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World of Darkness is an upcoming MMO RPG set in Mark Rein Hagen's vampire-centric universe. He later went on to create White Wolf, the studio responsible for 1991's critically acclaimed Vampire: The Masquerade.
Reynir Hardarson: Yes. You have to be a total... it's really hard to... you'd have to work really hard at it.
PC Gamer: So I'd have to become, say, the equivalent of an EVE Online head of corp to do that kind of thing?
Reynir Hardarson: To do that action you'd have to be prince of a city. And you'd need political support to do it.
Reynir Hardarson: Yes. You have to be a total... it's really hard to... you'd have to work really hard at it.
PC Gamer: So I'd have to become, say, the equivalent of an EVE Online head of corp to do that kind of thing?
Reynir Hardarson: To do that action you'd have to be prince of a city. And you'd need political support to do it.
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Click up there to see the first glimpse of World of Darkness' engine.
In World of Darkness lore, Princes are vampires who have claimed leadership over cities. To gain that kind of power you'll need to get voted in by other players, who'll have their own hidden agendas. World of Darkness will take the unforgiving permanence of EVE Online, and place it in a more accessible, faux-real world setting.
It also means that if your playstyle doesn't have to be PvP or PvE... maybe your playstyle is just social. There's a lot of power in that, because social power has actual power in this game. Hanging out at bars could be a very powerful play.
PC Gamer: What could I gain from hanging out in bars?
Reynir Hardarson: It's part of the prestige among vampires. Taking in political power. People will know who is very important - it literally translates into power in the game.
It also means that if your playstyle doesn't have to be PvP or PvE... maybe your playstyle is just social. There's a lot of power in that, because social power has actual power in this game. Hanging out at bars could be a very powerful play.
PC Gamer: What could I gain from hanging out in bars?
Reynir Hardarson: It's part of the prestige among vampires. Taking in political power. People will know who is very important - it literally translates into power in the game.
World of Darkness has potential to break the most hardy of MMO/vampire sceptics; CCP are not an ordinary company, and World of Darkness won't be your standard MMO. We'll have more tantalising info soon.
