by Karen Hertzberg on Mar 31, 2008
Let's Hear One More
"Whaaag!" for WAR!
Last week we had a chance to chat with EA Mythic's Vice President and
General Manager Mark Jacobs about Warhammer Online. Mark spoke about
the delay and was also kind enough to answer our questions on game play
and design. Mark even answered questions about his personal preferences
when it comes to playing MMOs.
Marks first words about delaying the game were what
he has said from
the beginning; that release dates for MMOs are set in mud. Mark
continued to say, We could have released W.A.R. in the second quarter
but we would be sacrificing polish, quality, and balance. With EAs
support of the game the team has the resources to put more time and
effort into building a top MMO for players. Mark explained, I dont
want to release W.A.R. until it is a great game! Mark talked about how
much EA believed in the game and said that if they did not believe in
it they likely would have launched it already.