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'''Warhammer 40,000 Eternal Crusade''' is a Massive Multiplayer Online Third-Person Shooter (think Planetside) that was announced at E3 2013 and is slated to be released in 2016. It will be available for the '''PC''', '''PS4''' and the '''Xbox One/Ten'''. Founders Access has opened and is now ongoing but still under NDA, once NDA lifts, we'll see a surge of content. Until then, every Friday they do a Twitch.tv stream (http://www.twitch.tv/40kcrusade) and show off newest updates, do Q&A, giveaways and gameplay. So go investigate the game for yourself. 

Now many of you think that this is such wonderful news, right ? Well... This is still up to debate since the game is being developed by the people who have given us such wonderful titles like '''Wet''', '''Dante's Inferno''' (PSP), '''[[The Lord of the Rings]]: Conquest''' (DS) and '''Naughty Bear'''. However, Behavior (the guys making this thing) pulled in talent from all around - especially from Funcom Montreal (Age of Conan, The Secret World); recently, [[Graham McNeill]] and [[Anthony Reynolds]] (known for writing the [[Ultramarines]] and [[Word Bearers]] series, respectively) have been confirmed to be working alongside them as well. The devs have confirmed that if you buy the game, you unlock all the premium content (IE rest of the races), and that Dark Angels and Iron Warriors are *not* the only Space Marine/Chaos Space Marine chapters present. 

Orks are planned to be the only F2P race, and the devs are hoping this will make them outnumber the rest of the other factions when released. So, that is a higher than average understanding of 40k lore, and is typically considered a genius fucking idea. Unfortunately, this "Free To WAAAGH" system, as it's called, has been delayed to until after the initial release of the game, which has led many fans to begin wonder if the developers have complete control over the game at this point.

==Current State==

The current state of the game is in Alpha state - Space Marines and Chaos Space Marine are in, and the games are played as instanced arcade-esque shooters not unlike [[Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine|Space Marine's multiplayer.]] If this sounds quite far from the original premise, that's because it is; Seeing how insurmountable an MMO of this kind of proportions would be to create from scratch, Behaviour decided to scale down the initial size of the game. Upon release, the game will still have the four races, the classes and general gameplay promised, but the world will be cut up into 20+ instances, where the players will fight in several matches to control the region. The long-term plan is to gradually open up the world, making larger regions, until the continent of EC is one region in it's entirety, somewhat like Planetside 2, as was originally the plan.

While this has lead to much outcry from the Founders and the fanbase in general, many do now see the benefit of improving the core gameplay to be a fun shooter, before making a massive world with barely nothing in it and with poor gameplay. Furthermore, through the weekly Twitch shows and an active cooperation with fans on the forum, combined with a positive reaction to the current Alpha build, the initial outrage over this controversial move has died down a bit.

Technically, the closed alpha is protected under a non-disclosure agreement. However, [[Derp|the devs have given the Angry Joe Show permission to stream whatever they like]], so if you care about that guy he's got about three hours of footage for you to check out on Twitch.

== Races ==
The game will debut with four playable factions and one NPC faction, each including several subgroups, and classes. The class list has been confirmed on the EC forums and it mostly the standard stuff as seen below. Sub-factions will all have unique bonuses which will effect the game such as Space Wolves having access to Rune Priests, Blood Angels Sanguinary Guard and so on. We haven't had full confirmation of each of these effects but they are confirmed as being in.

===Orks===
'''Klans''': [[Goffs]], [[Evil Sunz]], [[Deathskulls]], [[Bad Moons]], [[Blood Axes]]

'''Classes''': [[Painboy]]s, [[Stormboy]]s, [[Loota|Loota/'Eavy]]s, [[Shoota]]s

'''Elites''':  Cybork Madboys, [[Nob]]s, [[Meganob]]s (Probably [[Weirdboy]]s and [[Mekboy]]s but not confirmed)

'''Heroes''': Skarboy Kommandos has been confirmed as a hero class. Probably [[Warboss]]es. No full heroes announced officially though. (Don't be mistaken by the shop, some of those are heroes - others are elites)

'''Faction Leader''': Skarblitz (a Bad Moon with a Dreadnought's power fist as his Power Klaw and a thing for smashin' [[Space Wolves|Wolves]].)

