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/gc invite
individual /targeted individual
Shift – to take high resolution screenshots.
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/primp /scratch /pick teeth /impatient /smoke /no beard /showoff /dropkick /chase tail /sing /plot /conspire /dagger /pray /juggle /disagree /agree /em
invite/promote/demote/aos/as Alliance Member: read/write in as Alliance Initiate: read as, but no typing (shuts up the new players — or the ones with colorful post-RVR death language (like me))
General:
/friend
player to your friends list
/assist
another player’s target
/follow
targeted player
/bug
report
/respec resets every trained ability, tactic,
and morale as if you were level one and had never talked to a trainer before /refund XXXXXX (Actions|morale|Tactics| Spec)
/stuck transports a stuck character to the
Note: This is not a complete list. Emotes can be used with or without another player targeted, and the message will change accordingly.
nearest respawn location
/help brings up a list of all slash
commands (not true)(but getting better)
/aid it’s /assist for getting defensive target
the – on the Numpad for taking screenshots.
Guild Ranks:
/gc apromote
the player’s alliance rank
Alliance Leader: kick/invite/promote/demote/ aos/as Alliance Officer:
/gc ademote
player’s alliance rank
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Emotes:
/bye /hi /cheers /chicken /pig /rude /yell /stomp /brandish /beckon /halt /howl /gloat /belch /katadance /rogor /rez /slit /smile /frown /happy /lol /taunt /shout /glare /intimidate /waaagh /grumble /weep /think /insult /preen
/wave /bow /beg /point /talk /charge /salute /shrug /no /yes /scream /sit /kneel /lie /eat /drink /yawn /burp /cower /mad /bored /cheer /clap /flex /laugh /cry /shy /dance /time /drunk
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Ge ne ral G ame
?? L iv in g G uil ds C WAR has taken
guilds to a whole new level. Guild are living entities that grow based upon the successes experienced by its members. Guilds gain ranks. As your guild grows in rank, you get additional perks including cloaks, standards and related tactics, potions, titles, merchants and other crafting resources, transportation options, and heraldic emblems.
Commands
Sl as h Co m m an ds
Chat:
/chan
or Destruction) general chat channel
/chancreate
custom channel
/
?? C ity S ieges – Few, if any
MMORPG’s allow you to actually attack and take over the home base city of your enemy.
message to the designated channel
/s
channel
/t
private message to the named player (Note: Pressing the “R” key will let you reply to the last tell received)
?? Armor Dyes C Tired of the dull armor
your character’s wearing? No worries. You can now dye your armor any of about 20 different colors. You can collect some dies from drops or influence rewards, while others must be purchased from the local merchants.
/p
group members
/g
chat
/wb
chat
/as (/a)
main chat
/reloadui – relaods your user interface
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?? http://www.fileplanet.com
?? O pen G r o u ps C In a game where
you function best in a group the Open Group concept is one in which you will benefit. Open a list of Open Groups by clicking on the small circular two headed icon in the lower left corner of your toon icon. In the list you see here it will be organized into a few different sections. It will tell you how many players are in the group (max of 24 means Warband, 6 is a normal group), the leader’s name, the distance the leader is from you (approximate run distance), and also where they are (PQ, RvR, etc.) If they are in a quest or PvE area, it will also notify you as to what chapter they are in, so you can easily decide whether you would like to join them or not.
?? http://www.mmorpgtoplist.com
?? http://www.realpoor.com
Little Tal ke d A bo ut Game
F eatures
There are a variety of features within WAR
that heighten your playing experience, but aren’t instantly obvious during your first few hours of playing, unless you have been doing a lot of reading in the massive number of online WAR forums, blogs and wikis. Some of these features which will expand your game play experience include:
?? Ra ll y P o in ts C By setting your rally
points at the last camp you pass through, you can instantly teleport from any location on the map to that camp. You do have to walk back to where you originally were located, however.
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Clock C This was very useful to me as it
XpStatus C This program is very useful if
puts an in-game clock on your screen. There are customizations like showing AM/PM or 12/24 hour time.
you would like to keep up with your progress over time. This keeps up with both your RP and EXP earned while online, and it calculates the total you still need for your current level, along with approximately how long it should take you to obtain that level.
ISAssistTracker C This is one of the biggest
things for damage dealers. With this you can set a “main tank” and off tank(up to 4 of each) and then just by clicking on their name it will assist on their target! This is especially useful in PvP, however it can be used in PvE as well.
Note : Squared and Libslash are also
required for most of these to work. They are both located in the add-ons list as well. Ensure that you grab both of these if you are having any issues at all with getting the above ones to work.
ISHealBot C This is by far one of the best
add-ons for healers. This will allow you to heal group members with only one click. No more having to target them and then click the heal. You can set many different heal/buff functions with this. Along with this, it will also show every group member in scenarios, whether they are in your group or not!
Also, keep in mind that some scripts have
slash commands that must be used with them to configure or even turn them on. Read the web page for each script before installing it so that you understand how to use it.
