Why You SHOULD Play Warhammer Online in 2024

Why You SHOULD Play Warhammer Online in 2024 - Age of Reckoning

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Remember Age of Reckoning? The Warhammer MMO also known as Warhammer Online which was set in the Warhammer Fantasy timeline? Well it had long since died officially yet was revived and nurtured by a passionate team of devs. I got to play this a few days ago and the magic is still there. Let's discuss this wonderful project known as RETURN OF RECKONING!
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Why You SHOULD Play Warhammer Online in 2024 - Age of Reckoning
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@TheGreatBookofGrudges Ай бұрын

Smething a little different today but I've been playing this a lot on and off stream lately and I forgot how absolutely special this server is :)

@GoingRampant92 Ай бұрын

Return of reckoning is freakin amazing. Not only have they "finished" the game; theyve added content, have events, and are make ng balance changes and updates. There are also class updates and reworks being worked on.

@marcchristian38 Ай бұрын

I had some good memories with the game. And have still a collectors edition in my collection. Maybe i should look into the game again... :)

@nakenmil Ай бұрын

I remember really wanting this game to get a Wood Elves vs. Beastmen expansion back in the day.

@DaemonPrince Ай бұрын

apparently there was leaked stuff of a 3rd faction being introduced as playable skaven due to the balance between 2 of the factions being bad at the time and introducing a 3rd one was going to be easier to manage as 2 can gang up on 1.

@nakenmil Ай бұрын

@@DaemonPrince That would have been interesting too.

@zebjensen4251 20 күн бұрын

Maybe one day they will bring them out. It's a cool community so maybe one day we will get more content like that one day.

@mace7077 Ай бұрын

I got back into this around the time of warhammer total war 1, after it had shut down initially. The modding/developer team is hard at work constantly with patches, live events every weekend, large events every month or so. The pvp is still packed, and t1 pops off on the weekends very well. Otherwise you just follow the crowd in openworld pvp or pop scenarios in t2-t3 or t4. It is incredibly nostalgic but also aged pretty well, the pvp is among the best in any online mmo to date, and offers far more, for free. If you haven't tried it, give it a try with some friends, pairs really well with a coop campaign in tww3, running scenarios as the characters based on the race and faction you are playing. 10/10 recommended!

@ShadowPhoenixMaximus Ай бұрын

Dev is a bit of strong word. They're rehashing old content to make new stuff. I remember when members of the private server group started collecting data ingame about a month before the game finally shut down. I would caution you on interacting with the "devs". From what i've heard from a couple people who tried the private server they act like Reddit mods with a massive power trip.

@Magesty77 Ай бұрын

That’s what the people that run free shards are called. If I had a dollar for every time I’ve seen wack job golden-age MMORPG enjoyers whine about their shard’s dev team I’d have a lot of dollars. I’m sure these devs are fine, much like all the teams I’ve seen accused of and called all sorts of nasty things by middle aged malcontents.

@groggerpingas 23 күн бұрын

@@ShadowPhoenixMaximus Some of us made or tried to make original stuff. Game is just extremely hard to add anything to. Last time I was there armor was essentially impossible to add to the game, only cloaks, trophies and weapons were possible. One issue is for every item you add you have to add an equivalent to every single class, of which there are many. I can't speak on the power tripping stuff as I never dealt with anyone on that level, but internal communication was definitely poor. Could be better now though, this was years ago.

@Mark-yq1lb Ай бұрын

I didnt even know it was still going

@theengine Ай бұрын

It's in a fan server

@ReturnofReckoningWAR Ай бұрын

Still going strong! War never ends!

@HiddenEvilStudios Ай бұрын

Age of Reckoning, my beloved. I didn't have long with you, but to this day I'm listening to the game's main theme. Oh, what could have been. Perhaps in another reality Blizzard did make that Warhammer game for Games Workshop.

@opusmagnus26 Ай бұрын

And the 40K game as well down the line?

