Greetings!

In honor of Patch 1.4.5 and in lieu of a Weekend Warfront, we launched a bonus weekend:

• 50% bonus to all Renown gained
• 50% bonus to all Experience gained

Bonuses are now active on all live servers and will continue until Monday, February 6th.

Thanks for your continued support and enjoy the bonuses!

We used the maintenance to apply the following correctives:

• Fixed an issue that was causing players to be sent to the wrong location when attempting to engage in the Hunter’s Vale Dungeon in Tier 1.

• Fixed an issue that was allowing players with the relic to be summoned, queue, or the like.  Players should not be able to move with the relic via these methods now.

• Added missing messaging and localization files.

As part of the introduction of Fortresses, we introduced a mechanic to allow City Queuing via the scenario UI element.  Unfortunately, this has led to some issues with the City invasion instances within the Live environment that were not discovered previously.  Because of this, we need to remove this functionality, at least for the moment to ensure that players can queue and enjoy the City Instances properly. 

This will mean players will need to enter the city via the doors to the city as they did previously.

Update - 10:40am EST: All servers are back online.

 

Greetings!

We will be bringing all North American and European servers offline tomorrow, Thursday, 02/02 at 8:00 am EST/14:00 CET for maintenance.
At this time we anticipate that all servers will be back online no later than 12:30 PM EST/18:30 CET.

As always, please be sure to check the Herald for updates regarding this downtime.

Thank you for your continued support.

We have applied the following hot fixes to all servers:

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the new queue for city scenario function was allowing people to enter after the contested state.  Players will now only be able to queue if the city is in a contested state and not during the rebuilding or transition states.


• Fixed an issue where relics didn't broadcast when they moved across zones.
  

Due to an EA-wide maintenance that will affect our game and others, we will be bringing down our account center at 11:45pm EST (4:45am GMT).
During the maintenance you will not be able to change subscription, redeem game codes or transfer characters.

At this time we expect the service to be back up no later than 8am EST (1pm GMT).


See you on the battlefields!

Update - 2:50 pm EST: All servers are back online with game update 1.4.5.

 

Greetings!
 
We will be bringing all North American and European servers offline tomorrow, January 31st 2012, at 8:00 AM EST (14:00 CET) for the deployment of Game Update 1.4.5. At this time we anticipate that all servers will be back online no later than 3:00 PM EST (21:00 CET).

As always, please be sure to check the Herald for updates regarding this downtime.

This weekend’s warfront is open for battle. The scenario ‘Talabec Dam’ is available for all tiers.
Grab the Powder Keg and obliterate the enemies!

'Talabec Massacre' is now live and will continue until Monday, 01/30.

Greetings,

We will going through the Grovod Caverns scenario, tonight from 8 to 10pm EST.

We will run a massive run through of Forts, Relics, and Grovod on Friday, January 27th from 6 to 10pm EST.

We have a few codes to give away, and will be randomly selecting a few players from among the PTS participants present for each testing block.

Hope to see you out there!

Greetings,

We will bring down the Account Center for a maintenance tomorrow, Wednesday January 25th, at 8am EST (14:00 CET). During the maintenance you will not be able to change subscription, redeem game codes or transfer characters.

At the moment we anticipate the Account Center to be back online at 1:00pm EST (19:00 CET).

Thank you for your understanding.

This weekend’s warfront is open for battle. The scenario ‘Stonetroll Crossing’ is available for all tiers.
Pick up the Troll Pacifier and to subdue the Trolls to defeat your enemies!

'Stonetroll Slaughter' is now live and will continue until Monday, 01/23.

We invite you to join us in the tests of the new relic raid system and the fortresses in three sessions:

• Wednesday, January 18th        8-10 pm EST (1-3 am GMT)
• Dwarfs vs Greenskins - Thunder Mountain
  

• Friday, January 20th        4–6 pm EST (9-11 pm GMT)
• Empire vs Chaos - Praag
  

• Monday, January 23rd        8-10 pm EST (1-3 am GMT)
• High Elves vs Dark Elves - Dragonwake
  

Please have your character ready for action in the warcamps of the specific zone.  Templates will be available and we will assist with the formation of guilds and alliances.

