Unsere Kollegen von MMORPG.com hatten am Ende der Game Developers Conference noch einmal Gelegenheit mit Mark Jacobs zu spechen und ihm ein paar Infos über WAR zu entlocken.

Unter anderem erfahren wir warum es nicht wie in DAoC drei Fraktionen gibt…

My first question to Mark was about Warhammer and why EA Mythic decided to go with a two faction system as opposed to the three faction system that had worked so well in DAOC. Basically it came down to a sense of popularity and balance. Developers did not believe that the Greenskins would be as popular as some of the other races played and would suffer from a lack of population. This issue is a gamble with any game that takes the multiple faction route. So in the interest of balance and creating an even population the developers decided to go with the two faction system for Warhammer.

…und dass es im ersten Add-On neue Rassen geben wird, die jetzt schon feststehen, aber noch nicht verraten werden.

This of course led us to the expansion question. Mark gave us some information but was honest about the expectations. Currently, EA Mythic is not working on an expansion for Warhammer Online. Keep in mind that the game is still far from launch and getting the game out the door remains the main focus. That being said, Mark did say that he knows exactly which races we can expect to see as a part of the expansion when it comes out (he did ask me for my best guess, but simply smiled and would not give up the info). The point is, if EA Mythic can deliver Warhammer on time, hopefully we will see the first expansion on time as well.

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