WAR's patch 1.2 previewed

By Oli Welsh Published 9 February, 2009

New careers, zone domination, bug fixes.

Mythic's Mark Jacobs has posted on the VN boards with a preview of what to expect from Warhammer Online's next major patch, 1.2.

Patch 1.2 will go live on test servers next week, with a full release expected in March. Jacobs - answering criticism from players that the game's ambitious update plans might delay much-needed bug fixes - has dubbed it "the Bugs, Careers, RvR, Bugs, Items and Bugs Patch". Some 500 bugs will be fixed by 1.2, apparently.

The biggest new additions of the patch - and the first component of the recently-announced Call to Arms "live expansion" - will be the two new character careers, The Dwarf Slayer and Orc Choppa. They'll be introduced via the Bitter Rivals live event.

There will also be some global changes to fix class balance issues, as well as specific attention given to the Witch Elf, Witch Hunter, Chosen, Knight, Black Orc and Swordmaster careers.

In Realm-versus-Realm warfare a Zone Domination system will be added alongside improvements to siege weapons and something called the Rallying Cry, which we know nothing about as yet.

Itemisation, the polite word for loot, will get an overhaul with respect to most high-end dungeon and RvR rewards. In crafting, Apothecary's getting some much-needed attention, and the "Easy PQ" system which some of the co-op scenarios feasible with smaller groups is being extended across the entire game. There will also be a new PvP Scenario, and some UI, in-game mail, and performance improvements.

You can't say Mythic isn't working hard for your subscription. Visit the WAR gamepage for everything you need on the upstart MMO.

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Comments (5) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • makeamazing #1 3 years ago

    Probably going to resub soon, so it is good I left it so long and will go back in to a game with so much bug fixes and new features.

  • DFawkes #2 3 years ago

    Like the idea of Easy PQs, there are some that are nigh on impossible easrly on - House of Arkaneth on the Blighted Isle took me ages, and it was the first I ran into! The last boss just can't be done until later, with a larger group.

  • Dizzy #3 3 years ago

    Going back to WAR soon when this new content arrives. TBH WAR for me has been a game that I will play for a month or two every time new content comes out (like CoX). This is not a bad thing IMHO.

  • Fleisch #4 3 years ago

    Might give this a go when the content comes out but just got back into LOTRO...which is so damn good!

  • Saxo #5 3 years ago

    Resubed again last week, and allready now the game has improved alot since i left. the game is really shaping up, and with this new patch its gonna be even greater.