Official Site:Â Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
Studio:Â Mythic Entertainment/EA
Launch Date:Â September 18, 2008
Sunset Date: December 18, 2013
Genre:Â Fantasy RvR Themepark
Business Model:Â Subscription
Platform: PC, Mac
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This is...
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I'm going to do something I don't do a lot in Massively Overthinking -- or anywhere, really.
I'm going to ask you to whine.
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