IGN: How many are we getting, what are they called, and where are they set?
Ted Price: We created two entirely new maps, both set in England. One is set in Westmorland, and the other is in Camborn. In Westmorland, the struggle against the Chimera continues among the snowy hills of northern Great Britain. This map is very open and because of the dominance of Chimeran architecture feels different than just about all of the maps we released with the packaged game. In Camborn, once again the British Resistance battles the Chimera. What's cool about this map is that it's got both above-ground and subterranean combat. This creates a very different feel especially during team-based games. All multiplayer game types are available on both maps, and you must own Resistance: Fall of Man to play them.
IGN: Are they just multiplayer extensions of single-player levels we've already seen or are they entirely new areas designed specifically for online?
Price: These are entirely new areas constructed exclusively for multiplayer.
IGN: Rumor has it that there's a storyline that centers on these new maps as well. Since these are multiplayer maps, how will that story be told, or are these additions for the offline game as well?
Price: The story is told as an extension of the backstory presented on the Resistance: Fall of Man website. We went to great lengths to flesh out the Resistance: Fall of Man universe beyond the in-game experience, and we're continuing to do that as we move forward with building the franchise. We will share the additional storyline details as we get closer to the maps' actual May release.
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IGN: There will be a major server change in May to go along with the map pack. It goes global. How will this change latency and match-making, and are you going to have regional leaderboards, competitions, etc?
Ellis: Since the beginning of development on Resistance: Fall of Man, we were constantly running international demos. In fact, during European and Japanese events last year, we were running 40 player games off of US servers with no lag. Because of that, we are confident that this game will play well for international games. That said, we will be giving players the option of restricting to play only with players from their home territory. We have an interesting design for this that we think will encourage people to be open to international play, because in the end, everyone benefits from having more potential opponents and friends in an online community. Leaderboards on www.myresistance.net will be filterable by region, and each territory will retain the ability to make announcements and hold events that are targeted to their players.
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/769/769623p1.html
Ted Price: We created two entirely new maps, both set in England. One is set in Westmorland, and the other is in Camborn. In Westmorland, the struggle against the Chimera continues among the snowy hills of northern Great Britain. This map is very open and because of the dominance of Chimeran architecture feels different than just about all of the maps we released with the packaged game. In Camborn, once again the British Resistance battles the Chimera. What's cool about this map is that it's got both above-ground and subterranean combat. This creates a very different feel especially during team-based games. All multiplayer game types are available on both maps, and you must own Resistance: Fall of Man to play them.
IGN: Are they just multiplayer extensions of single-player levels we've already seen or are they entirely new areas designed specifically for online?
Price: These are entirely new areas constructed exclusively for multiplayer.
IGN: Rumor has it that there's a storyline that centers on these new maps as well. Since these are multiplayer maps, how will that story be told, or are these additions for the offline game as well?
Price: The story is told as an extension of the backstory presented on the Resistance: Fall of Man website. We went to great lengths to flesh out the Resistance: Fall of Man universe beyond the in-game experience, and we're continuing to do that as we move forward with building the franchise. We will share the additional storyline details as we get closer to the maps' actual May release.
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IGN: There will be a major server change in May to go along with the map pack. It goes global. How will this change latency and match-making, and are you going to have regional leaderboards, competitions, etc?
Ellis: Since the beginning of development on Resistance: Fall of Man, we were constantly running international demos. In fact, during European and Japanese events last year, we were running 40 player games off of US servers with no lag. Because of that, we are confident that this game will play well for international games. That said, we will be giving players the option of restricting to play only with players from their home territory. We have an interesting design for this that we think will encourage people to be open to international play, because in the end, everyone benefits from having more potential opponents and friends in an online community. Leaderboards on www.myresistance.net will be filterable by region, and each territory will retain the ability to make announcements and hold events that are targeted to their players.
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/769/769623p1.html
