Return of Reckoning

Necropolis of Zandri

Public Test:
Participate in Land of the Dead's Necropolis of Zandri public test this Sunday at 8:00 PM Altdorf time, and fight for your faction in the new RvR zone.

In order to participate, head to your faction's capital city and talk to the Expedition Quartermaster 15 minutes before the expedition starts. Spots in the expedition are limited, and the ones who have collected the most Expedition Resources from RvR during the week will have the priority. Expedition Resources are only bound to your account and your realm.

Changes

- Objectives now generate 4 points per two minutes. The pyramid area flags still generate double points.

- The capture time has been increased from 40s to 45s. The extra "Securing" objective timer after capturing has been hidden.

- The objective guards and patrols have been increased in strength.

- Objectives now require 6 or more players to capture.

- Reservations are now account+realm wide, so you can swap character after getting a reservation.


Highlights

Weekend Warfront: Battlemarsh



Things have degenerated in the Marshes of Madness. As both sides struggle for dominance of the crucial battlefield, unable to establish control, veterans of the battles at the ruins of Mourkain conflict return to the site to once again take up arms for the cause. The heroes of Order and the champions of Destruction have but one goal: take control of the Mourkain Temple, once and for all!

This weekend Battlemarsh 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 Mourkain Temple scenario, and extra rewards from completing the event tasks.

Complete all tasks to earn the title "Marshreaper".



Realm vs Realm

Fortress

- Fortress Rally Flags have been removed as they had no function.



Content

Quests

Altdorf / The Inevitable City
For the souls wondering where to get 'that belt' or 'those shoulders' from the appearance guide (the pieces that are not part of the set), head to Sindri Grothsson in the Altdorf War Quarters for the 'Nothing in Vain' quest, or Pyris Painbled in the Inevitable City Slaanesh Quarters for the 'Vanity Is Its Own Reward' quest.

Dwarf Chapter 1
- Hoarding Gold: The Emergency Gold will now be given after you've completed the quest, and no longer when you accept it



Realm Champions

Become a Realm Champion:

The Realm Champions program envelops a group of dedicated players, well knowledgeable and experienced in class balance proposals and feedback. If you're keen on being part of a team that analyzes classes, come up with fruitful proposals and clear accurate feedback, feel free to apply on the Realm Champions section. Please make sure to read the rules & guidelines for Realm Champions before applying.

Highlights

Weekend Warfront: Unforgiving Seas



During one of the recent battles upon the Inner Sea, one of our vessels foundered upon the rocky shoals of the Isle of the Dead. What is worse is that our enemies have done the same. Now both sides scrabble for parts from the many other wrecks so that they may escape the island before their souls are lost. We must ensure that our allies escape that dreaded place.

Two ships have run aground while moving through the storm-wracked seas of Serpent' Passage. One of these vessels belongs to the High Elves, while the other is of Dark Elf origin. Both ships carry valuable supplies that we must claim if we are to gain an edge in this war. At the same time, we must deny these resources to our enemies.

This weekend Unforgiving Seas 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 Serpent's Passage scenario, and extra rewards from completing the event tasks.



Realm versus Realm

Open RvR

- Damaging keep siege engines no longer reset the keep safe timer

- The diminishing rations debuff mechanic is removed.



Combat and Careers

General Changes and Fixes

- Fixed an issue that could cause warcamp damage buff to stick around after teleporting to another zone.



Content

Auction House

- All auction houses now use fees based on Altdorf/IC city rating, as other city sieges are not implemented yet.


Kill recording

- Details about PvP kills are now recorded. More to come soon.


Quests

Dark Elf Chapter 19
- Out of Favor: This quest line has been corrected and reworked. The sub-quests (Leashing the Waaagh! and Conquering the Raven) are now only available to players if they have the right quest active, which asks them to complete these sub-quests

Dwarf Chapter 1
- Filth in the Rough: Frenzied Squigs will now spawn when you take the Crates of Cannonballs

- Flatten 'Em: Goblins and Trolls will now also count towards the quest

- Big Problem: You must have completed the quest 'Thirsty Work' to be able to accept this quest now

- Bitterstone Legacy: You must have completed the quest 'Thirsty Work' to be able to accept this quest now, and the quest rewards have been modified in line with original rewards

- Helga's Roar: There is now an order to complete the objectives


World

- Refugee camp in Reikwald is now better protected when Altdorf is under siege

- Some special decor has been added to the place where we remember our lost players in Russenscheller Graveyard. Some texts have been and will be added when you click on the tombstones



Tickets


[14225] Quest markers have been added
[14224] Loafin' Gits are now 10 and for now you will have to remind them to work by just talking to them

Necropolis of Zandri

Share your Feedback!

