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One Shots: Itchy

Krystalle Voecks — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:00:00 EST

Filed under: Fantasy, Screenshots, Warhammer Online, One Shots

When you're but one dwarf, standing alone atop the ridge near your enemies, you likely have little chance of taking a keep all by yourself. Now when you're the one dwarf who incites armies to battle, or perhaps serves as the scout ahead of a large raiding party -- well that changes things a bit! While we don't know whether Talkan occupied either position or was just there on his own, we do know that his hatred of Destruction (or at least their architecture) in Warhammer Online is mighty. How can we tell? Check out the note that came with today's One Shots entry:

"Here is a snapshot of my ironbreaker glaring down at the goblin/orc-made keep called Thickmuck -- it's literally made from wood and mud! All this greenskin work makes my beard bristle and my axe itch! This stuff is even worse than human stonework!"

We're always on the lookout for art and architecture in different games, and we know we can't possibly have seen it all already. So grab some screens of your favorite game and send them to us here at oneshots AT massively DOT com with your name (server and guild optional) and a quick description of what we're seeing. We'll post them here, and give you the credit for sending them in.

Gallery: One Shots: Gallery II

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Warhammer Online 1.0.6 patch adds new classes, tidal wave of updates

Kyle Horner — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:45:00 EST

Filed under: Fantasy, Patches, Warhammer Online, News items

All those Warhammer Online players who where playing along with the Heavy Metal event in November will be happy to know that today the fruits of their labor has arrived. That's right: Today, Mythic brings us Black Guards and Knights of the Blazing Sun! For those who didn't finish the full Heavy Metal event, don't worry, the classes will become available to everyone next week. Servers are going down at 3:30AM PST / 6:30AM EST for North American players with Oceanic servers following at 9:00AM EST. No specific time-frame was given for the updating process, so we'll just have to sit tight and wait it out.

New classes aren't the only thing found in this patch, however. There's a ton of general game updates, performance updates, bug fixes and class tweaks coming with the 1.0.6 patch, too. In fact, there are so many class tweaks that Bright Wizards, Chosen, Engineers, Ironbreakers, Maguses (Magi?), Shadow Warriors, Sorcerers, Squig Herders and Swordmasters are all getting their mastery points refunded. Combat also seems to be a big focus, with a ton of improvements to auto-attack animations, ability responsiveness, morale responsiveness and root responsiveness.

All in all, we're pretty impressed with Mythic on this patch, as it delivers some substantial changes that many players have been waiting to see.

Did you enjoy this? Make sure to check out our Warhammer guides: Massively's Character Creation Guide and our WoW Player's Guide to Warhammer. Plus, don't miss any of our ongoing coverage as Massively goes to WAR!

Warhammer Online 1.0.6 patch adds new classes, tidal wave of updates originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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From Tabletop to Desktop: WAR's Order careers

Adam Holisky — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:00:00 EST

Filed under: Fantasy, Galleries, Classes, Game mechanics, Lore, New titles, Warhammer Online

It's been a month since we last took a look at how Warhammer Online's Destruction classes have made the transition from the old-school tabletop game to a full-fledged MMO experience, and a lot has happened. We've shown you a huge amount of new coverage with our Massively Goes to WAR series, and even got some more hands-on details of each of the game's many classes. We know that the guild beta is practically within our reach, and the open beta never leaves our minds, though it still lies just over the horizon.

Since our last look at the WAR's tabletop roots was so well-received, we went back to the drawing board to bring you part two - focusing this time on the races on the side of Order. If you plan on joining the ranks of the Dwarfs, Empire, or High Elves and lack the proper appreciation for how the game's classes came to be, read on!

From Tabletop to Desktop: WAR's Order careers >>>>>

Gallery: WAR Careers from Tabletop to Desktop - Order

From Tabletop to Desktop: WAR's Order careers originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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