Guild Wars: Eye of the North Developer Diary #2

GameSpot is sporting a second developer diary for Guild Wars: Eye of the North, this time with designer Ben Miller giving us an overview of what we can expect from the game's first expansion pack.
Another major change we instituted for Guild Wars: Eye of the North was to tie nearly every quest outside the main narrative to one of the groups in the northlands. When you complete these optional quests, not only will you gain experience, items, skills, and gold, you will also build up your reputation with that group. While not necessary to progressing through the main storyline of the game, you will reap benefits from expanding your goodwill with groups like the Dwarves, Norn, and Asura. Each race possesses special skills they guard closely, only divulging to those whom they can trust. Increase your reputation and your effectiveness in these skills increases as well.