Guild Wars - Eye of the North Interview @ 2404

2404 talks to Ben Miller, Lead Designer of Guild Wars, about the Eye of the North expansion.

1.) What is the background and setting for the game please?

It is set in the original Continent Tyrian and four major regions such as frigid, Shar Homelands, Tarnish Coast which is overgrown jungle and the Depths with are cavernous tombs.

2.) What are some of the new character classes, weapons, and locales?

There are no new professions but there are tons and tons of new items. We were shooting for an expansion not to make the game more complex and as such we have over 40 new armor sets. There is even a Ninja mask that can be worn by any profession. While weapons are not profession specific, some will of course be better suited for some classes than others.