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[Preview] Warhammer 40.000: Eternal Crusade: Behaviour's Design and Passion for 40K
SBFord
Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
This past week we showed you some very early footage of Warhammer 40K: Eternal Crusade. I wanted to write up a recap of the weekend we spent in Montreal and talk about what Behaviour showed us. There are a few parts to this story that really get me excited for what EC will offer. It may not be on the screen in the demos but you can definitely find it in the interviews and also in the passion that the team has for the 40K license.
Read more of Garrett Fuller's Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade - Behaviour's Design and Passion for 40K.
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I WILL MAKE SUPER SPACE MARINE AND PWN ALL !!!
Step in the arena and break the wall down
Somebody, somewhere has better skills as you have, more experience as you have, is smarter than you, has more friends as you do and can stay online longer. Just pray he's not out to get you.
You also have to get the right kind of people into Alpha.
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Somebody, somewhere has better skills as you have, more experience as you have, is smarter than you, has more friends as you do and can stay online longer. Just pray he's not out to get you.
I love the fact that just on a fluff basis the Chaos Space Marines look like they tend to use older Mark power armor and weapons. Those jump-packs are MkII Crusade/MkIII Iron pattern, from the look, while the Space Marines are jumping around with MkVII Maximus. Chainswords look like are a different pattern as well, CSM using older ones...
This is great. Gameplay looks rather similar to the multi-player from Space Marine, and with that basis to expand and improve on, innovate from and the entire 40K universe to work with, this game should be no less than awesome if handled even competently. Much less the comparatively well-handled treatment these guys at Behavior seem to be giving it.
Cheers for transparency, cheers for steady information updates, and cheers to you guys for hopefully finally bringing the Warhammer 40K IP to a good MMO game format.
Dear Crusaders,
THANK YOU for your kind words. Its our fuel and we really appreciate it. We DO appreciate the no so kind words as well!! :-) Please come and chat with us, the devs, in our forums. Tell us what you think we are doing wrong or if you have any suggestions since they might get added to the game like the Jump Pack Wall jump..... it came from a fan or be the first to slap our hand on a simple mistake like our upside down logo on the shoulder pad of a Dark Angel (from our first meet the team video!!)
We are making YOUR game, so we need to know if what YOU want. That goes for our business model as well which I have posted for comments in our forums.
GLORY TO THE EMPEROR!!
Miguel Caron
Studio Head Behaviour Online
Executive Producer Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade
Studio Head of Behaviour Entertainment on WAR40K: Eternal Crusade
I have been on the EC forums since, I think the day they went live. The devs answer PM's, they talk in the forums, in a lot of threads not just announcements. I have never seen a game developed this way with the devs wanting input, then using said input. Yes, they ask questions, take the answers in, ask for clarification, give clarification,etc etc. It is pretty amazing to see.
Honestly, even if WH40K isn't your thing (heretic) just stop by the forums and see how a game company that is truly invested not only in the IP but in the player base makes a game. It is a breath of fresh air and I hope others take note.
Well done BE.
If you want a new idea, go read an old book.
In order to be insulted, I must first value your opinion.
What does this even mean?
T
Cool Story...
Am I the only one thinking the characters are too big on the screen?
They are so big so the crosshair hits the model... Compared to the previous title:
http://www.mmoga.com/images/screenshots/_p/1009587/62a10c203f5013d1216b9a86e74f1991_warhammer-space-marine.jpg
Born from blood,
trained to kill,
ready to die,
but never will!
Uhh...what? Care to expound on that statement?
If you want a new idea, go read an old book.
In order to be insulted, I must first value your opinion.
Pre-Alpha...things will change, a lot.
If you want a new idea, go read an old book.
In order to be insulted, I must first value your opinion.
Yes, a game journalists actual gameplay footage approved by that fly by night company games workshop is certainly confirmation of your logical deduction, or perhaps the exact opposite, but whatever.
I can't wait to play, this is my next must have. Maybe I can save a couple thousand dollars on my wh40k addiction.
The answer to your questions is out there.
IG will possibly be playable "down the line"; four playable races, with the Nids being the balancing force, is plenty to start wth.
Each faction has their own agenda in the world, and battles will be raging in every corner, so it'll be pretty hectic. Orks advantage should be in numbers, and the guys over at Behaviour have some really cool ideas about how to promote that. It sounds to me like Orks will be the dabbler's faction, free, easy to play, but difficult to coordinate... just as it should be,
Terry
"The monster created isn't by the company that makes the game, it's by the fans that make it something it never was"