eurogamer.net - 10/20/2008
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One of the four classes yet to be included in Warhammer Online is set to be cut from the game entirely, according to Mythic's boss, Mark Jacobs. Last week, the developer announced it would be reinstating two of the four careers it cut form the game back in July. Later this year, WAR players ...
gamesindustry.biz - 10/21/2008
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gamesindustry.biz —
Massively multiplayer online games, or MMOs, are a
growing market. People see Blizzard operating World of Warcraft...
and imagine bags of money and critical acclaim. Very few companies rise to the occasion of producing an MMO and fewer succeed in ...
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MMO WAR // Interview
multiplayerblog.mtv.com - 10/17/2008
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multiplayerblog.mtv.com —
Earlier today we published an interview with "World
of Warcraft" game director Jeff Kaplan where he shared...
his thoughts on competing MMORPG "Warhammer Online." We reached out to EA Mythic head and lead "Warhammer Online" designer Mark Jacobs to ...
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EA Mythic Defends ‘Warhammer Online’ From ‘World Of ...
keenandgraev.com - 10/18/2008
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keenandgraev.com —
Mark Jacobs released WAR’s first State of the
Game address this morning. I wasn’t expecting much more...
than the “We are the most successful mmorpg ever launched” that you find in every mmorpg state of the game address - it was ...
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WAR State of the Game: Classes making a comeback and ...
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Hello Slayer?
Book of Grudges —
... So Eurogamer got an interview with Mark Jacobs where they got to ask a bit more about the Hammerer and Choppa. And one of them ain’t coming back, Mark says: ...
One of Warhammer's cut classes won't be coming back
Massively —
... one of the two remaining 'cut' classes will not be returning to Warhammer Online. In the interview, Jacobs is up front about the reality that either the Dwarf Hammerer or Orc Chopper will not be returning to the game. As he put it, "well, one of them we hope to put back in. I can't tell you which yet, that's a surprise. We're probably going to be replacing one and putting in another class in its place. But we'll be talking about that in a few months."This follows... Read | Permalink | Email this | ...
The Hammerer Hammered?
Ardwulf's Lair —
... In an interview Mark Jacobs gave to Eurogamer last week, he said that one of Warhammer’s four cut classes would not be coming back. Now that we know that the Knight of the Blazing Sun and Blackguard are coming back, it seems either the Orc Choppa or the Dwarf Hammerer is getting axed and will be replaced with something else. The obvious and logical suggestion is that the Hammerer is losing out in favor of the Slayer. ...
Fireside Chat With Mr. Jacobs
Blog Posts from "WAAAGH!" - Gameriot.com —
... As for the other two melee dps classes — “I know what one of them is going to be, and I’m not 100% sure about the second.” In another interview, Mark is a bit clearer on this: “We’re probably going to be replacing one [career] and putting in another class in its place. But we’ll be talking about that in a few months.” Many players, myself included, will bet smart money on the popular Choppa returning and the possible institution of the Slayer career instead of the Hammerer. ...
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brokentoys.org 6/25/2009 — So now that I’m home and can look up from wikis and playtests, some reflection on part of today’s news.
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