By Kieron Gillen on September 14th, 2008 at 3:25 pm.
Okay. The vote’s over and we had a little think. There were so many people who actually voted on the EU thing, it is a bit tempting to do – as people have suggested – a guild on each side, for instant war. However, since voting isn’t the same thing as actually playing, it’s probably best if we concentrate our manpower to make guilds that actually work. In which case, you’ll find servers to play on beneath the cut…
EUROPE
Destruction won by 280 votes to 222.
In which case, the main RPS EU guild will be Destruction on Karak Hirn.
The secondary Order guild will be on Karak Eight Peaks.
Both are Core rule set servers.
If you want to create alts on there do so and stick tight. When we have the actual guild set up – no-one on RPS has any access until tomorrow – we’ll do another post to organise everyone joining the thing and similar. Until then, feel free to say Alt names and similar in the comments thread.
NORTH AMERICA
Destruction won by 197 to 161.
It’s worth noting that none of the four main RPS writers are based in the US. This means that the American guild is going to have to be entirely player run from the start. So this is on your guy’s heads to form the guild and invite each other and stuff.
The primary RPS US Destruction will be on Volkmar.
The secondary RPS US Order guild will be on Ostermark.
(Which is an RP server. I’m suggesting this as it’s where Quarter To Three’s guild is going, so in case things don’t work out, you could try and befriend them. And there’s many of you who know read Qt3, so there’s some cross-over.)
OCEANIC
I completely missed our people over there, didn’t I? Anyway: is there anyone interested in an RPS guild there? If so, let’s say that Lucan is the RPS server there in case anyone wants to pull together one.
More news as we get it (i.e. Make it up).
In other updates: I still have no idea about what class I want to be.
14/09/2008 at 15:43 SteveTheBlack says:
I’m not sure what my characters will be called until I actually get to make them, but what I DO know is that my primary fella will probably be a Magus. I’ll probably try and keep my name from the beta too (Krant), but we’ll see how that pans out I guess.
As for the alt… hmmm, I’m leaning towards a Witch Hunter, mainly for the hats.
14/09/2008 at 15:47 Eschatos says:
Too bad, I’ve been looking for some people to play order with.
14/09/2008 at 15:55 Kieron Gillen says:
Eschatos: Well, I honestly dunno how many people will be playing on the secondary server. It’s still worth going there, I think. With 500 people who claim they want to play, I suspect they’ll be an order hardcore well worth hoooking up with.
KG
14/09/2008 at 15:58 edward blake says:
There are some pretty severe queues already, est 25 mins.
Just so you know.
14/09/2008 at 16:29 Gladman says:
Great!
I didn’t get access to the open beta so I don’t know how likley it is that there will still be space for me by the time I get the game on release date…
14/09/2008 at 16:34 Krushchev says:
I got in Open Beta, but the client is 10 gigs. I’d roll a goblin on the US RPS destruction guild.
14/09/2008 at 16:38 Note says:
Great! Like I said in the other thread I’ll be starting characters for both guilds.
Sounds like we’ve picked 2 of the servers with the longest queues though. Hopefully they’ll be less severe as the allowed population on each server is ramped up for launch.
In other news, did anyone read about the 7 days free playtime for Euros as compensation for the open beta mess?
http://www.warhammeralliance.com/forums/showthread.php?t=87184
14/09/2008 at 16:44 Mystic Smeg says:
Any ideas on the total number of people allowed on each server?
14/09/2008 at 17:11 Razerious says:
Tempted to get this game. Maybe I’ll see you all in-game later this week. Just have to promise myself I’ll only be a casual player first
14/09/2008 at 17:25 Nimic says:
How does this work, then? I hadn’t really ever considered playing Warhammer, having just quit AoC (and quit WoW well before that), but I’ve heard some good stuff about it, and being in an RPS guild sounds excellent. But is there some selection process? There’s got to be a lot of people who’d want to be in the RPS guild.
