion Stair, carry your Guild Banner into battle, and unlock the secrets of the Tome of Knowledge as you travel the world. Sharpen your blade and prepare to unleash your inner mutation-the Age of Reckoning has begun and WAR IS EVERYWHERE! 
| Key Features
- Realm vs. Realm (RvR) gameplay means you will never fight alone, but as part of an army of allied players sworn to defend your homeland and conquer enemy Realms. Your every action-every quest completed, every battle fought-contributes to the war effort and can turn the tide of battle, bringing victory to your Realm!
- Experience the camaraderie of fighting side-by-side with allied players against otherwise insurmountable odds in groundbreaking Public Quests. These cooperative PvE encounters unfold across multiple stages and allow solo players to experience the glory of RvR.
- Embark on the endless quest to complete the Tome of Knowledge and unlock Warhammer lore, detailed monster information, new abilities and rewards, and major story plotlines. The Tome is also the story of your life in the game, tracking your achievements to share and compare with others.
- Explore massive Living Cities that become more or less prosperous based on a Realm's overall performance in the ongoing war. Navigate a maze of twisting streets, visit the local tavern, explore a dark under-city, and meet colorful personalities in a city full of adventure.
- Advanced guild features give unprecedented control to leaders and members, and make guilds an integral part of the war efforts. Guilds can create unique heraldry, capture and claim keeps, and earn Guild Tactics as they grow in power along with their members.
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Pick your favorite character.
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Battle to the end against rivals.
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Wander through vivid environments.
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| The Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning servers will go live on September 18th, 2008.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 20 more reviews...
 Great game. Lots of fun. October 12, 2008
This game implements many smart and effective mmo ideas in a way that is not overly processor intensive. The adaptation of the Warhammer universe is very well done and characters are highly customizable, allowing for lots of repeat play.
This game really shines in the Player versus Player (RvR) department, with interesting battle grounds and really fun siege weapons that ensure even lower level players can prove effective and helpful to the team. The RvR system is designed in such a way that it prevents twinking and keeps that aspect of gameplay rewarding by providing ample gold and xp for player kills.
Ultimately, this is a well designed game. It's only real flaws are long load times between zones and graphics that could be better.
Pre-order MESS October 11, 2008
Game's great but non of my pre-order codes worked even the new ones that were sent to preload on fileplanet. I had to wait untill the product arrived, which defeated most of the reason to pre-order. Overall very poorly organized. The phone help at Amazon were great but it took the other department days to get the other string of wrong code for fileplanet to me, I just gave up. Does it sour me on Amazon absolutely not. I think this will be a lesson learned, this company is smart, I am confident that will never happen again.
 Can't create an account October 11, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
The game wouldn't accept my authentication code , so after an hour on the phone (at my expense) the customer service rep told me to try again tomorrow!
I should have known better than to buy a game by EA . We had blackballed them for awhile after they dumped 'Earth and Beyond' ( the best space game for the time)
This isnt starting off too well if I cant even log on to play
 Very disappointing October 10, 2008
6 out of 11 found this review helpful
I don't understand why there are so many positive reviews on Amazon for Warhammer Online. I believed 'em, bought the game, and couldn't last more than two days (of intense playing - I got a good 16 hours /played in).
Let's look at the main "pros" that others have mentioned:
Balanced PVP
Public Quests
PVP is "balanced" only because there are only 5 classes when it comes down to it - tank, DPS melee, ranged melee, ranged caster, and healer. They don't vary enough between race - for example there are differences between the Shaman and the Runepriest but I felt as though I was playing the same character - in PVP you just click the same buttons over and over but the graphic/animation is different...you get used to seeing the same animation over and over very quickly. People talk about strategy - yes the strategy is to conquer the areas and stay together as a group. That's it, stay together as a group - thats the extent of the strategy. This might as well be WoW. Well...that was entertaining for the first hour or so, I guess?
Public quests are interesting until you realize you have to do the same one over and over and it takes eons to form a group. I couldn't believe how lonely I felt in the game. You'll see in some other reviews - in general people don't talk in game. I might as well be playing by myself - in fact I will be because this game is going back into the bookshelf.
Overall this was a very disappointing experience. I stopped playing WoW because the PVP was frustrating and unbalanced....in my opinion Warhammer Online does NOT live up to being the alternative most people are looking for.
 Awesome game. Better than WoW. October 9, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This game is the next WoW ( World of Warcraft ) if you liked playing WoW you will love this.
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