No, I’m not in the closed beta…
But, I have decided to drink the Mythic coolaid and get on the Warhammer bandwagon.
Perhaps it will be the great game that will free us from the grasp of MMO tyranny. Perhaps the NDA will drop soon, open beta will kick in and we can all get a taste of the game. I sure hope so, I’m really looking forward to it (along with trying Ryzom out too). Once I made the decision to go buy a copy, I spent the weekend watching some of the official podcast videos, and overall it looks pretty fun. I do think it will put some hurt on WOW and a few of the other MMO’s out there if it is successful, but not enough to make any type of major dent in them.
In any case, if you are looking to order it now, you might try going through Amazon (I suggest using Virginworlds.com website to order it on to give them a little kickback). I ordered two copies and got my open beta/gift keys within a few minutes. It can be a little tricky to find, as its in the download section of “Your Media”, so its not going to get e-mailed to you. You could also hit up Target, they had the boxes for $.99. At least then you would be in on the head start and open beta, and then if you decided to buy it (from Target) you get a $5 off coupon. But the better deal Amazon was running is that if you order $50 you get $10 off with Bill-Me-Later, or $100 you get $20 off. Course you need to tack on a cheap game since these are 1 cent off from being $50, but you might be able to save a bit.
In any case, to play in the open beta or even head start I assume you will need the client. They (EA/Mythic) are hosting it on a torrent, and if you did around you can find the link. Its a bit slow cause there are a good bit of folks who don’t know how to configure their client right, or they are being greedy and not sharing. Mine took about two days total to get, but even I had to fiddle with my settings to get it optimal. If you have a mind to, might be a good idea to download the client, then you will be ready to patch up to the current one when it goes live. Least it will save you some time now.
Brad
