Casualty of Warhammer

[Morreion]

The Escapist - Casualty of Warhammer

Disclaimer: Jeremy Monken is a former employee of Electronic Arts who was kind enough to share with us his story of working at Mythic Entertainment during the final days leading up to the launch of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning.

The start of open beta came faster than anyone expected. Someone flipped a switch, and instantly these digital worlds became populated. Tens of thousands streamed across Altdorf and The Blighted Isle, with Bright Wizards setting things on fire and Greenskins looking for things to smash or cover with filth.

While we weren't the designers that personally breathed life into all the quest-givers and monsters, we still felt like we were a part of something truly impressive. It was their baby, but we were charged with taking care of it. To the players, we represented the developers and the company as a whole. To the development team, we represented the interests of the players. It was like being a UN peacekeeper, caught between the powerful warlords and the huddled, unwashed masses.

[Rakul]

Nice synopsis in the quote there.

[Morreion]

Welcome Kul to the board


A comment from VN about the latest round of server consolidations:

10 months ago, we had 60+ servers.
Now, we have only 7.
And the founder of Mythic was fired.

How can anyone argue that WAR isn't a failure?


Sure, I'm no longer playing...but I have to think that there is something else going on over and above the quality of WAR. Was WAR a perfect game? Of course not. But almost every other MMO since WoW has had the same thing happen to it. It's a systemic reaction from the fanbase.