Warhammer 40k MMO name announced: Dark Millennium

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**Bavius**

If you don't want to play it, cool. I do. Enough said.

**Ennkay**

Rymafyr wrote:
Factions suck in MMO's, I've tried them and it get's very boring. Especially when you're partied or clanned with a moron that deserves to be PK'd.

This is why i will be playing a commissar if there is the option

**Kroothawk**

I want to play that game. I just hope they do at least one player race that I am interested in. Not seeing one at the moment :(

**Wolf**

Ennkay I do too, if you can play as a commissar that will sell the game completely for me.

I'm hoping this beats my best played Sci-Fi MMO of All times which was Star wars Galaxies, until they released that horrendous patch which killed the entire game.

**Asherian Command**

I hope they come out with a Customizable fist gear. Like one that has Mr. T's rings or Mr. T's hair.
Or better yet. You can play as a Commissar with a pie!
All coming to the game in 2013, January 1st.

**Ahtman**

I thought they had stated that Eldar (though not Dark) would be an option. I imagine they are still in development, resource wise. I'm sure in due time they will pop up.

**Asherian Command**

Lets hope to god they aren't like the Eldar from dawn of war 2. (rigged as hell)

**ph34r**

Information from a while back suggests the playable factions to be Imperium (possibly just SM? Just speculating) Chaos, Eldar, Orks.

**Asherian Command**

Lets hope it is different factions.

**Archonate**

Sgt.Roadkill wrote:i was really hoping space marines weren't going to be playable.

I really liked the idea of having to struggle to survive against hard NPCs, playing as space marines i really don't feel this will allow it to work.

I thought I was the only one who felt this way. And it's not just because I don't like space marines. It's because in the fluff, space marines are supposed to be insanely rare. And in nearly all ways, they are supposed to out-class most other infantry. If they had to appear, they should have been a rare NPC faction.

I really love that Tyranids will be an NPC faction. It just fits their concept to be collectively manipulated by a single CPU. If Necrons wind up in the game at some point, I think the same treatment would do them justice. And as much as I would love to play DE, they too might be better off as NPCs. It would give them that 'faceless, single-minded killer' vibe.

**Asherian Command**

agreed with statement above

**Corvus**

Harpa wrote:http://www.fz.se/artiklar/nyheter/20100615/forst-hos-fz-wh-40000-dark-millenium-online

Heres the first trailer and the first pictures from the game Enjoy!

I'm not even a fan of MMOs and I want to inject this directly into my veins so the awesome can be with me forever and ever

**Jimsolo**

I am thus far impressed with the way it looks. I would like it to be a shooter with the option for a third person or first person view. To be honest, I don't see any other way the game could be done and still be enjoyable.

I couldn't really tell alot from the trailer other than that it looks a little...bright...to be the grim darkness of the future...oh well. It still looks damn impressive, and I can't wait to give it a spin!

**ImperialTard**

I hope it looks as good as Dawn of War II.. I'd like to run around in power armor with a heavy bolter very much.

**Corvus**

I'm hoping I'll be able to play as a Necron Lord so I can self-repair and trollface at my would-be killers, but somehow I don't see that happening

**ImperialTard**

I just actually watched the trailer.. nevermind what I said.. I'm with Corvus/Gwonam.

**Wolf**

See necrons is a very difficult race to have playable in an MMO because it lacks character and individuality. So your chances are very slim. sorry bro.

But still very awesome indeed shame it's release is so far awaaay !

**Karon**

http://www.gamereplays.org/community/index.php?showtopic=606969

For those who haven't seen it.

**number9dream**

Seeing as how you can apparently ride around in a Deffkopta, I'm gonna have a hard time not buying this game

**aka_mythos**

Asherian Command wrote:Lets hope it is different factions.

My guess is that they will save other factions for expansions. Unlike WOW the fact that things are more pre-established means they can't pull things out of no-where so they need to save somethings for later and do them right not rushed or crammed in.

**Aramus**

ph34r wrote:
H.B.M.C. wrote:Nah it's the "pay $100 for this game and then pay more to actually play the game you just bought". What exactly am I paying for when I buy the box in store? If you want me to pay monthly for an MMO, then fine, but don't charge me for the damn game. That's double-dipping on costs.
Well, you are getting 3 games stacked on top of each other, plus a monthly fee for servers, and weekly patches, and frequent content patches that add dungeons, quests, etc.
You don't have to pay for the expansions if you don't want. You will still get 6 years of patches, and the content of the entire first game, as well as everything the additional games have added, except for the ability to go from level 60 to 80, for the huge "double dip" of $5 to start plus $15 per month, plus a free 10 days (or $5 of game time essentially).

