So I know this was posted years ago, but I figure it would help someone later on.. WAR isnt dificult to learn, the basics are a Oracul AO (brand name, just type ORACUL in search, in world), the BL WAR HUD, weapon (psionic blast is good to start), and a non laggy computer (it sucks to be stuck in the field and die b/c your computer froze)... Every army is different. You should recieve some training, atleast. If not find a new army. It isnt time consuming, unless you want to build your stats and levels...