PAX 07: Warhammer team on Public Quests and new siege weapon

A lot of players have been anxiously awaiting Electronic Arts‘ Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. Well, the Warhammer team at the recent Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) gave out a lot of details on the game that should interest further those looking forward to the game.

The developers gave word that a few classes from the Empire and Chaos faction have already been added to the game. They have also been developing a new siege weapon which works much like the famous Orcapult. Yes, they’re giving players yet another method to fling themselves at their foes.

The announcement of Public Quests in the game has been all over the Internet recently as well. The devs explained how this feature actually works:

The first chapter of the game, there is one public quest, each chapter after that there are three public quests. So there are over three hundred public quests in the game. That equals quite a few per zone. You will find public quest pretty much everywhere as you go through.

As you get into later stages of the public quests, it requires more and more people, because the encounter becomes more and more difficult and complex. So you will still be able to participate and gain influence in public quests if you are by yourself, even if you can’t complete it by yourself.

While that seems like a lot of hard work, it is well worth it. You’ll be gaining influence in the game which is used to get item rewards and potions. As expected, the higher your influence, the better stuff you’ll be getting.

It appears that the game is on track for its expected February release date next year. A few more details were discussed in the full interview (via the Read link below) as well as a thorough explanation about the above mentioned Public Quests.

A lot of players have been anxiously awaiting Electronic Arts‘ Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. Well, the Warhammer team at the recent Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) gave out a lot of details on the game that should interest further those looking forward to the game.

The developers gave word that a few classes from the Empire and Chaos faction have already been added to the game. They have also been developing a new siege weapon which works much like the famous Orcapult. Yes, they’re giving players yet another method to fling themselves at their foes.

The announcement of Public Quests in the game has been all over the Internet recently as well. The devs explained how this feature actually works:

The first chapter of the game, there is one public quest, each chapter after that there are three public quests. So there are over three hundred public quests in the game. That equals quite a few per zone. You will find public quest pretty much everywhere as you go through.

As you get into later stages of the public quests, it requires more and more people, because the encounter becomes more and more difficult and complex. So you will still be able to participate and gain influence in public quests if you are by yourself, even if you can’t complete it by yourself.

While that seems like a lot of hard work, it is well worth it. You’ll be gaining influence in the game which is used to get item rewards and potions. As expected, the higher your influence, the better stuff you’ll be getting.

It appears that the game is on track for its expected February release date next year. A few more details were discussed in the full interview (via the Read link below) as well as a thorough explanation about the above mentioned Public Quests.