WAR release date announced - September 18th

hairyheretic

http://www.war-europe.com/#/pressrelease/?press=3&lang=en

Also, fees and recommended specs

From launch, subscriptions can be purchased online and within the game:
- 1 month for 12.99€ (£10.31)
- 3 months for 35.97€ (£28.55)
- 6 months for 65.94€ (£52.34)

PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

FOR WINDOWS XP
2.5 GHz P4 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

Spear

Go give a +1 for the WAR forum then.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055349348

WellyJ

May as well just rename the AOC forum to WAR

Might liven it up.

hairyheretic

Spear wrote: »

Go give a +1 for the WAR forum then.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055349348

Done. Any general consensus yet on what people are planning to play? I'll be going team evil, Chaos primarily.

Sarn

What there's a monthly fee!! I kid, I kid. :P

I guess it's time to research the different classes (and get a new computer). Ever since I was a kid I've found myself drawn to Chaos...

WellyJ

Sarn wrote: »

What there's a monthly fee!! I kid, I kid. :P

I guess it's time to research the different classes (and get a new computer). Ever since I was a kid I've found myself drawn to Chaos...

Burn! Heretic....

Spear

WellyJ wrote: »

Burn! Heretic....

Guess we know who's going witch hunter....

WellyJ

Spear wrote: »

Guess we know who's going witch hunter....

Not me Black Orc all the way WAAAAGH!!!!

Spear

CE pre-orders are also now being allowed into the closed beta, and CE pre-orders now also get another day of headstart.

Spear

There's quite a few new extras. There's a preview weekend for any CE pre-order owner, plus the extra day head start.

http://www.warhammeralliance.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49602

hairyheretic

Spear wrote: »

CE pre-orders are also now being allowed into the closed beta

Starting next week. I guess I can wait that long.

Hmm. Reading further, that may only apply to US beta. Going to check the devs posts in the rest of that thread and see if there is any clarification on the EU one.

I don't know yet what the situation for the EU will be regarding this. To be honest this announcement was a surprise to us as well and so we'll need to talk to Mythic, our other partners and our various internal teams to see what is possible under the circumstances. The timetable we were working to appears to have changed dramatically so we'll need to re-evaluate a lot of things and look at where our resources are at the moment. It's Mythic's prerogative to change things - in fact there have been many changes prior to this that we've worked through together - we just need to see if it's possible to adapt our plans to bring things back into line again. As always our intention will be to try and give the same opportunities to European fans as Mythic give to NA fans but we need to see if it is possible to shuffle our timetable to match given the fact that everything is pretty much committed at the moment to gearing up for launch.

I expect we'll be able to announce what we will be doing for the European fans within the next few days.
__________________
Iain 'Requiel' Compton - English Community Manager
European Warhammer: Age of Reckoning team

So .. US only at this point it seems.

Spear

hairyheretic wrote: »

Starting next week. I guess I can wait that long.

Hmm. Reading further, that may only apply to US beta. Going to check the devs posts in the rest of that thread and see if there is any clarification on the EU one.



So .. US only at this point it seems.

It does seem to apply to the US right now. I suspect GOA will mirror this, but we'll have to wait and see.

hairyheretic

Yeah, I'm hoping that will be the case. Until it gets officially confirmed though ...

Drakar

From play.com, the standard edition is 42 yoyos (probably no head start though).

Collectors edition is 16.99 for the preorder in hmv, plus 99.99 for the actual game. You do get some extra stuffs, but thats alot extra (no collectors editions available online now methinks, standard edition will be 54.99 in hmv).

Hmm reading elsewhere, it may be that the 16.99 is deductable from the 99.99, so you just have to decide if its worth the difference between 99.99 and 42/55 (AoC from play.com arrived 2 weeks after release for me).

Spear

Drakar wrote: »

From play.com, the standard edition is 42 yoyos (probably no head start though).

Collectors edition is 16.99 for the preorder in hmv, plus 99.99 for the actual game. You do get some extra stuffs, but thats alot extra (no collectors editions available online now methinks).

Pre-order for the standard does get you a headstart of three days.

The collectors edition should be less than that though pricewise, but it is 3.5kg of game and extras.

Drakar

Looks like the decision is would you prefer 45 euros and a card game, or Open Beta access, 3hrs increased xp, a quest item, extra ingame customised heads, maybe 1 day extra head start, and RL stuff: the miniature, graphic novel and artbook.

hairyheretic

I was in Game stop earlier today, and they're saying they have the CE on their books for 50. I suspect thats going to go up though.

And yes, I did confirm that was the CE and not the regular edition, which was my own first thoughts at that price.

Spear

hairyheretic wrote: »

I was in Game stop earlier today, and they're saying they have the CE on their books for 50. I suspect thats going to go up though.

