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Warhammer Online Open Beta IS GO. Unless you're European. GOA says LOLOL
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Fulleffect
Member
you do have a bit of a point here, theres so many, people usually just end up doin the ones closest to town mostly, not something i'd say I WILL NOT BUY THIS GAME IT HAS TOO MANY QUESTS, but it's a decent point
killing spree bonus! makes grinding fun as hell for me
just like wow, mostly vendor trash, sometimes you get blues/epics, but gear isn't being welfared out to everyone here
it's the exact same thing as BG's, except there's more, does not help that we're low level so combat is kinda simplistic, like wsg at lvl 9 ZzzzzzzzZzzz
no clue what this is about
truth, performance is meh, client chugging down 1.2-1.5g of ram is kinda nuts, view distance blows too, though ram is basically free these days, still
i still say that it's a pretty fucked up graphics
erformance atmFuck the graphics are terrible thats my first complaint about the game. Currently running it at 1920x1200 everything high and it runs fine, but christ on a stick, am i playing a game from the mid 90s?!
Currently cruising with a level 5 witch hunter on icecrown (oceanic) order - name is evlcookie.
Not sure why level 11's were killing me in the "battlegrounds". I wasnt expecting that since WoW has a 10 level difference cap.
The one thing i love and its the best thing ever, is the fact it shows you on your map where you should be going for any of the quests you have. That is just bloody awesome.
Here are 2 images, both 2mb each due to resolution size, no im not going to shrink them just yet :lol . Will try find a faster host and resize them + more later on.
Starting area
Public Quest
Anyway back to it!
Currently cruising with a level 5 witch hunter on icecrown (oceanic) order - name is evlcookie.
Not sure why level 11's were killing me in the "battlegrounds". I wasnt expecting that since WoW has a 10 level difference cap.
The one thing i love and its the best thing ever, is the fact it shows you on your map where you should be going for any of the quests you have. That is just bloody awesome.
Here are 2 images, both 2mb each due to resolution size, no im not going to shrink them just yet :lol . Will try find a faster host and resize them + more later on.
Starting area
Public Quest
Anyway back to it!
Stuggernaut
Grandma's Chippy
I don't think it looks as bad as people are saying, but if sure doesn't live up to some of the screens I've seen.
It's like there are loads of missing textures or something.
And how can you say too many public quests?
Do towns get bigger as you move from tier to tier? I'd love to see some real towns/cities here.
It's like there are loads of missing textures or something.
And how can you say too many public quests?
Do towns get bigger as you move from tier to tier? I'd love to see some real towns/cities here.
SuperAndroid17
Member
Ceebs said:
Id really like to know as well
Fileplanet keeps fucking stopping and making me restart every hour...
TurtleSnatcher
Member
What server is GAF on?
i was liek wtf
Neo Member
so eu is still suffering, but i happen to have a us key too. is there a way to connect us open beta servers with eu open beta build?
Neckbeard69
Neo Member
i was liek wtf said:
No, sorry. Must have US-client to play the US open beta.
TheHeretic
Banned
Surfheart said:
Everything around you looks fine, its just a pop in/draw distance issue.
Game's fun, blah blah blah. Onto more important things.
WHERE'S THE ASSIST KEY
Me and a buddy were doing the RvR stuff and couldn't assist each other, which made picking healers considerably more difficult. There are assist keys, but they're cumbersome. I just want to target someone and then hit a button and have it target their target.
WHERE'S THE ASSIST KEY
Me and a buddy were doing the RvR stuff and couldn't assist each other, which made picking healers considerably more difficult. There are assist keys, but they're cumbersome. I just want to target someone and then hit a button and have it target their target.
Not too bad of a game, no matter how bad the animation, fighting, and the entire 90s feel is, im still enjoying it to some degree. I'm not too sure why i am enjoying it, maybe its just that mmo feel. Id probably enjoy hello kitty mmo as much as this.
Public Quests seem to be hit and miss with people i have seen. Myself and 2 others did a PQ on our own and i rolled last woo :lol . RvR seems a bit empty at the moment, killed a couple of guys but thats about it. Im guessing it gets a bit more interesting and action packed as you hit the higher levels.
