Saw this and figured it was worth a retweet/post!

Inquisitor Engel wrote:
Sorry I've not be present around here for long but I've been settling into my new role as Community Manager for a rather larger video game retailer. I was sent down to GDC Online this week (so I got sent back to Austin after just leaving!) and managed to get a tiny bit of info from the very tight-lipped folks at THQ.

- Dark Millennium Online has a "pencilled-in" ship date of Spring 2012.
- Same art style as Space Marine.
- PC AND Console-based. (!!!) The Rep said it would be Cross Platform, but couldn't be 100%. I don't see why it wouldn't be (and it would hurt it if not.)
- Developed by Vigil (Darksiders) and published by THQ. Relic also has a hand in the game in many places.
- "No comment" on "Good vs Evil" lineup. A Relic employee said he was "pleased" with how the factions had been grouped, but wouldn't go further.

That's all I got! Attachment of the poster is included.

Seems I should have kept reading before I posted...

More info..You inside video game makin' types want to coment on this?



Inquisitor Engel posted a lot more info:

A little birdy has dropped me some more info as well:

Game Design Notes:

- Relic is lending a very small hand in the overall development of dmo. Winking, a chinese based developer is also on board. They helped with Spacemarine as well.
- Vigil is doing 90% of the work. Most of the shared work load is art, and animation.
- Spacemarine is built on the same engine as darksiders (and darksiders 2 respectively)
- Dmo is using the same engine, with gameplay (at least combat) akin to Spacemarine.
- Contrary to what I was told, the art style is NOT like Spacemarine, rather the whole game is more like darksiders (1 & 2), very stylized. The videos released at the last E3 are fairly accurate to the current state of the art style. Less realistic.
- Revision to what I was told by the rep, is that Spring 2012 is unlikely... maybe for more announcements on the game's progress. Though a Darsiders 2 release in spring is likely, Vigil is working on both.


Class related notes:

- Races broadly put into forces of "Order" and "Disorder" similar to 40K World-wide campaigns.
- The "spacemarine" is a class, with a chaos counterpart.
- Tactical, heavy, assault as specialties.
- Each class starts as something familiar, and through progression changes.Ie. Scout to Marine
- Other classes include: psyker, techpriest, and assassin
- The assassin starts as a guardsman-esque character.
- Chaos have similar counterparts, cultist themed.
- Instead of an assassin, think demon host.
- Orks are with Chaos (disorder), Eldar are with the Imperium of man (order)
- Ork class rundown: Nob, mekboy, runt herda, mad dok
- Eldar class rundown: Scorpion, Avenger, Warlock, Reaper
- Expect Tau & Dark Eldar later, likely an expansion, though dark eldar npcs will be present on release, as well as Necron, and Tyranids. (Interesting idea, going for the 'faceless' races as NPCs, though I suspect you won't be getting quests from the Swarmlord!)
- 60 character levels.


Gameplay related notes:

- A crashed space hulk will be one of the zones.
- Another zone will take place on an Imperial Cruiser, and Chaos Cruiser.
- Expect several instanced missions much like WoW, as well as open world.
- It will include instanced & open world pvp.
- Players will be able to dual weild things like pistols and melee weapons... yes that means two chain swords.
- The featured chapter is Black Templars. (As evidenced by the banner art)
- The featured chaos god is Khorne, at least for playable
- Word Bearers will also take a major role in the Playable chaos faction
- Nurgle & Fabius Bile will have a big Chaos NPC presence. (I suspect not Nurgle himself, but perhaps Typhus?)
- Possible shooter/RPG mode controls, like StarTrek Online.
- Third person action, plays like Gears of War/Space Marine mixed together for shooting.
- Melee is more like Space Marine/Darksiders, with the target lock on.
- Blocking melee attacks is a maybe, sheilds may be NPC only.
- NPC creatures vary from: Necromunda like humans, Chaos Cultists, Dark Eldar; from Grotesques to Warriors, Chaos Daemons and beasts, Orks, Grots, Guardsmen, defected Guardsmen, most of the minor Demons, Dreadnoughts, Tyranid Warriors, Genestealers and more.
- Forgeworld things may be present. Thunderhawk, terrain sets, Aquila landers, FW-esque equipment on vehicles.
- Environments range from snowy mountains, to the innards of a crashed space hulk... from cities destroyed, and orkified, to ancient eldar cities, overgrown with nids... from ancient battlefields, littered with the carcases of Titans and tanks, to a hive city, nostalgic with necromunda.... from the halls of Imperial Cruisers, to tge desecrated throne rooms of Chaos.
- Everything is large, beefy, and sticks to 40k very well. People already invested in the background and game will progress at a snails pace, as we will be distracted by everything.
- Left mouse uses the weapon in your character's left hand, Right mouse uses the weapon in your character's right hand. Rather cool mechanic.
- All abilities have a cooldown... No spamminh your "3" key like most MMOs. This will likely annoy WoW diehards. This pleases me.
- Melee combos - dual weilding gives new moves
- There is sprinting.
- "Guilds" will be present.
- Team/party/squad size is 5
- "Raid" size is 50... subject to change.
- Ranged weapons have infinite ammo, but there is reloading, overheating, venting, and reloading.
- Weapons rarely get to take full advantage of their range when inside... lots of cover and turning corners, it's very dynamic.
- Hero classes are possible, unlocked once you get a character high enoigh level.
---- Imperium: Grey Knight
---- Chaos: Chaos Sorcerer
---- Ork: 'Ard boy or Weird boy
---- Eldar: Farseer
- Hero classes will begin at higher level...
- Likely 40.