Don’t know how fun it would be to be in a guild with 400 players.
14/09/2008 at 17:34 Meat Circus says:
Mmmm, WARHAM.
I think I’m leaning towards playing a Marauder. I’ll probably call her Chlamydia Sitchblap, unless I decide it’s not a good idea.
14/09/2008 at 17:45 Cataclysmyk says:
What kinda guild is it going to be and what will be the guild name?
Rock Paper Shotgun sounds a little modern.
14/09/2008 at 17:49 Jim Rossignol says:
Stone, Parchment, Arquebus?
14/09/2008 at 17:53 Butler` says:
Eight Peaks is full to hell. There’s an entire initative of PvP guilds invading it. :p
14/09/2008 at 18:09 Noc says:
Hmm. I think the acronym’s more recognizable; you could go with the Ravening Pugilists’ Society, or something. Or on the Order side, the Righteous Punks of the Seminary.
[Edit: Rat Punching Shepherds? Really Pissed Soldiers? Right Pointy Sticks? Red Painted Simpletons?)
14/09/2008 at 18:16 Kieron Gillen says:
The problem with server queues being that we can’t see any of ‘em as we’re not in yet. Pah!
It’ll calm down eventually, and in the long run, probably better be on a busy server than a quieter one.
EDIT: Raveners Praising Slanesh?
KG
14/09/2008 at 18:26 Butler` says:
Definately. Especially one with a beefy Order side, which will no doubt be in a minority.
*Tries desperately to think of a decent RPS guild name*
14/09/2008 at 18:33 The Poisoned Sponge says:
I’m sure all of the servers are going to be rather full for the next few weeks… we just gotta ride it out. Also Kieron, are you going to stop Walker being a healer? Or does he get a second chance?
14/09/2008 at 18:44 Olli says:
By all accounts Destruction still has more players, Full vs Medium on the server list.
Of course the CE people are just as hardcore as the Beta crowd so I guess this could still change tomorrow.
14/09/2008 at 18:44 EyeMessiah says:
I promised myself I would skip this generation of mmos, but for some reason I caved in an ordered WAR off play a couple of nights ago. Ah well. I’m thinking Witch Elf, or Zealot. Hrmmm…
14/09/2008 at 18:54 born2expire says:
SWEET!!!
Our guild plans were to roll Order on Volkmar, and we’ll be bringing a lot of Elitist Jerks (Benefactors) with us. looking forward to killing the lot of you. Looks like Volkmar with have some RVR competition.
Edit: The Combie from BG 9 is also rolling Order on Volkmar
14/09/2008 at 19:14 Barky says:
Yeah, I’ll be joining the Destruction EU guild.
14/09/2008 at 19:20 Stromko says:
Rock, Paper, Shotgun actually wouldn’t be that bad a guild name for someone playing on Order, but I like Noc’s suggestions for the Order guilds, particularly Right Pointy Sticks and Red Painted Simpletons. Red is intimidating and such! Right Pissed Soldiers would be an awfully good name for an Order guild though, gives them a sense of ‘hutzpah’ that they would typically be seen to lack, and I’m taking that to be the British definition of Pissed. No one wants to PvP with angry people, but drunkards and the buzzed? You can be sure they’ll never play a round the same way twice and so that’s good.
Funnily enough Ostermark isn’t on the pre-order server list, but is on the actual server list. I think I’ll go Volkmar or Ostermark, depending on which is overpopulated — it probably doesn’t matter since Destruction is vastly overpopulated and the log-in queue is per side, but not a bad idea to leave room for growth since I’m playing Order.
Order’s classes are just crazy fun, I know they don’t got the awesome Waaaaaagh! but still. I’m glad that style trumps substance, either that or my sense of substance is utterly warped, because I’ve been utterly underwhelmed by the entire concept of the Destruction play mechanics and absolutely loving my time with Iron Breakers and Warrior Priests. The White Lions might even convince me to play an Elf ffs. Then again I’m someone who regularly hates playing MMORPGs past the first 48 hours, but there I was still cackling like a demon in RvR with my Iron Breaker after a week.
