my first impressions of WAR...
Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 3:50 pm
Well, I just had my first little taste of Warhammer Age of Reckoning, having downloaded the Endless Trial from their site. Spec says my laptop can't run the game, but I tried it anyway and I can play the trial with no major issues, it just gets a little glitchy here and there. I don't know if that means my laptop would run the actual game however...
So I got on and went to choose a character, and was instantly dissapointed. I almost always choose to be a "bad guy" in games, and I am more often than not either a mage or a scout/archer/assassin type character. In the World of Warcraft trials I played a human rogue, human warlock and night elf hunter. In Warhammer, there were few options that really appealed to me. Dark elf Sorceress looked neat, but I got bored of playing her after a few moments as I realised I didn't want to be a magic user. Ideally I wanted to be a shade, but there is no option for that. So, I went over to the "light side" and became a High Elf shadow warrior.
The game itself is pretty similar to WoW from what I have played of each so far, but in my opinion is better. The graphics are better, the intoduction makes it easier to understand what to do, and the 'feeling' I get when playing was better. They are pretty darn simlar though, but that's what I expected. So I've now been running about as a high elf for 4 hours completeing quests and killing marauders, and I have to say I would definately consider buying this monthly if my laptop will run the proper game. That and if they introduce a shade class for the Druchii. Shadow Warrior fits my bill perfectly, apart from the fact he's not evil enough!!
Just my 2 cents
So I got on and went to choose a character, and was instantly dissapointed. I almost always choose to be a "bad guy" in games, and I am more often than not either a mage or a scout/archer/assassin type character. In the World of Warcraft trials I played a human rogue, human warlock and night elf hunter. In Warhammer, there were few options that really appealed to me. Dark elf Sorceress looked neat, but I got bored of playing her after a few moments as I realised I didn't want to be a magic user. Ideally I wanted to be a shade, but there is no option for that. So, I went over to the "light side" and became a High Elf shadow warrior.
The game itself is pretty similar to WoW from what I have played of each so far, but in my opinion is better. The graphics are better, the intoduction makes it easier to understand what to do, and the 'feeling' I get when playing was better. They are pretty darn simlar though, but that's what I expected. So I've now been running about as a high elf for 4 hours completeing quests and killing marauders, and I have to say I would definately consider buying this monthly if my laptop will run the proper game. That and if they introduce a shade class for the Druchii. Shadow Warrior fits my bill perfectly, apart from the fact he's not evil enough!!
Just my 2 cents