Return of Reckoning

Highlights

Karaz-A-Karak & Karak Eight Peaks


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Karaz-A-Karak

Karaz-a-Karak, or the Everpeak, is the seat of High King Thorgrim Grudgebearer of the ancient dwarfen realm of Karaz Ankor. The mighty dwarfen city is situated in the World’s Edge Mountains along the once-prosperous trade route of the Silver Road. It is said that the great dwarfen Ancestors founded the city, and their spirit is strong within the walls of the mighty hold. In the Age of Reckoning, High King Thorgrim Grudgebearer marches out with his throng of Oathbearers to settle grudges and honor old alliances.

Dwarfen cities are divided into different levels called Deeps, and it is in the Middle Deeps of Karaz-a-Karak that the industrial heart of the city beats. Here a network of mines feed great forges that produce powerful weapons of war. The dwarfen resolve to hold back the tide of Destruction will forever burn as bright as the forges of the Middle Deeps of Karaz-a-Karak.

Karak Eight Peaks

Karak Eight Peaks was once a thriving dwarfen hold said to rival Karaz-a-Karak in size and wealth. However, the Time of Woes and following Goblin Wars greatly weakened the city until it too fell under the combined pressure of the skaven and greenskin hordes. In the Age of Reckoning, the Bloody Sun Boyz reign in the halls where once proud kings ruled. The fierce orc warboss Grumlok, aided by his cunning goblin Gazbag, has gathered many greenskin tribes into his WAAAGH, and now sets his eyes on Karaz-a-Karak.

Da Deeps, as the Middle Deeps of Karak Eight Peaks are known to the greenskin occupiers, is a place which bears the scars of the Time of Woes. When the earth broke open and the filth poured out to attack the dwarfen cities from within, this part of the mighty city witnessed the savagery of the skaven firsthand. In the Age of Reckoning, the Bloody Sun Boyz carry on the fight with the skaven in the never-ending battle for Karak Eight Peaks.,in



Return of Reckoning is proud to release the Dwarf City of Karaz-A-Karak and the Greenskin City of Karak Eight Peaks. Each city consists of the original "upper" levels we recovered from what was left over by Mythic Entertainement, which we extensively fixed, then filled with Creatures, Quests, Tome Unlocks and Lore. Each city also contains a "lower" level which was almost all created from scratch for this release by some of our talented developers.

We would like to thank the volunteers who put (tens of) thousands of hours into building these cities, including 3D Modelling, Concept Art, World Building, Tools Building and so much more. We would like to thank the wonderful people who worked at Mythic Entertainment for building this beautiful world and giving us the foundation of which to build these cities.

Ekalime - World Building & Lead Designer & Writer
Yaliskah- 3D Modelling & 2D Design
MaxHayman - Producer & Programming
Ferrile - 3D Modelling
Grunbag - World Building & 3D Modelling
Ryanmakara - World Building
Archexecutor - Concept Art & 2D Design
Flowson - 3D Modelling
Machinea - Concept Art & 3D Modelling
TimPaauwe - 3D Modelling
Samo94 - Concept Art
Anlek - Concept Art
CanadianZombie - 3D Modelling
Apotheos - 3D Modelling
Wikkyd - 3D Modelling
Cattlebruiser - 3D Modelling
TomSeas - 3D Modelling
Rockalypse - Design
Kabuco - Design
Dalen - Programming
Wargrimnir - Design
Washette - Tools Programming
Werit - Tools Programming
Luranni - Video Editing
Hystoria - Video Editing

(If there is anyone I haven't mentioned please accept our apologies and contact one of us right away)

Thank you to all of the other Return of Reckoning team members who may not have contributed directly but however have been working on other elements of the game over the years. Thank you to all the players who make this all worth while.

We will add a FAQ to the second post soon.


Weekend Warfront: Assault on Black Crag



Karak Drazh was once among the mightiest Dwarf strongholds of the World Edge Mountains, but was taken by the Greenskins during the Goblin Wars. Strategically placed at the western end of Death Pass, it guards the approach to Karak Eight Peaks. Today known as Black Crag, it is the most powerful Orc stronghold.

This weekend Assault on Black Crag will be the weekend warfront from 12:00 on Friday to 12:00 on Monday Altdorf time. You get +50% XP and Renown in the Black Crag Keep scenario, and extra rewards from completing the event tasks.


