Munkey FireTruk

The headstart ended this morning and the deadline for entering valid CD keys has passed. However, Mythic was wise enough to extend the deadline for select customers, depending on purchase method. Playing for a few days and then getting locked out because the UPS guy is functionally retarded and/or your retailer doesn’t grasp the importance [...]

While playing numerous scenario last night I found myself longing for the release of World of Warcraft®: Wrath of the Lich King™. This may sound odd given the fact that quitting WoW was indeed a forever kind of thing, but hear me out. There are too many WoW players in WAR! The types of players [...]

My first thought when opening up my CE edition is that the miniature sux!  It’s my fault for expecting something better than what I got, but this thing is pretty weak.  The Collector’s Edition page shows a nicely painted miniature fully assembled and looking good.  I’m still not sure if mine is broken or not.  [...]

Even asking a GameStop employee to simply see a Collector’s Edition box with the naked eye results in the rage-inducing response of “Did you pre-order it?”.

So last night (the last night before the official release) we ran into our first serious server issues on Iron Rock. For 20+ minutes the lag was so bad that nobody could do anything other than chat. Mobs were unresponsive, characters weren’t regenerating and “is anyone else lagging?” was echoed throughout the zones general chat. [...]

Confirmed by stopping by the local Fry’s this morning that the CE didn’t make it to store shelves. Looks like it was pre-order only. Having been to this same location for the previous WoW releases it was interesting to compare the public reaction. The Burning Crusade release had at least 50 people camped in front [...]

Mythic Entertainment’s latest MMORPG, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning is GO http://herald.warhammeronline.com/warherald/NewsArticle.war?id=293

Much lunch time conversation has been dedicated to unraveling the mysteries of melee combat mechanics. It turns out that someone already did much of the work: http://disquette.wordpress.com/warhammer-online-melee-combat-mechanics/ Now we just need someone to put together a calculator/simulator.

We are a Warhammer Online guild playing Destruction on Iron Rock. WAAAGH!!!