#3 The Tome of Knowledge: To add to the lore, Mythic has included a system called "The Tome of Knowledge," and I loved it. It's basically an in-game encyclopedia that holds your quests and describes different monsters, lands and other bits of "Warhammer" goodness; the tome brings a whole new element for those taking the time to learn more about the world. It pleased me to see that Mythic is paying attention to the "Warhammer" fanboys by including surveys about the lore and not just the gameplay. This encouraged me greatly about the direction of the game.
#4 Altdorf is cool and BIG: Altdorf, the capital city of the Empire, is huge and takes up its own zone. I spent an hour or two running around the place, kicking the tires and discovering some interesting stuff. I saw and killed a Skaven with the help of some nearby players. Then, I finally found a PvE instance in the game. Oh, I ran into this...
For a fanboy this made the entire experience worth it. "Greater Daemon of Nurgle one day I will defeat you!" With 23 of my closest friends, of course.
#5 I love to dye! I believe this is the final key component - and the most important one - in this game. I was desperately trying to get a hat. As "Warhammer" fans know, a proper Witch Hunter needs a hat. I finally figured out I needed to go to Tier 2 to get it. When I did, I also bought a cape. The cape was dull white. Seeing that white cloak on my guy reminded me of the plastic miniatures you would buy for the tabletop game. Part of the fun (although I wasn't that good at it) in "Warhammer Fantasy Battle" was to paint the models. Mythic has incorporated this element into the MMO and in my opinion it's genius. I went to a merchant, dyed my cloak to look like the rest of my attire and voila! I had just "painted" my model.
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