tobolds.blogspot.com - 10/2/2008
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Ten days after release Destruction captured Altdorf on the most populated European server. So much for the epic endgame of Warhammer Online. Apparently the feat was performed with a mix of devious strategy and exploiting some bugs. The most prominent bug was that Destruction could enter an Order ...
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Warhammer population balance is beginning to look ugly
Player Versus Developer —
... . Well, here we are two weeks into the game's launch and we have Destruction owning the Order capitol city, albeit by some borderline exploits (good thing Mythic had an NDA'ed test server thoroughly testing the endgame content they wouldn't show or let anyone talk about). I haven't gotten to see my capitol city yet, and I suppose I should make a point of going before it's reduced to rubble. ...
Mythic really messed up: shortcut to victory
The Cesspit. - Home of the fool (on a hill) —
... games out there where people can do things late at night while nobody else is on, but it doesn't work that way in WAR. It's impossible," he said.
"It should be weeks unless we really messed up."
So thrice wrong.
- It happened in less than two weeks from launch when they said it would take much longer
- It took just a few hours when they said it would take days
- It happened deep in the night when it wasn't supposed to be the case
Tobold says it's a matter of exploits and I'm not surprised since I got the impression that the ...
Popularity vs Population
Book of Grudges —
... Some of it comes down to Mythic. The underpopulated side will need tougher NPCs and tougher keep defences, especially on the fortresses, to make up for the lack of numbers. They’ll need to fix this anyhow after the Karak Eight Peaks city siege this week, and I’m expecting to see some kind of announcement from them on the subject soon. Unlike Tobold, I don’t like the idea of forcibly eliminating alarm clock raids. If raid leaders can muster 40 players who are willing to get up at stupid o’clock to play a game, good luck to them. I wouldn’t do it, but ...
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