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Jake Neri of Lucas Arts discusses SWG

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  • fozzie22fozzie22 Member Posts: 1,003

    Given the lad jake whatshisname works for LA he's hardly going to say the games crap is he?

  • SlangerSlanger Member UncommonPosts: 280

    Originally posted by fozzie22


    Given the lad jake whatshisname works for LA he's hardly going to say the games crap is he?
    My gripe isn't with what Jake Nerdy Kid said. It's with the interviewer, how once again does not ask any questions worth asking. It would seem that LA/SOE once again set this interview up as more PR for a game that isn't going anywhere. Since when has anything LA/SOE said been the truth? It's standard pre-prepared answers that were given. The interviewer might have been Jake Nerdy Kid him self. This is just another pointless interview that answers nothing about what is going on with SWG. Looking at SOE's track record, since when has a game that is doing well, not received CONSTANT expansion packs? When SWG was in its hay day, how many expansion packs did it receive? Then CUNGE hit and how many expansion packs since? That about sums it up.

    EA is just as money grubbing and cold hearted as SOE. That alone will make me say that no matter what the secret MMO Bioware was making, EA will MAKE them switch it over to Star Wars. And EA could give a rats ass about what Bioware thinks about working with other IP's, so that's a moot point.

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  • DarthRaidenDarthRaiden Member UncommonPosts: 4,333

    haha this jerk nerd tells incredible alot sh*t and lies  if he open his mouth lol

    my favorite jerk nerd crap :

    "Time has been kind to SWG. ....  with a dedicated and passionate fan base and a talented dev team motivated to serve our players."

    hahaha

     

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  • hubertgrovehubertgrove Member Posts: 1,141

    Originally posted by Zorvan


    And there you have it, straight from Lucas Arts. No pre-NGE servers, no sequels since they are happy with SWG ( might as well get over the Bioware Star Wars rumors now), and the game will continue to be developed for awhile to come.
    So, maybe finally, the "give us pre-cu" cries will die. SOE and LA have both made their intentions known now. Anyone who still thinks they can "make" SOE and/or LA conform to disgruntled vet demands are now truly deluded.
    Yes, it's true. Mr. Neri does say there will be no pre-CU servers. Then again, six months ago, Mr. Smedley was saying that the NGE was '90% successful'. Now, of course, he says it was a 'big mistake and one we won't be making again'. What Mr. Neri says now may not be what he says in six months' time.
  • ArndurArndur Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 2,202
    Originally posted by Mathos


     
    Originally posted by Zorvan


    And there you have it, straight from Lucas Arts. No pre-NGE servers, no sequels since they are happy with SWG ( might as well get over the Bioware Star Wars rumors now), and the game will continue to be developed for awhile to come.
    So, maybe finally, the "give us pre-cu" cries will die. SOE and LA have both made their intentions known now. Anyone who still thinks they can "make" SOE and/or LA conform to disgruntled vet demands are now truly deluded.
    Disgruntled you bet...

     

    Delueded maybe lol......

    But no more so then you....

    Will i ever buy a $OE or LA game again.... hmmmmmmmmmmm NO WAY IN HELL........

    You may say what point in that, I say im speaking with my money, they dont get it and they wont get it...$

    LA has come out with great non-mmos. so what if they screwed up SWG their other games are great.

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  • hubertgrovehubertgrove Member Posts: 1,141

     

    Originally posted by Arndur


    LA has come out with great non-mmos. so what if they screwed up SWG their other games are great.



    That's not strictly speaking true. LA has partnered with some great studios who, despite all the obstruction, misdirection and wrong-headedness of LA have still managed to come out with some passable games. To see what I mean google 'Obsidian' and 'Kotor 2'.

     

    Good luck.

  • ObeeObee Member Posts: 1,550

    Originally posted by Bama1267


     What he meant by no plans for an expansion was that they would focus on finishing beta and completing the game.

    What he means is, there is no chance of an expansion earning a profit because there aren't enough players playing the game, and there is no indication that there ever will be.  They aren't not making expansions because they are altruistic, they aren't making expansions because there is no chance they could even recover the cost of production.  If SOE and LEC thought they could make a single dollar in profit from an expansion, there would have been one for sale sometime in the past twenty two months.

