I have been in touch with the following Iseult guilds. Below is their guild name, GM, side, and servername, which I will update as we go.
Huntsmen Gweniver Order Volkmar/Ironfist
Bedlam Shandu Order Volkmar
Phoenix Ascension Horbert Destr Averheim
Dark Knights of Camelot Luvly Order Volkmar
Revelation Rudeocerous Order Volkmar
Final Revelation Jokerz/Sloth Destr Averheim
Black Dragon Clan Inishmore Destr Averheim
Venor Ultimus Kruk Order (server announcement kept private)
Mors Mortis Destr Iron Rock
Wrath Bishopknight Destr? Iron Rock
Brothers in Arms Order Volkmar
Asylum Singing(?) Destr Iron Rock
Ancient's Way Order Iron Rock
Vengeance server: Destruction/Averheim
Order alts: Order/Volkmar
Do they know something we don't? It seems like Order is where most of them are going. Is Destruction going to be FOTM?
seems like Destruction in more popular at the moment, but i dont know what it'll be like at release. Honestly, if people want to play with those guys i wouldn't be apposed to going Order...whatever people want to do. I'd just need to find another class :)
It's got me wondering, as well. I think the most popular reasoning I am seeing is the idea that Chaos will be heavily overpopulated and people are worried about login queues an battleground queues. On the other hand, the underpopulated side will get their asses handed to them in world based warfare, which is a big component of Warhammer. It will get old having the enemy in your capital city every day and making some of the pvp content impossible. (Total dominance by one side makes most of the content impossible for everybody, though.)
I'm willing to reconsider sides as long as you guys are cool with it - let's see how the other guilds fall in, too.
Agreed, its still just a tad early to figure everything out. But it looks like Axe is starting to get it all rolling.
I would heavily prefer chaos, but playing whit the guild is the number 1 priority for me. I think Zhaa and the others would feel the same way too.
If we've got something solid with another few guilds, going underpopulated might not be so bad. Although remember Iseult, where we were basically getting out asses handed in anything large-scale. On an squad-to-squad level we'd still probably do well
I'm leaning Chaos, because Greenskins rule. Then again, if we go Order I can play a White Lion. Now THAT was a hell of a hair metal band.
Upon consideration, I'm really leaning Chaos. I spoke to Zhaa and he's told me that he's not playing Order. Most of the other dudes from Montreal are a no-go for Order as well, so if we do decided to go Order, lets choose a second server for Chaos alts so we can all coordinate.
I like lots of folks in those other guilds, but to me the fact that they may be playing Order isn't in and of itself a good enough reason to change up and make the move.
I'd definitely consider playing Chaos on the same server where they're playing Order though... could make for some fun smack talk :)
I'm cool with whatever, since I don't have a preference for either side. I imagine I'd enjoy playing the bad guys for a change. If Chaos is overpopulated, we can always do up an alternate server for some relief.
Keeping guild folks together is #1 priority, so if Zhaa and others feel very strongly about it we can keep the original plan. I do like the idea of playing Isle of Dead though, will be fun fighting against Iseult folks.
The guys that were in Vengeance Wow/Dreadless Daoc(Guin-Mid) are split down the middle. Those that lean to Order are mostly due to preferring the prettier toons instead of the more evil looking ones, but we will all follow as a group.
For myself, I'm with Zhaa about Destruction.
Like in DaoC, playing the "evil" toons always felt better when pillaging the enemy, instead of being some poor "good" soldier being punished and sent to the front lines.
Proof of this is in the few words spoken by Conan himself.
Khitan General: We have won again. This is good! But what is best in life?
Khitan Warrior: The open steppe, a fleet horse, falcons at your wrist, and the wind in your hair.
Khitan General: Wrong! Conan, what is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women!
Khitan General: That is good.
Amen brother
anyone on Ventrilo has heard Kirin lamenting more than one would think is humanly possible... but so far that's been it for the "lamentations of their women" part as far as I'm concerned.
I can confirm that Zhaa and I are firmly in the Destruction camp. We would love to play with the guild though...
Now how could anyone want to play Order after this latest trailer from Mythic.
http://mythicmktg.fileburst.net/war/us/home/flash/2008_08_PAXTrailer.html
Clicky (http://mythicmktg.fileburst.net/war/us/home/flash/2008_08_PAXTrailer.html)
From The Black Dragon Clan - BDCguild.com
Original Post by Sloth
These are the servers we will be playing for open beta
Destruction = Crag Mere
Order = Chrace
that will be the two to go to for now.
