Grab Bag 1 (WAR)  

The Grab Bag is the place to go for answers to all of your burning questions. In this issue we'll cover everything from City Ranks to Customer Service and in between. We'll be scouring the boards in the future for the most pressing questions and the most interesting issues, so check back often!

Q. What's the difference between my Master Account and my Game Account?

A. Your Master Account is only for accessing the Account Center and will not access the game itself. Your Game Account is for logging into the game.

Q. I appealed a bug awhile ago and I still haven't heard back. Why?

A. Thanks for reporting a bug! Bug appeals go into a different queue than your typical emergency/CSR appeals. If you file a bug report, you will most likely not get a reply unless it's a very rare bug (those wicked denizens of chaos) and more information is needed from you.

Our CSRs are on call 24 hours a day waiting to help you if you have a game-breaking issue. In that case, please file an emergency appeal by clicking on the question mark on your interface and using the appeal form that pops up to enter your information. Please note that typing /appeal in WAR does not work to create an appeal. Thanks!

Q. My fellow guild officers and I are having a ‘discussion' about whether or not we should alts in the guild. How does guild leveling work, exactly? Would having a bunch of extra inactive characters cause our guild to level more slowly than if we were all active?

A. No, having inactive characters in your guild roster won't slow down your guild advancement. A guild gains experience and ranks through the actions of its members. Anytime members earn experience and/or renown the guild earns experience as well. So having a battalion of inactive alts is not a detriment to your guild's ability to level.

Q. How exactly the does the rested system work? Do you generate the same amount of rested xp no matter where you log out? Can you generate rest xp without logging out by going to a specific area? How much rest xp can you generate max?

A. The most rested experience you can have is equal to one and a half times the experience points you need to complete your current level. The rate of increase depends on your level, so the higher you go, the slower that rested xp bar fills up. As you defeat monsters or players, your experience is doubled until the bar is depleted.

You don't have to log out in a specific area in order to earn rested experience, but whatever rate is appropriate for your level will speed up by 50% if you log out in a warcamp or chapter hub belonging to your realm. If you log out in a city, this rate is doubled. Finally, if you log out in the “Guild Leader's Room” in a guildhall, this rate increases to 150%!

Warhammer City Rank Advancement

By now you have all become accustomed with your home capital cities. Whether it be Altdorf or The Inevitable City… there is plenty to do within each! But what exactly is there to do in each city and how do you rank up your city to access the new content? Glad you asked! All of this is explained below.

Contributing to City Rank Within the City

Q. How many ranks are there per city?

A. Each city has a maximum of 5 ranks.

Q. Will completing quests in the city add to the city rank contribution pool?

A. Yes, by completing quests and PQs within the city proper and city dungeons and also by killing monsters there, you will be contributing points towards advancing to the next city rank.

Q. How can I tell what my current city rank is, and view what is offered to me per city rank?

A. There are two ways to do this. You can open the world map and switch to the pairing section. Hover your mouse over Altdorf or The Inevitable City and a tooltip will appear stating what content and dungeons are available. While inside Altdorf or The Inevitable City, hover your mouse cursor over the star and a tooltip will appear stating what content and dungeons are available. Be sure to re-visit locations throughout your city as the city rank goes up as new surprises may await you!

Q. How do I contribute to my city rank? (Outside of the City)

A. The Tier 4 campaign will add points to your city for captured zones. Any zone which is naturally held by your Realm adds points, as well as new zones captured in any of the three pairings. These points accrue over time, and automatically.

Q. Can my city rank decrease?

A. Yes. City rank is only lost during a City invasion and has varying degrees of loss, as explained below:

o If your City is pushed into a contested state, you will lose one City rank star. The contested state is the stage at which players fight against one another in the streets engaging against one another.

o If your City is pushed into a captured state, you will lose one additional City rank star. The captured state is the stage at which players fight against the 2 sub bosses of the city that gate access to the King.

o If your King is killed, you will lose two additional City rank stars. By advancing through the city and defeating the King you will have ultimately pushed the enemy city back to city rank 1.

Q. Will the attackers lose access to content as they push through the enemy city and lower the overall city rank?

A. No. Let's say a city your about to invade is at city rank 5. From the moment you enter the city and push through each of the stages you will have access to all rank 5 content. As you advance through each city stage you are still lowering the rank of the enemy city (behind the scenes) and this will only be viewed by the original city owners once they re-claim the city back from the enemy.

As you can see, it's very important to defend your City if it gets assaulted… as you will no only be protecting your King, but all the goodies that a higher rank City has to offer!

Grab Bag Tip

Use the /partynote command to set an objective for your party, so that people looking for open parties know just what you're up to! Just type /partynote Join us for this PQ! Or whatever you like.

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