GameSpy has a Faction preview up, including some screenshots.
Here are a couple of quotes I found interesting.
Here are a couple of quotes I found interesting.
Quote:The Luxon/Kurzick conflict is also the driver of the major new gameplay dynamic of Factions -- territorial conquest. Strain can barely keep his voice from shaking with excitement as he describes Factions' new "meta-game." "The main goal of players in Factions is going to be deciding which faction to align with." Once Factions releases, guilds will be able to join together in "alliances." These Alliances will share a chat channel and be able to visit each other's guild halls. More importantly, Alliances will have access to a real-time map of the struggle between Luxon and Kurzick. By participating in "alliance missions" and "faction battles," players can take control of cities and towns and actually move the two nations' control zones.
Quote:Some of the new battlefields players will be fighting on include the rooftops of a densely packed city, huge temples built on the back of giant tortoises, tunnels carved in the jade sea, and in the elaborate hollows of a petrified forest.
Quote:How will ArenaNet manage to introduce two new professions and hundreds of new items and abilities and still manage to keep the game balanced? "At the risk of not being humble, we've gotten pretty good at this. We've tracked every battle that's taken place in the game and have loads of statistical evidence to avoid killer combos. We're constantly tweaking the balance to make sure it stays that way."