Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning Features

Interviews

• Looking Back on 1.3.2

  MMORPG.com's Garrett Fuller spoke with Mythic's Josh Drescher and Jeff Skalski about patch 1.3.2, how it went and what we can expect in the future of WAR.

  Posted on 11/06/2009 by Garrett Fuller

• 1.3.2 Interview

  MMORPG.com's Jon Wood recently had a chance to ask Warhammer's Jeff Skalski a few questions about the recent 1.3.2 update and what it means for the game.

  Posted on 10/23/2009 by Jon Wood

• Jeff Hickman on WAR, DAoC and the Future

  MMORPG.com's Garrett Fuller had the opportunity to speak with EA Mythic's Jeff Hickman after his presentation at AGDC. In this interview, Hickman discusses the future of MMOs, mistakes with WAR and hints at a possible rejuvenation of Dark Age of Camelot.

  Posted on 09/22/2009 by Garrett Fuller

• Status Update

  MMORPG.com's Carolyn Koh spoke recently with WAR producer Destin Bales about the current status of the game and what Mythic is working for for the future.

  Posted on 09/16/2009 by Carolyn Koh

• What Difference Does a Year Make? Q&A

  MMORPG.com's Garrett Fuller had the opportunity to send along seven questions to Wrhammer Online's Jeff Skalski to discuss the game's progress as it nears its one year anniversary.

  Posted on 08/19/2009 by Garrett Fuller

• Land of the Dead Launch Interview

  MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood caught up with Warhammer Online developers Jeff Skalski and Gabe Amantangelo to talk a little bit about what The Land of the Dead update has to offer as well as future plans for the game.

  Posted on 06/24/2009 by Jon Wood

• Paul Barnett on Career Balance

  Career Balance is one of those aspects of Warhammer Online that people just can't seem to stop talking about. After every patch it seems like someone is complaining about their career's balance. At GDC, MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood caught up with Paul Barnett to talk about just that.

  Posted on 04/01/2009 by Jon Wood

• Paul Barnett Choppa and Slayer Interview

  MMORPG Managing Editor Jon Wood interviews Warhammer Online Creative Director Paul Barnett while attending GDC where he talks about the recently added Choppa and Slayer careers, and goes on tangents about the Land of the Dead, and flatulence powered dirigibles.

  Posted on 03/30/2009 by Jon Wood

• Paul Barnett Talks about Game Design

  MMORPG Managing Editor Jon Wood interviews Warhammer Online Creative Director Paul Barnett where he talks about the lecture he gave at GDC, covering a range of topics including golden ages of gaming, breeding creativity, the challenges of designing games both large and small, and the bright and unknown future of game design.

  Posted on 03/30/2009 by Jon Wood

• Jeff Hickman Interview

  MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood sat down with Mythic's Jeff Hickman to talk about a number of issues including: Rally Call, Career Balance, the game's 10-Day trial and more.

  Posted on 03/12/2009 by Jon Wood

• Choppa and Slayer Impressions

  MMORPG.com’s Hasani Davis Sits down with Adam Gershowitz to talk about Mythic Entertainment's slayer, Choppa and the Call to Arms event bringing them into the game.

  Posted on 02/17/2009 by Hasani Davis

• Adding the Choppa and the Slayer

  Mythic Entertainment announced today that as a part of their live expansion, Call to Arms, the two remaining careers will be added to the game, the Orc Choppa and the Dwarf Slayer. Yesterday, MMORPG.com's Jon Wood spoke with Mythic's Jeff Hickman about the new careers.

  Posted on 01/29/2009 by Jon Wood

• A Talk about 1.1 Open RvR

  MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood had the chance recently to sit down and speak with the folks from Mythic Entertainment about yesterday's update 1.1 and specifically about the changes that were made to the Open RvR system. In this interview, the team discusses the changes, ORvR vs. scenarios, their intentions for feature balance and more.

  Posted on 12/12/2008 by Jon Wood

• Jeff Hickman Interview Part Two - Communication, Scenarios and More

  MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood sat down last week with Mythic Entertainment's Jeff Hickman to talk a little bit more about WAR. In this second part of the interview, Jeff and Jon talk about communication in-game, scenarios and more.

  Posted on 10/08/2008 by Jon Wood

• Jeff Hickman Interview Part One - Addressing the Cut Classes

  In the first part of our post-launch interview with Mythic Entertainment's Jeff Hickman, MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood asks a couple of questions about the four classes that were cut from the game pre-launch, when we can expect to see them in-game, whether or not they are affecting game balance and more.

  Posted on 09/30/2008 by Jon Wood

• Mark Jacobs on the IP, Marketing and EA

  MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood had the opportunity to speak with Mythic Entertainment boss Mark Jacobs about the Warhammer IP, Marketing and EA.

