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State of The Game - Mark Jacobs
Folks, After over three years of work and one of the smoothest launches in MMORPG history, WAR is moving quickly towards the end of its first month. This is a perfect time to take a look at where we were, where we are and where we are going. First, on behalf of everyone at Mythic, I would like ...
WoW Achievements vs WAR Tome of Knowledge
blessingofkings.blogspot.com — Patch 3.0.2 brought Achievements to WoW, and so far they're proving to be a lot of fun.... I've explored and finished a few low level quests in Eastern Kingdoms to unlock the exploring and questing achievements. I went on a raid to kill Hakkar and ... (more) WoW Achievements vs WAR Tome of Knowledge
What if you had a WAR and no one showed up?
potshot.wordpress.com — Folks like Tobold and Bildo (and many others) have been discussing ways to get people out of... the scenarios and into open world RvR in Warhammer Online. Even Mythic seems like its trying to put the scenario genie back in the bottle. Nerf this, ... (more) What if you had a WAR and no one showed up?
State of the Chaos Address
brokentoys.org — Welcome again to Broken Toys, your Warhammer Online fansite. (I’m sure Mythic’s community team will GET RIGHT... ON sending me the invites to fan junkets.) Oh by the way, there was also a somewhat major World of Warcraft patch this week, ... (more) State of the Chaos Address
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Big news from Mark Jacobs' state of the game: Black Guard and Knight of the Burning Sun coming in December. fixes and improvements incoming!
ITG! I'm Talkin' Games — Mark Jacob's state of the game recently dropped some fantastic news about what is coming this December in the 1.1 patch: ...

State of The Game - Mark Jacobs
Warhammer Vault - The Ultimate Resource — ... in our game. While it is impossible for me to personally thank all 750K+ worldwide account holders, please know that we are grateful for your support to date and the support we hope you will show us in the future. It’s been a long road to get where we are today but it has been a worthwhile journey. While I might be tempted to say that the future’s so bright we have to wear shades, as you’ve seen from our podcasts, we’ll even wear those indoors." Mark Jacobs delivers a very detailed state of the game address. Reading over what Mr. Jacobs said it looks as if Mythic is ...

State of the Game
Book of Grudges — ... As promised, Mark Jacobs has made his State of the Game ‘address’ over at the Vault, meaning you no longer need use the one over at the ...

Warhammer Online State of the Game Letter
WarCry Network : Latest News — Warhammer's Mark Jacobs has penned the first 'state of the game' letter since the launch of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning . He gives some hints about upcoming events as well as news about the Black Guard and the Knight of the Rising Sun. Check it all out below. Folks, After over three years of work and one of the smoothest launches in MMORPG history, WAR is moving quickly towards the end of its first month. This is a perfect time to take a look at where we were, where we are and where we are going. First, on behalf of everyone at Mythic, I would like to thank you for your ...

State of the Game: KotBS and Blackguard Slated for December
Ardwulf's Lair — ... Mark Jacobs’ State of the Game release today has some very big news: The Blackguard and Knight of the Blazing Sun are coming in December, free but limited server transfers are on the way, and improvements are en route for the game’s halfassed mail and chat systems. ...

This WAR announcement is real
Tobold's MMORPG Blog — While I was making fun of Mythic with my fake "WAR light" announcement, Mark Jacobs posted the State of the Game, with some real improvements. It's long, so I limit my discussion to three central points: ...

Warhammer Online’s first post-launch State of the Game
Snaffy's Space — ... You should read the whole darn thing if you care at all about the game you’re playing, but here are the top ten highlights in order of appearance: ...

Syp’s State of the State of the Game
Blog Posts from "WAAAGH!" - Gameriot.com — ... Go over to the Herald and read Mark Jacobs’ first State of the Game address! Huge news here: Mythic is going to be reinstalling the two cut tank classes by December: the Black Guard and the Knight of the Blazing Sun (so much for my “other knightly orders” theory!). GREAT news, especially for Order players who need tanks like turtles need turtle wax. I’ll look forward to test driving a KotBS as soon as that happens. Not to nitpick his follow-up to this announcement, but “We’ve kept to that ...

Knight of the Blazing Sun and Black Guard (no, not that one) to Return
The Grouchy Gamer — ... In the War Herald this morning, Mythic has announced that two of the classes that were cut from the game during beta will return before the end of the year. It’s interesting that they are announcing this so (relatively) early on in the life cycle of the game.  I’m guessing that the pressure from WotLK is starting to come to bear, and they need to have something to announce at this time as well. ...

