Warhammer RvR

I am so excited Warhammer Online is to be released soon. I am eager to get started and I believe Warhammer Online will be the next great thing in MMO's.

The best thing about the game will be the unique approach of Warhammer Online RvR. If you don't like PvP, then this really isn't the game for you. I suppose you could create a character and have fun without ever participating in RvR combat by staying in the safe zones and completing quests and crafting. However, the entire game is centered on the conflict between Order and Destruction and gamers are encouraged to take part.

A player is emerged in Warhammer RvR from the beginning. The very first quest you receive is to kill the enemy, even if it is just an NPC. You can complete scenarios that take you directly to the RvR action and almost guarantees you will get renown points. The scenarios are small areas with an objective and a restricted number of players. Basically you are thrown in a pot with the enemy and someone has to come out as the victor.

As you progress through the lands of Warhammer, you will find contested zones where the zone you are in overlaps with the enemy's area and quests take you in to the field to complete objectives and kill other players.

The reward for Warhammer RvR is renown points. Just like experience points, players gain renown points to increase in renown rank. As you gain ranks, you visit the renown trainer and use these points to gain stat buffs and battle tactics.

There is a total of 40 renown ranks and you gain one training point per rank. There are three tiers of training. The basic tier requires 20 points and allows you to increase basic stats, weapon skills, etc. You must spend 20 points in the basic tier to open the intermediate tier. The intermediate tier rewards are bonuses to double stats like willpower and intelligence, or increases in resistances. After spending 20 points in the intermediate tier, you can unlock the final tier and increase your ranged, magic or melee critical chance percentage, or your parry or dodge rate. These bonuses will make a big difference in your success in Warhammer RvR.

Chose your side carefully, I believe you will only be able to create characters from one side or the other on each server to help prevent double-teaming. Order or Destruction is totally a matter of choice, but fighting the opposition is definitely required.

James Ostenson is an avid gamer and has played several online fantasy games starting with Ultima Online. Warhammer Online looks to be the next best thing in the MMORPG world. Check out his Squidoo page where he does a review of the Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning preview weekend.

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