Post by Zeli on Sept 25, 2006 11:06:06 GMT -5
I don't know why this is such a surprise.
I mean, they're talking about 2 classes a month - October will give us the final Greenskin and Dwarf class.
November will start on the Empire & Chaos classes - and then, if they continue to follow their schedule, they won't touch on Elf stuff until March 2007.
From Mark Jacobs over at Warhammer Alliance:
www.warhammeralliance.com/forums/showthread.php?p=153261#153261
I mean, they're talking about 2 classes a month - October will give us the final Greenskin and Dwarf class.
November will start on the Empire & Chaos classes - and then, if they continue to follow their schedule, they won't touch on Elf stuff until March 2007.
From Mark Jacobs over at Warhammer Alliance:
www.warhammeralliance.com/forums/showthread.php?p=153261#153261
Two things:
Fans -> Mythic - Please, just show us X vs. Y! Please, please, please!
Mythic -> Fans - Okay, but you can't ask us for more details, promise?
Fans -> Mythic - Yes, we promise!
Mythic -> Fans - Great! Here you go...
30 seconds later
Fans -> Mythic - Please, just show us some more!
Mythic -> Fans - But you promised, and now you want more???
Fans -> Mythic - Yeah, but if you just show us that, we won't ask for anything more!! Please, please, please!
You get the pricture.
Second thing:
It's 2006, not 2001. Mythic is not in the same position as we were back there. There is a world of difference between being an independent with a very, very limited and dwindling bank account and being the EA studio creating WAR. There won't be any "shoehorning" of the third paring in order to make a release date. Like many other publishers, EA has released games way too soon but they have also realeased games late and over-budget. While I am hoping that WAR will not be the later, it won't be the former. Our mandate is to make WAR a great game and that, and that alone, will determine our release date. That is one of the advantages of being part of EA.
Also, I'll let you in on a little bit of inside info (though long-time readers may remember I hinted at this a long time ago), the Elf pairing is my personal favorite of the three pairings that we will have at release. So, keep that in mind if you are at all concerned about it not getting the proper attention from Mythic.
I know that many, if not all of the people here, would like us to release a lot more information and a lot faster than our plans call for us doing over the next year. I also know that it is best to take our time and get it right before we show it to the community. We have a long way to go before WAR is released and there will be so much information over the next year that you'll all understand and be happy with our decision and support it 100%. Well, I can dream can't I?
Mark
P.S. Just as an aside, not only is the WAR team really on track right now and but also our partners at GW are quite happy with the results. We had a few GW visitors this week (and some from EA corporate last week) and everybody, and I mean everbody, left with big smiles on their faces.
Edited because it was 1AM...
Fans -> Mythic - Please, just show us X vs. Y! Please, please, please!
Mythic -> Fans - Okay, but you can't ask us for more details, promise?
Fans -> Mythic - Yes, we promise!
Mythic -> Fans - Great! Here you go...
30 seconds later
Fans -> Mythic - Please, just show us some more!
Mythic -> Fans - But you promised, and now you want more???
Fans -> Mythic - Yeah, but if you just show us that, we won't ask for anything more!! Please, please, please!
You get the pricture.
Second thing:
It's 2006, not 2001. Mythic is not in the same position as we were back there. There is a world of difference between being an independent with a very, very limited and dwindling bank account and being the EA studio creating WAR. There won't be any "shoehorning" of the third paring in order to make a release date. Like many other publishers, EA has released games way too soon but they have also realeased games late and over-budget. While I am hoping that WAR will not be the later, it won't be the former. Our mandate is to make WAR a great game and that, and that alone, will determine our release date. That is one of the advantages of being part of EA.
Also, I'll let you in on a little bit of inside info (though long-time readers may remember I hinted at this a long time ago), the Elf pairing is my personal favorite of the three pairings that we will have at release. So, keep that in mind if you are at all concerned about it not getting the proper attention from Mythic.
I know that many, if not all of the people here, would like us to release a lot more information and a lot faster than our plans call for us doing over the next year. I also know that it is best to take our time and get it right before we show it to the community. We have a long way to go before WAR is released and there will be so much information over the next year that you'll all understand and be happy with our decision and support it 100%. Well, I can dream can't I?
Mark
P.S. Just as an aside, not only is the WAR team really on track right now and but also our partners at GW are quite happy with the results. We had a few GW visitors this week (and some from EA corporate last week) and everybody, and I mean everbody, left with big smiles on their faces.
Edited because it was 1AM...
