Land of the Dead? Land of the Dead, you say?

With the massive influx of LotD information from this weekend's Games Day, I thought it only prudent that I chime in with my .02$. So, behold! My thoughts on LotD!

1. Warhammer Alliance and crew really out did themselves with their coverage. Yes, I know this doesn't really pertain to my thoughts on the expansion itself, but damnit! They deserve a round of applause!

2. The graphics seem much, much crisper than I am used to and I don't have a slouch of a machine at all.

3. Adding the "console/action" style elements might be a nice change of pace to the normal MMO-style game play. On the other-hand, it may be frustrating for those of us (like myself!) who have not played a console game in years. The last console game I played was Super Metroid for the Nintendo 64!

4. The last boss who looks to be a huge statue is incredibly cool looking. I truly look forward to facing this guy down. I love big bosses and that is one thing that I miss from WoW. I know that the word "raid" is a dirty word for a lot of WAR players but there is something to be said of a large group of players facing down an immense enemy. One thing I have always liked about the potential of the PQ is the "epicness" of the boss fight without all the headaches of the typical WoW raid. If Mythic manages to capture that feel with a PQ and with a boss fight that goes beyond the normal tank-n-spank, I'm all in!

5. What the heck is a mustaba??

6. I am now officially begging the Warhammer community: Please, please, please... do not take the path of least resistance and avoid the PvP fights! Don't take a new instance when there are still players inside to kill! Come in after me.....I DARE YOU!

7. As cool as LotD looks, Mythics number one priority has to be the normal end-game, performance of the client and the myriad of bugs in the game. Don't forget that the players will probably love this new expansion but what we truly want is to take the enemies city from them after a long intense PvP battle in the streets. That is what WAR should be about, the side events are nice but we want the main attraction!

So, there ya have it, my initial thoughts on LotD. I personally can not wait.