WAR Choppa and Slayer Impressions
DateTime:7/8/2009 5:21:12 PM

The Dwarven Slayer and Greenskin’s Choppa bring a new twist to the melee damage game in Mythic Entertainment’s Warhammer Online. Where you have the Marauder and White Lion who can deal area of effect as a light melee, and you have Witch Elves and Witch Hunters who deal stealth strikes and high single target damage, the Slayer and Choppa each have a more random and more chaotic element.

In terms of the different paths for the new careers, one will focus on great weapons and large hits with you using your bezerk constantly to deal out damage, another path will be more geared toward dual wielding and letting your character “go nuts”, with the final path being a mix of the two play styles.Dark Age of Camelot had a similar dungeon, Darkness Falls, that was like this. If that was any indication, you can expect a very well and balanced group that goes deep into the dungeon to be able to hold off attackers for hours if played right. I was told that you can even walk past a trap without it setting off, but then set it off intentionally as your enemies come up the hallway to deal damage to them. Nothing like dropping whirling 15 foot axes on your enemies to even the odds! For the player who always wanted to gank people while they were fighting mobs? You will have fun here too! Whetherr it’s a solo Witch Elf “skillfully” taking out a player six levels below her or a six man group of Order characters waiting for Destruction to come into the hallway and attacking them as they pull a respawn champion mob, you can have all your fun here!