The last day for href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/events/pax08/war"
target="_blank">me at PAX has come and
gone.  We had a great day with not just one, but two
WAR
presentations by Paul and I.  The booth continued to be great,
the game showed really well, and I got to see my brother. 
General happiness all around. *smiles*


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Apparently
there's a seven foot tall man who loves WAR. Maybe he plays a Gobbo.

Before answering questions, I will leave you with some random and odd
things from PAX;

  • Josh was unable to reach his only real goal for PAX, which
    was to autograph a baby.  He was not being mean about it, but
    he was definitely interested in being offered the chance to put his
    name on someone’s child.
  • Paul’s stalker showed up for the 20th time
    today.  He seemed fairly harmless, and I think all he wanted
    was to smell Paul’s hair.
  • The Stormtrooper sitting in the audience during our
    presentation was definitely a sight to see.
  • We were able to seat around 400 people for our presentation
    today (the room would not hold anymore).  We were scheduled
    for one presentation, but when we arrived the line to see us was out
    the door and around the block.  We ended up giving two
    presentations and turning a couple of hundred people away (sorry).
  • We ran out of swag by noon on the 2nd day of the show.
  • People tapping me on the shoulder to get my attention
    really bothers me.
  • Seattle’s Best Coffee still exists. *smiles*
    (Editor’s
    Note:
    href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/43052" target="_blank">See
    Jeff’s first blog for more info. style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">)
  • I met a man who is seven feet tall, and who really loves
    our game.
  • Getting “HELL” shaved onto the back of
    your head, is one crazy marketing stunt.

OK – Now on to what you all really want to hear; more
questions and answers.  There are A LOT more of these than I
expected so I will try to answer as many as possible, but will not be
able to get through all of them.  Sorry if I don’t
get to yours…



QUESTION:  Admit
it, the exclusive head for dwarfs HAS A MOHAWK and an EYE-PATCH just to
make your dwarf look like a true Slayer. And if it's not, change it
now. *big smile*




ANSWER
I will NOT admit that! *winks*



QUESTION:  Thank
you Jeff for being badass and upstaging your fellow colleagues by
benefiting the fans.




ANSWER
You are very welcome, I try my best. *winks*



QUESTION:  Are
there any plans to allow character server transfers and/or name changes?




ANSWER
We have talked about this, but we are focused on launching the game
right now, once we do that we will start talking more about these types
of “special services”.



QUESTION:  Ok I
really enjoy the crafting aspect but the question I have is when the
game goes live - or even open beta - will you have talisman making
trainers in the game?




ANSWER
We have a bunch of new stuff coming up in the patch for Open
Beta.  This is one of the things that we have planned for the
Open Beta release.



QUESTION:  I am
curious what the Warhammer team thinks about the initial character
balance?




ANSWER
I think we are in a great place actually.  There are still
some kinks to work out, but we are hitting very close to home at this
point.  We will, of course, pay very close attention to this
and continue to tweak as needed.



QUESTION:  Are
you all still planning to include the 'growth as you level' stuff later
on down the road, with either a content patch or in the first
expansion? I know you said that you all know how you would do it, but
do you still plan to do it?




ANSWER
We would love to do this.  We have talked about it again
recently, but have made no decisions on whether to include this after
launch or not.



QUESTION:  If it
were up to you, what races if any would you add as playable in future
content?




ANSWER
All of the awesome ones *winks*



QUESTION:  How
soon will the 4th classes be added to the races that only have 3? Is
there a possibility that you will not add a 4th class to these races?




ANSWER
I can’t talk about this yet, but we are definitely talking
about this, and working on our plan.  As soon as we have it
all worked out, we will let you know.



QUESTION:  I
live in Fairfax, VA and my wife and I would love to say hi and thank
you in person. Is Mythic having any sort of launch party or open house
event in September?




ANSWER
We are talking about having a launch event that the public can come to,
but we are unsure if we will do it.  Keep an eye on the WAR
Herald as we will announce it there if/when we are doing it.