Stronghold Saga

- The Elite rewards can be mailed to other characters on your own account.

- The Elite rewards can be exchanged for unique rewards exclusive for the new city release, visit the throne rooms in Karaz-A-Karak and Karak Eight Peaks.



Combat and Careers

General Changes and Fixes

- Damage procs are now affected by outgoing damage stats. After close examination of many old videos from live, it has been concluded that this is how they worked on the live servers. It also simplifies it all to handle them in same way as regular damage in this regard.

- Blast pots have been disabled. There has been many reports that these cause frame rate drops on the clients, and the value they bring to gameplay isn't really worth that drawback. So for now they have been disabled.



Contents

Lairs

- The lair of the Bleakwing Matriarch and the puzzle to access it are implemented

- The lair of Lady Grimgyre and the puzzle to access it are implemented

- Morra has abilities implemented and won't just auto attack


Chapter 22 Hard Public Quests

- Glittering Citadel: You can once again use the Phoenix Orbs during your fight against Caradryan



Tickets


[18591] Quest objectives for scouting the BO Icehearth Crossing in Kadrin Valley can now be completed
[19413][19202] You should be able to interact with the orbs again
[18556] Alternate appearance on cloaks now works even if you are in a guild

Celebrations & Events




Dwarfs & Allies Call-To-Arms:

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Greenskins & Allies Call-To-Arms:

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On Saturday 18 September, we are going to celebrate Warhammer Online's 13th anniversary! Join us on that day to participate in great discussions, Dev Talks, bloody battles and more! Below you will find the published schedule.

1. Mythic Developer Discussion

The Celebrations will start at around 18:00 Altdorf Time (GMT+2) with a Developers Talk.

This Developer Discussion is very special as it is with former Mythic developers! If you're keen on listening to their amazing stories about the game, its development and many more hot topics, tune in on Saturday to Return of Reckoning's Twitch channel.


2. Dwarfs vs Greenskins

The Open World PvP Event is going to start at 19:30 Altdorf Time. Be ready on time!

The Dwarfs have rallied themselves and have called upon their loyal allies to reclaim their territories. They will gather as many warriors as possible on the Order side, for that this battle will be fierce but it will also put back every doubtful enemy back in their place. Leave no man behind, join your regiment and get ready for an honorable victory!

The Greenskins are known for their thirst for blood, and their itch to slaughter more Dwarfs. They have also mocked the 3-foot tall stuntiez and their allies. The Greenskins have gathered their warriors and have also called upon their own allies to participate on the 18th of September. Join yor klanz n' alliez, make da Greenskinz proud!


Double XP RP INF

During this whole weekend, X2 will be activated in all pairings! From Friday noon till Monday noon, Altdorf Time, enjoy double the experience, renown points and influence!


More to come...

Obviously we did not share everything with you here... Upon participating in the Celebration on Saturday, we will make sure that you finish that night with a jaw wide open and happy screams in Discord.



Ranked Season 2 - Insights & Results


In case you missed it, here is the thread showing the insights & results of the Ranked Season 2, which has just ended. Please do not discuss anything about ranked here, feel free to discuss it in its own thread.

Ranked Season 2 - Results & Insights

The rewards have been sent!

As Season 2 just ended, the rewards have been sent to the respective ranks on each class leaderboard.

Below are the insights of the participation in Season 2 and the top players for both Solo and Group ranked. Please make sure to check the leaderboard in-game if you wish to see the top 10 players of each class who got rewarded, or if you simply would like to see the leaderboard of all the participating characters. The leaderboard will remain available for everyone to see.

Highlights

September 18th 2021

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Join us on September 18th 2021 to wish Warhammer Online a Happy 13th Birthday.

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Weekend Warfront: Guns, Shrooms, and Steam



The trains of Kadrin Valley are carrying gromril back to Karaz-a-Karak night and day. Work on the Doomstrikers is well underway, but now the greenskins have decided to sabotage the efforts. Get out to Gromril Crossing, and help your realm drive back the enemy!

This weekend Guns, Shrooms, and Steam will be the weekend warfront from 12:00 on Friday to 12:00 on Monday Altdorf time. You get +50% XP and Renown in the Gromril Crossing scenario, and extra rewards from completing the event tasks.


Updated tasks in patch
Following community feedback, we've adjusted the below tasks' requirements in this weekend warfront.