     

     

  • SuvrocSuvroc Member Posts: 2,383
    Originally posted by Bama1267


     What he meant by no plans for an expansion was that they would focus on finishing beta and completing the game.



    Funny isn't it when they say "no plans" for an expansion it's assumed that there will be one eventually, yet they also say "no plans" for a pre-NGE server and people assume it means never.

  • KoolaiderKoolaider Member Posts: 450
    Originally posted by Mathos


     


    Disgruntled you bet...
     
    Delueded maybe lol......
    But no more so then you....
    Will i ever buy a $OE or LA game again.... hmmmmmmmmmmm NO WAY IN HELL........
    You may say what point in that, I say im speaking with my money, they dont get it and they wont get it...$



    See what this has done? It makes grown men, almost 50 years old, act like no more than a child. It's all about some game.

  • DarthRaidenDarthRaiden Member UncommonPosts: 4,333

     

    Originally posted by Koolaider

    Originally posted by Mathos


     


    Disgruntled you bet...
     
    Delueded maybe lol......
    But no more so then you....
    Will i ever buy a $OE or LA game again.... hmmmmmmmmmmm NO WAY IN HELL........
    You may say what point in that, I say im speaking with my money, they dont get it and they wont get it...$



    See what this has done? It makes grown men, almost 50 years old, act like no more than a child. It's all about some game.

     

    You wrong Sir.

    look at this :

    "I say im speaking with my money, they dont get it and they wont get it...$".

     

    Thats mature talk and you know what i add this too :

    I will never allow my childs to ever obtain or play anb $OE game (all acounts unsubbed).

    Aswell all Play Station crap. TV and Sony related music movies whatsever.

    As i mentioned in lithium sucker boards right after NGE crap , the money is in my pocket and not in the pocket of my childs.

    You can do also.

    No classic server , No money easy as it mr jerk nerdy

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  • 0k210k21 Member Posts: 866

    May that bastard who has the same first name as me rot in hell.... YOUR AN INSULT TO JAKE'S EVERYWHERE YOU DAMN SELL OUT!!!!!

    Quoting people doesn't make you clever, in fact, it makes you all the more stupid for not bothering to read the quotes you post in the first place.

  • LinnaLinna Member Posts: 387

    Gawd, that interview is a work of art.... the LA guy should run for office, he's got the smooth double-talk-and-avoid-the-issue down pat. The smarmy selfcongratulation is just dripping off of that piece.

    I never wanted colorfull effects on my abilities, or magic-like healing, or levels (spare me), or set roles for professions, or 'iconic' professions. I LIKED playing aunt Beru, thx. I never felt I missed anything not having those barfelicious 'quests'. I hated the CU, I quit because of the NGE, and neither SOE nor LA are ever going to see another cent of my money. 

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  • NGESUCKSNGESUCKS Member Posts: 153

    Are you sure this isnt a duck report instead of nge? They way talk its not about the current game thats a bigger load then any toilet can handle lol. I have to say i love how he throws out all this bs and propaganda then he goes you can get on that link for 20 bucks ROFL aaaaw hahaha, Talk about f%ckin yourself..

    Im still waiting for chapt 11

    The imperial bankruptcy

    Chapt 11 brings an end to this 4 year beta. Witness blizzard ceos who have payed us 20 million to have the right play the death star and go around blowing up planets for the end of SWG celebration!!!

    This might be my new profile qoute omg thats hilarious .Yes swg is successfull and thousands are coming back rofl...

    Jake Neri: Actually yes. We just released a digital download version of our compilation pack, Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures through www.Direct2Drive.com. For players eager to come back to SWG, or to try it out for the first time, this download makes it easier than ever. The download includes the base game, all the expansion packs, a ton of bonus content, and even an exclusive in-game item, all for $19.99.