And yes, I did confirm that was the CE and not the regular edition, which was my own first thoughts at that price.

I wonder if they're counting off the €15 for the pre-order.

Lone Stone

Spear wrote: »

CE pre-orders are also now being allowed into the closed beta, and CE pre-orders now also get another day of headstart.

thats not true
that only applies to north american players .

We are getting the shaft as a matter of fact it looks like if your pre orderd at all CE or SE you wont make it into open beta which is part of the package because goa are lazy basterds. :mad: its even looking like we mite not even get the full head start.

just read through this thread its getting a angry responce from the eu community,
http://www.warhammeralliance.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49602

Drakar

http://forums.freddyshouse.com/warhammer308/230258-news-ce-se.html

suggests that CE will get into the open beta, but SE won't at the moment (in Europe).

hairyheretic

Spear wrote: »

I wonder if they're counting off the €15 for the pre-order.

I'm not sure they understand the link with the pre order box Either way, if it was initially looking about 90 euros for the CE, and we end up getting it for 65, I'm not going to complain.

Drakar

Havent seen any gamespot CE boxes for a while now though.

Tyrant^

tbqfh we need to pick a server like omfg right now ... lets say the first server in the list that begins with T !!!!!:p

hairyheretic

Drakar wrote: »

Havent seen any gamespot CE boxes for a while now though.

Still 2 in Dun Laoghaire, verified as off about 10 minutes ago

Spear

Tyrant^ wrote: »

tbqfh we need to pick a server like omfg right now ... lets say the first server in the list that begins with T !!!!!:p

But none of them begin with T.

Kiith

Is releasing War so close to the Wrath of the Lich King not going to cause it massive problems? Even if it is a superior game, a lot of people will go back and play Warcraft, if only for a time. And the first few months of its release will be pretty crucial.

death1234567

Kiith wrote: »

Is releasing War so close to the Wrath of the Lich King not going to cause it massive problems? Even if it is a superior game, a lot of people will go back and play Warcraft, if only for a time. And the first few months of its release will be pretty crucial.

If it was me I would have waited for WoTLK to be released, let the masses level to 80 and then after two months when they realise that WoW is just the same old grindfest with dated graphics release WAR to critical acclaim. However EA are in charge so a cock up was inveitable.

KoKane

Yup, EA have once again done what they do best.
I really believed this was gonna be their one game that I was gonna be left thinking "damn you EA, I want to hate you but you've done well"

Typical.

Whats the next MMO to look for now anyway?

Spear

death1234567 wrote: »

If it was me I would have waited for WoTLK to be released, let the masses level to 80 and then after two months when they realise that WoW is just the same old grindfest with dated graphics release WAR to critical acclaim. However EA are in charge so a cock up was inveitable.

WoW players were always going to go back to it once WoTLK was released, regardless of what other games were around. Delaying WAR just means no revenue, while still paying development costs. Releasing it now does give it some headstart on WoTLK, starts revenue incoming, is available for the Christmas shopping season. By the time the WoW players all hit 80 and begin looking for something new, WAR should (EA not withstanding) have several months worth of maturity added in.

Static M.e.

Question.

Just purchased my Pre Order disk (€16.99) but the chap in the store wasnt sure if it was for the Standard or Collectors edition.

Does it matter? As in is their a different pre order for SE than CE?

Any idea on the server types yet?

PVE
PVP
Cultural?
Something new?

Spear

Static M.e. wrote: »

Question.

Just purchased my Pre Order disk (€16.99) but the chap in the store wasnt sure if it was for the Standard or Collectors edition.

Does it matter? As in is their a different pre order for SE than CE?

Any idea on the server types yet?

PVE
PVP
Cultural?
Something new?

The SE pre-orders aren't available till August 28th. What you should have is a thin DVD case, with a leaflet inside with three codes. If this is what you have, then it's for the collectors edition.

SE and CE have different pre-order codes. If you use the CE code, you'll need to add a CE serial to your account, or lose the use of them.

Drakar

The spine of the box will say collectors edition (there isnt a SE preorder yet).

Make sure to reserve a copy of the collectors edition if thats what you want, as it's not a given just because you have the pre-order box (also if you have the CE preoder, you'll need a CE retail box to continue the account, otherwise you lose the CE preorder goodies and your headstart account).

Static M.e.

Drakar wrote: »

The spine of the box will say collectors edition (there isnt a SE preorder yet).

Thanks! I rang HMZ and they said it was the CE I had ordered, looking forward to it now

Gunmonkey

Static M.e. wrote: »

Any idea on the server types yet?

PVE
PVP
Cultural?
Something new?

There is Core, Open RvR, Role Playing and Open RvR Role Playing from what I have learned over the past few weeks.

Core and Role Playing work by the system of preventing high level griefing in low level PvP areas with the chicken mechanic (if you attack someone too low a level you are turned into a 1hp chicken).