State of the Game reveals Blazing Sun Knights, Black Guards coming to WAR
Massively — ... Jacobs has now offered up the 'first annual' State of the Game address to players. After opening with a heartfelt thank-you to the 750,000 players in the game and some cheering about the game's explosive growth, he quickly went on to talk about the major issues the team will be addressing in the near future. The Empire's Knights of the Blazing Sun and the Dark Elven Black Guards will be entering the game in December! Jacobs reiterates previous comments that the...   Read | Permalink | Email this |  ...

My trust in Mythic just went down by a lot
The Cesspit. - Home of the fool (on a hill) — For Mark Jacobs I'll likely be in the trolls group but at least I'll motivate my reaction. I'm unimpressed and a bit deluded by his state of the game. It's purely marketing and not even good at it. I'm a cynic and expected very little, but this doesn't mean that I don't always hope to be disproved. What I hoped from Mythic: an honest overall look at the game, admitting all the main problems and issues the game is presenting and explain, along with an approximate time table, what they are doing to address them. I wanted this and nothing else. ...

Warhammer Online: State of the Game
Hardcore Casual — ... 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 (it’s a good game so far, I’ll play it some more over the weekend, but bottom line: if you like Civ, you will like Colonization) ...

Mythic Explains New ‘Warhammer Online’ Classes, Features, Fixes Slated For Later This Year
MTV Multiplayer — ... In a “State of the Game” message from EA Mythic head honcho Mark Jacobs today, the MMO developer announced two new classes for the game: the Knight of the Blazing Sun for Order and the Black Guard for Destruction. ...

WAR State of the Game: Classes making a comeback and more! My thoughts…
Keen and Graev's Gaming Blog — ... Mark Jacobs released WAR’s first State of the Game address this morning.  I wasn’t expecting much more than the “We are the most successful mmorpg ever launched” that you find in every mmorpg state of the game address - it was there - and the usual “we have exciting things planned for the future” - also there.  However, there were quite a few things that I want to address which both pleasantly surprised me and aroused some sort of desire to give feedback.  What I’m going to do is break down what I feel are the key ...

WAAARG Delivers!
Wandering Goblin — ... too. Patrons of WAR can look forward to the upcoming features... Releasing the classes Knight of the Blazing Sun & Black Guard Better chat interface/linking items Better mail system New gear, new lairs, new tomes More WAR! It's great, bloody, dwarf-smashing fun, and we can't wait to see what Mythic has waiting for us. I for one cannot wait to attach more beards to my belt as I march through ankle-high dwarf blood. Read more! ...

Aggregating the State of the Game
NecroRogIcon — ... Rather than listing and commenting directly on Mark Jacobs' State of the Game address, I'll one-up all the other blogs and comment on their commentary-- Okay, to be honest, I slept in this morning and I'm behind, so this is where I catch up. =P ...

WAR Bore
Plaguelands — It’s WAR, there’s craziness, there’s empty lands and unconquerable public quests, and scenarios that cause me to continually face palm myself. Maybe I just like touching my face. Ow my eye. THE STATE OF THE GAME = IT NEEDS WORK. Mark Jacobs penned Warhammer’s first state of the game letter, linked above, and a laundry-list of promises are made. In fact, they might as well have sent out promise rings in the game that gave the “It will get better” achievement. Make it better, make it better! I want to ...

Da Bloody Twenty - October 23
Blog Posts from "WAAAGH!" - Gameriot.com — ... of WAR” @ /random - A good analysis of the ups and downs of the first month. Three… “Toe-to-Toe: Warhammer Online’s Color and Dye System” @ Stunty Stomper - If you like Crayola, you’ll like this game. Two… “Tome of Knowledge Index” - Everything you need to know about your favorite unlocks, all in one happy place. One… “State of the Game” @ The Herald - Too much goodness to contain ...

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slashrandom.wordpress.com 10/22/2008 — I haven’t blogged much in the past month because I’ve been busy playing WAR. I’m having a blast, it’s mostly the game I expected (although it’s not my dream MMO, I can see myself playing for a long time), and I’ve been lucky enough to join up with a ...
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tobolds.blogspot.com 9/10/2008 — Some readers preferred that I do a specific WAR review with a recommendation of whether to play it or not, so here is my take on that. As I've already talked enough about how the game works, this post is pure opinion. I don't do scores, but rather ...
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Mark Jacobs makes the case for playing WAR instead of WoW
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