Part of me -- the part that isn't a banana smoothie-craving freak -- is prone to forever tweaking projects I'm working on toward perfection. I'd like to ask you guys today to give me a bit of feedback about the design of WAAAGH!, as I really want this blog to be as visually pleasing as the basic WordPress templates allow. What I'd like to know from you (please leave your answers in the comments section): Is the blog too "dark" (gray text on a darker gray background) to read comfortably? Is …  More

This week, we put a WAR forum moderator to the question -- "Browncoat" of the Warhammer Alliance Forums. Or the Firefly forums. Or the dapper Victorian outfitters society forums. WAAAGH!: Tell us a bit about yourself -- your handle/screen name/real name, age, real life occupation, your previous MMO experience, and your play style. BROWNCOAT: I'm a bit guarded about my personal information, but I'll tease you with a few tidbits! ^_- Browncoat is a handle that has obvious connotations to Fi…  More

In chatting with Ten Ton Hammer about whatever inane thoughts were in my noggin about WAR, RadarX asked me an interesting question about the necessity of lore in Warhammer Online. It got me thinking, and thus I found myself donning my favorite earflap cap, chomping down on my bubble pipe, and sitting in my favorite high-backed recliner in front of a roaring fire. I only wish I'd put out that fire, as I had no fireplace at the time. But I digress. I feel passionate about storytelling in games…  More

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As the game approaches, many of you are eager to absorb the Warhammer culture and become educated in this rich fantasy universe, particularly if (like me) you're relatively new to the scene. So where to start? Instead of typing up a 500-page thesis, I got lazy and looked around the web for the best Warhammer 101 guides, FAQs and intros to bring you up to speed: The Unofficial "Where To Start" Thread on WHA Forums - awesome write-up, pointing you to almost any subject about Warhammer you migh…  More

So Ten Ton Hammer -- for reasons unknown to me and I can only assume are related to the phases of the moon in conjunction with the chicken sacrifices necessary to raise the Old Ones from their slumber on the ocean floor -- decided to interview me. Um, yeah. Here I be. Check it out!  More

Beta Ticker: 670,719 (+7,394 from last week) Quote Of The Week: "So, coming to the shows, especially shows like this that are not industry exclusive, half-academic nonsense, are absolutely critical to what we do." ~ Josh Drescher, on the NY Comic Con Big Story Of The Week - The NY Comic Con: Reports, videos and interviews are pouring in from the weekend Comic Con, where (once again) players got their mitts on the WAR beta -- and no NDA for that sort of thing! Warhammer Vault gathered up a l…  More

...What if WAR hadn't been delayed, but would've been released in early June to go head-to-head against Age of Conan? ...What if WAR is delayed into 2009, despite reassurances from Mythic that it doesn't look like that would ever happen? ...What if Order becomes the "underdog" faction instead of Destruction, a la Horde in World of Warcraft? ...What if Age of Conan gets fair-to-middling reviews, and ansy gamers twiddle their thumbs all summer waiting for the next big thing? ...What if Blizzar…  More

Today's Imperial Inquisition is with Snafzg of The Greenskin -- a toothy WAR blog/webcomic! He's in the WAR beta, and we hate him for it, oh yes we does... well, maybe not "hate" so much as "envy with an automatic pistol".

WAAAGH!: Tell us a bit about yourself -- your handle/screen name/real name, age, real life occupation, your previous MMO experience, and your play style. SNAFZG: Asking my a/s/l? How forward of you! My better-known handles include: Snafzg (WoW), Gex (DAOC), and Malak/Alweo…  More

Back in the day -- we'll use this phrase for the year 2005 -- Warhammer fans were a little less than thrilled, even disillusioned, when Mythic announced their upcoming Warhammer online universe. At least I know I was. You see, we'd been there already, and it struggled and failed to lift off the ground. Before Mythic ever laid a finger on Warhammer, before Paul Barnett bought those hideously awesome sunglasses, before "War is Everywhere!", there was another company already hard at work on a…  More