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  • eosyneeosyne Member UncommonPosts: 392

     

    Originally posted by Sunrider


     

    Originally posted by Rodnee42


    Originally posted by Zorvan
     
    And there you have it, straight from Lucas Arts. No pre-NGE servers, no sequels since they are happy with SWG ( might as well get over the Bioware Star Wars rumors now), and the game will continue to be developed for awhile to come.

    So, maybe finally, the "give us pre-cu" cries will die. SOE and LA have both made their intentions known now. Anyone who still thinks they can "make" SOE and/or LA conform to disgruntled vet demands are now truly deluded.



     

    You must be a SOE fan boy.

    I will never stop.

    Besides I don't have any thing better to do.

    once you have played Pre CU SWG no other game will do.


     



    god isnt that the truth?

     

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  • GorairGorair Member Posts: 959

    is this the guy that got nancy " reading is bad" mcintyre's (i dont rememeber her name, this could be totally wrong ) job when she got booted um i mean promoted after saying that?

     

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  • AveBethosAveBethos Member Posts: 611

    This "interview" / press release is simply a load of crap.  Nothing more than a bad attempt to ignore the facts surrounding the game and put a spin on it that SOME idiots may accept.

    No retail expansion?  They want to focus on adding in "chapter" content and new adventures...  LMAO, in layman's the game isn't doing well because if it WAS, LA and SOE would be planning an expansion that would MAKE them money.  The game isn't complete so why expand on it yet?  There will never be an expansion.

    No sequel?  Of course not.  There won't be for a long time because HE knows, LA knows, and SOE really knows that this game is now industry taboo.  The dedicated playerbase of 20,000 or so paying "beta-testers" is about all they could achive with a sequel.

    This is nothing more than LA propoganda.  Mark my words, there won't be another chapter going online until Spring, NOT Winter.  7 will go live sometime in November/December and 8 will go live sometime in April/May at the earliest.

    Not that I believe much of anything LA says but it seems there really are no Pre-CU servers coming.  I never thought there would be anyways.  SWG is a dying game on life-support.  At this point we all know there are better options.

  • korvasskorvass Member Posts: 616
    Originally posted by AveBethos


    This "interview" / press release is simply a load of crap.  Nothing more than a bad attempt to ignore the facts surrounding the game and put a spin on it that SOME idiots may accept.
    No retail expansion?  They want to focus on adding in "champter" content and new adventures...  LMAO, in layman's the game isn't doing well because if it WAS, LA and SOE would be planning an expansion that would MAKE them money.  The game isn't complete so why expand on it yet?  There will never be an expansion.
    No sequel?  Of course not.  There won't be for a long time because HE knows, LA knows, and SOE really knows that this game is now industry taboo.  The dedicated playerbase of 20,000 or so paying "beta-testers" is about all they could achive with a sequel.
    This is nothing more than LA propoganda.  Mark my words, there won't be another chapter going online until Spring, NOT Winter.  7 will go live sometime in November/December and 8 will go live sometime in April/May at the earliest.
    Not that I believe much of anything LA says but it seems there really are no Pre-CU servers coming.  I never thought there would be anyways.  SWG is a dying game on life-support.  At this point we all know there are better options.

    Isn't the next Chapter already on TC though?

  • AveBethosAveBethos Member Posts: 611

    Originally posted by korvass

    Originally posted by AveBethos


    This "interview" / press release is simply a load of crap.  Nothing more than a bad attempt to ignore the facts surrounding the game and put a spin on it that SOME idiots may accept.
    No retail expansion?  They want to focus on adding in "champter" content and new adventures...  LMAO, in layman's the game isn't doing well because if it WAS, LA and SOE would be planning an expansion that would MAKE them money.  The game isn't complete so why expand on it yet?  There will never be an expansion.
    No sequel?  Of course not.  There won't be for a long time because HE knows, LA knows, and SOE really knows that this game is now industry taboo.  The dedicated playerbase of 20,000 or so paying "beta-testers" is about all they could achive with a sequel.
    This is nothing more than LA propoganda.  Mark my words, there won't be another chapter going online until Spring, NOT Winter.  7 will go live sometime in November/December and 8 will go live sometime in April/May at the earliest.
    Not that I believe much of anything LA says but it seems there really are no Pre-CU servers coming.  I never thought there would be anyways.  SWG is a dying game on life-support.  At this point we all know there are better options.

