To create a Warhammer 40k MMO is to walk a fine line. There are so many elements that do not fit well into an MMO environment (namely a squad based system). It worked well for an RTS game (Dawn of War) but I am somewhat skeptical of how it will work…
That was why I said "guessed." Game retailers and preview companies have no clue unless it is official. NCSoft hasn't given any "official" word expect possible Early '09. Sorry if I left the impression that it was a definate date before then.
Original prejections seem to have been guessed at Fall '08. That guess was what I read a year ago. Since CBT most previews have guessed First Quarter of '09 (as everyone else has said). MMOzine was the latest to mention this date aswell.
An aggro skill working against players would be no difference than a fear skill on other players (from other games). NC could incorporate deminishing returns for the skill in PvP (only effective on targeted player, for example). Just a thought.
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