That'snottosaythatBlizzarddoesn'twanttoborrowthebestthingsfromWarhammerandotherpopulargamesoutthere,buttoclaimWintergraspisanattempttoemulateWarhammer'sPvPisjustplainreaching.AndlevelingthroughPvP?ConsideringyouneedaflyingmounttogettoWintergraspandyoucan'tactuallygetthatuntilthreelevelsleftinthegame,it'sasstretchyasitgetstoclaimthat'sBlizzard'sattemptatemulatingWAR.IfBlizzardreallydidwanttoripoffWAR,they'ddoitbetterthanthat,no?
Toobadit'sstraightoutnonsense-wewereatthePvPpanelatlastyear'sBlizzCon,whereBlizzardexplainedalloftheexperimentsthey'dmadewithworldPvP,fromtheverysadSilithus,tothemoresuccessfulHalaaandAuchindoun,andhowthey'dlandedontheconceptforLakeWintergrasp-theworldwidebuff,theraidboss,thepersistentrewards,andsoon-fromalloftheworldPvPthathadcomebefore.
We'lladmitthatWoW'sachievementssystemisBlizzard'sreactiontoWarhammerOnline'sTomeofKnowledgesystem,andsure,we'llevengosofarastosaythatthePvEtoPvPtransfersareashotoffthebowofWAR,butclaimingthatWoW'sLakeWintergraspisastraightripfromWarhammer?We'dthinknot.Still,thatwon'tkeepMythic'sCEOMarkJacobsfromclaimingexactlythat-theoutspokendevelopersayshe's"flattered"bywhathecallsBlizzard'sattemptsatopenworldPvP.
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