And my first bsod, not too sure what caused it but im guessing it was the game.
Public Quests seem to be hit and miss with people i have seen. Myself and 2 others did a PQ on our own and i rolled last woo :lol . RvR seems a bit empty at the moment, killed a couple of guys but thats about it. Im guessing it gets a bit more interesting and action packed as you hit the higher levels.
And my first bsod, not too sure what caused it but im guessing it was the game.
I've played a couple hours now...
The game is pretty solid in comparison to most MMOs at its stage, certainly far ahead of AoC was/is. The game has a lot going for it, and I'm very surprised by how well done the entire interface is. The public quests are a nice spin on things. I haven't really done any RvR yet.
Overall I don't know. I think I've burnt out on MMOs. They just dont feel worthwhile to me anymore, and I get more enjoyment out of normal online games. I'll give the OB a couple more tries, but right now I think I'm gonna pass on this one. Especially when I'm beyond hyped for other fall games, mainly LBP and R2.
The game is pretty solid in comparison to most MMOs at its stage, certainly far ahead of AoC was/is. The game has a lot going for it, and I'm very surprised by how well done the entire interface is. The public quests are a nice spin on things. I haven't really done any RvR yet.
Overall I don't know. I think I've burnt out on MMOs. They just dont feel worthwhile to me anymore, and I get more enjoyment out of normal online games. I'll give the OB a couple more tries, but right now I think I'm gonna pass on this one. Especially when I'm beyond hyped for other fall games, mainly LBP and R2.
Little bit of Off-topic but I am having some trouble.
Have any of you later comers had any luck getting your hands on the CE? Be it Ebay, Craigslist some sort of strange online retailer that had a copy? I am getting desperate here. :lol
Have any of you later comers had any luck getting your hands on the CE? Be it Ebay, Craigslist some sort of strange online retailer that had a copy? I am getting desperate here. :lol
So, here's an update on my EU adventure, which I abandoned last night in complete and utter disgust.Hooker said:
I got 2 emails this morning (one was sent at 3:40 am, the other was sent at 6am -- I saw the emails at 8), with a confirmation link that actually worked. Then per recommendations on the WHA forums I did a weird workaround for the logging in / inputting the key that seemed to work, only it kept asking me to verify that yes I want to confirm that I want to use the damn OB key. Finally after everything (I was able to hit Validate key / Yes to confirm, even with errors) and then getting a completely black screen, I said fuck it.
Then I decided on a whim to try the launcher even though I didn't get an email confirming my use of a key -- and was actually able to log in. Patcher is at 81% now. At least it appears I will be able to get in, somehow.
And all this just to register a key. :lol
I hate you GOA. D:
When I clicked the link in the email, it went to a page and it immediately told me that my account was verified. Lucky me, I guess. Then, in the midst of a billion 414, 1103, 1304, and 300 errors (also the 'servers down' and 'undefined' ones -- I just kept refreshing) I was able to log in. Of course it didn't tell me that I was logged in, it just kept giving me the errors, and then after I tried to log in again it told me I was 'already logged it' (yeah, logged IT. Fuck you GOA -- then again don't know what to expect from people who can't even spell IRELAND correctly even though they work in the country (they spelled it as Irland on the SE partners page)).Hooker said:Mallika, did it go through right at once? or did you get some errors?
I'm curious to what errors you might have received, because all of my 6 (!!) accounts get the 'your account has been suspended' error...
EDIT: And now the error is 'undefined'... meh
That was when I found that thread I linked in my post above (weird workaround).
So I tried it out, and was able to get to the product key page after reloading a few times. (It'll keep wanting you to log in, but if you already 'logged it' then just keep refreshing till you see your username and a spinning wheel of death over 'Product Key' button. If you're lucky the page will load to one where you can type in the key. If not, you keep getting an error window with nowhere to put in a key. If that happens, refresh.)
