The Angry Raider

Here in bulleted fashion are my random thoughts about and impressions of Warhammer Online, in no particular order. Call it stream of consciousness blogging.

• I wish there were a way to extract the information in the Tome of Knowledge and share it, perhaps on a website or even a printed book.
• Tier 1 RVR scenarios got progressively more frustrating as I leveled up, but I realized that I was once the level 1 guy rolling need on everything and not knowing what to do.
• Speaking of rolling need, a level 2 white lion rolled need on a sword that was an upgrade for me at level 9, and useless to him. Sigh.
• The game feels very natural to me. As I gain in ranks and get new abilities, I gain more utility and capabilities that don’t seem unnecessary. I’m also able to change my playstyle at-will (it’s a function of the Shadow Warrior class), and I’m only Rank 9. In other games I’ve played, I needed to be at least level 20 to get the same experience.
• Public quests are a lot of fun and a very interesting way to socialize in the game. Mythic has done a lot of tweaking to PQs since the open beta, and I’m pleased. I’ve gotten some pretty nice rewards from PQs.
• Speaking of nice rewards, the Renown system is fantastic. I love earning new gear from RVR. I can see how the PVE vs PVP gear differential is going to come into play as I gain levels. I have to balance skills that are good for both (such as Ballistic Skill) against RVR-specific (resistance).
• I have found some really amazing WAR blogs, and I added them to my blogroll. Please check them out.

That’s all for now. I’ll have a more coherent post up tomorrow that details my experience leveling a shadow warrior from 1 to 10.