Characters of Warhammer Online

Warhammer Online is a brand new MMORPG1) Greenskins (Goblins and Orcs)
scheduled for release in September. It is the next2) Chaos
step for the Warhammer world, which has started to3) Dark Elves
outgrow its table top limitations. Based on the originalAll three of these are the enemies of the Armies of
tabletop game, there are several Warhammer OnlineOrder of the same number (i.e. Dark Elves are the
characters that are going to be present in the newbitter enemies of High Elves, Chaos of Humans and
world. These Warhammer Online characters areGreenskins of Dwarfs). While much of the game is
divided into two different Army types:expected to revolve around various quests, that
- Armies of Orderaspect of this MMORPG is expected to remain a
- Armies of Destructionconstant.
Both of these have 3 of their own Army types,Careers
making a total of six different character types inAll six types regardless of Army, are allowed 4
Warhammer Online.different types of careers, though it is possible that
Armies of Ordersome of the career types are no longer available for
There are 3 different Armies of Order. These arecertain Warhammer Online characters. Still, the four
the "good" Warhammer Online characters, thoughtypes of careers are based on the following skill
they all have their own negative behaviors as well.patterns:
The three Armies of Order are:1) Tank
1) Dwarfs2) Melee Damage
2) Humans (also referred to as "The Empire")3) Range Damage
3) High Elves4) Support
The Dwarfs are characterized by their invention, theEach of the Warhammer Online characters has their
humans are loosely characterized by their fighting willown jobs that fall under one of those categories, but
and the Elves are characterized by their love of art.in general the Tanks are expected to be strong,
All of these Armies have their own unique skills andmelee-powerful, range-ranged and support is
abilities that make them unique.expected to have most of the healing spells. These
Armies of Destructiontypes of character styles are not new, however,
The Armies of Destruction are the bad WarhammerWarhammer Online is expected to try to make them
Online characters. They are the bitter enemies of thestand out in relationship to the game so that each of
Armies of Order. The three character types in thethe characters is its own unique experience that will
Armies of Destruction are:make the game seem different for each player.