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Warhammer E3 Coverage

Lots of E3 News tonight, let's just jump into it:

Warherald: WAR Wins Best of E3: PC!
WAR Keen and Graev: Everything I learned about WAR
MMORPG.com: E3: The Progress of WAR
Jeux Online: E3: 4 Gameplay videos and a Jeff Hickman interview
Waaagh!: E3 Thoughts

I'll throw anything else up as it's brought to my attention. Everyone have a good weekend!

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Penny Arcade and Class Cuts

The Penny Arcade, (a popular internet gaming webcomic if this is your first time on the intrawebs), has successfully made me laugh at this week's drastic class cuts. Check out the comic: The Wheat/Chaff Ratio

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Podcast of Reckoning #5

This one covers last Friday's big news and more. If you have some time to spare the Podcast of Reckoning is sure to deliver. Just head over to Warhammer Geek's Podcast Page.

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Capital Cities FAQ and ChaosCast

A few items of business. EA Mythic posted another FAQ following yesterday's on Careers and Punkbuster, this one on Capital Cities. I'm a little more impressed with this one than yesterday's but not by that much. I almost believed the spin they tried to give it, "Cutting content has made the game even awesomer!" (paraphrased). I'll let my monthly subscription do the talkin' when I get to Tier 4, until then I'll just /cry.

While you're around check out Episode 4 of the ChaosCast.

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Career Changes and PunkBuster FAQ

The Warherald threw this post up today answering some questions about the recent cuts and delays. Personally I'm not really impressed, it's exactly what I would expect them to say in this situation and I don't really buy the "it was for the better" argument after years of "we will release a finished game".

PR 101:
"We understand that many players were excited about these careers, but our dedication to do what was right for the product and ensure that we were shipping a GREAT game won out. As developers, sometimes we have to make difficult calls in order to make WAR the best RvR MMO on the market."

Don't get me wrong, it's nice to have more official comments on the matter but my broken Chaos soul hasn't healed. How will I prove my worth to Tzeentch without a Choppa at my side and a KoBS at my feet?

On a related note the Waaagh! posted a much more positive spin recently on the events. So after you have cried in your favorite dark corner read Black Friday's 12 Spots of Good News.

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4 Classes, 4 Captital Cities: Cut from Release

This is a pretty serious cut heading into the final months before release. The only two capital cities that will make it in are Altdorf and Inevitable City. These classes won't be in on launch day: Choppa (Greenskin), Hammerer (Dwarf), Blackguard (Dark Elf), Knight of the Blazing Sun (Empire). This is surprising to me with all the talk of 100% finalized and polish before release. The article linked below talks about it, it starts out talking about Mythic's recent partnership with punkbuster.

Read the Article

Here are some follow up comments from Mark Jacobs at the Vault Network:
Mark Jacobs on Capital Cities
Mark Jacobs on the Career Changes

A Few of my Favorite Blogs have their take on the events:
The Greenskin
Waaagh!
Keen and Graev

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Da Newz - July 10

A lot happened this week, catch up on it through Waaagh's Da Newz.

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Guild Beta Has Come

From the Warherald:
"The drums of WAR sound again!

Legions of guilds and their members finally descend upon the Age of Reckoning.

Beta 3, the final Beta phase before Open Beta, has begun. With it's coming tens of thousands of new testers will be welcomed to the ranks. The first batch of many has been loosed to guilds, contest winners, event attendees, and a host of others so check your inbox or beta center...you never know, you may be one of them!

All winning guilds have been contacted, if for some reason you have not received your codes and have been notified by me in the past please contact me directly so we can ensure you and your guild are able to participate.

This is an exciting time for WAR and Beta and we look forward to facing you on the battlefield...

WAAAGH!!!"

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Da Newz - July 3

Check out this week's Da Newz. Not much to say other than that, everyone enjoy your weekend (hopefully it's a 3 day!).

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ChaosCast #3 - Dolphins, Babies, and Garthilk!

Episode three of this great Warhammer podcast has hit the interwebs for your listening pleasure. This week's key speaker is Garthilk from Warhammer Alliance. As always a lot of Warhammer discussion and banter included. Listen in at The Greenskin, The Waaagh, or Keen and Graev's

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