@VoiceSnacks Ай бұрын

I've actually done some voicework for RoR! Not sure if it's implemented yet but I was commissioned to voice a Great Unclean One raid boss. Proving that I cannot escape the "Unclean" moniker no matter how hard I try.

@nicolashelbig2142 Ай бұрын

The Trailer for this game were fire

@SilentNight115 Ай бұрын

I remember playing this at launch, so sad how the devs fumbled the bag so hard for the original game

@ShadowPhoenixMaximus Ай бұрын

The release of SWTOR pretty much killed the games support, as a lot of Devs got pulled into it - as opposed to supporting the creation of more content for Warhammer Online

@via_negativa6183 Ай бұрын

Balancing the game around player population of the factions murdered it for me and probably many others.

@cunningpanda Ай бұрын

It's still going, I'm jumping back in. Played so many mmos but my best memories are from this bad boy

@Zabuchi25 13 сағат бұрын

@@ShadowPhoenixMaximus because of EA the game came out YEARS before it should have so it was highly unfinished (high elves didnt even have finished skins for close to a year after launch) AND EA launched it just a month before the WoW Wrath xpac the game was dead before it even came out (but i still had a sub from day 1 till the day it was shut down cause i love Warhammer so much)

@Retrosicotte Ай бұрын

I can't be the only one who just went "...this game still exists?"

@Prophetoreo Ай бұрын

Thank you for doing this it was so much fun!

@CadianColors Ай бұрын

Awesome! Was waiting for it to be a bit more accessible to jump in. Good news today

@VenrisSFO Ай бұрын

Damn, that looks good!

@Outpost969 Ай бұрын

I remember preordering the collectors edition of this but never got to play it. I lost my job before it came out and my computer couldn't handle it. Maybe now after all these years i can finally play it.

@CanadianMeatloaf Ай бұрын

Decided to give it a try after watching this vid, I already play on warmane on their wrath expansion. So far this game is awesome. It's great having a mount at level 2, vs 40.

@DonBandi1 Ай бұрын

I was wondering if i should revisit RoR just a few days ago and now your video drops. It looks like a sign from Warhammer Gods :)

@SolNacht Ай бұрын

YES! Come and join the fun.

@malcomcysec4398 7 күн бұрын

Return of Reckoning is the greatest project I ever seen. The guy ressurected just the best RvR game ever. Will play for sure

@Vraimorte Ай бұрын

Going straight home and loading this up!

@BMBMiniatures Ай бұрын

Silver plaque - almost there. Rooting for you, mate

@TheXarfay Ай бұрын

As a Return of Reckoning Content Creator myself, I can say: YOU SHOULD PLAY IT :P

@nepoleon92 Ай бұрын

I keep trying to download it again but it never seems to launch or work properly

@henseltbrumbleburg3752 Ай бұрын

I love this game, I'm not much of a pvper either, but this game is super fun. I love how the grouping system works and the way each race has their own flavour and play a little differently. Really cool game.

@chopperdoobie_tv8790 Ай бұрын

I’m so happy to have found this, I’ve wanted to play this game for years since it ended, I’m high on that nostalgia drip with you 😂

@zonolith5912 Ай бұрын

Played about 2 years ago and it’s surprisingly good, I always felt like if I started now I’d be at a disadvantage compared to other players, but the gameplay and classes are solid.

@Grictalio Ай бұрын

As someone who played Warhammer Online in live servers, and returned to the private server in 2019 or so, and only play sporadically, from time to time- I do a lot of endgame content. You would not be at a disadvantage. If you’re interested, I’d highly recommend casually giving it a go! It’s a great time.

@zonolith5912 Ай бұрын

@@Grictalio Oh yeah, it really looks like a great time too, I mean they actually gave thematic races their counter parts instead of being Ork warrior, dwarf warrior, human warrior, and the like. The details alone are breathe taking and it's a great time as far as I remember. Maybe i'll give it another try.

@Grictalio Ай бұрын

@@zonolith5912 I love the thematic classes. I play predominantly Dark Elf Blackguard and Chaos Marauder, and it’s really nice to feel thematically slotted in, rather than having to internally roleplay the unique quirks of my class.

