Wow. Just took some time to read through the article at Waaagh!
http://waaagh.wordpress.com/Some interesting things, and I thought to start a discussion (maybe hehe) on a few that stuck out to me as interesting:
3. Blood red dye is only available to players with high renown rankings. -- What exactly is renown in WAR? Is it based in PvP settings? Either way, I think it's a great visual reward to show that your character is a booty kicker.
7. Each server will give you 10 character slots, all from the same faction (Order or Destruction). -- Hm don't think I will fill all those slots up. Took me 4 years of EQ2 to fill up 6 of the 7 we're allowed.
8. Currently, squigs and lions are not nameable, but Mythic wants them to be. -- Makes me wonder what people will name their squigs. Who wants to bet Squiggy?
9. The top 10 renown PvP guilds get their heraldry displayed in or near the guild taverns. -- Another neat visual reward for those guilds into PvP.
16. Mythic rep on system requirements: “Any PC within the past 3 years will more than likely run WAR without issues.” -- I hope this is true as so many new games come out need top of the line pcs.
18. The game will try to persuade players to join a realm/faction that needs a population bump (no specifics given, however, perhaps bonuses). -- Does anyone think this will work?
19. Servers will have population caps on each side to keep them balanced between Order and Destruction. Most MMOs have server population caps; WAR will have realm caps (i.e. two separate caps per server). -- This has me curious. Is the cap so no more are created, or no more of that saide can log in? That will be interesting to see.
22. There will be balance measures in RvR that if one side is getting dominated by the other side, the owned side will get help of some kind. -- PoTBS has a system (if it still works the same) that the loosing nations after a certain period of time, will get a boost to their points for the next attack. Wonder who it will work in WAR.
23. Loot will be awarded on an “aggro” or “hate” basis — basically, if you’re doing the job of your class well (dps, tanking, healing), you’ll be awarded the loot you deserve. -- Excellent! Hopefully no more slacking members of a group getting good rewards for doing nothing.
26. Skavens are NPC-only (duh). -- Would make a great player race in a future expansion though.
42. Lots of visual customization — character creation, armor sets, dye, titles, trophies. -- Can't wait to see how this is implimented. I'm a girl who likes to accessorize with stuff.
43. Again, character aging/growing effects will not be at launch, but they’re still looking into it. -- Hm odd ... I thought this was talked about before. Ah well, maybe soon. Like a dwarf growing a longer beard over time.
49. Healers are some of “the most powerful characters” due to their ability to fill multiple roles. -- Hm ... definately want to see how a healer works in WAR.
Is there anything that people see from this little article tidbit that piques their interest?
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