GamingNexus: Will you
have to start over if you have a character on the Xbox version or will there be
a way to import your profile from the Xbox version?
Dan Blackstone: This will be a completely new start for
players.
GamingNexus: Will you
be taking advantage of the live market place to offer more updates? Has there been any thought to releasing more
content post launch? Are there any plans
to release a demo on Xbox Live beforehand (especially given how successful the
demo for the Xbox version was)?
Dan Blackstone: Yes we will release Marketplace content,
yes we have thought about releasing more content after launch, though this has
not been determined yet, and yes we have plans to release a demo.
GamingNexus: What
kind of online ranking/clan support will the game have? What kind of game play statistics are you
going to be tracking?
Dan Blackstone: We’ll be tracking the same stats that we
did with the Xbox version, so you’ll have all of the same global rankings, clan
support, and community features. If you’ve ever been to our Community site for
Xbox, you know we go deeper than just about any other online console game out
there.
GamingNexus: Have you
tweaked any of the classes from the PS2/Xbox version? Were there any items that you had to change
to balance the game out?
Dan Blackstone: We did a little tweaking, but actually
not much was necessary. We’ve always prided ourselves on building an extremely
balanced game experience, which we think is a lot of the appeal of the
franchise. There were some things that got a nice overhaul, though, such as
smoke grenades. Now you can hide several players in the cloud and there is
absolutely no way the enemy can see what is going on.
GamingNexus: Will the
medals and ranks in the game be tied to Xbox 360 achievements? Will you have different versions for the
single player and multiplayer sides of the game or is it one big pool of
achievements?
Dan Blackstone: Yes, the ranking system has been made
consistent across single player and multiplayer. While you will still have two
different ranks, they will be displayed side by side, and achievements will be
unlocked as a result of your advancement in both.
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