All skills in Warhammer Online scale with level.
DateTime:7/8/2009 5:21:12 PM

You never have to train a new rank of the same skill. Your level 1 skill will still be with you at level 40 (the current cap) though, of course, it’ll probably be a lot more powerful. As a result, every skill in the game retains its usefulness, and players will often have to pick and choose between a number of similar alternatives to determine the best skill for the current situation. On the one hand, this ensures that, right through to level 40, you are getting a new interesting skill at nearly every level. On the other hand, until you reach level 40, certain skills to which you really want to have access are unavailable. I played a tank, for example, and I don’t get an area-effect taunt until level 20, making tanking the ever common swarms of monsters rather difficult through the teens.

There’s a great deal more depth to Warhammer Online, but there just isn’t enough room to talk about all of it. There’s the Tome of Knowledge, which is a lore book, quest tracker, and achievement check-list all wrapped up into one immense feature of the game. There’s the crafting (which is woefully inadequate at the moment) and the appearance customization options (dyeing armor and adding trophies) to also keep you occupied when you’re not slaying someone. There’s the open Realm vs Realm combat, the real core of the game, which forms the basis of the end-game experience. And there’s the entire comprehensive guild structure with features that unlock as the guild gains levels of its own. But this is just one review.