There have been several games in the Warhammer Age of Sigmar universe. However, most of them were not very successful, which is what Frontier Developments is trying to change with their RTS Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin. Our impressions from the gameplay can tell you whether they are successful.
Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin Beta Pitted Species Against Each Other
A few days ago, the beta version of Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin was available, which I could not ignore, so I ended up, like many other players, heading to the Realm of Beasts, also known as Ghur. It became the site of clashes between two of the four races available in the future. On one side, there were the civilized followers of the god Sigmar, and on the other, a group of dirty Orruk Kruleboyz. It would be difficult to see more different factions in this universe, and their scale is not exactly small.
Sigmar’s vision is brought to life here through armoured warriors of various shapes and specialisations. Some wield crossbows, while others carry heavy gear, shields and massive hammers that their enemies will find almost impossible to deal with under any circumstances. The icing on the cake is the dragon rider. The Orruks have no dragons or mounted heavyweights at their disposal. They rely on cunning and brute force, using shamans, crossbow-wielding archers and the oddly troll-like Troggoths, whose blows can shatter any armour.
Factions in Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin do not have units that differ only in stats and visual effects. They also bring special abilities to the table that you will have to work with in battles. By abandoning them, you automatically lose a large part of your strength. For example, the likes of Annihilators are a solid group that can last for a long time, but once you want to use their full potential, you need to use their lunge ability in combat, in which they smash into enemy lines and make meatballs out of them. Focusing on unique skills is not a bad direction at all, but it takes some getting used to.
Gur is a place where death awaits
Each faction enters the non-negotiated battlefield through a magical gate, which is where you gain new powers. There is very limited building here. The only thing you can do is upgrade your base and build fortifications at strategic points where magic flows. These, like the winning positions, must be held if you want to win. I found the maps where the clashes take place to be relatively limited in size. They reminded me a lot of the MOBA format, but that is primarily because only a fraction of the future offering is available.
I’ve been testing a lot while playing Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin, which ultimately led to the impression that one of the weaknesses of this project may be balance. While one faction was making it easy to destroy enemies, competitors were having a hard time cutting through the plates of their heavyweights. However, as it turns out, it’s possible that we’ll see proper optimization and stat tuning.
If there’s one thing that bothers me other than the balance of this work, it’s Frontier Developments’ DLC policy. In the long run, this company produces a disproportionate amount of extra packages that usually fail to justify their price. If the studio decided to go a different route than their other projects, I probably wouldn’t be mad. However, only time will tell.
The potential of Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin cannot be denied
The beta of Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin only shows off a fraction of the content we’ll get after launch. However, it’s already clear that this is a strategy game with decent potential, betting on tempo and differentiation among the races fighting for dominance over the Ghur. The factions currently on display are interesting, but I’m not sure they’re well-balanced. However, there’s still a long way to go before release, so I expect further optimization of this factor. Frontier Developments’ rather aggressive DLC policy and campaign may provide some theoretical room for failure, but for this I hope to carry over as much content as possible from the Black Library, which doesn’t offer any bad stories by its very nature. We’ll see how things turn out in October, when the full version of this real-time strategy hits PC and consoles.
Source :Indian TV