  Posted on 09/23/2008 by Jon Wood

• Mark Jacobs on GOA, Forums and Accountability

  MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood had the opportunity to speak with Mythic Entertainment boss Mark Jacobs about GOA, forums and Mythic accountability.

  Posted on 09/22/2008 by Jon Wood

• Launch Interview Part Two: Josh Drescher

  Recently, MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood had the opportunity to sit down in separate interviews with Jeff Hickman, Josh Drescher and Mark Jacobs to talk about the launch of Warhammer Online, the game that they have both been working on diligently for the last three years. In today's Part Two Josh Drescher answers the questions.

  Posted on 09/19/2008 by Jon Wood

• Launch Interview Part One: Jeff Hickman

  Recently, MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood had the opportunity to sit down in separate interviews with Jeff Hickman, Josh Drescher and Mark Jacobs to talk about the launch of Warhammer Online, the game that they have both been working on diligently for the last three years. In today's Part One Jeff Hickman answers the questions.

  Posted on 09/18/2008 by Jon Wood

• The Last WAR Presentation

  MMORPG.com's Carolyn Koh caught up with a very tired team from Mythic Entertainment's Warhammer Online as they completed the last of their many, many off-the-wall presentations. In this interview, the guys talk about launch and sleep and reveal some interesting statistics from the game.

  Posted on 09/02/2008 by Carolyn Koh

• Gen Con Overview: WAR

  While attending Gen Con Indy, Community Manager Richard Cox had the opportunity to sit down with Robert Mull, Community Relations Director for Mythic Entertainment. Their topic of conversation related to the importance of community to Warhammer Online and all MMOs.

  Posted on 08/22/2008 by Richard Cox

• Community Interview

  MMORPG.com's Richard Cox interviews Warhammer Online's Community Relations Director Robert Mull about all thing community relating to Warhammer Online.

  Posted on 08/21/2008 by Richard Cox

• Capital Cities Interview

  Warhammer Online's Jeff Skalski spoke recently with MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood about the cities system in the upcoming MMORPG, including the recent decision to cut four capital cities from launch.

  Posted on 08/05/2008 by Jon Wood

• Behind the Career System - Part Two

  In Part Two of his interview with Adam Gershowitz from EA Mythic on the subject of career design, Managing Editor Jon Wood discusses the issues of balance and how the company plans to keep 24 different careers running smoothly an faily against one another.

  Posted on 06/30/2008 by Jon Wood

• Behind the Career System - Part One

  Warhammer Online will employ one of the most interesting class systems in any MMORPG to date when they debut in the Fall. In part one of this two-part series, Jon Wood speaks to Mythic's Adam Gershowitz about the three ideas that formed the backbone of the careers design.

  Posted on 06/24/2008 by Jon Wood

• High Elf Swordmaster Class Overview

  Our Warhammer Class Overview series continues this week as MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood speaks with WAR Combat and Careers Strike Team Lead about the High Elf Swordmaster class.

  Posted on 05/05/2008 by Jon Wood

• Press Conference Coverage

  On Wednesday evening, MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood attended a press conference for Ea Mythic's Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. Today, he recaps the information for us in this article.

  Posted on 05/02/2008 by Jon Wood

• Josh, Jeff and Paul... What Do You Do?

  At this year's New York Comic Con, Managing Editor Jon Wood had the chance to talk with Josh Drescher, Jeff Hickman and Paul Barnett about the perception held by some that their roles at EA Mythic are purely PR. The three talk openly about their roles at the company beyond what we see at shows, in video dev dairies and elsewhere.

  Posted on 04/21/2008 by Jon Wood

• How You Look - Trophy System and More

  While in Virginia, Jon Wood had the opportunity to see a presentation by Item Designer Justin Webb where he told us a little bit about the game's trophy system and some other customization tidbits.

  Posted on 03/31/2008 by Jon Wood

• Mark Jacobs on the WAR Delay

  After yesterday's announcement that EA Mythic would be delaying the launch of their upcoming MMORPG Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood spoke with VP Mark Jacobs about the move.

  Posted on 03/27/2008 by Jon Wood

• Disciple of Khaine - Class Overview

  Recently, Managing Editor Jon Wood had the opportunity to talk to two of the developers from EA Mythic's upcoming MMORPG, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, about the Disciple of Khaine class.

  Posted on 01/31/2008 by Jon Wood

• Newsletter Class Overview: Archmage

  In the November Newsletter from Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, the developers released information on the Archmage, a High Elf class. Coincidentally, the December issue of the WAR newsletter is available today with new class info.

