Warhammer Online Interview with Josh Drescher and Lance Robertson

[Cody Bye]

Since their massive unveiling at the Leipzig Games Convention last summer, EA Mythic’s Warhammer Online team has kept a fairly low profile concerning the gaming press. However, the Ten Ton Hammer team had the opportunity to catch up with the Warhammer: Age of Reckoning team at a recent EA Mythic event held in the great city of New York. Josh Drescher (associate producer) and Lance Robertson (producer) answered the bulk of questions regarding WAR’s beta success, newly implemented open world RvR system, and some great information about loot.

During our conversation, we did talk a bit about city sieges as the ultimate end game battle between factions. Josh described the experience as teams playing through a whole season hoping to get to the glory of the Super Bowl. When asked about the loot you may get from a city siege, Josh explained that it is not just about the Lombardi Trophy, it is about the end game itself. He did explain though that some of the best loot in the game will come from city sieges.

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Do you think integrating open RvR into the game was a good choice? Do you look forward to meeting Gotrek and Felix in the game? Let us know!

[MumrahDunestorm]

Yes! I'm a big fan of the open zone combat style of play. I love PvE'ing out in the wilderness, looking under every rock and behind every tree hoping the enemy would rear his/her ugly head so that we can mix it up PvP-style! Random skirmishes! Running into a mass zerg headed to take your realms relic, then making the call to arms. They were fun and exciting times.

However, we are all in dire need of new gaming concepts and new twist on pvp-style combat. Something that will keep us all coming back for years to come.

[XxOiLadxX]

Its good to see that EA Mythic has taken a new approach to PvP, or RvR as they more aptly put it. PvP as an actual feature to progress you through the game has for the most part been completely ignored up to this point. By allowing you to level from PvP, and putting emphasis on city raids, as well as large instanced battles that actually affect the game universe, EA Mythic has succeeded in creating the type of game that will push players not to simply repeat the same monotonous processes to advance but to actively, be it through trial and error, or a cunning strategy, fight for their side in what is ultimately a compelling and seemingly all too real struggle, for order, or destruction.