See you on the battlefields!

Greetings,

We will bring down the Account Center for a short maintenance tomorrow, Wednesday January 18th, at 10am EST (16:00 CET). During the maintenance you will not be able to change subscription, redeem game codes or transfer characters.

At the moment we anticipate the Account Center to be back online at 11:30am EST (17:30 CET).

Thank you for your understanding.

This weekend’s warfront is open for battle. The scenario ‘Khaine’s Embrace’ is available for all tiers. Gather your forces and fight for blood in Khaine's Embrace.

'Deadly Embrace' is now live and will continue until Tuesday, 01/17.

Greetings,

We are preparing our test server to be available for the tests of version 1.4.5 and will bring it down later today. Depending on the internal test, PTS will be re-opened for you tomorrow around noon EST.

As usual, keep an eye on the Herald for updates.

In the meantime we have the PTS 1.4.5 patch notes for your reading pleasure:

The German fansite and forum Waaagh.de had the chance to ask James Casey, Producer of Warhammer Online, several detailed questions about various aspects of the game.
During the second Q&A with Werit you talked about the new Grovod Caverns where you fight as a Skaven. Will we see changes to the current “Play as a Monster” system, so that buffs from pets and potions don’t get removed or return after exiting monster stage?

In the return of Grovod Caverns, the Play as Monster mechanic will operate similarly to existing offerings. We’ve made strides to ensure that some buffs that cannot be easily reapplied have exemptions, but the mechanics are the same as the current Skaven implementation. In both cases, players can make the choice to join the battle as Skaven (either by taking the form at a keep or joining the scenario) knowing that it will having a draining effect on them. We are looking at ways to expand this system in the future in a number of ways.
Follow the link to read the complete interview.

See you on the battlefields!

Greetings,

As of today, the servers Gorfang and Karak-Azgal are being set to 'retired' status. Both servers will be offline for a 5 hour maintenance window from 11am EST (5pm CET) on.
After the maintenance, players will no longer be able to log in to those servers. Any remaining characters on this server can then be transferred via the Mythic Account Center.

As always, thank you for your continued support and understanding.

This weekend’s warfront is open for battle. The scenario ‘Highpass Cemetary’ is available for all tiers.
Capture both the Stag and the Crypt and kill all your enemies!

'Spirit of War' is now live and will continue until Monday, 01/09.

Past, presence and future are the topics for a New Year. MMORPG.com took the time to interview with James Casey, Producer for WAR, and ask these questions.
What plans does Warhammer have for the future? Are there events and plans for the community to look forward to in 2012?
   
We are actively finishing up our work on patch 1.4.5 which will mark the return of the all-new revamped Grovod Caverns with a smidge of Skaven thrown in. (Okay, a lot of Skaven goodness...) The bigger news though is that we are introducing a new way to engage the enemy in Tier 4 with the introduction of Realm Relics and the re-introduction of Fortresses. After that, we have patches laid out for the next year that will introduce additional cool stuff like the teased Tier 7 appearance armor, the return of the Ironclad, and a few things I can't preview quite yet. Plus, don't forget that we continue to run weekend warfronts, bonus weekends, and a plethora of Live Events during the year. In fact, soon, plan to join in the Keg's End celebration!Follow the link to read the complete interview.

Happy New Year and see you on the battlefields.

The Warhammer Online development team and the Community team wish you happy winter holidays and a good start into the New Year. We will take a break and will return to work on January 3rd; preparing version 1.4.5 and the test of the relic system.
The in-game customer support will continue to be available 24/7 throughout the holidays.

Have a happy and safe holiday season; see you on the battlefields!