Submission + - Warhammer Online - Fansite Gathering Wrap-up
Garthilk writes: Last week EA Mythic invited nearly thirty people from it's Warhammer Online community fansites out to their Virginia headquarters on an all expense paid trip to see the game and talk with the developers. The results are a mishmash of video's, Q&A's and impression articles released by several of their fansites. Of particular note is the article on the skill system which explains how players acquire skills & tactics within the game.
The video's of the games presentations are perhaps the most interesting as they offer an unfiltered explanation of many of the games mechanics and maxims.The EA Mythic offices are spread over 2 different floors and is very much a cube-style studio instead of a more open-style like some studios. There was stuff all over the walls, motivational-poster-style, as you can see in the video. Expectedly, they had covered/taken down all the Elf stuff, but it was still interesting to see all the maxims and design principles plastered all over the studio.