- The tasks to capture Da Base Camp and The Engine Number 9 are changed to give credit at the end of the capture timer.

- The task to capture the Bridge objective is changed to give credit at the start of the capture.



Realm versus Realm

Ranked Scenarios

The weekly ranked event rewards have changed:

Basic reward: 50 Triumphant Emblems
Advanced reward: 100 Triumphant Emblems OR 1 Triumphant Insignia
Elite reward: 150 Triumphant Emblems OR 1 Triumphant Insignia

The event slot items and Stalwart Soulstones are still available for purchase for Triumphant Emblems.


Community Memorial


World
A gravestone has been added in Praag's Russensheller Graveyard to commemorate player Radia, following a request by their guild and friends.

Memorial of Radia
Tonight, the guild, alliance and friends of Radia would like to honor them by inviting everyone to Russensheller Graveyard in Praag at 19:00 Altdorf time.


Content

Items

- Corrected some wrong weapon appearances and their item slots.


Public Quests

- Clarion Tower: The barriers and the portal have been removed so that you don't have to complete the first stage to kill Uronail for a quest


Quests

Greenskin Chapter 21
- Wild Stunty Hunting: The whole quest line is now available and reworked
- Gettin' an Ear-full: You will now have to take the ears of the Clarion high elves, and the quest rewards have been added
- A Litl' Smoky: The quest rewards have been corrected
- Chariots Aflame: You will now receive the Burning Ember when you interact with the Campfire
- Squigs Over: This quest is now available from Keetz and has been corrected
- Hungry Work: You can now collect the Hunk of Meat for the Watcha Git, and you now receive the reward at the end of the quest, no longer at the start



Tickets


[19400] The rare dyes were not ment to be on the quests and are removed.
[19372] The Bigchoppa is now really a big choppa

Highlights

Live Event: A Stronghold Saga - Part 3 - War on the World’s Edge



The World’s Edge Mountains have always been the realm of the dawi, and much to their despair their realm is slowly being chipped away. From Karak Kadrin to Black Crag the Oathbearers struggle to hold what is rightfully theirs against the tide of the Bloody Sun Boyz and their allies.

As a vicious campaign rages across the peaks of the World’s Edge Mountains between the dwarfs and their hated greenskin foes, history is being written and you must play your part.

Speak to your Live Event herald to begin.


This event will run for the whole of the Stronghold Saga. The Stronghold Saga will run until at least October.


Weekend Warfront: Howling for Blood

The war-scarred landscape of Black Crag rings once again with the sounds of battle as Order and Destruction forces descend upon the Howling Gorge. Here among the labyrinthine gorges, the struggle for control of a vital pass of ancient Karak Drazh threatens to flood the canyon with the blood of the fallen.



This weekend Howling for Blood will be the weekend warfront from 12:00 on Friday to 12:00 on Monday Altdorf time. You get +50% XP and Renown in the Howling Gorge scenario.



Content

Quests

Greenskin Chapter 20
- Sneakery: The whole quest line is now available and reworked
- Time to Die: Baradum Warriors and Runemasters now also count toward the objective 'Baradum Defenders'. Also this quest now has a 30 minutes timer to be completed
- Water Stunties Good Fer?: This quest line has been corrected and reworked
- Broken Core: The whole quest line is now available and reworked
- Derailed: You can now take the Length of Rail, and the original objective to deliver it to Bagrom has been restored
- Through Wit' Da Lookin' Glass: You will now have to destroy the Spyglass after you've poisoned the beer with the Deadly Juice given by Spinzup
- I'll Have Mine Poached: You can now retrieve the Griffon Eggs for Lord Siegloten, but you will find a surprise when taking it
- Somfink's Fishy: This quest is now available from the Stinky Barrel in Kadrin Valley

Greenskin Chapter 21
- Who Axed You?: You can now collect the Goblin Slayer Axes from Ungrim's Finests



Tickets


[19396] The NPCs present during the first stage of the PQ 'The Vault of the Dragon Princes' now respawn
[14308] You now have to use the Foul Water in your quest inventory near the pond
[14309] The quest marker now displays all the objectives
[14310] The quest markers have been corrected
[14313] Okari Helmcleaver is now patrolling and the quest marker has been corrected
{14314] You can now kill Siegloten's Champion