@zonolith5912 Ай бұрын

@@Grictalio Facts. Don't get me wrong, I am a strong believer that WoW is an amazing MMO, but every paladin is functionally the same, most classes are functionally the same now. I hope to see what AoR does to each type of class!

@Empire441 Ай бұрын

Thanks nathan ^.^ I loved this game when it came out.

@Macaf4r Ай бұрын

Man I did love this game never got to high level but had a blast anyway

@mattd.8945 10 күн бұрын

Alright you sold me, I'm going to have to get in on this

@gregoryshinn9805 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the video

@c.j.shotgunangel8905 Ай бұрын

I wantes 2 times but it never allowed me to install. Verry frustrating

@mrnygren2 16 күн бұрын

I actually have a bought and paid for copy of this, but I only remember playing very little of it. I did recently download the version in this video and plan on playing it. The graphics are a bit dated even for 2008 with no moving mouths etc - but the Warhammer aesthetic is great. The Total War modification "Warhammer: The Sundering did use models straight from this game. I personally prefer them over BotET for a bunch of races, such as the Dark Elves.

@cunningpanda Ай бұрын

Oh man I'm downloading now! I was massively into this year's ago. Leading mass pvp raids was just amazing! Which side needs players and which faction is least represented? Used to smash with my Black Ork

@TheGreatBookofGrudges Ай бұрын

It's pretty even tbh!

@cunningpanda Ай бұрын

@TheGreatBookofGrudges Maybe I'll re-live my Black Orc days. The armour was just awesome. Considering Choppa, I'm always torn between Orcs and Dwarfs 😅

@supertrooper3438 Ай бұрын

you know what i agree, i'm installing it right now because of you.

@mylesdrake2949 Ай бұрын

Totally wish we could have Vampire counts and Tomb king characters but I hop on from time to time. I used to roll with Sotek back when he initially started playing it again.

@NotNewButYork Ай бұрын

At the end there was this nice Hellcannon repeater set piece… I mean, this cannon is canon if it is in Warhammer Online right? Right?!

@inductivegrunt94 Ай бұрын

Really cool. I might try it out sometime. Really sweet seeing the Warhammer MMO live on thanks to the community after the devs shut down the original.

@FantomEx22 Ай бұрын

Bought the collectors edition for this game when it launched and had a blast. Was pretty young then and didn't fully comprehend some of the mechanics. But had a blast none the less. Too bad it shut down. Awesome that these guys are keeping it running however.

@spyritwind2540 Ай бұрын

At/near original launch this was the most fun I've had in PvP when things were popping off but unfortunately sometimes it was crickets. >< :(

@zebjensen4251 20 күн бұрын

Im going to have to try this. Maybe if they have enough players or something we will get a fan made expansion

@chris__929 Ай бұрын

World of Warcraft stole/took inspiration from some features from this game which says something: Tome of Knowledge, Public Quests, etc… is the first thing that stood out to me

@ShadowPhoenixMaximus Ай бұрын

The visual update for the dwarves looks almost like a stolen asset from Warhammer Online

@chris__929 Ай бұрын

@@ShadowPhoenixMaximus I’ll never forget how the Lich King expansion for WoW stole the Zealot end game armor design for a Warlock tiered armor set

@hannanmoosavie4052 Ай бұрын

I played it a year ago got bored gonna give it another try cause I love warhammer ! Thanks for the video.

@Quadnt Ай бұрын

does this game has a Summoning Class or something alike?

@DonBandi1 Ай бұрын

There are classes with pets and deployable turrets but no 'necromancer skelly army' type

@MarineCARMINE Ай бұрын

I might give this a shot

@davidstenow5055 Ай бұрын

RoR is amazing, and has a fantastic community! There’s always something going on

@RhobarEisenblut Ай бұрын

Wait so the game is finally finished without bugs?