'''Sub-faction Leaders''':

Goffs: Luguk 'Edpuncha, known for being the largest Goff on <s>Arkhona</s> Orkhona and carrier of the kombi-rokkit launcha called Spare Keys (you know, as in 'Look boss, thiz door is locked', 'No worries grot! I brought my spare keys!' KABLOOY!

Evil Sunz: Brakenek Wazcrash, arrived on Arkhona recently, fought some 'nids and got a cool idea for a plasma cannon design.

Bad Moons: Gazzagug, a [[Weirdboy|warphead]], and one of the senior members of Skarblitz's tribe.

Deathskulls: TBA

Blood Axes: TBA

===Space Marines===
'''Chapters''': [[Ultramarines]], [[Space Wolves]], [[Blood Angels]], [[Dark Angels]], [[Imperial Fists]].

'''Classes''': [[Tactical Squad|Tactical Marines]], [[Devastator Squad|Devastators]], [[Assault Squad|Assault Marines]], [[Apothecary|Apothecaries]]. 

'''Elites''': [[Legion of the Damned]] Legionnaire, [[Terminators]] (Confirmed not for initial Release) and [[Techmarine]]s (Unconfirmed if for release), among others.

'''Heroes''': Master of Relics, [[Librarian]]s and [[Chaplain]]s, among others.

'''Faction Leader''': [[Belial]], Master of the [[Deathwing]].

'''Sub-Faction Leaders''':

Ultramarines: TBA

Space Wolves: [[Ragnar Blackmane]].

Blood Angels: [[Mephiston]], Lord of Death.

Dark Angels: [[Interrogator-Chaplain]] Cassiel.

===Chaos Space Marines===
'''Legions''': [[Iron Warriors]], [[Word Bearers]], [[Black Legion]], [[Night Lords]], [[Alpha Legion]]. 

'''Classes''': [[Raptors]], [[Havoc]]s, [[Chaos Space Marine|Tactical]]s, [[Chaos Sorcerer|Aspiring Sorcerer]]s (Sorcerers here being the equivalent of a Healer/Support - Will be able to switch out their spells, and they are all ranged, so expect Aspiring Sorcerer's to be the exemplary Support class)

'''Elites''': [[Possessed Marine]] and [[Terminators]] (Confirmed for not initial Release)

'''Heroes''': [[Fallen Angels|Fallen]] Captain

'''Faction Leader''': [[Abaddon]]

'''Sub-faction Leaders'''

Iron Warriors: TBA

Word Bearers: TBA

Black Legion: Ash'Hy Mok: a badass sorcerer created for the narrative who has been very busy liquefying space marines and Eldar alike in the short stories release each week.

Night Lords: TBA

Alpha Legion: TBA

===Eldar===
'''Craftworlds''': [[Craftworld Biel-tan|Biel-tan]], [[Craftworld Saim-Hann|Saim-Hann]], [[Craftworld Iyanden|Iyanden]], [[Craftworld Ulthwé|Ulthwé]], Altansar 

'''Classes''': [[Swooping Hawks]], [[Striking Scorpions]], [[Howling Banshees]], [[Dire Avengers]], [[Dark Reapers]], [[Fire Dragons]], and [[Warlock]]s (Eldar have a more limited class customization but have more classes to reflect the paths, as per fluff.)

'''Elites''': [[Wraithguard]]s and [[Eldar Ranger|Outcast Ranger]]s 

'''Heroes''': [[Autarch]]s (Probably [[Farseer]]s but not confirmed)

'''Faction Leader''': Jain Zar, Phoenix Lord (Lady?) of the Howling Banshees

'''Sub-Faction Leaders''':

Biel-tan: Possibly a farseer named Ksenyia, found in one of the short stories, but yet to be fully confirmed.

Saim-Hann: TBA

Iyanden: TBA

Ulthwe: TBA

Altansar: TBA

===Tyranids===
While [[Tyranids]] are confirmed to be in the game, they will not be playable. Instead, they will be an [[NPC]] faction, providing enemies for PvE content and acting as a counterbalance to ensure that no one faction remains overwhelmingly dominant over the others. Using tyranids to maintain the status quo... Now [[Games Workshop|where have I seen that before]]?