14/09/2008 at 19:45 Jamie says:
‘Right Pissed Soldiers’, I want this as the name.
14/09/2008 at 20:10 Note says:
Ravage, Pillage, Siege.
It’s a statement of intent, but would need the punctuation to read properly.
Failing that… “Raaarrrrr PWN Stunties!”
14/09/2008 at 20:35 malkav11 says:
@Meat Circus – Er, Marauder is one of two male-only classes, so “her” is a bit worrying.
14/09/2008 at 21:09 Stromko says:
@malkav11 – Through Tzeentch all things are possible.
14/09/2008 at 21:10 Quine says:
I’d be up for some order-based sword-to-head recreation.
14/09/2008 at 21:20 Nimic says:
Rape, Plunder, Scones?
14/09/2008 at 21:43 geraint says:
tempted by this game but I’m a bit tight on HD space and wondering if the quoted 15GB install is accurate or more of a “this is how big it might get in a year or so after a few big content patches”?
14/09/2008 at 21:50 Kieron Gillen says:
Geraint: My Beta install is 10Gig. I believe the final version has several gigs more textures or something, so it doesn’t sound innacurate.
That 15gig strikes me as relatively sleight even compared to a lot of MMOs and even SP games recently.
KG
14/09/2008 at 22:44 MeesterCat says:
My pre-order went in today, so hopefully will see you all soon.
No idea what class yet, but I am a disciple of the John Walker School of MMO Misgenderfication, so I will have a female character.
I’m actually quite excited – its the first time ill be joining an MMO from the off (having been a latecomer to Eve, WoW & GW).
14/09/2008 at 22:47 Gnarl says:
Hmmm, I’m torn in two over this game. I have an absolute loathing of the Games Workshop worlds from their figures and pen & paper games. But this game sounds wonderful otherwise, especially with the incentive of RPS guild thrown in. What to do, what to do.
On another note I’d vote for “Rape, Plunder, Scones” if I wasn’t sure the word ‘Rape’ would have the guild dissolved or renamed in about 7 seconds flat.
14/09/2008 at 22:52 Ophois says:
Ravening Pernicious Sociopaths?
14/09/2008 at 22:53 Thesper says:
Rock, Paper, Snotling?
14/09/2008 at 23:08 Cigol says:
I’m lost in all the jargon.
14/09/2008 at 23:39 Hmm-hmm. says:
Seeing as I’ll go Order.. Righteous Peas-loving Sirs?
Um. The Red Pauldron Sovereigns? Something with Sons?
14/09/2008 at 23:44 Adam says:
Started downloading my pre-order copy off D2D today, so I may have it fully downloaded and installed in a few days….if I’m lucky. No idea what class I will play yet, or even what race. Most of them look pretty awesome, a more interesting spin on the myriads of MMOs with the usual DnD inspired stuff.
Actually I’ll just go for the squig herder. I don’t care how popular this class will be, it just looks way too fun not to play.
15/09/2008 at 00:02 SteveTheBlack says:
Order – Rather Perplexed Squires
Destruction – Rampantly Proud Soliloquisers
Those are my suggestions :)
15/09/2008 at 00:04 Meat Circus says:
For me, “Really Pointy Sticks” is winning by an order of magnitude.
Make it so.
15/09/2008 at 00:21 FUGLY says:
This game looks so fugly, I can’t deal with it.
15/09/2008 at 00:29 Kirian says:
Reap[ers of] Pure Souls? Ravage Pristine Scenery? Rock, Piece of tri wot dem scribblz on, Stuntie explodin’ stikk?
Righteous Praise Sigmar? Revenge Practical Services?
15/09/2008 at 00:57 Noc says:
Or, for anyone who speaks italics: “Rockeri Papyrus Shotgainium”
15/09/2008 at 01:24 Esha says:
It’s been very entertaining reading all the guild name ideas, I have to say. I’ve had many a chuckle from this.