@metaldrummer23-umo67 Ай бұрын

I just saw Age of Reckoning for $3.49. Is Return of Reckoning offered from within the game, or is it a separate game entirely? Basically I'm asking is that $3.49 just for the novelty of having something on your shelf since the servers died over a decade ago. Also it's completely free? No subscription, level cap, blocked quests? Isn't that basically unheard of for an MMO? Forgive my ignorance, I have never played any MMO.

@justinkyp Ай бұрын

not much of an mmo player, and my preference is 40k but this seems like such a fun time that i just had to install it. gonna try it later today and become the most well known chaos sorcerer to have ever served the dark gods

@FinanceSnake Ай бұрын

I loved playing this game back in the day! I quite because I was playing it too much haha.

@Heraldofnagash Ай бұрын

Damn I was second here someone made it first and got a like before me

@user-uk3zn9ix9z Ай бұрын

Game was fun, plenty of issues but it was fun! EA screwed the pooch on this one, like they often do...was a shame how it all went down.

@dramen Ай бұрын

OH MY GOD THE MEMORIES! Loved this game so so so much. I absolutely adored the PVE I just LOVED READING EVERYTHING! This was my first experience to Warhammer Fantasy...absolutely brilliant. I still have the absolutely incredible physical Collectors Edition of the game too :D. I just love it so much. Side note...is WH3 allowed to use assets from this game?! I completely forgot about the Tri-Barrel Hellfire Cannon! Completely forgot it existed, I can't find any lore on it though.

@evenlate Ай бұрын

I played the beta of this back in the day, but didn't get in to it because i was achievement hunting in Northrend. 😂 But I did start this up last weekend and gotten to lvl 11 so far. I was pleasantly surprised to find Gotrek & Felix and started questing for them. Its been fun exploring, I'm excited to explore the rest of the available world.

@g0nk_droid Ай бұрын

I remember when the official first came out and I was much less familiar with WHF but it was really fun and unique. Seeing this is soo freakin cool and I'm already downloading the launcher lol

@karakondzula1388 Ай бұрын

This is one great game, if you like pvp, massive or small scale its so satisfying and cool, plenty of people meme with the lore, mature playerbase no drama. Old gold! Playing it around 5 years now and its still fun as the first time i played it.

@DotJus 19 күн бұрын

Tried playing a year ago but ping so high it was un-playable, even solo questing was impossible. I am in Australia so maybe that’s the issue.

@egosniff Ай бұрын

you couldnt have met a nicer player in Crococopter the squig herder! great guy, our guild BLACK HORROR is recruiting! PM us in game and welcome to RoR!

@Vraimorte Ай бұрын

I played this one it was great!

@josemartinalcarazmeza5538 Ай бұрын

Return to the Old World

@deadmo8425 Ай бұрын

YES!!1 lets bring in some more people!!

@ManOfTheEmpire Ай бұрын

I love this game, currently leveling warpriest and KotBS, prefer the order for the aesthetics

@Claud_AdderHive Ай бұрын

Wtf! This is the best MMO ever i thought this was dead

@undervine 22 күн бұрын

The fact I discovered this game today cause I was looking at twitch drops 😂

@timknight2834 Ай бұрын

ROR is great however most of the player base has characters on both sides and can flip at a moment’s notice (unless theve changed this recently) quite annoying if you only play as either order or chaos as one minute you can be playing with your teammates and a few minutes later they can be fighting against you

@jibbanibba2000 Ай бұрын

I've heard got mommies are into this game

@georgechris1499 23 күн бұрын

Greatest PvP game ever. 24/7 non stop, 365 a year. Been playing since 2009.

@TromaFR 18 күн бұрын

Hi fellow RoR enjoyer :)

@dimas128 Ай бұрын

This game gave me unforgetable memories. Always in my heart. ♥ Only problem that its very demanding for the constant "party". If you will play solo 90% of all time you'll suffer.

@l0rf Ай бұрын

GW being the good guy and actually allowing their community to flourish its fantastic.