==Possible Future Races==
The developers have said that they would like to add all races over time, assuming the game is successful enough. Here is a list of non-launch races that have been mentioned by the devs. Feel free to add to this if you've heard any other tidbits.

===Dark Eldar===
Unconfirmed, but implied in a newsletter.

===Tau===
Were noted in an interview by Miguel Caron as being one of the three most requested races, at the time of the interview. Watching the devs try to justify the Tau appearing is going to be fun to watch, since the game takes place clear on the other side of the galaxy.

===Adepta Sororitas===
Were noted in the same interview as being one of the three most requested races. Were also referenced by Creative Director David Ghozland as being on the post-launch list via twitter.

===Necrons===
Were also one of the three most requested races.

== Setting ==
[[File:arkhona_vision_starmap.jpg|800px|thumb|right|Notice the planet Simahgr. Take out the 'h' and re-arrange it, and then it spells out as "Sigmar"... clever eh?]]
Now anyone who has knowledge of [[Warhammer 40,000]] obviously knows the setting. However, the games events will be taking place on the Kharon System, located in the northern part of the [[Segmentum#Segmentum Obscurus|Segmentum Obscurus]]. One of the devs said in an interview that it will follow a planet wide contest for a single undisclosed planet, known as Arkhona, and the events that happen from this game will become canon, but the details are yet to be released. The planet in question is somewhere in the Segmentum Obscurus and was once an effective Imperial settlement, but due to the planets volatile nature, no great foothold could be gained on the planet other than small outposts. The planet was also once inhabited by an alien race, that supposedly was exterminated during the [[Great Crusade]]. Now, [[Tyranids]] are appearing out of absolutely nowhere, killing everyone left on the planet, apparently coming from ''the underground of the planet'' like they had been hibernating there. Weird.

All this calls the playable races to action for different, yet to be revealed reasons, and are now to duke it out on the surface of the planet while the Tyranids eat everything. [[How Imperial Life Is Worse Than You Can Imagine|Lovely.]]

Arkhona is actually just the primary planet in a system, one that has three different colored suns, for some reason, and with ten planets or moons of playable size, so obviously down the line there will be downloadable content where you start fighting on a new planet.

Arkhona, fifth planet from the three suns, hopefully far enough to not fucking melt in the daylight.

==Monetization==
Eternal Crusade is partially free-to-play. Without paying, players can access the game but are limited to Ork Boyz, who cannot advance beyond a certain degree. Those who buy the game have access to all factions and full advancement. There is no monthly subscription, however a cash shop is planned. While Miguel Carron mentioned he will have Pay 2 Win "over [his] dead body", players will be able to pay for gear that is about 20% weaker to equivalent gear that can be found through playing the game normally, as well as cosmetics which do not affect gameplay. But apparently multiple classes and vehicles will be available only through the founder's program, so everybody's a little confused about whether this "sidegrades" concept is true, a [[Creed|stealth cover]] a [[Land Raider]]'s worth of pay-to-win bullshit, or something in between. It's too early to tell now, but news regarding additional advantages for players who subscribed to the Founder's Program, the repeated silencing of dissent on the game's forums, and the fact that several major contributors to the game have all left Behavior with little to no explanation (some theorize it might be downsizing or worse) is leading many to assume that the end result will be a far cry from what was originally announced. Assuming it too doesn't go the way of Dark Millennium, that is- a fate that only seems more likely as time passes with little to show for it. Though considering the game has opened a closed Alpha state, it will not be going the way of Dark Millennium, however if it becomes a success is yet to be seen.

== Game Features ==
Read more about the game [http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/954/feature/7493/Warhammer-40000-Eternal-Crusade-There-Is-Only-WAR.html here]

The game will be mostly [[PvP]], happening on multiple continents, with campaigns lasting from a week to unconfirmed, with the actual campaign goals set by a player controlled War Council. When the campaign is over you either win or fucking lose (tears) and move onto the next campaign, with new planets perhaps coming later. [[Tyranids]] are [[NPC]]s and will be used in part to keep things a little bit balanced if player faction numbers are too unequal or one faction is dominating for other reasons. They will also constitute the PvE content, probably all of it. In short:

*PVP oriented with splashes of PVE
*Tyranids are the PVE and are as such not playable. They work perfectly for PvE, and you couldn't balance them properly. [[Tyranid Warrior]] >> Space Marine >> [[Termagaunt]].
*Combat is visceral/skill based over-the-shoulder dakka/melee, much like Space Marine.
*Vehicles confirmed.
*Procedurally Generated content. After planets are conquered a new one is made. All dungeons/PVE content is procedurally generated.
*The devs are also regularly interacting with the fans. Which is pretty much unheard of. Ask some fucking questions.
*Players will all get their own space ship which acts as player housing, that you can decorate as you like. Guilds can combine their ships together for larger housing and more options (like guild banking)
*Class customization: Assaults can trade their jump packs in for extra armor or a shield(confirmed), healer classes may potentially(not yet confirmed) be able to become support/engineer classes, as in Mekboy with a Kustum Force Field or whathaveyou.
*Day/Night cycle
*Weather, which will affect combat
*Friendly fire (Now working on the punishment system)
*Dreads, if they figure out how to implement it
*Perils of the Warp, which as of the streams have been foretold to work like the 'Gears of War' active reload
*Red ones go Fasta
*Executions which give bonus XP when performed and prevent a downed enemy from being revived, but leave the player vulnerable during the execution animation
*Reviving (talking about examples where a fellow player revives his battle brother)
*Bleed-out, with the option to bleed faster (probably for avoiding executions). Ala Gears of war
*Crouching, which ties in to the Cover system.
*Players can climb over obstacles.
*Classes that use jump-packs can wall jump.
*No P2W, devs are vehemently against buying power.
**Some gear can be bought, but it will be of inferior quality compared to gear earned through in-game methods or otherwise not a true upgrade.
*Miguel has a weird thing about Ork butts, as in two interviews he's described Ork butts and executions in the same sentence.
*There's been some talk about "multiplayer narrative", which basically means that there are several 'War Councils' (leaders of the factions as chosen by the players in those factions), who will be able to create objectives and put in-game resources towards specific goals and warzones as they see fit, therefore, when you enter the game, you could do the objectives assigned by the WC, do one of the slightly more generic, but ultimately "for the cause" daily/weekly/month objectives that the game will generate, or go of with your buddies and stomp 'nids. All of which ultimately help your faction. I suppose you could always charge of a do whatever the hell you want to, that is always good (Especially FreeToWAAAGH Ork Boys are expected to do this, as they are freelancers without Klans for the most, which frankly is goddamn fluffy).
* Playable Elite and Hero characters (with a few minutes to a day's worth of cool down. Some of these are gonna smack some heads in).
* Sonic blasters (but no [[Noise Marine]]s).

==See also==
* ''[[Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine]]''
* ''[[Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millenium]]'', which was canceled then un-canceled then turned into ''Eternal Crusade''

== Links ==
* [http://www.eternalcrusade.com/ Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brMfsxMs5F4 Meet the Team Video] Notice how the opening looks strangely familiar.
* [http://gamingbolt.com/warhammer-40k-eternal-crusade-interview-staying-relevant-with-f2p-all-out-online-war-next-gen-consoles-and-more An interview with the developers, lots of information.]
* [http://forum.eternalcrusade.com/ Official Forum]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuVeZ8n4CAQ Meet the Team 2] This video shows some very early game footage. 
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9H7LEecCB0 Full Pre-Alpha Footage Gameplay] 
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAlOe8fUoG0 Wars of Arkhona Official Trailer]

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image: Eternalcrusade battlescene new.jpg| "We go where we wilt, we slay who we wilt. Let the Emperor judge the righteousness of our deeds!"
Image: Eternalcrusade web chaos.jpg| "In the name of the Dark Gods, we will bring down the rotting edifice that is the Imperium!"
Image: Eternalcrusade web orks.jpg| "I reckon these humies are just puny soft gits who need a good stompin!"
Image: Eternalcrusade web eldar.jpg| "How foolish they seem to our eyes. Once, all this was ours, and it will come back to us!"
Image: Eternalcrusade web tyranids.jpg| Where Ultramarines: The Movie had bolters that looked too big, this promotional artwork of the Tyranid reveal has bolters that look too small. 
</gallery>

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