Exclusive: Star Wars Hunters Adds Huttball Mode From Star Wars: The Old Republic
Star Wars: Hunters will be taking one of its modes from another popular game set in a galaxy far far away, as Huttball from Star Wars: The Old Republic will be coming to Zynga's galactic game in the near future.
Huttball was a PvP mode added to SWTOR as a «Warzone» mode in 2011. The mode matched two teams of eight players against each other in a Capture The Flag-style format, only here the flag was a ball and teams needed to carry it to the opposing team's goal. Players would fight for control of the ball while also avoiding the multiple environmental traps strewn throughout the arena.
GameSpot spoke with Jeff Hickman, the head of Star Wars: Hunters' developer Natural Motion, about the addition of Huttball as well as his experience working on this new entry into the Star Wars franchise.
As Huttball was an 8-on-8 mode in The Old Republic, and Hunters thus far has shown only 4-on-4 modes, how will the new mode work in this new game? Hickman is quick to confirm that the mode will feel «familiar in an overall sense» and that those who played Huttball before will have no problem jumping in. «We’ve tested and retested the mode,» Hickman explains, «and we’ve gotten a lot of feedback showing that both our core fans and those new to the sport and universe will really enjoy it, as it provides fun and evolved gameplay experience.»
Hickman also states that Hunters is the perfect setting for Huttball's return thanks to the game's basic format. «Hunters is all about competition and 4x4 play,» he explains. «The translation of that [format] to Huttball--where that format becomes a 'sport'--just made sense. It's a natural addition to the game that also provides us with a great opportunity to pay homage to SWTOR, while also serving as a
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