Warhammer Online News

Update - 2:50 pm EST: All servers are back online with game update 1.4.5.

Greetings!
 
We will be bringing all North American and
European servers offline tomorrow, January 31st 2012, at 8:00 AM EST (14:00
CET) for the deployment of Game Update 1.4.5. At this time we
anticipate that all servers will be back online no later than 3:00 PM
EST (21:00 CET).

As always, please be sure to check the Herald for updates regarding this downtime.

This weekend’s warfront is open for battle. The scenario ‘Talabec Dam’ is available for all tiers.
Grab the Powder Keg and obliterate the enemies!

‘Talabec Massacre’ is now live and will continue until Monday, 01/30.

Greetings,

We will going through the Grovod Caverns scenario, tonight from 8 to 10pm EST.

We will run a massive run through of Forts, Relics, and Grovod on Friday, January 27th from 6 to 10pm EST.

We have a few codes to give away, and will be randomly selecting a few players from among the PTS participants present for each testing block.

Hope to see you out there!

This weekend’s warfront is open for battle. The scenario ‘Stonetroll Crossing’ is available for all tiers.
Pick up the Troll Pacifier and to subdue the Trolls to defeat your enemies!

‘Stonetroll Slaughter’ is now live and will continue until Monday, 01/23.

We invite you to join us in the tests of the new relic raid system and
the fortresses in three
sessions:

• Wednesday, January
  18th       
  8-10 pm EST (1-3 am GMT)
• Dwarfs vs Greenskins -
  Thunder
  Mountain

• Friday,
  January
  20th       
  4–6 pm EST (9-11 pm GMT)
• Empire vs Chaos -
  Praag

• Monday, January

  23rd       
  8-10 pm EST (1-3 am GMT)

• High Elves vs Dark Elves -
  Dragonwake

Please have your character
ready for action in the warcamps of the specific zone. 
Templates will be available and we will assist with the formation of
guilds and alliances.

See you on the
battlefields!

Greetings,

We will bring down the Account Center for a short maintenance tomorrow, Wednesday January 18th, at 10am EST (16:00 CET). During the maintenance you will not be able to change subscription, redeem game codes or transfer characters.

At the moment we anticipate the Account Center to be back online at 11:30am EST (17:30 CET).

Thank you for your understanding.

This weekend’s warfront is open for battle. The scenario ‘Khaine’s Embrace’ is available for all tiers. Gather your forces and fight for blood in Khaine’s Embrace.

‘Deadly Embrace’ is now live and will continue until Tuesday, 01/17.

Greetings,

We are preparing our test server to be available for the tests of version 1.4.5 and will bring it down later today. Depending on the internal test, PTS will be re-opened for you tomorrow around noon EST.

As usual, keep an eye on the Herald for updates.

In the meantime we have the PTS 1.4.5 patch notes for your reading pleasure:

The German fansite and forum Waaagh.de had the chance to ask James Casey, Producer of Warhammer Online, several detailed questions about various aspects of the game.

During the second Q&A with Werit you
talked about the new Grovod Caverns where you fight as a Skaven. Will we
see changes to the current “Play as a Monster” system, so that buffs
from pets and potions don’t get removed or return after exiting monster
stage?

In the return of Grovod
Caverns, the Play as Monster mechanic will operate similarly to existing
offerings. We’ve made strides to ensure that some buffs that cannot be
easily reapplied have exemptions, but the mechanics are the same as the
current Skaven implementation. In both cases, players can make the
choice to join the battle as Skaven (either by taking the form at a keep
or joining the scenario) knowing that it will having a draining effect
on them. We are looking at ways to expand this system in the future in a
number of ways.

Follow the link to read the complete interview.

See you on the battlefields!

Greetings,

As of today, the servers Gorfang and Karak-Azgal are being set to ‘retired’ status. Both servers will be offline for a 5 hour maintenance window from 11am EST (5pm CET) on.
After the maintenance, players will no longer be able to log in to those servers. Any remaining characters on this server can then be transferred via the Mythic Account Center.

As always, thank you for your continued support and understanding.