My experience so far on Return of Reckoning
Posted: Tue May 10, 2022 2:38 pm
Return of Reckoning is an emulator/private server of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. It's an MMORPG that is purely about PvP, involving body blocking (tanks with shield walls, blocking keep/caslte doors and feeling the heat of the frontline), Tank/DPS/Heal roles, lots of AoE, siege weapons, door ramming, oil to pour on your enemies, etc.
Do you like PvP? It's for you.
II. Starting zones:
Starting zones, and the general leveling of 1-16 is a bit rough. There are 4 tiers:
Tier 1: Level 1 - 15
Tier 2/3: Level 16-39
Tier 4: Level 40
Why is it a bit rough? Less spells, lots of new players who might have not an idea of what they should do (like me, when I started) and since most people get pass Tier 1 in two or three days, the population for fresh levels is low. But all of this hassle will be done in 2 days, at least for me, a casual player.
Starting zones have PvE quests, PvP quests and Public Quests that numerous people can do at once. Public Quests can be either PvE or PvP. And yes, you can start PvPing and fighting the other faction since level 1.
III. Levels, and leveling:
The leveling process, in my opinion, is pretty easy. You can start doing everything once you hit level 40 (explained below). Gear will still put the better wearers in strongest positions, but it's not a huge issue as you can get competent/decent gear in a few weeks. That's way faster than other MMORPG games nowadays who make you sink in thousands of hours to stand a chance.
Levels are referred to as:
- PvP Level = Renown Rank (max rank is 80)
- PvE Level = Career Rank (max rank is 40)
Once you hit career rank 40 and renown rank 40, everything opens up for you. Every feature in the game. Career rank is the least important and renown rank is THE important rank/level since gear requirements is based on it.
V. Server activity:
I'd like to talk here about the player/community activity and the Return of Reckoning Team's activity:
Player & Community:
It's really, really active. More than you'd expect, but of course in prime time. That being said, most of the community is known to be older than other MMORPGS. So you have people constantly busy with their kids, or at work, or doing some other adult duties.
Do you like PvP? It's for you.
II. Starting zones:
Starting zones, and the general leveling of 1-16 is a bit rough. There are 4 tiers:
Tier 1: Level 1 - 15
Tier 2/3: Level 16-39
Tier 4: Level 40
Why is it a bit rough? Less spells, lots of new players who might have not an idea of what they should do (like me, when I started) and since most people get pass Tier 1 in two or three days, the population for fresh levels is low. But all of this hassle will be done in 2 days, at least for me, a casual player.
Starting zones have PvE quests, PvP quests and Public Quests that numerous people can do at once. Public Quests can be either PvE or PvP. And yes, you can start PvPing and fighting the other faction since level 1.
III. Levels, and leveling:
The leveling process, in my opinion, is pretty easy. You can start doing everything once you hit level 40 (explained below). Gear will still put the better wearers in strongest positions, but it's not a huge issue as you can get competent/decent gear in a few weeks. That's way faster than other MMORPG games nowadays who make you sink in thousands of hours to stand a chance.
Levels are referred to as:
- PvP Level = Renown Rank (max rank is 80)
- PvE Level = Career Rank (max rank is 40)
Once you hit career rank 40 and renown rank 40, everything opens up for you. Every feature in the game. Career rank is the least important and renown rank is THE important rank/level since gear requirements is based on it.
V. Server activity:
I'd like to talk here about the player/community activity and the Return of Reckoning Team's activity:
Player & Community:
It's really, really active. More than you'd expect, but of course in prime time. That being said, most of the community is known to be older than other MMORPGS. So you have people constantly busy with their kids, or at work, or doing some other adult duties.