14 DAY TRIAL // A lot of MMO players were disappointed when Mythic said that its upcoming Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning would deliver less content than initially planned. After all, it was supposed to take the crown from World of Warcraft and news of less content was not a good start.
Mark Jacobs, the general manager of Mythic Entertainment, told 1UP that “What I've told the users point blank is that we want to give it to you as part of subscription content. We don't have a schedule penciled in for when that will be coming, but we're going to release it without any additional charge to players”. It's nice to see that the developers care enough about the players and the game that they plan to introduce all they promised during the development process.
In July, the company announced that it had to take out some of the already announced content for Warhammer Online in order to make the release deadline. Four of the six planned capital cities for factions were cut and now there is only a capital for Order and one for Destruction. Four classes, amongst which my early favorite the Choppar, were also shelved. The good news is that most of the interesting content from the four cities is now available in the remaining two which will be featured in the game at launch.
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning is now out, with more than 1.5 million games already shipped to retailers. It is set in the fantasy Warhammer universe and hopes to attract gamers with an emphasis on Player versus Player and Realm versus Realm combat. The developers are hoping to attract a sizable player base before Wrath of the Lich King, the second expansion to World of Warcraft, is launched later in the fall.