<addicting>Warhammer Online</addicting>

Well, I was up until the wee hours of the morning last night.  Partly because I'm fighting off a new plague (or maybe a zombie rabies virus) but mostly due to Warhammer Online.

Now I'm going to say something shocking: I've never played Settlers of Catan.  I've been a game designer for 7 years, and I've been playing games since I was a wee lad, but I've never sat down to play Settlers of Catan.  I've always been afraid to admit that, since most people who hear it freak out - like I've just admitted to a crime or something.  Perhaps it's a gamer's right of passage, or some sort of strange initiation ritual, but it's been my secret shame for almost a decade and it feels good to finally get that out. 

So what does this have to do with Warhammer Online, you ask?  Well, get ready for another shocker: I've never played an MMORPG.  And in some circles, the reaction I get upon admitting that is very reminiscent of my Settlers problem.  I know, they are teh awesome and all that, but I have a specific mental affliction that has prevented me from playing MMO's up until now: Endcredititis.

Endcredititis afflicts at least 12 Americans a year.  It manifests itself when the patient acquires a new game - the patient begins to play the game nonstop, in an obsessive attempt to finish it.  I can't stop playing until I see the end credits.  Not all games trigger it, but when it happens, I rarely do anything else for the week or so that it usually takes (or three days in the case of Full Spectrum Warrior.)

So now you see my conundrum with online roleplaying - those games simply NEVER END.  So while I've dabbled here and there, I've always shied away from them in the past.  Plus...well, WoW has always been a bit cartoony for my taste.  There.  I said it.

Enter Warhammer Online.  Now I've been a Warhammer fan since my high school days, playing Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay and Rogue Trader.  So when Warhammer Online came out, I knew I could hold off no longer. 

Last night I found myself in the small village of Grimmenhagen, as the intrepid witch hunter Socross (creative, no?)  Before I knew it, I was battling the chaos hordes, pilfering graves for lucky hammers and convincing farmers and soldiers to take up arms against their enemies - and it was a freakin' blast! 

First, the game is absolutely gorgeous.  I really felt transported to the Warhammer World as I explored the villages, ruins, farmhouses and catacombs.  On several occasions I stopped to admire the scenery.  It's pretty clear that the devs worked closely with the guys at Games Workshop to makes sure that the game not only felt like Warhammer, but lived and breathed it.

Second, the game play was a lot of fun.  I was reminded of the GTA series as I led my character throughout the land on various quests, getting a little better as I completed each one.  It was a bit confusing (especially at first) but the interface did its best to answer my noob questions. 

So I will add my own .02 to all the glowing reviews out there for this game (well, more like my $15 a month, but hey) it is really worth picking up, and if you happen to have a cool witch hunter hat and were thinking "it would be awesome if this were out of my life!" well, I'd be glad to help you out with that.

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