On the day we signed the agreement to license Warhammer from Games Workshop, I promised them that we would create a great and glorious game, a truly next-generation MMORPG. Today, I have news to report; we are going to delay the release of WAR until Fall 2008. While we do not expect this announcement to be met with fanfare and cheering crowds; the additional time will be spent hammering WAR into an even better game that it is today.

During the most recent phase of beta testing, two things have become clear. One was that our key innovations - Public Quests, Tome of Knowledge and Realm vs. Realm combat - were all coming along extremely well, as was the first stage of our innovative crafting system. The second, that the game would benefit from additional iteration time as well as adding a layer of polish or two. Fortunately, as part of Electronic Arts, we are able to do just that.

While I have no doubt that the community will experience a wide range of emotions over this decision, I urge you to remember one thing (and to keep the tar cold and the feathers on the birds), that our goal has never been to release a game by a certain date but to release a great Warhammer MMORPG. We have not wavered from this goal and with the full support of Games Workshop, GOA and Electronic Arts we intend to release a glorious next-generation MMORPG.

As always, I thank the community for its support, patronage and its patience.

Mark Jacobs
VP, GM EA Mythic


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*innovative crafting system*

I loled.

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Check it out! Independently targeting particle beam phalanx. Vwap! Fry half a city with this puppy. We got tactical smart missiles, phase-plasma pulse rifles, RPGs, we got sonic electronic ball breakers! We got nukes, we got knives, sharp sticks...

at least there not just throwing it out half finished i suppose ...

Not played the beta myself, but discussed it with a few guys that are in, and they are describing it as WoW2 with DAOC PvP.....
Not sure about the WoW2 part, but PvP in DAOC was apparently very very good.

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No other MMO has ever done public quests or RvR combat, no siree.

PS: Part of EA = lolololololol.

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No other MMO has ever been delayed before!

Still looking forward to it, just may have to wait a little bit longer.

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This game was supposed to be released in about 1945, it's been delayed more than Crixx' puberty.

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Preordered the CE today, and AOC thats comming out may 20th.

http://www.play.com/Games/PC/4-/5310...r/Product.html

http://www.play.com/Games/PC/4-/3310...archsourc e=0

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Delayed on purpose though.

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Check it out! Independently targeting particle beam phalanx. Vwap! Fry half a city with this puppy. We got tactical smart missiles, phase-plasma pulse rifles, RPGs, we got sonic electronic ball breakers! We got nukes, we got knives, sharp sticks...

Home deliver?

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Check it out! Independently targeting particle beam phalanx. Vwap! Fry half a city with this puppy. We got tactical smart missiles, phase-plasma pulse rifles, RPGs, we got sonic electronic ball breakers! We got nukes, we got knives, sharp sticks...

I find myself shocked that Wood has preordered an upcoming MMO.

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http://lern2play.mine.nu/ !

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Check it out! Independently targeting particle beam phalanx. Vwap! Fry half a city with this puppy. We got tactical smart missiles, phase-plasma pulse rifles, RPGs, we got sonic electronic ball breakers! We got nukes, we got knives, sharp sticks...

Wasn't it you that slagged off swg for years then resubbed a few months ago? You know you're going to play both games Stone, so stop talking shit, some of us can see through it.

And these two will be my second, and third preorder of an mmo after dnl. Thank you very much.

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Do not remember me DnL.

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Check it out! Independently targeting particle beam phalanx. Vwap! Fry half a city with this puppy. We got tactical smart missiles, phase-plasma pulse rifles, RPGs, we got sonic electronic ball breakers! We got nukes, we got knives, sharp sticks...

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It'll be wank anyway.

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And one less wanker playing it without you Kas.

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Wood in "flame" shocker.

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Kas in "using the same old lines thats been said on here 100 times" shocker.

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lol DnL, what a crock of shit that was

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