I typed in my key, a Validate button popped up, I clicked it, there was a 1304 or 1103 error, don't remember. As per advice I ignored it, and then suddenly it changed to 414. I ignored the window, no clicking Ok, no nothing. After a while, the main page stopped loading and Validate button came up again, so I clicked it. I clicked it about 5 times (with the error window still open) and finally got to a part where they said they validated the key and was I sure I wanted to use it? No / Yes.
I was like, FUCKING YES YOU STUPID PIECE OF SHIT WEBSITE, and clicked Yes. Of course it popped up the error window, which I again ignored. And I kept having to click Yes. Then it went back to having me click Validate. And then Yes again. Over and over and over, round and round we go. And then I finally got a completely black screen.
That was when a vein popped in my forehead and I said, fuck this.
I looked back at a thread or two and found that some people were able to log into the patcher/loader even when they hadn't gotten a 'your key is now used' confirmation email, so I decided to try that. And it worked.
ANd I am in the game, at the character creation screen. There's only one server up (FR) at the moment so yeah, haven't actually gotten into the world yet. I'm in a queue of 389 people. (Edit: 458 now, but I'm #87.)
Edited to add some more details.
Think im done with my warhammer for tonight. Not too sure how i feel about it. I got sick and tired of dying and then running 400 miles to start it all over again, while it was annoying in WoW for some reason its even more annoying in WaR.
Dont think i will be picking up a copy and paying a monthly fee for it but i will stick it out with the OB and see what happends.
What's the max level for the OB? 20 isnt it ?
Dont think i will be picking up a copy and paying a monthly fee for it but i will stick it out with the OB and see what happends.
What's the max level for the OB? 20 isnt it ?
TurtleSnatcher
Member
So.. been playing it for about 3-4 hours. I have a lvl 5 magus.
He looked awesome in the character select.. only to find he is fairly bleh. I do some insane dmg in RvR events which is pretty awesome but his skills arent flashy looking.. I like flashy looking spells
Also his 1 long range attack has some insane range and dmg but a long cast time. He is a bit weak when people are on him though he has some decent close range spells as well.
The demon is just extra fodder.. it does some meh dmg.. and is nice for some extra shots when doing RvR. The queues are pretty ridiculous for RvR at the moment which kinda leaves me a bit bitter ... hopefully this gets better.
The fighting seems okay. Seems about as fast as WoW honestly. The graphics are nice too but a bit foggy cloudy in some places and I have issues seeing some things.
Public Quests was interesting and a nice new addition to mmo's. I also loved how the interface for quests worked and how they highlighted the area on where the quest needed to be finished.. god why the EFF does WoW not do that? That pretty much eliminates the need for things like Thottbot sometimes.. Its great!
I may switch to a sorceress or the orc range fighter.. I need some more spark to the spells I cast.. right now the Magus ones are putting me to sleep.
He looked awesome in the character select.. only to find he is fairly bleh. I do some insane dmg in RvR events which is pretty awesome but his skills arent flashy looking.. I like flashy looking spells
Also his 1 long range attack has some insane range and dmg but a long cast time. He is a bit weak when people are on him though he has some decent close range spells as well.
The demon is just extra fodder.. it does some meh dmg.. and is nice for some extra shots when doing RvR. The queues are pretty ridiculous for RvR at the moment which kinda leaves me a bit bitter ... hopefully this gets better.
The fighting seems okay. Seems about as fast as WoW honestly. The graphics are nice too but a bit foggy cloudy in some places and I have issues seeing some things.
Public Quests was interesting and a nice new addition to mmo's. I also loved how the interface for quests worked and how they highlighted the area on where the quest needed to be finished.. god why the EFF does WoW not do that? That pretty much eliminates the need for things like Thottbot sometimes.. Its great!
I may switch to a sorceress or the orc range fighter.. I need some more spark to the spells I cast.. right now the Magus ones are putting me to sleep.
NopeMallika said:
I think the multiple accounts all registered to the same email somehow banned me, weird considering I never got to the confirmation stage of any of those. I guess I'll wait until they open the pages themselves. I don't think an email would help as they're probably drowning in the hate mail...
Dear all,
I rarely address players directly, but I wanted to write you as too few of you have been able to access the open beta today.