Look me up on sloth/influenza/fargin, I shall be on one of them.
A temp guild will be formed for the Open Beta with a bunch of old friends from DAOC times.
I will see you all there soon... that is if you are going to try WAR
This has been posted on Revelation/Black Dragon Clan/Final Revelation/DKoC and Vengence Sites
Sloth!
Thanks, does BDC have a server picked for go-live? Isle of Dead is the only one I've seen with Iseult people so far.
I just made a Black Orc on Crag Mere. name is Stiza.
when is this game coming out? i can't wait to roll a maurauder named amberalert
Sept 18th is the day the game officially goes live.
If you preorder the collectors edition you can start playing the 14th. If you preorder the standard editiion you can start the 16th.
http://herald.warhammeronline.com/warherald/NewsArticle.war?id=241
i finally preordered mine and got the head start/open beta codes. I suppose I should start downloading now so I'm ready to go by the time the 16th rolls around, hehe.
god dammit. We got jipped by the place we preordered form who says they dont have enough beta boxes, so we only get ours on the 18th...
I got bit by the "not enough product" bug before - figured I'd drive around on the 18th til I found a place to sell me one. Sounds like we might have some folks in early though - get together and get the guild formed if you can.
Sounds like the formation of another plan...
I'll be available with the pre-order on the 16th to help form.
Let's set a time and server.
Check the thread here:
Isle of Dead (http://vnboards.ign.com/us_isle_of_the_dead/b23302/108353532/p1/?95) was the defacto Iseult server, but since it will not be available for the early arrivals, Iseult has switched to Ironfist (though almost everyone is rolling Order).
Let's plan to go Destruction/Ironfist.
I have the preorder head start, so I'll get in on the evening of the 15th I guess?
16th I meant :P
(Edited by Nari at 6:10 pm on Sep. 11, 2008)
Sounds good. Will try to be on on the 16th and will see if i can get Darg and family on too :)
Me and redattack will be on the 16th to help form Vengeance, not sure if Zaans PC will be ready to roll by then thugh.
I think they're waiting until tomorrow before posting the actual servers that will be available on the 14th.
At least that's what the herald said. (http://herald.warhammeronline.com/warherald/NewsArticle.war?id=252)
Hi guys and gals!
Long time, no hear...
I am planning on playing Warhammer and will try to meet up and join you guys during the headstart or right after. I am still not sure of a class but if you are playing destruction i will probably roll a squig herder and a Witch elf. :)
Anyone else notice so far how every1 is worrying that order is ganna be underpopulated so know order has like twice the amount of players since OB started...
Woot! we getta be the underdogs after all hehe :)
Based on the server list those of us with the earliest headstart will have to pick a different server to play on for 2 days.
I was thinking i could pick one of the original servers as an alt server to play Order toons on. Did you all pick a server to use for Order alts from that small list of starting servers?
The return of another gimp scout. /harass
Good to see you back Duran.
I doubt an alt server has been setup yet. We're still just going on Axe's preliminary information for our main server.
Ironfist is still the server we'll go to - I checked among a lot of different guild boards this morning, and there is no consensus for people with collector's editions to roll on.
Might be for the best, though - I have a feeling the CE servers are going to get crushed, with lots of guilds getting locked into one of those.
Edit - if you got access today (Sunday) give Volkmar/Order a try - looks like a few of the Iseult guilds are rolling there now on the order side.
< Position in queue 310 >
< Estimated wait time 2H 15 M >
Yep, Volkmar will be my alt server for Order toons :)
Things are changing quickly - I expect to see the server switches settle down a little bit by Tuesday. Check here for the latest on which server we'll go with. Ironfist appears to have been abandoned, I no longer see anyone committing to that one.
Edit: As of noon Monday, based on PA, FR, BDC commitment, we have committed to
Destruction/Averheim
Order alts: Order/Volkmar
Our first order of business will be to get our names reserved and the guild formed on Averheim.
Nevermind... :D
(Edited by Nari at 6:40 pm on Sep. 15, 2008)
If this (http://herald.warhammeronline.com/warherald/NewsArticle.war?id=282) is the list your asking about, I think those are the new servers that are going up tomorrow.
The servers that are currently up and running can be found here:
http://realmwar.warhammeronline.com/realmwar/ServerStatus.war
Yes, I'm mildly retarded after a mind-numbing day at work. I was hoping noone saw that :P
LB, fill us in please.. :D
He probably did the same thing I did - went to the list of servers that they're adding brand new tomorrow, didn't see ours on the list and wondered where it was. It's one of the CE servers.
