ESO's failure predicted - your thoughts

Pratt2112

Originally posted by Vayman

It sounds like the point he's making is that SWTOR was a "failure". Gamers seem to be redefining the term "failure" to now contain many levels of granularity.

Many gamers, especially around here, love to redefine any word to mean whatever they want/need it to to make their argument.

They'll call GW2 "F2P", even though you clearly have to buy it in order to play it at all. It doesn't have a sub, but it's still not F2P. 

Generally, the definition of "failure" used by many is "It wasn't designed specifically for me", with the follow-up often being some argument that it should be taken offline. Doesn't matter that there are others for whom it "hits that spot". They don't like it, so it shouldn't exist. Gamers can tend to be extremely ego-centric in their thinking (kinda similar to music fans, when I think about it).

Put it this way... People have been calling WoW a failure for years. That should tell anyone all they need to know about how players' perceive "failure" when it comes to MMOs.

For myself, a MMO fails as a sub-based MMO if it has to switch to F2P. It does not fail as a game/product, however, unless it has to be taken offline long before its time due to poor performance.

To be more specific:

1. LoTRO failed as a sub-based MMO. It has not failed as a Product/Game, as it is still running. Same with TOR.

2. When it's taken offline, FFXI will not have failed as a sub-based MMO, or as a Game/Product because it will have been running at least 12 years.

3. Auto Assault, failed as a Game/Product because it was taken offline only months into its service, well before its developers had intended, due to poor performance. Same with Tabula Rasa.

NobleNerd

Originally posted by killahh

Originally posted by NobleNerd

Originally posted by Chewychomp
Its a EA game of course its going to fail badly, they haven't released a finished descent product in years.

Do you even know what game we are talking about here? EA is SWTOR... we are talking about ESO which is Zenimax/Bethesda.

 

I know what game we are talking about, but what's bothering me is yet another post by someone who is bashing, seriously dude, if you are that blinded by your hatred of the game take those God-awful sunglasses off.

You obviously have no clue! I have stated a few times in the post that I am a fan of ESO. That is the game in subject here. It is not being developed by EA. I am not trying to bash a game... I am asking for peoples thoughts and opinions on someone else's article about ESO's survivability. 

Lobotomist

Originally posted by Rzep
In the first week they will sell enough copies to get back the money they spent on development. After that pure profit.

 

They need to sell 3 million copies of the game for 60$ , if they want ONLY to break even.

 

This would mean ESO will be most sucessful western MMO in history.

Faring better at launch even than WOW or SWTOR with all Star Wars fans.

 

So yes... LOL

 

 

artemisentr4

Originally posted by NobleNerd

Originally posted by killahh

Originally posted by NobleNerd

Originally posted by Chewychomp
Its a EA game of course its going to fail badly, they haven't released a finished descent product in years.

Do you even know what game we are talking about here? EA is SWTOR... we are talking about ESO which is Zenimax/Bethesda.

 

I know what game we are talking about, but what's bothering me is yet another post by someone who is bashing, seriously dude, if you are that blinded by your hatred of the game take those God-awful sunglasses off.

You obviously have no clue! I have stated a few times in the post that I am a fan of ESO. That is the game in subject here. It is not being developed by EA. I am not trying to bash a game... I am asking for peoples thoughts and opinions on someone else's article about ESO's survivability. 

ESO's survivability is irrelevant until we see the product launch in April. All the talk in the world about beta, end game, PvP, story and so on doesn't mean anything to those that haven't played them selves. A money guy trying to tell games what they will or won't like doesn't make any sense. I don't think he would like an article from me stating how those with all the money and corporations are destroying the world and there is nothing any of us can do about it.

 

P2P, F2P and B2P also don't mean anything. Any of those models will survive based on the game play. If you have a good game that players enjoy logging into every day. How they pay for it will not make a difference IMO. Personally, I would rather have a set amount, $15 a month, that gives me everything. I don't want to have to shop in a F2P or B2P to make my gaming experience better.

Amana

Duplicate topic. Please continue here: http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/402335/Forbes-Predicting-Biggest-Disaster-of-2014.html