Scri pts
ItemLinker C This will allow you to link
As of this writing Warhammer Online is
items to the chat screen of your game. It is somewhat ugly the way that it outputs the information, however it is still better than nothing. This will output the color of the weapon, class, level, and all benefits/stats of it.
still in beta, so there are no good script resources available. Some of the more popular locations to look for scripts after the game has gone live include the following web sites:
?? http://www.wardb.com
?? http://www.curse.com
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Add-Ons
?? Don’t display every skill you have. In
WAR, you will find that there are a few shots that work best for different scenarios, or you may find that there are 15 skills that you use for everything. Place those skills on your first and second Action Bars which you want to display all the time. Use the remaining action bars to configure your actions for a different styles of playing. For instance you can have Bar 1 and Bar 2 set up for your standard playing style which might be Big Shootin’ and Quick Shootin’ focused. But if you still like to get in and do some stabbin’ every so often. Set up one of the extra bars for this type of play. Your fourth bar may be a mix of shootin’ and stabbin’ skills allowing you to respond to any type of attack.
There are many different add-ons that you
will find on websites for Warhammer Online. These can range from making your job easier, to just changing your UI to make it look better.
The best website to find these at is
http://www.war.curse.com
On this site you will find some very nice
add-ons that will help you out during your play time.
To install these add-ons, it is highly
recommended that you download the “Curse Client.” This will allow you to just choose from a list of various add-ons that you would like, and it will install them automatically. Along with this, it offers the ability to uninstall them with ease too!
?? When playing in your Squig Armor,
you have four actions that you need no other time. Load these onto an action bar by themselves so that they aren’t taking up precious screen space when you are out of your Battle Squig.
Some examples of add-ons that you would
most likely like, please look at the following.
Autoqueue C This add-on will allow you to
join every queue that is available from your current zone with only one click! No more having to manually sign up for all 6 queues when you are in T3. This program also has the option for either solo queue or group.
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?? Use your keyboard for casting spells
?? Don’t display more action bars than
and using abilities. Group your abilities in sequences. For instance, a great combination shot for the ranged Squig Herder is to use your Stop Runnin’ shot to immobilize and slow down your targeted enemy, then use the Explodin’ Arrer to make the first major reduction in their HP. If you use these skills together, set them up so they are next to each other on your Action Bars.
you are comfortable viewing or memorizing the key strokes for. If you are using your mouse for movement, you wont be able to quickly slide down and select some archaic action from one of the 4 possible bars on your screen. In WAR speed is everything; especially in RvR battles and scenarios. When playing you should be able to know that your primary one-two punch, stab or arrer shot in this case is always the same keystrokes. Know that your squigs are always called up by Alt-1 through Alt-4 for example. Set your actions to your bars. Play through a few levels. Tweak them to work best for you. Then leave them.
?? Put your most used actions in the first
6 slots on your action bar. You really only have four fingers on your left hand to type with. Those fingers can quickly and accurately hit the first 6 number keys, but the extra stretch to grab keys 7 through “=” create a less accurate, slower motion and are harder to learn with body memory since those keystrokes are normally pressed from your right hand when typing.
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PLAYERS TRICKS
?? Act io n Ba r s: Allows you to choose
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from four default action bar selections including one bar, two horizontal bars, two vertical bars, and four bars.
very player has their own tricks they use to make the game easier to play within their style. Some of
these tricks will work for all player and character classes. Others may only work for the ranged DPS classes or only for one or two individuals that have played in a specific style for many years.
?? La y o ut E dit or : allows you to
control the size and position of every element on your screen individually. You can move the location of your chat window from the default lower left corner to your upper right. You can add, move, resize and remove elements using the visual element layers on this screen.
UI Customization
The player interface of WAR is fully
customizable using the built in UI utility. To open the utility click on the WAR icon at the top of your screen and select C ust o mi ze I nt er f ac e.. You have the following sets of options available:
Ge neral Pl aying Tips
Keyboard Mappings and the location of
actions on your Action Bars play a strong role in your ability to move and strafe effectively during RvR game play. These tips should improve your game play:
?? G en er a l S ett in gs: Use the Global
UI Scale to control the overall size of your interface icons and settings. This affects the size of every customizable UI element on your screen, including your maps, experience bars and action bars.
?? Move with your mouse. Save your
keyboard for casting spells and using abilities. Use a 5 button mouse and program your left and right side buttons for strafing movements.
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Along with this, ensure that you set a Buy
?? Green armor
it Now price! Set them high if you want, as well. For example.
The above list is generally the order in
which they are the most valuable. The set items are the best, but you will only be able to trade the boots of each set. The rest can only be obtained by joining sieges and winning the good bags during public quests.
?? Purple set items(35g)
?? Purple weapons(30g)
?? Purple armor(20g)
?? Blue set items(15g)
?? Blue weapons(13g)
As for the other purple items, people like
?? Blue armor(10g)
them even if they are not for level 40! These are items that people like to have because it helps them show their eliteness. Because of this, you can easily play on that field and get a lot of gold.
?? Green set items(7g)
?? Purple seeds/cultivation(6g)
?? Blue seeds/cultivation(5g)
?? Green weapons(4g)
?? Green armor(4g)
Green items sell decently as well, even if
Keep in mind that these prices are all
they are trash. The reason is simple: people need them to do their salvaging. Because of this, it is much easier to just buy items than it is to keep farming all day until they get enough to boost their salvaging ranks.
theoretical. Buy it Now means that people can buy it right then for that price, however a lot will just bid instead. Because of that, you can choose your BIN price to be as high as you want. Just ensure that you set it higher than the minimum, or that you disable it(set it as 0).
Note
If you are planning on playing the market,
just sell any items that you get that are green or above. Up until level 40 it is not a big deal anyways, as you will obtain a lot of great items off of your public quests.