Bingo!
Hail Brethren,
Servers are open for Destruction/Averheim.
When and where to meet to create the guild?
i created a chat channel for us
"/channel veng" will get you in
Newb needing instructions!!
Trying out the chat channel.
I can't seem to speak in that channel. Only have list 1-10 to choose from. Although it says I'm in the veng channel.
shortcut?
Don't you guys have jobs?
the channel showed up as #2 for me, so to speak I just typed /2 and then whatever I wanted to say (which was typically "someone hold my hand, I'm a n00b"). for the record, I'm typing this from work... I stuck around the house a little bit this morning to try it out though, pretty cool! I managed to build up a whopping ~10 silver that I can contribute towards the guild fees later if necessary. Took part in a PQ (got some minor loot), did some quests, etc. I think I'm level 3 or 4... yeah, that's right, fear me. :P
Toon is a black orc named... wait for it... Rossork. look me up this evening!
Sean, did you manage to let the other dudes know for the server?
Ive got more than enough money to make the guild (think im at 1.5g or so) so we just need the people to be on.
less jobs, more WAR people...c'mon. :)
Look at LB with the mad cash making skillz! If the stars align and I can get some things squared away, I'll be home around 4:00 today and in game.
This site (http://warhammervault.ign.com/wiki/index.php/Traveling_to_Other_Races_Areas) explains how to get to a warcamp, which has a flight path to the Inevitable City. Need 50 brass for the flight, which you should be able to get pretty fast.
hehe, the trick is to get one of the gathering skills when you get to chapter 2. I like scavenging because there seem to be more PQ's with humanoid mobs. Doing Scenarios with the repeatable rvr quests makes pretty good money as well.
They added a new gathering skill called magical salvaging or something. So you can take butchering (animals) salvaging (humanoids) and magical salvaging (no idea - maybe anything?)
You can actually run to the chapter two area right after you're born, train a gather skill, run back and salvage crap from level 1 kills. I got a blue pair of dice this morning in the five minutes I played. Just follow the roads.
they are actually butchering (animals),
scavenging (humanoids) and salvaging. I was really confused this morning when i picked up salvaging and couldnt loot any corpses ><
I'm not exactly sure what salvaging does, but its listed as a gathering craft, so it must somehow get you tradeskill components. /shrug
(Edited by Lifesbane at 2:50 pm on Sep. 16, 2008)
I thought you used that against loot or some other objects. I know I picked up some green loot from a mob and it said something about using the Salvaging skill against it to get something.
Anyone have any opinions regarding the various crafting skills? Are they all worth the time/effort?
Hiya,
Hey Kirin, ya I gave the guys the server and guild board info. Spoke with them this morning to make sure they got it.
As for work Cao. I'm currently on parental leave. We just got #2 last week, a son, and my wife needs help, so I log in between her and the babies naps and distracting our daughter.
Way to convince your wife to put out again after what happened last time!
hehe, j/k congratulations! that's great that you're able to take the time to help out. in a few years you'll have enough people to make your own RvR beatsquad :)
Grats Dak! awsome man.
im back on now and should be around for most of the evening btw
Speaking of which Ross..
aren't you due to produce some offspring which will most certainly be ugly as sin?
jesus, have you been talking to my mother?
dude... are you sure you want to leave yourself open like that?
Who hasn't 'talked' to your mother?
Patching now, should be on shortly.
Darn servers full... commence load wait :)
obviously I've been out of the MMORPG arena for too long... that was a really n00b response on my part.
I should have said something like "don't worry, you're not the mother".
everything is funnier with 20/20 hindsight
Hey Axe
any chance we can change the order alt server from being volkmar to one that is slightly less populated. Just read an update that said this is one of the top 4 most populated servers with the longest wait time so ya.
Cept its an alt server so up to you guys :)
We chose that based on where many of the Iseult (mostly hib/mid) people landed. All I've done on Volkmar is create an Axecleaver toon - you can do that regardless of queue size and reserve the name. I haven't logged him in yet and probably won't for a while. Lots to do on our primary server.
First post updated with new information. Looks like Revelation, DKOC, and Brothers in Arms (all old Iseult alliance members) ended up going to Order/Volkmar. I got some updates for hib/mids too.
Destruction/Averheim it is!
See ya'll in-game.
Woot! Zoot is back in town!