A player progressing as a marine will do so as follows:

Lv. 0: an adept, think a marine wearing just carapace armor.
Lv. 10: more or less a scout.
Lv. 20: equipped like the marine character in th sm codex... forgot his name.
Lv. 30: a standard marine
Lv. 40 honor guard or Sergeant, some decoration
Lv. 50 sternguard, maybe captain.
Lv. 60 artificer armor, iron halos, the whole sha-bang.

Grey knight fits in fairly well at around 40.

Other classes progress similarly.


Misc. Notes

- Tech priest are very, very pure adeptus mechamicus themed...Backpacks with a robot arm.
- A cover system is implemented.Waist high cover and standing cover.
- Cross platform is very possible.
- Shooting mechanics will have aim assist
- Similarly, melee attacks will lock on.
- Abilities work similar to Warhammer Online. A common resource, then each class has a unique resource used with abilities.
- Weapons inxrease in "coolness" as far as progression is concerned.
- A lv. 1 autogun may be it's familiar form in necromunda and early IG... by lv 60, sone autoguns look cool enough for inquisitors to be using, lathered in fancy trim, aquilas, etc.
- Same goes for other weapons.... think Call of Duty, as you unlock the various weapon upgrades, you guns start looking cooler.


Each class has 3 specialties.

- Marine: Tactical, Devastator, Assault
- Assassin/guardsman: the major assassin type, callidus, vindicare, eversor (however you spell it)
- The Marine is by far the most flushed out.
- most abilities are still very WIP.
- Jump packs- not sure how they'll work

Sounding really good. I don't mind the whole Order vs. Disorder rubbish as long as I get to play as a MOTHERFUCKING GREY KNIGHT.

Cool! I'm glad there is still work being done on this!

....................this means I'm seriously gonna have to contemplate cultist status......'cause I can't get my guardsman on.

I really can't wait. I want to be WAAAGH'ing!

Sweet. Hopefully they've learned something from warhammer online.

This mean there is going to be an Obscurus Crusade guild?

I hope they take all the good from leveling and open PvP from Warhammer Online, and then make the end game better. End game is what killed WAR for me.

3rd faction of Tau Empire would of been cool. Then you could have
Imperium and Eldar
Chaos and Orks
Tau and Kroot

I've always been a sucker for 3 faction fighting though (feels more balanced)

I remember some of the original alpha gameplay videos showed a marine on a bike firing the gun on the bike while driving. Also said you can get tanks an yes, even a titan.

This. Seriously, there's not really a reason to play past the free trial

FYI they announced a ship date of 3-13-13:
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/13/warhamme...-march-13-2013/

Idea! We make super awesome props for the various player races and send Vigil/THQ pictures.

Then in the message say "You will be mailed all of these props, if everyone at Obscurus Crusade gets a spot in Beta"

LIKE!!! And a full suit of armor if Obscurus Crusade is referenced in the game somewhere!!!

I'd totally make a life size bomb squig for a guaranteed spot in beta.

Or they could slap us with a C&D and noone wants that

don't think they do that to costumers unless they are blatanly selling things like crazy.

And we wouldnt be selling them we would be exchanging GIFTS with our good friend at Vigil/THQ.
Like christmas.
But with squigs.

Happy Squigmas!

Merry Squigmas to all and to all a good Purge!

or...
Merry Squigmas to all and to all a good WAAAGH!!!

Santa can deliver all those presents in one night because his sleigh has a red paint job afterall...



Back on topic though... What side (order/disorder) does everyone plan on playing? I am a sucker for the more monstrous villain types myself.

......................where's my Cultists at?

I really, REALLY hope that I can play as some Mechanicus infantry just to type everything in binary and annoy the lot of you.

right here brother!

this is a dumb question.

but is this like star wars Galaxies or Warcrack online?

if so, how much are we talking here? will there be a yearly charge?

Yes and Yes.
More than likely it will be the standardized 15 bucks a month unless you sign up for a year at a time then drops closer to 10 bucks a month.

Ack!

I just read this and ruined my already ruined day.. I really hope it's bullsh*t as this was one game I was hoping to see come to life....

"That MMO right up there? Dark Millennium Online? Yeah, I thought it looked cool too. Well, apparently it’s been canceled.

THQ, a publisher who’s overall quality of released games seems to run the gamut from intensely awesome to what-could-have-possibly-went-so-wrong, has not been doing so well. The creators of the psychotic and unapologetic Saints Row series, owners of the Red Faction name and namely, the creators of Warhammer 40K: Space Marine, a recent third-person shooter.

An MMO had been planned to further flesh out the storied Warhammer 40K universe, but due to the team’s financial troubles, it appears that the game has found its way to the chopping block. Rumors have been flooding that THQ could go under, but we’ll have to see how the tide turns.

THQ has stated that the rumors of its going under are untrue, but cryptically, while celebrating its advancing release schedule, has stated that they have “not made any decisions regarding the planned MMO.”

This is particularly interesting when contrasted with the fairly positive tone of THQ’s other comments."

Source:
http://www.justpushstart.com/2012/01/16/wa...k-mmo-canceled/

Don't worry Finn. None of the big gaming sites are claiming it's been cancelled

Oh, and there's this
http://www.strategyinformer.com/news/16141...er-mmo-still-on

YOU SIR ARE MY HERO!!!
;Ultrasmurf;

any new information on the MMO?