As my team explained in the previous post, although we have opened the servers and corrected numerous issues during the last 24 hours but we have not yet solved the issue of saturated Open Beta key activations that were currently experiencing. I am sincerely sorry for this, and I understand all the frustration the situation has spawned.
Today was a dark day. We expected a massive influx of players, but reality was even harsher.
I personally commit that we will communicate to you as clearly as possible on the resolution of these current issues. My goal is to give Warhammer Online the success it deserves. Be ensured that all GOA teams, with Mythics support, are working hard to bring you the best possible game experience.
Best regards,
Ghislaine Le Rhun
GOA CEO
Fuck... it's run by the French. Europe will never get to play War... it's just become official.
I rarely address players directly, but I wanted to write you as too few of you have been able to access the open beta today.
As my team explained in the previous post, although we have opened the servers and corrected numerous issues during the last 24 hours but we have not yet solved the issue of saturated Open Beta key activations that were currently experiencing. I am sincerely sorry for this, and I understand all the frustration the situation has spawned.
Today was a dark day. We expected a massive influx of players, but reality was even harsher.
I personally commit that we will communicate to you as clearly as possible on the resolution of these current issues. My goal is to give Warhammer Online the success it deserves. Be ensured that all GOA teams, with Mythics support, are working hard to bring you the best possible game experience.
Best regards,
Ghislaine Le Rhun
GOA CEO
Fuck... it's run by the French. Europe will never get to play War... it's just become official.
UPDATE
Early this morning we told you that we were working on our database servers and that we would update you with more information as we had it. Now we can tell you that the situation is as follows:
We have processed all the information from yesterday, all the new signups from yesterday have been processed and you should have received your validation email, while the database server is down however it will not be possible to follow the link to validate your account.
We have brought down our database servers to reconfigure it as we explained to you previously. Currently we are in the process of finalising the software changes and we expect to be able to update you on the progress of this at around Noon CET today.
Once again, we are sorry for the disappointment and we ask for your patience for just a little longer.
Meh...
Early this morning we told you that we were working on our database servers and that we would update you with more information as we had it. Now we can tell you that the situation is as follows:
We have processed all the information from yesterday, all the new signups from yesterday have been processed and you should have received your validation email, while the database server is down however it will not be possible to follow the link to validate your account.
We have brought down our database servers to reconfigure it as we explained to you previously. Currently we are in the process of finalising the software changes and we expect to be able to update you on the progress of this at around Noon CET today.
Once again, we are sorry for the disappointment and we ask for your patience for just a little longer.
Meh...
i was liek wtf
Neo Member
and here i was thinking wow's europe treatment is shit
Just saw this from one of GOA's "community managers":
The bolded part is just wow, a Community Manager (Customer Support) is telling people, that because they didn't get what they paid for, that something is wrong with them because they are angered that they didn't get what they paid for and were lied to.
I think someone needs to tell GOA, these are paying customers now (CE edition etc), not some closed beta test rabble, you cant talk your customers this way and not expect a massive backlash.
The bolded part is just wow, a Community Manager (Customer Support) is telling people, that because they didn't get what they paid for, that something is wrong with them because they are angered that they didn't get what they paid for and were lied to.
I think someone needs to tell GOA, these are paying customers now (CE edition etc), not some closed beta test rabble, you cant talk your customers this way and not expect a massive backlash.
Blue Geezer
Member
as much as i can understand the frustration involved and the remarks made towards you, you really cant make comments like that towards customers. im shocked he still has a job.
That was IainCs first reaction to this mess, and while he admitted that GOA screwed up, he still felt fit to have a dig at the community? Where was he yesterday when the shit hit the proverbial?Xavien said:
If there was anything worse than GOAs handling of the servers yesterday, it is the PR side, poor MagnusK was left on his own to explain to everyone what was going on, and this tool pipes up the next day and tells the community not to get angry?
Fire this man, now.
Not only that, but if we did get pissed off, there is something wrong with us! Woo. I really feel like giving them my money now!Stop It said:
Seriously, wtf dude. Even if WAR's the best game ever, treating customers like shit isn't going to make me want to have anything to do with you.