Open doesn't have the chicken mechanic so anyone in those zones are fair game.

Least I think thats how it works.

Spear

EA are now cross promoting WAR with Red Alert 3. Buying the RA3 premier edition gets you a code for an in game RA3 themed item.

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/54133

Static M.e.

Gunmonkey wrote: »

Core and Role Playing work by the system of preventing high level griefing in low level PvP areas with the chicken mechanic (if you attack someone too low a level you are turned into a 1hp chicken).

I quite like that!, I think I'll go Core then I'm not into Grief play unless someone deserves it..

DeadlyByDesign

Hey all,

Just 2 quick questions. Anyone know for definite how much the CE is gonna cost ( I have pre ordered it). Also the sys reqs seem fairly low. My rig runs on an Athlon 64 3000+ and a X800ATI card. You think it will be able to run it without much probs?

Jim

http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest

Select the game from the drop down.

Kiith

So, i'm guessing we are all going to be having a merry old time as Chaos, rather then nancy boy (for the War universe) Order, yes?

Also, if anyone wants it, HMV on Henry St still have loads of the pre-order discs. €16.99 each. That is the one that gets you into the beta, isnt it?

hairyheretic

I can't speak for anyone else, but I certainly intend playing Chaos. Probably a Sorcerer or Chosen to start with.

Spear

Kiith wrote: »

So, i'm guessing we are all going to be having a merry old time as Chaos, rather then nancy boy (for the War universe) Order, yes?

Also, if anyone wants it, HMV on Henry St still have loads of the pre-order discs. €16.99 each. That is the one that gets you into the beta, isnt it?

Odd, they shouldn't have those. HMV's bricks and mortars stores are the retail partner for the UK, it should be Gamestop in Ireland.

In the US a CE preorder gets into the beta, this isn't yet arranged for the EU, though they've said they hope to.

R0ot

WAR is coming! :pac:

Kiith

I cant wait for it. I'm going to be a Maurader (CRAB HANDS!!), Magus (pft, who needs walking when you've got a floating disc that kills things for you) or a Chosen (most bad ass looking character in the game).

Gunmonkey

Undecided on whether to play a Swordmaster or Archmage.

GOA have taken the WAR Europe page offline for yesterday and today to do maintenace so fingers crossed they start to implement Beta code entry and such (I am too optimistic when it come to WAR).

Kiith

Hmm, should i pick up the pre-order for the CE? How much will it cost when its released? And do i get the €16 i pay for the pre-order off the full price? I really want to play this now.

Spear

Kiith wrote: »

Hmm, should i pick up the pre-order for the CE? How much will it cost when its released? And do i get the €16 i pay for the pre-order off the full price? I really want to play this now.

The CE prices seems to range from €50 to €99. They all seem to discount the cost of the pre-order against the final. I would guess the price would be somewhere around €70 less the preorder cost. Though you are getting 2 hard back books, a limited edition minitature, extra in game goodies etc, with the total pack weighing a good 3.5Kg.

Kiith

Right, that settles it. Those hard back books will make great jacks readin. I'll go in tomorrow and make sure that they will have it on the day of the launch. And that i get the pre-order cost off the full game.

Warhammer Wiki wrote:

Open Beta Access - A promise to invite all Collector's Edition owners into the Open Beta phase of development. When pre-ordering the game, a player will receive (sometimes up to a few days after,) a promo-code to be input into the Beta Center (or the European Beta Center). When entered, the Beta Center account is tagged, and an automatic invite for the final stage of testing will be created. A player must have a Beta Center profile to enable this feature. If a player orders more than one version of the Collector's Edition, they must register more than one Beta Center account.

One question about this...when i get the pre-order, do HMV take my details and upload it to Mythic? Has anyone else gotten it in HMV?

Spear

Kiith wrote: »

Right, that settles it. Those hard back books will make great jacks readin. I'll go in tomorrow and make sure that they will have it on the day of the launch. And that i get the pre-order cost off the full game.

Here's the list of goodies in the CE.

http://www.play.com/Games/PC/4-/5310527/Warhammer-Online-Age-Of-Reckoning-Collector-Edition/Product.html

hairyheretic

Kiith wrote: »

One question about this...when i get the pre-order, do HMV take my details and upload it to Mythic? Has anyone else gotten it in HMV?

Those codes are in the pre order box you can get at the moment. We figure we'll be adding them in ourselves when the european beta site goes live.

bangersandmash

Gunmonkey wrote: »

GOA have taken the WAR Europe page offline for yesterday and today to do maintenace so fingers crossed they start to implement Beta code entry and such (I am too optimistic when it come to WAR).

It's back online now

Spear

bangersandmash wrote: »

It's back online now

With no substantial updates or additions, plus some other (non-public) parts have broken. Still no open beta regging.