  Posted on 12/20/2007 by Guest Writer

• Tell Us About the War in WAR

  Recently, Staff Writer Carolyn Koh had the opportunity to speak with Brian Wheeler, a Designer on EA Mythic's Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. The questions this time revolve around the overarching war taking place in the game. Koh also presents an example of how the city siege component of the game works.

  Posted on 11/22/2007 by Carolyn Koh

• Launch Date Moved: A Talk With Mark Jacobs

  Today was a day of announcements for Electronic Arts, the game publishing giant that is currently developing Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning at the EA Mythic studios. First, it was announced that the company would be going through re-structuring that would put some jobs and studios at risk. Later, during their earnings call, it was announced that EA Mythic and Warhammer Online would be safe from such changes, and that the release date for the game would be pushed back from Q1 2008 to Q2 2008 to allow for more development and "polish" time.

  Posted on 11/02/2007 by Jon Wood

• Warhammer Online Dev Chat Log

  Our Dev Chat with the Warhammer Online Dev Team was a resounding success on October 9th with almost 500 people in attendance. Here's the transcript of what went down.

  Posted on 10/10/2007 by Guest Writer

• Greenskin Starting Area Description

  A while back, MMORPG.com ran the first part of an interview with Mark Davis and Steve Perlins from EA Mythic. Yesterday, MMORPG.com presented you with an overview of your first few hours as a Dwarf. Today, we bring you the conclusion of the interview where Mark brings us up to speed on the first few starting hours in the life of a Greenskin.

  Posted on 07/27/2007 by Jon Wood

• Dwarf Starting Area Description

  A while back, MMORPG.com ran the first part of an interview with Mark Davis and Steve Perlins from EA Mythic. Today, in the second of what has become a three-part series, Mark tells us about the starting area and quests for the Dwarfs in Warhammer Online. Warning, if you don't want to know what happens in your first hours of Dwarf play, you may not want to read this article.

  Posted on 07/26/2007 by Jon Wood

• Interview with Mark Davis and Steve Perkins

  Recently, Managing Editor Jon Wood had the opportunity to sit down with Mark Davis (Deputy Content Director) and Steve Perkins (Director) to talk about Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. In this first part of a two-part interview, Wood talks to Davis and Perkins about the WAR IP, beta, innovations and more.

  Posted on 07/05/2007 by Jon Wood

• Hickman and Barnett, Games Day: Part 2

  Joe Iuliani and Anthony Love attended the recent Games Day for Games Workshop's Warhammer. Of course, EA Mythic had a presence, and Joe and Anthony were able to catch up with that team's dynamic duo Jeff Hickman and Paul Barnett for an interview. Enjoy part two!

  Posted on 06/29/2007 by Joe Iuliani

• Jeff Hickman and Paul Barnett: Games Day

  Joe Iuliani and Anthony Love attended the recent Games Day for Games Workshop's Warhammer. Of course, EA Mythic had a presence, and Joe and Anythony were able to catch up with that team's dynamic duo Jeff Hickman and Paul Barnett for an interview. Today, we present Part One, come back tomorrow to read part two!

  Posted on 06/28/2007 by Joe Iuliani

• GDC: Games Workshop Interview

  News Editor Garrett Fuller caught up with Erik Mogensen and Jon Gillard from Games Workshop to talk about EA Mythic's Warhammer Online as well as the newly announced Warhammer 40K MMORPG.

  Posted on 03/15/2007 by

• Interview with Erik Mogensen

  News Editor Garrett Fuller had the chance to sit down for a one on one with Erik Morgensen from Games Workshop to talk about Warhammer Online from the perspective of the licenser of the Warhammer IP.

  Posted on 01/15/2007 by

• Press Conference: Paul Barnett and Jeff Hickman

  Garrett Fuller recently attended a telephone Press Conference with EA Mythic's Paul Barnett (Producer and Jeff Hickman (Design Manager). Paul and Jeff are both working on Mythic's upcoming MMORPG, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning.

  Posted on 12/18/2006 by

• Sanya Thomas, Community Manager

  The Director of Community Relations for EA Mythic sits down to answer our questions on the most anticipated game on our list.

  Posted on 11/27/2006 by Dana Massey

• Matt Firor, Formerly of Mythic Ent.

  Matt Firor recently left Mythic Entertainment after years as the Executive Producer. Find out why and what he is up to now.

  Posted on 08/07/2006 by Dana Massey

• Conversation with Mark Jacobs

  In advance of tomorrow's Game/On Interview, we give you a sneak peak at what Mark Jacobs had to say.

  Posted on 07/13/2006 by Dana Massey

• GamesWorkshop Q&A

  Erik Mogensen of GamesWorkshop answers our questions.

  Posted on 05/22/2006 by