Starting today, Electronic Arts and Mythic are offering a 10-day trial for their PC MMO, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. You can download the client, sign forms, and begin ruining your social life through this link here.
As with most MMO trials, you’ll have free reign in WAR’s universe. That includes the Bitter Rivals event (culminates in the opportunity to play the two new classes before full release) and the endless joys of experience points grinding.
Minor observation: 10-days is the standard trial period for MMOs. I’ve never thought it was enough time to adequately gauge or even experience what the game has to offer. To me, it seems like a 10-day window will only grab the casual interest, a person who won’t bloom into a devotee. Do you guys think trial periods should be longer? Or, at least within that timeframe, should publishers provide you with a character that can do higher-level stuff?
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4:20 PM on 03.05.2009
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I did the same exact thing. Although I found PVP to be a shit-ton better than the experience I had playing WoW for a year, I still prefer actual content and gameplay, so I stuck with WoW.
I gotta recommend taking them up on this just because you can join scenario PvP fights from level 1, so you can get a good idea if it's your thing or not.
Also, the only difference between WoW and every MMO before it is that WoW has class ability sets that don't suck. If that's what makes a game a WoW clone then every MMO from here on is a WoW clone.
@original post, 10 days is short but there's a reason why that's the standard now instead of the old 30. The damage done by botters and spammers is already ridiculous. Results range from WoW (bad) to Ragnarok Online (legendary).
As for 10 days. Honestly if you have played mmos before its ample time. But if this is your first attempt at a mmo and really know nothing of the genere then you could probably use more like 20 days to really get your feet wet. Definately pick a server with the most people on during primetime... The most fun in mmos comes when you have people to do stuff with (plus if your new it helps to have people to ask questions)