Thank you for participating in the second Land of the Dead Necropolis of Zandri public test.

Feel free to share your feedback about the zone, the mechanics and anything that you may want to address as we aim to build an experience that you would enjoy!


Community Management

Expanding the CM Team:

In 2021, we've opened a dedicated Community Management team (CM Team) that aimed to strengthen the communication between the Team and the Community. The CM Team also worked closely with focus-groups in order to properly gather accurate data through feedback in order to voice the community's concerns inside the Return of Reckoning team, whether it was targeted towards the developers, game masters or leaders.

As of 2022, we've decided to grow this team in order to prioritize and highlight even more on the role of the community towards the success of the project.

If you're interested in joining the Community Management team, please head to the Misc Application section.


Realm Champions

Expanding the RC program:

The Realm Champions program aims to provide decent feedback and proposals to class balance. If you're keen on being part of a team that heavily analysis classes, come up with fruitful proposals and clear feedback, feel free to apply on the Realm Champions section. Please make sure to read the rules & guidelines for Realm Champions before applying.

[Live Event: Keg End]



The wheel of the seasons has turned, ushering out the sun’s last warmth with bitter blasts of northern winds. As snow creeps down to block mountain passes and lock the Warhammer world in the icy talons of winter, the citizens of the Old World raise their mugs high; the time of Keg End is at hand. In an epic celebration fraught with boasting, toasting, and epic fireworks, the Dwarfs clear out their stores of ales, beers and other intoxicating beverages in order to bring luck in the New Year and make way for a stock of better, stronger brews. But the dwarfs are not alone in their celebrations as ogres and giants once again invade the lands of the Old World, and the greenskins are always finding ways to ruin dwarfen festivities.

The Holidays are upon us and, as such, Keg End returns to WAR! This year Keg End comes home to the dwarfen holds of Karaz-a-Karak and Karak Eight Peaks, though the latter is in need of some housekeeping. Travel there and speak to Josef Bugman or Wurrzag Ud Ura Zahubu to begin your Keg End experience.

Keg End will start on December 22nd at 12:00 Altdorf time and last until January 5th 12:00 Altdorf time.

[Rewards]

- Basic reward: [Party Keg], 21 day duration item that gives a 5 minute renown and XP boost for party

- Advanced reward: [Keg Tapper], 60 day event slot item

- Elite reward: Exclusive New Cloak Appearance [Order United Cloak] [Destruction United Cloak]

- Completing all tasks: Exclusive Title – Brew Hound (Order), Broo Dawg (Destruction)

- Completing the 'Saving Keg End' Quest - [Dwarf Keg-Handler] (Order), [Goblin Bar-Back] (Destruction)

Defeating Giants in RvR lakes: [Battle Brew Backpack] and Fireworks

Defeating players in PvP: [Keg End Present] with random gifts.

Golden Stein: Find and drink from the Golden Stein in RvR lakes for a 6 hour +25% renown, XP and influence boost.

A limited-time Keg End quest 'Keg End Special' has been hidden somewhere in the world. This quest is a test of a new system of branching quests, where taking one path in the quest line will block you from taking others. The rewards differ based on the path you choose, so choose wisely.


Contents

Necropolis of Zandri

Thanks everyone that participated in the Land of the Dead test on December 19. As a result of the test we have done some adjustments already, and will do the next test on January 2nd, at 20:00 Altdorf time.

- The points gain rate for the objectives has been tweaked a bit

- The points required for a win is increased to 4000

- The lines connecting objectives have been changed a bit, see wiki page

- Added a 5 minute preparation time after expedition starts and you can fly to Zandri, during which you cannot leave the warcamp area.

- Added hotspots to the map

- Objective guards and patrol NPCs are stronger and have more health

- Increased drop rates of currency

- Currency rewards for both win and loss have been increased (exact amount depends on your contribution level)

- Damage taken from River Mortis has been increased

- Zandri Scarabs, Zandri Scorpions and Zandri Sand Drakes are no longer hostile

- Kills after expedition ends no longer gives points (UI bugfix only, the points reset when a new expedition starts anyway)

- Reduced cost of using mirrors from 5 Silver Scarabs to 1 Silver Scarab

- Minutes left is rounded up, so it is no longer saying 0 minutes left when there's 59 seconds left.