@jaroslawszmit1680 Ай бұрын

This game was great I have epic time playing it

@Durahan2 Ай бұрын

It's a shame that AoR lacks my favorite races. I would've loved to play a Tomb Prince, Maneater, or Kroxigor. Reason I didn't stick with it after hitting level cap back in the day.

@lukaspodany5210 Ай бұрын

and Bretonia Knight where ??

@wallraven55 Ай бұрын

I have played a vanilla wow to death. To the point where it’s lost any amount of novelty. This seems exactly like what I’m looking for.

@Krelian89 Ай бұрын

I think WH is the only MMORPG that could have 3 factions, or maybe some races that can choose between chaos and order faction, this could happend with vampires, dwarfs, greenskins probably.

@noticemesenpie69 Ай бұрын

been eyeing on this for many years when i heard this got private server, then i didnt know it was just specific server so i gave up

@via_negativa6183 Ай бұрын

Id love too but 300 ping is unplayable.

@AllbinP Ай бұрын

Game is just great ;)

@rattakornkarnchanah8714 Ай бұрын

Is it better than Lord of the Rings online?

@leonidas231 Ай бұрын

a good Warhammer MMO would be amazing

@bloodhaze101 Ай бұрын

Imagine if they added more races like beastmen, Lizardmen or even Bretonnia!!!!!!!

@SDOne-or6vm Ай бұрын

It used to be skaven in it

@ASHFAR578 Ай бұрын

I love warhammer and played this a few years back but sadly pvp just isnt my jam. Still great game tho

@davidjankraayveld7784 Ай бұрын

Nice. But I spend sooo much time in Wow that I can t play an Mmorpg s anymore 😅 Although this Warhammer one looks amazing.

@snoopyodig1137 Ай бұрын

Is this game pvp heavy i heard it is, i dont like pvp that much

@SAssyStrayan 8 күн бұрын

is good

@StarshadowMelody Ай бұрын

I can't find filesize on the site, which is something I tend to be concerned about.

@ReturnofReckoningWAR Ай бұрын

The Client is around 15 GigaBytes!

@StarshadowMelody Ай бұрын

@@ReturnofReckoningWAR Thank you!

@TimTheGrim Ай бұрын

Dude I only have so much time

@sunni6647 Ай бұрын

the interface and ur keybinds explain why some ppl are just not good in this game

@Talotta1991 Ай бұрын

Aight fellow Chaos bois who wants to co op some PVE with me? :)

@helix450 Ай бұрын

I think it will be more dlc. For this game is money makeer. 4 dlc they say is left or is the 4 dlc pland for and have more dlc in the futer will come. I think in the end off this game will be 150 playeble lords. For there is lots of units, lords and faktions left. 150 different lords is very logical. Because think how much is missing that can be filled up with all these 150. because there are 4 different demons of chaos missing

@ljgav Ай бұрын

Such a good game, sadly the Dev's killed the Zerg and told PvE to get fucked.

@frki3238 Ай бұрын

Comment for the algorithm

@antoinetterosales4510 Ай бұрын

Your voice is so pretty 🎧 🌽 💜

@pvprangergod4024 11 күн бұрын

its the epitome of a mismanaged private server with power tripping GMs, but it can fun for some hours if u just like the warhammer aesthetic.

@edoardoanastasi5218 Ай бұрын

I plaied the shit out of it for a whole year and a half... If they fixed the imbalance of the realms sure... Its a nice game... But it was so damn easy for the order factions.

@SDOne-or6vm Ай бұрын

I always played that game in the outnumbered faction. A good group could wipe out a full WB, so much fun!

@TromaFR Ай бұрын

Both factions are very good atm

@allnamestakenlol Ай бұрын

Enjoyed this game a lot when it first launched. Sadly, very buggy, performance issues, etc.

@anvos658 Ай бұрын

Sadly the PVP focus is what killed by interest in this game as you became actively weaker if you didn't level your pvp level. Or at least that is how it worked when I played. Honestly in a timeline they made they balanced the PvP and PvE better it may have competed with WoW, as a PvP focused game was never going to compete with WoW.