Oop, sorry I wasn’t more clear in the post. All I had the chance to do was sit in on a conference call, basically. :) Folks submitted their questions beforehand via email, and they answered everything they were given. I really meant to put some in myself, but I had kind of a crappy week, and never got around to it.

Thanks for your kind words, just the same.

I did think it was Paul who was Fun, and Jeff who was Fact, but maybe they were in drag this time around… =P

I’m a little disappointed you didn’t even brush up a bit before hand to land a few ‘close in’ questions or get informed, but all in all they are good questions for people who haven’t been following the game.
It is a little difficult to understand just what Mythic is doing without knowing the DAoC endgame to some degree. It is endlessly replayable, but depends on some core foundations (most particularly a critical mass of players) to work well.

The truth is, there are many new MMO players whos only experience is Warcraft, and as such it is important to discuss that relevance. On the other hand, Warhammer fans are just plain foaming at the mouth rabid, and it is always good to mention that you know Warhammer imagery predates Warcraft imagery to keep them off your back!

As for the UI, you’d have to be a fool not to borrow Warcrafts UI, which was arguably the best UI ever seen in an MMO. Each MMO borrows from the previous, and it is natural and wise to incorporate the many successful features of Warcraft into Mythics own particular MMO concept.

At any rate, thanks for putting up the interview!

~Shapechanger of WarhammerAlliance.com

Jack said:
If you never experienced DAoC RvR you really didn’t play the game, in many respects RvR was the game.

That’s … what I said. I’ve never really played DAoC. :) I mean, I made a character and ran around for a few levels at one point just to dip my toe in the water, but that was it. Never claimed otherwise.

Jack said:
As others have said it’s not Warhammer that looks like WoW it’s WoW that is derivative of Warhammer. For you to state the reverse only exposes your ignorance.

*sigh* What is it with people calling me names this week? I’m used to it on Slashdot, but man. Lum and Smedley can get away with it because they have their own sites, but a little courtesy here on my little corner of the interwebs, eh?

When I say that Warhammer “looks” like WoW, I’m not talking about the graphics. I really don’t care what a game looks like, as long as it’s pretty ‘enough’. From a gameplay perspective, especially user interface, Warhammer is borrowing heavily from World of Warcraft.

After the call, I’m seeing more differences between WoW and WAR; the RvR stuff is what WoW’s Battlegrounds wishes it could be, and the organized world PvP WAR is promising has absolutely nothing to compare with in WoW. That crap in Silithus and the Plaguelands is pretty much a joke; if WAR delivers on what they are promising, it will be 1000x better.

Yes, yes, I know Warcraft borrowed a lot of plot and imagery from Warhammer. Trust me, I know. I’ve paid Games Workshop money too. I was never able to field an army of greenskins the way some of my friends did, but I’m no stranger to Warhammer’s backstory.

I think people are mighty touchy about the WAR -> WoW -> WAR thing. They’ve both obviously got a lot in common, IP and imagery-wise. The only people that seem to be freaking out about their similarities are the fans. I think everyone should just take a big step back, take a deep breath, and hope that Warhammer joins Warcraft in being a fun MMOG that appeals to a whole bunch of people.

The only thing another successful Massive game means is more players in the genre. As someone who loves MMOGs on the whole, that can only be a good thing.

If you dont believe me check out http://www.gamesworkshop.com and look at the citadel models section.

anyway, kind of poor/uninformed interview IMO, but some decent tidbits of information about a game that should be good if it is created by Mythic. Im excited to see it’s release and am hopeful that they get the formula right.