Let me tell you that what I was shown with this first iteration of the Trophy system is certainly very exciting. The Witch Hunter is a great model to show off the Trophy system, especially with all the visual doodads and thingamajigs that they can have hanging around. It’s *almost* like you’re doing a visual conversion on the model itself, like you would with a Warhammer Fantasy miniature.

This was very interesting to me, because at first read it sounds like the DAoC system. When certain mobs are killed they drop remains which can then be turned into trophys for your house. Upon closer inspection though, this sounds more like trophies your character will display. This could be very interesting. How many notches can you get on the handle of a sword?

Very disappointing news, but I am willing to give Mythic the benefit of the doubt on this one. I have faith in Mythic’s ability to output a quality game based on their hit Dark Age of Camelot. The game isn’t perfect, but then again I have never played a perfect game. Mythic knows you have one shot a first impression and as stated in the conference call, they missed some important date milestones. Mythic presented the information to EA who in turn decided pushing the game back a couple of months was better than releasing it before it was ready for commercial release. EA also has just a tad bit of experience releasing video games so I suspect they also knew what they were doing.

There is a very good interview with Marc Jacobs of Mythic posted at mmorpg.com. In it, he discusses the delay and basically reassures us the game is still on track and things are progressing well. He also reiterates that Warhammer online will “live or die based on RVR.” If you are interested, you can also hear a replay of EA’s earnings call here.

The changes that you notice first are the new graphics Engine that was introduced with the Catacombs expansion. The graphics went from really good to amazing. I can’t wait to see how Warhammer Online will look compared to how good the Catacombs engine is. The game play seems pretty close to the way I remember it. You have the occasional “linkdead” problems and some lag when a zerg approaches but that is sometimes helpful will you are playing a solo scout like I am.

A lot has changed and for the most part, the changes seem to be for the better. They also have 2 week free trials you can download and try at the Dark Age of Camelot Website.

So named because of the color of their waxy skin, the greenskins are savagery personified. They are ill-tempered, primitive, and live only to fight. In the absence of another foe, greenskins will eventually turn on one another for want of violence. In their culture, might makes right and the weakest members of society are one false step away from being dinner. Check the rest out here.