I also apologise for not having produced a character name yet either, after showing such enthusiasm. Apparently, those who got the standard pre-order head start have one less day’s head start than those who have the collector’s edition head start. So I have to wait until some time past the dawn before I can create my Orc.
As for names…
Order: The Rustic Pantheon of the Stupourous
Destruction: Rout’n Punt Stunties
15/09/2008 at 02:29 Fiale says:
Shame you have not chosen the other way
8 Peaks has lots of large Order guilds already rolling on it, so will be one of the few servers where order are all ready ok
Hirn is heavily Destruction with lots of destruction guilds lined up for it. Descturction already have to wait to log in / order is instant and I imagine they could do with the numbers.
RPS could have balance those 2 servers nicely, but it maybe you tip an already overpopulated faction into a super zerg rollercoaster :-)
15/09/2008 at 02:57 Esha says:
“super zerg rollercoaster”
Now I want to see a comic featuring all of the Destruction races riding a rollercoaster. If I had enough confidence in my art skills anymore, I’d do it myself. But I’m having some of a self-confidence crisis at the moment, so I’ll leave that to someone more talented.
But it should be done.
Complete with Gobbo upchucking on a passing stunty after eating a bad ratburger.
15/09/2008 at 04:25 Razerious says:
Rock, Paper, Slingshot?
Going for EU Destruction myself
15/09/2008 at 06:46 Jody Macgregor says:
Rock, Paper, Blunderbuss.
15/09/2008 at 10:21 Cataclysmyk says:
Ravenous Poo Slingers
Raging Plastic Swords
15/09/2008 at 10:38 Esha says:
Well that’s that sorted, then. I’m in the not-so-special standard pre-order head start, and I’m on Karak Hirn! Hooray! Sadly Thrudd was half-inched (I saw that coming) so I settled for Groo. I doubt I shall be able to resist the line “Did I err?”.
15/09/2008 at 11:15 Dan (WR) says:
Rock, Paper, Sorcery
Riposte! Parry! Slash!
Rorschach Phallus Scenes
Rampant Phonogram Salesmen
Reprehensible Panty Sniffers
Really Pointless Suggestions?
I wanted to hold off buying Warhammer until after I’d finished my dissertation, but I don’t want to be 6 months behind everyone else. Argh.
15/09/2008 at 11:37 Aldran says:
Depending on the queues on Eight Peaks, I’ll go Order there with my main (ironbreaker, hopefully same handle as this comment). If you guys will have something going on there later in the week, and will accept a new(ish) reader, I’m available.
*Sorry, no guild name suggestion from me. Imagination is a rare commodity in my case.*
15/09/2008 at 13:29 Ophois says:
So far I like “Rock, Paper, Snotling” and “Really Pointy Sticks” (obviously an Orcish guild that the refined Dark Elves would never be a part of, unless of course we had a plan for our frail minded green skinned allies).
Another random suggestion: Red Painted Slaughterers
Are you going to put together a poll of the best suggestions or just pick one, be it from those suggested or one from your own foul and degenerate minds (and I mean that in the nicest way)?
15/09/2008 at 15:00 Meat Circus says:
Hoi, EA.
Where’s my sodding HEAD START code?
You said it was today. So?
15/09/2008 at 15:35 Jacques says:
I’ll be playing a Chosen going by the name of Temper on Karak Hirn. Brownie points to whoever can tell me where that name is from.
Hint: Series of books.
15/09/2008 at 17:45 Erlam says:
“Rock, Paper, Snotling?”
Yes.
15/09/2008 at 17:52 KingMob says:
US RPS Destruction folks are welcome to hang with GWJ folks on Volkmar. Gamers With Jobs are teaming up with Control Point / WARP there.
Contact me or have a look round GWJ’s forums for details.
17/09/2008 at 15:15 Thesper says:
A winner is me!