When the game first came out, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning was quickly purchased by gamers across the world. Both in the United States and abroad, the game attracted many individuals that were looking at a way to replace World of Warcraft as the number 1 MMORPG.
But for some reason, the game was extremely popular in Warhammer Online Europe, where individuals started playing the game in droves and record numbers of people are registering every day. But why would Warhammer Online Europe (in other words, the European WaR faction) be taken so much by the game while the American and Australian gamers are registering at a slower place.
A Theory
One theory is that the original tabletop game (Warhammer) was and is more popular in Europe than in other countries in the world. Tabletop and card games in the United States and other areas have been replaced almost exclusively by video games - whereas in Europe, the two are not mutually exclusive. People play tabletop games just as they play video games, because they represent ways to socialize with their friends.
And so when the Warhammer Online Europe game was announced, it represented a fusion of both worlds: The tabletop game that had been around forever and an MMORPG, arguably the highest step in the evolution of gaming.
The two are not very similar - in fact, besides a few similar character types, the games are completely different. But for those that are a fan of Warhammer Online Europe, that's okay, because the goal is not to play a game that fuses those two types of games together. The goal is just to play a new game. It is the idea that the two games may be related that makes it appeal at first glance and starts off the consideration about whether or not to buy the game and try it out. But it is the excitement about playing a new video game that keeps that excitement going, despite a lack of similarities in gameplay.
While we may never know why Warhammer Online Europe is so much more popular that the game is in the rest of the world, but it appears that it is, and whatever the reason it is nice to see any new game receive that high an amount of popularity anywhere in the world.
Stephen Fredricks is a practiced game guide writer and a huge fan of the new Warhammer Online Europe MMO.
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