How Does Warhammer Online Fare Against World of Warcraft?

World of Warcraft is the defining massively multiplayer online gaming experience. With its vast fan base and dedicated development team, it remains unlikely that any other fantasy world can draw that magnitude of attention.

Any game that attempts to compete would need the ability to draw consumers into the fantasy realm for over 30 hours a week and compel them to extract 15 dollars a month to maintain playing privileges. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning is one game that may just fall in that category. It's been a month since its launch and its thus around the time many of you are contemplating continuing your subscription.

The consensus seems to be that while Warhammer is a splendid effort and well worth the time you spend, it's unlikely to displace World of Warcraft from the throne. It's just hard to replict success of that order.

But what Warhammer does do, it does well. It constructs digital strongholds and virtual fortresses for gamers to converge upon for battle. The ambience and breadth of territories ensures that there is a whole world out there to keep any roaming gamer happy.

World of Warcraft probably stands out since it let's you pick between Player versus Player or Player versus Environment combat at your leisure. There are players who prefer either one and the game supports either option equally well.

The gaming community agrees, however, that Warhammer is designed primarily for Player versus Player combat. It's for those immersive gamers who want to connect with people around the world and script their own adventures against other real people. World of Warcraft remains the king of Player versus Environment duels and Warhammer does not even attempt to contest that title.