- Reduced number of spots per side from 204 to 192 (Will try different amounts and see, this might change again)

- The capture time for objectives has been reduced from 2.5 minutes to 40 seconds, but taking an objective where your realm has no neighboring objective will take double the time (1 min 20s)

- The Temple of Ualatp and Reflecting Pool objectives will give double points (the pyramid area)

- The securing state after an objective has changed owner, but before it is fully secured is now more clear in the UI

- The patrols will attack the dominating realm to an even greater extent

Items

- The unused "Seal of Domination" and "Seal of Retribution" currencies have been removed.


Quests

- Time to Waaagh!: This Greenskin Epic Quest has been corrected and deeply reworked. It now starts from Vugdush Mansnik in the Greenskin Chapter 21


Tickets


[14228] You now have to use the Squig-covered Banner at the mentioned locations, and the quest markers have been corrected
[19671] It is no longer possible to spam click on the spears to complete the quest
[19673] It is no longer possible to spam click on the torches to complete the quest

Highlights

Weekend Warfront: Bane of Peace



The Dark Elf march through Dragonwake has not gone unchallenged. High Elves and their Order allies have rallied around key locations, determined to protect ancient ruins and dragon nesting sites.

This weekend Bane of Peace 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 Dragon's Bane scenario, and extra rewards from completing the event tasks.

Completing all tasks rewards the title "Orderbane" for destruction characters or "Destructionbane" for order characters.



Realm versus Realm

Ranked Scenarios

- Fixed issue preventing same realm group scenarios from firing.

- When there's more melee than ranged in queue for ranked solo, it will try 2x mdps matches before trying 1 mdps + 1 rdps. Unless the player it is trying to create a pop for is a rdps. This should give more of a mix of different setups instead of almost every match being 1 mdps + 1 rdps.



Combat and Careers

General Changes and Fixes

- Changed bolster levels to be a more gradual shift from bolstering to lvl 48 down do lvl 40 instead of big jumps in power. Should also reduce the power level around lvl 28-30 somewhat.



Bug Fixes

- Rune of Breaking and Rune of Balance now updates the converted stats when you change equipment



Bug Fixes

- Squig Armor now updates the converted stats when you change equipment [19681]



Bug Fixes

- Harbinger of Doom and Harbinger of Change now updates the converted stats when you change equipment



Bug Fixes

- Assault Stance now updates the converted stats when you change equipment [19681]

- Steady Aim now persists on death [19580]



Bug Fixes

- The pet abilities no longer ignore GCD [19657]



Contents

Land of the Dead Test



The two weeks wait is soon over and the Necropolis of Zandri is nearing its release. It is a complete RvR rework of the open world zone of the Land of the Dead. The four tombs and the Tomb of the Vulture Lord dungeon will be released later.

A public test will be held on Sunday at 20:00 Altdorf time. Several guilds and warband leaders will organize teams for the test. Any remaining spots will be available for anyone that signs up at the expedition quartermaster at 19:45 onwards.

During the testing phase there's only temporary currency rewards that you can buy a few trophies for. No gear rewards with stats are available during the testing phase.

More info how it works can be found at the wiki: Necropolis of Zandri.


Items

- All special appearance items for RR85+ are no longer stackable


Quests

Greenskin Chapter 18
- The Vessel of Azorgaron: Gazbag will now teleport you directly into Cinderfall when the moment will come to kill the Vessel of Azorgaron

High Elf Chapter 22
- The Final Assault: You will now get automatically teleported to the right towers when accepting the sub-quests (Daelerys' Strike, Iloria's Siege, and Fileron's Gambit), and the Deathclaw Sunderer will only spawn when you accept these sub-quests


World

- A gravestone has been added in Praag's Russenscheller Graveyard to commemorate player Obuld, following a request by his guild and friends.


User Interface


The Ranked UI now has an about section that explains how the mode works.

The total number of matches played and the win ratio is also visible in the leaderboard now.



Other


Yesterday was 8 years since Warhammer Online - Age of Reckoning turned off it's servers after just over 5 years of Waaagh.

A few months ago on the Warhammer Online birthday stream we had the pleasure of meeting with some of the amazing people who worked at Mythic Entertainment on Warhammer Online - Age of Reckoning. We have now released this as a standalone video on out YouTube channel.


Click here to watch on YouTube

Thank you again to these guys for making this happen. If you haven't seen it already we hope you enjoy it. We have had interest in us doing another one of these and I am sure there is much more content we could cover, so please let us know any suggestions.



Tickets


[19667] Mistress Valira is once again attackable
[19654] Special appearance item "Tears of Isha" is no longer stackable
[19664] It is no longer possible to go through this wall
[14227] The quest markers have been corrected