We got a chance to sit down with J. Allen Brack, the lead producer for World of Warcraft, during BlizzCon - the two-day all-Blizzard-all-the-time fest. Brack talked about the upcoming patch and the recently announced second expansion, Wrath of the Lich King.
%26ldquo;Northrend has been part of WoW%26rsquo;s development for some time, it has a long history in Warcraft 3,%26rdquo; said Brack. %26ldquo;Back in the early days we actually talked about adding it with original continents, but that obviously didn%26rsquo;t happen.%26rdquo;
But will green become the new purple again? Jittery players are already wondering if the end-game in Burning Crusade is going to be worth the time and effort.
Brack acknowledged the problem, but said %26ldquo;One of the things [we had to consider] is what if you are not in a hardcore raiding guild, how would you feel about going up ten levels? And if you are a hardcore raider, how would you feel about going up 10 levels and not getting any drops?%26rdquo;
WoW veteran says the MMO's devs had to make "ten times the amount of quests" as originally planned to sate playtesters, and now the game has 38,000 of them
World of Warcraft devs used to joke about the MMO making $1 million per month - just months before it smashed through $15 million in monthly revenue
