More complete and utter garbage post .. folks you can read thru this thread and find Facts of Skaven mechanics , dont takke 1 word of this biased opinion with an agenda with any merit of truth or knowledge of the Skaven mechanics...As this person obviously knows very little concerning them and has an agenda.
Yes, but the point is still: Why not release Skavens as a full destruction race and then add a order race later?
The whole thing seems kinda half assed to me. Skavens deserves to be a player race.
Hmm odd but for somone who has made several posts regarding the fact that it troubles you Mythic didnt do the Lore properly , you now want to request Skaven as a Destro race .. Really the Lore shows tht Skaven hate everyone and have there own agenda much like many of the posters on this site.. So which is it .. You want Warhammer lore or you dont .. im confused or are you..
The Skaven have been done well imo (as there currnet mechanic), they basically are a mercenary band that can be coerced into service ..
Ill agrree tho it would have been very cool to see them as a playble class from lvl 1 as a 3rd faction .That plays true to Warhammer lore as Skaven hating all in there path Destro and Order..
But they also can stil draw from many races to add to Oreder /Destro down the road and hopefully they do ... For now the game has had an explosion of RvR and players as it is extremely active and helluva fun...Hopfully fueling Myhtic with rescources to continue expanding on this great IP...
Hmm odd but for somone who has made several posts regarding the fact that it troubles you Mythic didnt do the Lore properly , you now want to request Skaven as a Destro race .. Really the Lore shows tht Skaven hate everyone and have there own agenda much like many of the posters on this site.. So which is it .. You want Warhammer lore or you dont .. im confused or are you..
The Skaven have been done well imo (as there currnet mechanic), they basically are a mercenary band that can be coerced into service ..
Ill agrree tho it would have been very cool to see them as a playble class from lvl 1 as a 3rd faction .That plays true to Warhammer lore as Skaven hating all in there path Destro and Order..
But they also can stil draw from many races to add to Oreder /Destro down the road and hopefully they do ... For now the game has had an explosion of RvR and players as it is extremely active and helluva fun...Hopfully fueling Myhtic with rescources to continue expanding on this great IP...
Well, that is true, they should have really formed their own side but it is no worse then greenskins and chaos fighting in the same side. I don't see Skavens working for elves no matter what, and since they probably want warpstone in payment I don't see any good one paying them that either.
I could see them work as merc for chaos for a shorter time even if backstabbing would probably be common.
But adding them to destruction would be a lot closer to the original lore than the current idea.
To all the folks complaining and pulling their hair out why there is no playable Skaven race...
First and foremost, I feel for you. Back when I played WAR in late 08 & 09 I was hoping that the Skaven and Lizardmen would be the next racial pairing. Unfortunately as the game's subs continued to plummet (not helped at all by that ridiculous Land of the Dead pve exp) so did EA's enthusiasm for this once promising mmo. Massive layoffs and corporate transfers of personnel from Mythic to Bioware's KOTOR staff sealed the deal. Once WAR effectively dropped off the 'smash hit success' radar EA gave it the red headed stepchild treatment and has since been treating it as a modest cash cow.
Secondly, new races would require a s---t ton of new art and many man hours of testing and balancing, requirements made all the greater if the race relevant T1 - T4 zones were included. All that stuff that takes time, personnel and money, things Mythic really doesn't have anymore since EA cut them down to size.
This exp pack really illustrates how limited Mythic's budget is nowadays. Sure, there may be a nice sized expansion pack coming down the pike but I wouldn't bet on it. The fact that this modest sized Skaven themed 'expansion' is what it is two years after WAR's initial release should tell you to not expect anything more than 'more of the same' until EA finally cancels this thing.
To all the folks complaining and pulling their hair out why there is no playable Skaven race...
First and foremost, I feel for you. Back when I played WAR in late 08 & 09 I was hoping that the Skaven and Lizardmen would be the next racial pairing. Unfortunately as the game's subs continued to plummet (not helped at all by that ridiculous Land of the Dead pve exp) so did EA's enthusiasm for this once promising mmo. Massive layoffs and corporate transfers of personnel from Mythic to Bioware's KOTOR staff sealed the deal. Once WAR effectively dropped off the 'smash hit success' radar EA gave it the red headed stepchild treatment and has since been treating it as a modest cash cow.
Secondly, new races would require a s---t ton of new art and many man hours of testing and balancing, requirements made all the greater if the race relevant T1 - T4 zones were included. All that stuff that takes time, personnel and money, things Mythic really doesn't have anymore since EA cut them down to size.
This exp pack really illustrates how limited Mythic's budget is nowadays. Sure, there may be a nice sized expansion pack coming down the pike but I wouldn't bet on it. The fact that this modest sized Skaven themed 'expansion' is what it is two years after WAR's initial release should tell you to not expect anything more than 'more of the same' until EA finally cancels this thing.
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Hmm odd but for somone who has made several posts regarding the fact that it troubles you Mythic didnt do the Lore properly , you now want to request Skaven as a Destro race .. Really the Lore shows tht Skaven hate everyone and have there own agenda much like many of the posters on this site.. So which is it .. You want Warhammer lore or you dont .. im confused or are you..
The Skaven have been done well imo (as there currnet mechanic), they basically are a mercenary band that can be coerced into service ..
Ill agrree tho it would have been very cool to see them as a playble class from lvl 1 as a 3rd faction .That plays true to Warhammer lore as Skaven hating all in there path Destro and Order..
But they also can stil draw from many races to add to Oreder /Destro down the road and hopefully they do ... For now the game has had an explosion of RvR and players as it is extremely active and helluva fun...Hopfully fueling Myhtic with rescources to continue expanding on this great IP...
Well, that is true, they should have really formed their own side but it is no worse then greenskins and chaos fighting in the same side. I don't see Skavens working for elves no matter what, and since they probably want warpstone in payment I don't see any good one paying them that either.
I could see them work as merc for chaos for a shorter time even if backstabbing would probably be common.
But adding them to destruction would be a lot closer to the original lore than the current idea.
To all the folks complaining and pulling their hair out why there is no playable Skaven race...
First and foremost, I feel for you. Back when I played WAR in late 08 & 09 I was hoping that the Skaven and Lizardmen would be the next racial pairing. Unfortunately as the game's subs continued to plummet (not helped at all by that ridiculous Land of the Dead pve exp) so did EA's enthusiasm for this once promising mmo. Massive layoffs and corporate transfers of personnel from Mythic to Bioware's KOTOR staff sealed the deal. Once WAR effectively dropped off the 'smash hit success' radar EA gave it the red headed stepchild treatment and has since been treating it as a modest cash cow.
Secondly, new races would require a s---t ton of new art and many man hours of testing and balancing, requirements made all the greater if the race relevant T1 - T4 zones were included. All that stuff that takes time, personnel and money, things Mythic really doesn't have anymore since EA cut them down to size.
This exp pack really illustrates how limited Mythic's budget is nowadays. Sure, there may be a nice sized expansion pack coming down the pike but I wouldn't bet on it. The fact that this modest sized Skaven themed 'expansion' is what it is two years after WAR's initial release should tell you to not expect anything more than 'more of the same' until EA finally cancels this thing.
well said....
searching for the next DAoC....
Kay-exile