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Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, usually abbreviated as [[Fun with Acronyms|WAR]], |
'''''Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning''''', usually abbreviated as [[Fun with Acronyms|WAR]], was an MMO set in the world of [[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]], the second of its kind. An earlier Warhammer MMO made by Climax was in development around 2003, but that first version fell through spectacularly when it tanked at [[E3]] and Games Workshop pulled its funding. Several years later, the license was acquired by Mythic Entertainment, who chose to develop it in a graphically brighter, more accessible format than their predecessor. It was released in late 2008 to record breaking sales, and received great critical acclaim. Unfortunately, early issues in server stability and a population thinned out over too many, combined with the release of the second ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' expansion at the height of these problems, led to it losing much of its early subscriber base and having large reductions in its development team. Nonetheless, it maintained a strong core playerbase until its shutdown on December 18, 2013. |
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Like in Mythic's previous MMO, [[Dark Age of Camelot]], the emphasis |
Like in Mythic's previous MMO, ''[[Dark Age of Camelot]]'', the emphasis was in [[Player Versus Player]] and their trademarked Realm versus Realm system. There are two sides with three races each: Order (the human [[The Empire|Empire]], the [[Our Dwarves Are All the Same|Dwarfs]] and the [[Our Elves Are Better|High Elves]]) and Destruction (Chaos, specifically Tzeentch's followers, the Dark Elves and the [[Our Orcs Are Different|Greenskins]]). Every race has four unique classes open to them, leading to quite a bit of variety and some ''serious'' [[Alt-Itis]]. |
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Most of the universe's general tropes can be found on the main [[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]] page. |
Most of the universe's general tropes can be found on the main [[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]] page. |
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* [[Abnormal Ammo]]: Some options available for Witch Hunter's ammo. |
* [[Abnormal Ammo]]: Some options available for Witch Hunter's ammo. |
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* [[An Adventurer Is You]]: Every race has a tank, a ranged DPS, a melee DPS and a healer. |
* [[An Adventurer Is You]]: Every race has a tank, a ranged DPS, a melee DPS and a healer. |
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[[Category:Cancelled Online Games]] |
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