Basically, it's zero dollars plus $15 a month to play a game that originally cost $50, and has been improved for 6 years straight, and you get your $15 worth per month of improvements and additions to the game constantly happening.
Does that really sound unreasonable?

UO never really had that problem, you can almost always get the game for free. And honestly, it's not three games for the price of three. It's the same game, with more explorable area, and a switch set on the server to let a number get bigger. WoW is boring anyway.

Hopefully there will be open PvP in this game, and lots of it, with rewards for doing bigger and bigger PvP battles (more XP, better item drops, whatever)

One thing I hate about WoW is that there is no penalty for dying, and dungeons are danger free. I much preferred UO's open PvP system.

**Slackermagee**

Wild guess based on the trailer:

If you are a Space Marine, you are an individual (and perhaps leader of a squad at higher levels)

If you are not a Space Marine you are a leader of a squad of guys.

Why do I think this? Groups of IG firing together (and not looking like several different players), groups of Orks bumming around in a tight mob, three khorne beserkers with two standing around and one raging out.

It would seem to balance out the super-soldier bit that space marines get while also differentiating the game from its modern counterparts.

**Aramus**

Archonate wrote:
Sgt.Roadkill wrote:i was really hoping space marines weren't going to be playable.

I really liked the idea of having to struggle to survive against hard NPCs, playing as space marines i really don't feel this will allow it to work.
I thought I was the only one who felt this way. And it's not just because I don't like space marines. It's because in the fluff, space marines are supposed to be insanely rare. And in nearly all ways, they are supposed to out-class most other infantry. If they had to appear, they should have been a rare NPC faction.

I really love that Tyranids will be an NPC faction. It just fits their concept to be collectively manipulated by a single CPU. If Necrons wind up in the game at some point, I think the same treatment would do them justice. And as much as I would love to play DE, they too might be better off as NPCs. It would give them that 'faceless, single-minded killer' vibe.

I'd much rather see DE as a playable race. A person behind a computer can be far far crueler than a CPU could ever hope to be!

As long as I get my deffkopta tho, I'll be a happy camper!

**Void_walker**

Looks interesting, but like all MMO's it's going to be compared to WoW (sad but true) with everyone (being journo's) "It's ok but WoW is better blah blah".

I just had this thought of when your in a group and everyone is IG and someone is a Commissar. Group arguements on what to do would be resolved with a bullet in the head lol

Leader - Lets all go get the Orks
Commissar - Hmm, maybe not
Leader - Ah yes, I'm the group leader!!
Commissar - "BANG" Not now (puts gun away)

**Bloodfrenzy187**

I just watched the Dark Millennium trailer from E3 and the only one word I can say that comes to mind to describe what I just watched is........EPIC. I can't wait to see what else Vigil has in store for us in the year to come.

**Lt Lathrop**

Woo. Want 40k MMO. WANT NOW.

**Luthon1234**

Aramus wrote:

UO never really had that problem, you can almost always get the game for free. And honestly, it's not three games for the price of three. It's the same game, with more explorable area, and a switch set on the server to let a number get bigger. WoW is boring anyway.

Hopefully there will be open PvP in this game, and lots of it, with rewards for doing bigger and bigger PvP battles (more XP, better item drops, whatever)

One thing I hate about WoW is that there is no penalty for dying, and dungeons are danger free. I much preferred UO's open PvP system.

Well actually you can play WoW for free, it's just not as popular as UO was as free. Their are dedicated servers being ran and you can basically do whatever you want really.

The days of death penalty are long gone, no company would ever risk trying to implement that system with today's gamers, could you imagine the outcry? Basically no one want's to lose their "epicz lootz" by some random Pker or to a mob at the bottom of a dungeon.

**R3con**

I miss shadowbane.

The chaos guys should be able to PK each other much like shadowbane.

**Mad Gecko**

I hope you get to drop bigbomms with that deffkopta. I'm gonna let go one of em, then purposely crash land into a pack of Ultramarines.

**Blitza da warboy**

lots of people like this title but am I the only one who thinks it doesnt fit with orks?

EDIT: bah, just realized it wasnt Warhammer: Space marine: dark millenium. oops

yeah okay its an awesome name then