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City Sieges a frustration?
Warhammer Vault - The Ultimate Resource —
... He discusses the frustration he felt as an attacker and points out what might need to be reviewed. A great read! Theres very little direction once you zone into a city siege, other than the vaguely familiar Public Quest notice in the top-right corner of your screen telling you to kill, kill, and kill some more (I think one of the quests from the NPCs near the entrance to the city where you zone in is actually entitled Kill Them All... You can check out the full article over at ReRoller . -- ...
Three parts to Warhammer's End Game: Order, Destruction and Frustration?
ITG! I'm Talkin' Games —
... I still follow WAR as closely as I can, and anticipate when I should make my return, which is likely going to be during the Call to Arms event. I will still re-sub then, and I'll probably be playing my Ironbreaker on Badlands when that event starts so that I can unlock my Slayer early. However, I'm really wondering if I'm setting myself up for "endgame" disappointment. Reading these recent articles has given me a little trepidation in regard to thinking of a return: City sieges a frustrating letdown Defending your city is ...
Today’s read-through
Book of Grudges —
... , it’s not always gone too well. We’ve not got past problems with fortress capturing, so I’ve not been to a big city capture yet, and I’m not geared up for one anyway, but it’s both good to see it happening more regularly, and bad that it still needs some wrinkles ironed out. We shouldn’t be beta testing this as much in a live game, and I hope once changes are made they work and are well received. For myself, I’ve gone more for levelling and lower tier RvR as my route to enjoyment these days. Reroller has a good summary ...
Is Warhammer's new zone domination system working as intended?
Massively —
... the Hardcore Casual blog reports that it is working as intended. Not only does it speed up the zone locking mechanic, it simplifies things as well. The objective timers allow for realms to more easily coordinate their efforts and make smart choices about where to attack and defend. It also splits up the zergs that dominated the previous system and gives smaller groups more impact in the battle. A cynical person might say the new ZD system is great but what's the point if city siege is not up to par? Mark Jacobs recently hinted that his new State of the Game ...