    Isn't the next Chapter already on TC though?

    It may be, in that case it will come out in the next week or 2.  If so then the next chapter still won't go live until April/May, if they are consistent on their updates.  A small development team apparently can only do su much.

  • DeaconXDeaconX Member UncommonPosts: 3,062
    Originally posted by Zorvan


    And there you have it, straight from Lucas Arts. No pre-NGE servers, no sequels since they are happy with SWG ( might as well get over the Bioware Star Wars rumors now), and the game will continue to be developed for awhile to come.
    So, maybe finally, the "give us pre-cu" cries will die. SOE and LA have both made their intentions known now. Anyone who still thinks they can "make" SOE and/or LA conform to disgruntled vet demands are now truly deluded.



    To me, all this really shows is that SOE is NOT handling the 'distant' future of the Star Wars MMO, as they won't be coming out with either a sequel nor expansions.... instead, just some content patches from time to time... possibly to hold onto players as long as possible til the end of SOE Star Wars Galaxies... BioWare could still very well be working on a new Star Wars MMO for 2010/11 [As their secret MMO is due out around then] so SOE can coast for a couple more years.  So if anything, this would lean slightly more to supporting someone else will be responsible for a SW MMORPG future.

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  • ShadinShadin Member CommonPosts: 294

    I concur with DeaconX that this if anything supports that Bioware, or someone else, will be doing a new Star Wars MMO in the close future, if not in development already (*fingers crossed*). That would certainly explain, if anything, why SOE is running SWG with so little support and a skeleton crew.

    However, might also be that they're cheap bastards that doesn't want to pay a cent more than necessary to keep a "decent" subscription number...

  • infrared1infrared1 Member UncommonPosts: 440

    I think this just proves that SOE and LA are delusional. They need to just let it die already.

  • tvalentinetvalentine Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 4,216

    Jack Neri is a tool

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  • ArcAngel3ArcAngel3 Member Posts: 2,931

    Jake Neri: Time has been kind to SWG. We are going strong in our fourth year of live service, with a dedicated and passionate fan base and a talented dev team motivated to serve our players. In an ever-changing MMO marketplace, this has been no easy feat, but I think our success lies in how the development team has stay active and flexible in responding to community feedback.

     

    Time has been kind?  I thought about 200 000 players, including me, quit this game when SOE/LA deleted all our professions, quest progress, disabled our in-game items, deleted our vet rewards, sold us stuff in an expansion--then removed it from the game, etc. etc..  He then refers to this as success?  Well he does say our success "lies" lol--freudian slip?

    How 'bout saying, "We really screwed over our playerbase when we removed their game to chase after the WoW crowd.  Man did that ever blow up in our faces.  We learned how not to treat a gaming community the hard way.  I only hope we can find some way to make amends and rebuild something from the ashes."

    That would be more in touch with reality, and much more believable.

     

     

  • Time heals all wounds.  However, the NGE would need time on an Astronomic scale to heal it's wounds.

    In other words, everyone involved as perp or victim will have to have been dead for at least a billion years.

     

  • TeknoBugTeknoBug Member UncommonPosts: 2,156


    Originally posted by ArcAngel3
    Jake Neri: Time has been kind to SWG. We are going strong in our fourth year of live service, with a dedicated and passionate fan base and a talented dev team motivated to serve our players. In an ever-changing MMO marketplace, this has been no easy feat, but I think our success lies in how the development team has stay active and flexible in responding to community feedback.

    Time has been kind? I thought about 200 000 players, including me, quit this game when SOE/LA deleted all our professions, quest progress, disabled our in-game items, deleted our vet rewards, sold us stuff in an expansion--then removed it from the game, etc. etc.. He then refers to this as success? Well he does say our success "lies" lol--freudian slip?


    The funny part is the "devs being motivated to serve the player base"... I read quite a few times that some devs threatened to shut off communication from the players on suggestions and bug/exploit complaint, like seriously WTF?

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