Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes, free to play arena combat

[CeeKay]

nope, not an expansion for the MMO, but a 6v6v6 PVP game.  it's also going to be free to play.

Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes is the newest Play4Free title from BioWare that puts players in a fight for their lives with competitive PvP arena combat. These explosive three team battles aren't for the faint of heart as success hinges on destroying all who oppose your team to strategically claim and hold bases. This is the legendary Warhammer Online like you've never seen it before where to emerge victorious and claim your rightful place atop the leaderboards, you must live to fight.
Features include:

    * Accessible Gameplay: Fast fierce fun that takes the best from Warhammer Online and delivers dynamic 3 Team PvP scenarios all for free.
    * Explosive Three Team PvP Combat: Experience innovative 6 v 6 v 6 battles where the competition is fierce and strategic alliances are made to be broken .
    * Swap Heroes on the Fly: Change the tide of any battle by selecting a new hero mid-game - confound your foes and dominate the battlefield.

[CeeKay]

open beta is open.

[Azhag]

How did Bioware get involved?

[CeeKay]

How did Bioware get involved?

EA owns both, and made them Bioware Mythic:

Electronic Arts purchased Mythic Entertainment and renamed the company EA Mythic on June 20, 2006.[1] EA Mythic renamed themselves back to Mythic Entertainment on July 10, 2008.[2] On June 24, 2009, it was announced that as part of EA's restructuring plan Mythic Entertainment and BioWare would come together under a new RPG/MMO division headed by BioWare General Manager Dr. Ray Muzyka. It was also revealed that current General Manager of Mythic Mark Jacobs had left EA on June 23, 2009 and would be replaced by Rob Denton.[3] According to General Manager Dr. Ray Muzyka the company is now called BioWare Mythic.[4]

[Razgon]

What a weird game. Its easy to tell where the inspiration comes from. DOTA, LOL and the likes.

That said, its a strange mishmash of game types, with graphics that are of lesser quality than the Warhammer Online game itself.

I really don't understand why they didn't just take the Warhammer Online pvp battle scenarios, add a cash shop and allow people to play it? It was always the best part of the game anyways.

In this game, you have elves, humans, goblins and orcs battling on the same side...it makes no sense, neither does the objectives.

[jersoc]

What a weird game. Its easy to tell where the inspiration comes from. DOTA, LOL and the likes.

That said, its a strange mishmash of game types, with graphics that are of lesser quality than the Warhammer Online game itself.

I really don't understand why they didn't just take the Warhammer Online pvp battle scenarios, add a cash shop and allow people to play it? It was always the best part of the game anyways.

In this game, you have elves, humans, goblins and orcs battling on the same side...it makes no sense, neither does the objectives.

yeah, i thought it would be like war's pvp, saw it wasn't never touched it again. what a fucking let down.