QUESTION:  It
may be too early to ask, but in regards to new content and expansions,
do you plan to favor vertical or horizontal expansion? Is it going to
be new stuff (races/classes/cities/zones/what have you) that parallels
what you have now, or is it going to be new stuff
(dungeons/scenarios/ranks/gear) that follows after 'completing' the
current content?




ANSWER
It is too early to ask. *winks*



QUESTION:  Is it
Mythic's intention to eventually include as many Warhammer Fantasy
armies as possible (when they can be applied to an MMO)? Any specifics
on ideas that have been discussed about this?




ANSWER
We intend to add things that fit with the game, and will enhance that
gameplay experience of our players.  We look at everything
that we have available and will make our decisions based upon the
“fun” choice. *smiles*



QUESTION:  Did
the membership on Ten Ton Hammer spike when Josh and Paul wrote blogs?




ANSWER
Man, I hope so!  It might be my only saving grace…
(Editor’s
Note:
href="http://forums.tentonhammer.com/showthread.php?t=33498"
target="_blank">Check the forum thread style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> in a few
days to get
the answer to this question. We’ll see what we can find out.)



QUESTION:  The
scenarios in Warhammer seem like the perfect environment for tournament
style play that is seen on the semi and pro gaming circuits. Do you
foresee Warhammer sponsoring and/or hosting these kinds of tournaments
in the future as a way to market Warhammer online?

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ANSWER
It is very possible.  This is something that we have discussed
and that fits very cleanly with our game.  As soon as we know
more, we will let you know.



QUESTION:  With
all the blood, sweat and tears going into this project (and I'm sure
countless hours away from home) does it ever make you second guess the
sacrifices you make to do something you love or do you get plenty of
time off to reassure and help your families understand what you do and
what it entails?




ANSWER
To be frank, it comes and goes.  The entire team is pouring
their hearts into this right now and trying to balance their personal
lives with their work lives.  It is very difficult sometimes,
but we are almost there and morale on the team is very high.



QUESTION:  Can
you fight on mounts?




ANSWER
No.



QUESTION: 
Coming from Australia, will the Oceania servers go live simultaneously
with the NA servers?




ANSWER
Yes.



QUESTION:  What
are ya drinking?




ANSWER
I am generally a Bourbon drinker.  Mainly Blantons, though I
was drinking Bookers last night.  My favorite is Pappy Van
Winkles…



QUESTION:  We've
seen target="_blank">Paul wearing a thong. How many
subscribers to WAR will it take
before you and Josh try one on? *smiles*




ANSWER
Josh wears a thong everyday and anyone can see it simply by
asking.  As for me, it will probably take around a million
subs to get me into one…



QUESTION:  Will
you guys continue to make podcasts and other things to keep community
interaction up? Something on a monthly sort of basis.




ANSWER
Absolutely!  Paul and Josh especially will be continuing this
tradition.



QUESTION: 
During the CE phase of the closed beta and the preview weekend, we were
occasionally able to loot the corpses of fallen opponents and receive
some very nice gear. Has there been any thought given to awarding
trophies in such a matter, maybe even serving as a way for members of
one realm to acquire trophies belonging to the opposing realm?




ANSWER
You will absolutely have the opportunity to earn trophies from
RvR.  They will mainly be awarded based upon Tome unlocks.



-Jeff Hickman, Executive
Producer




(Editor’s
Note: Due to the Penny Arcade Expo coming to a conclusion, obviously
this will be the last day for Jeff’s PAX blog. That said, the
Ten Ton Hammer staff would like to encourage you to continue href="http://forums.tentonhammer.com/showthread.php?t=33498"
target="_blank">posting
your questions in the blog's forum thread. We are constantly
asking the
developers a variety of question in our interviews, so we’ll
definitely
try to ask your inquiries where they are appropriate.)

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target="_blank"> style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">(Also, if you
have not read the rest of Jeff Hickman’s PAX blogs, click
here to take your pick between all three of his masterful articles!)




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