Warhammer Online isn't perfect but it's easily one of the best MMOs on the market
DateTime:7/8/2009 5:21:12 PM

MMOs don’t typically cater to the desires of the individual. You can sense the weight resting on your very first choice – to ally with Order or Destruction. It’s a major decision that can never be altered on that server and one that determines which of the 20 classes you can play as. Standing on the side of Order are the Dwarfs, High Elves, and Humans of the Empire, while conspiring in Destruction are the Greenskins (Orcs and Goblins), Dark Elves, and formerly-humans of Chaos.

You’ll see the familiar tanks, DPS fighters, healers, etc. but no race shares a single class.  As if being an armored warrior isn’t enough to differentiate you from the cackling Goblin at your knees, a wide range of character creation options, trophies to visibly hang from your gear, and the ability to easily dye your armor will keep you from being an anonymous face in the crowd.

You don’t have to wait until you’ve topped out at rank 40 to get to the good stuff either. Almost every rank gained grants a new ability, with none of that nonsense about upgrading from ‘Attack 1’ to ‘Attack 2’. All of your abilities scale in power with your rank. Within your first hour, you’ll delve through haunted crypts, brave cannon-fire amid burning cities, or face down a tree-toppling giant. You’re at the frontlines of a perpetual battle, and wherever you go and whatever you do, your actions do make a difference in the world.Three specialized skill-trees and slots for unique enhancements known as Tactics and Morale ensure that even if you find a twin, you won’t play by the same rules.