Today, Mark Jacobs issued its first State of the Game since the release of Warhammer Online one month ago. In this State of the Game, Warhammer Online gave us some ideas of what is on the product roadmap and more specifically what is planned for its upcoming Warhammer Online Patch 1.1. This Warhammer Online Patch 1.1 preview will show you what you have to look forward to this Fall when Patch 1.1 is released.
Black Guard and Knight of the Blazing Sun Classes
Probably the most exciting addition for me is that the Black Guard class and the Knight of the Blazing Sun class will be a part of this update. Mythic took these classes out of the initial playable classes prior to launch, but promised that they would be added back in. Now we know that in December these classes will be playable. I am especially excited about seeing the Knight of the Blazing Sun class.
Improved Game Performance
Jacobs has promised that Patch 1.1 will fix a lot of the crash to desktop issues that players have been experiencing as well as the stuttering video. I really hope that this improved game performance will help me to have a better experience on my older computer.
Improved Mail System
If you have tried to use the Warhammer Online mail system you know how slow it can be. Jacobs has said that this issue will be fixed in Patch 1.1.
Warhammer RVR Improvements
The Warhammer RVR improvements sound awesome. Patch 1.1 will improve the RvR gear drops and add an RvR-influence system like that which exists for the PvE content. It looks like this RvR-influence system will be for open RvR to encourage open RvR. Additionally, there will be new rewards for participating in open RvR. This is really necessary. Scenarios are so easy to join that people chose to do them over the open RvR.
Warhammer Online Classes
Jacobs also says that the Warhammer Online classes are going to be fixed. Now don’t freak out, because unlike most games, Mythic says that they are not going to nerf classes. Instead, they are going to “buff” classes. I hope that this is the case.