Droid Engineer Archive
Thread: I guess the worst they can do is ban me
Well, you know that Sony is hurting for subscribers when they start giving away free time within 6 months of release. If that doesn't tell you the churn rate, after 300k units sold, I am not sure what does.
I came back during this 14 free day trial to basically pay off my house for another 6 months, visit the POI's, and log out. Heh. After 2 months of being gone, I blew through the new content that would have been paid for by $30.00 in subscription fees in 6 hours.
As I come back and read this thread, I am reminded why I cancelled.The ineptitude of Sony, the lies, the propaganda, the spinning of the truth, and the overall carrot of promises that is dangled over the heads of a heavily declining player population as they take that money and put it to an expansion you will have to pay forthree times over. While this business model works in EQ because of time invested, you cannot get away with it in a game such as this. It's time to have a talk with a coupleof the producers behind the scenes.
I find it hilarious that Sony thinks that people will continue to pay for empty promises and delusions of paper promised content changes which fluctuate like a fart in the wind, based on what Koster wants after he drops off his kids that day-- not what anyone in this community has glaringly stated time and time again.
Thunderheart states that the game will be incredibly fun by the end of summer? Then help them speed along that process by cutting off the money that lets them be complacent. Because as long as you pay, the more they will jack you around. So yourself and the genre a favor by cancelling every account. Reactivate when this game might be fun again in September -- until then, quit paying for this trash.
Thunderheart wrote:
I dont diagree Norax. Still, Im always going to push the envelope on both sides. I push the devs as hard as I push the community - - its why I was chosen. Believe me, I've taken a beating today, but in the end, the issue is being looked at by the whole dev team, the community and everyone is involved. I have been the catharsis and thats what its all about; stiff discussion and debate is good for the community and the game.
I believe, as a fan who has been around since day one, that by the end of the summer, this game is really going to be incredible fun. When that happens, everyone will have a little more faith in the process and be a little more comfortable in the game.
Until that time, Ill be pushing fans and devs and working for the best possible answer in any given situation.
If there is no struggle, there is no progress.
--Frederick Douglass
This is incredible. If i was to tell my clients ' 13 months after we released your software, it should be beneficial to use it' i think my career would be in serious jeopardy.
Sorry to troll DEs, but I for one have been looking forward to getting some new droids. I am somewhat of a droid collector, even though most of the are onlt useful to follow me around a make noise.
TheRealTK421 wrote:
Ackis,
I love the part where he says that the game will be fun in about 6 months time.
Hmmmm...what does THAT tell us???
Ackis wrote:
TheRealTK421 wrote:Ackis,
I love the part where he says that the game will be fun in about 6 months time.
Hmmmm...what does THAT tell us???LOL I wasn't going to comment on that part... I wonder what PC Gamer and whatnot would do with that info? ROFL
T-minus 5 months and 29 days 'till the fun starts! Woohoo!
-norax
N0RAX wrote:
Ackis wrote:
TheRealTK421 wrote:
Ackis,
I love the part where he says that the game will be fun in about 6 months time.
Hmmmm...what does THAT tell us???
LOL I wasn't going to comment on that part... I wonder what PC Gamer and whatnot would do with that info? ROFL
T-minus 5 months and 29 days 'till the fun starts! Woohoo!
-norax
Norax,
I think you're being too kind. My guess, due to standard SOE delays, is that "Summer" really means "November" (when XMas sales start again).
By the way, does anyone know if SWG has been placed back on the shelves of major software outlets of the world?
Note: that question was rhetorical...I think we all know the answer. I saw some SWG at the Best Buy "Bargain Bin" not too long ago.
/bow
Respectfully,
Thunderheart wrote:
I believe, as a fan who has been around since day one, that by the end of the summer, this game is really going to be incredible fun. When that happens, everyone will have a little more faith in the process and be a little more comfortable in the game.
This game is already incredible fun for me and a lot of other playersThunderheart! I still think you all did a fantastic job with SWG.
*hugs to all on the team*
BE's are to CH as DE's should be to DH's...
just makes sense....
there you have it... now make the high end combat droids certified to DH's and have a base cl 10 for everyone else... just like the pets.
1. Certifications for droids:
Novice Doctor: Medical Droid
Master Brawler: Ranged Attack Droid
Master Marksman: Melee Attack Droid
Novice CH: Creature Healing Droid
Novice BH: Tracking Droids
Novice Elite Profession: +1 to the number of droids (Complimentary type: Ranged/Melee)
Elite Professions: Each Master Line should add a +5 to the "Max Levels" of the complimentary Droid.
Factional Certifications: AT-ST, Trade Federation Droids, etc at different faction ranks.
2. Make them SUPER expensive to make. 200k worth of resources or more.
3. Maintenance: Batteries, Power-ups, etc.
4. Repair only in Droid Repair shops (or by a DE).
Thunderheart wrote:
, that by the end of the summer, this game is really going to be incredible fun. When that happens, everyone will have a little more faith in the process and be a little more comfortable in the game.
If there is no struggle, there is no progress.
--Frederick Douglass
So does this mean this game is finally going to be out of BETA this summer?...
