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thanks for getting my hopes up about Smedley
bennylong
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yet another disappointment. How does he stay employed????
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evidently, it was printed in Star Wars Insider. Issue 88. (On sale now) From a Q & A section titled Comlink that he had been fired.
Seems strange if you add to that the fact that his posts are gone and the rumor that was circulating this morning.
Having access to a billion $ IP - Billions of dollars..
Having access to a massive fan base of said IP - Even more Billons...
Singly handedly alienating them due to stupidity - Priceless.
You know? That has been bugging me all night. That and the sound of abject denial from the same group that brought us all the classics like "The CU is here to stay!"
And then there are these black helicopters that keep spraying my house.
I realize I said I quit. I never said it was forever
You know? That has been bugging me all night. That and the sound of abject denial from the same group that brought us all the classics like "The CU is here to stay!"
And then there are these black helicopters that keep spraying my house.
Ooooooo... Arial spraying of Prozac.... Lucky you
Having access to a billion $ IP - Billions of dollars..
Having access to a massive fan base of said IP - Even more Billons...
Singly handedly alienating them due to stupidity - Priceless.
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I know this is a little off-topic for Insider, but Sony Online Entertainment has recently forced, without warning, a new upgrade to Star Wars Galaxies called NGE, or “New Game Enhancements,” onto its players. The upshot is that anyone who has played the game for at least a year had has most if not all of their effort thrown out the window. The forums are full of players screaming for NGE to be removed, or at least simple two-way communication from SOE. Please, I’m begging on behalf of a beleaguered and seemingly ignored player base for help!
-Bradley Lord, Via Internet
Ouch! We feel your pain. Bradley, and can see why many longtime players of Galaxies would be upset. However, we also see the logic behind Sony Online’s decision to implement the enhancements. The game, considered to be among the hardest of the hardcore MMO’s was too cumbersome for many people’s tastes. Its interface and combat system were often difficult. For example, early versions of Galaxies featured more than a dozen different types of damage, from cold and heat to kinetic and so forth. It was just too much for some people. Many potential players agreed, and apparently, so did Sony Online.
But we can sympathize with your dismay and frustration. After all, MMO fans invest countless hours and endless heartbreak to make their custom character all that he or she can be. Don’t forget, however, that SOE has implemented tons of little elite bonuses intended only for old-school players of the original Galaxies. If you reached the prestigious level of Jedi, for instance, you’ll have special auras and abilities in the NGE expansion.
And look at it this way: Community is the lifeblood of any successful MMO. And frankly, the intricate interface and uber-hardcore play styles from the early versions of Galaxies were scaring off legions of potential players. Since you wrote your letter, both SOE and LucasArts Galaxies folks have been on the road meeting hundreds of Galaxies players, listening to their complaints, and promising to incorporate some of their suggestions into the ever-expanding Galaxies game.
Star Wars Insider – Issue 88, Comlink
Not sure where it states its all SOE's fault.. There was suppose to be somthing that George Lucas stated...
EDIT: Nevermind.. I see it... SOE decision to implement etc.....
Intresting
Having access to a billion $ IP - Billions of dollars..
Having access to a massive fan base of said IP - Even more Billons...
Singly handedly alienating them due to stupidity - Priceless.
I realize I said I quit. I never said it was forever
This is the part that I loved:
Hmm, 2 years worth of work on a BE...equals a bonus to combat for what had been a non-combat toon...oh and don't forget the fact that if I respec to a combat toon I would maybe be level 20...
Yeah, that bonus is totally worth it!
Hmm, 2 years worth of work on a BE...equals a bonus to combat for what had been a non-combat toon...oh and don't forget the fact that if I respec to a combat toon I would maybe be level 20...
Yeah, that bonus is totally worth it!
Actually making this stament leads me to beleive LA has no idea what SOE is doing in the game.. "Tons of little elite bonuses" LIKE WHAT?!?!
Having access to a billion $ IP - Billions of dollars..
Having access to a massive fan base of said IP - Even more Billons...
Singly handedly alienating them due to stupidity - Priceless.
Hmm, 2 years worth of work on a BE...equals a bonus to combat for what had been a non-combat toon...oh and don't forget the fact that if I respec to a combat toon I would maybe be level 20...
Yeah, that bonus is totally worth it!
Actually making this stament leads me to beleive LA has no idea what SOE is doing in the game.. "Tons of little elite bonuses" LIKE WHAT?!?!
I think that the "tons" is actually the "one" elder buff you got for mastering a profession Pre-NGE. They might also have been refering to the Jedi bonus of an extra crystal, robe and the Force Ghost ability for having unlocked pre-NGE.
So, a total of 4 elite bonuses. Can anyone think of one that I am missing?
Hmm, 2 years worth of work on a BE...equals a bonus to combat for what had been a non-combat toon...oh and don't forget the fact that if I respec to a combat toon I would maybe be level 20...
Yeah, that bonus is totally worth it!
Actually making this stament leads me to beleive LA has no idea what SOE is doing in the game.. "Tons of little elite bonuses" LIKE WHAT?!?!
I think that the "tons" is actually the "one" elder buff you got for mastering a profession Pre-NGE. They might also have been refering to the Jedi bonus of an extra crystal, robe and the Force Ghost ability for having unlocked pre-NGE.
So, a total of 4 elite bonuses. Can anyone think of one that I am missing?
Yes the card box and the crayons provided to the traders who can transform it into the box speeder the faster vehicles in the game!!!
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Hmmm, the above article is in the Star Wars Insider #88 (for july/aug, ships june), but this doesnt mention anything about Smed, let alone the current rumor. I dont see anything in #88 about Smed being fired, I just flipped through it again and couldnt find anything like that mentioned. If I missed it, lemme know what page its on, or link a scan of the page in question.
If its true, perhaps they mean its going to be in issue #89, as that would make more sense time-wise. But I kinda doubt Lucas saying something like that in his fan club mag though, specially since Smed's a SOE goon, not LEC. And besides, corporations usually dont "fire" presidents or other high ranking suits, but rather arrange for them to "leave to pursue other interests" or some other bs pr way to say he was canned or quit.
Perfect example of how suits explain what we normal people call "quitting" or being "fired" is Smeds response to Koster leaving, got this off his WoW guild page, go figure, lol http://www.fohguild.org/forums/mmorpg-general-discussion/18739-soe-loses-star-wars-mmog-license-chief-creative-officer-allegedly-4.html#post454426
Smed:
"Yes Raph is leaving SOE. It's not some big dramatic thing - it's simple.. he's at the end of his contract with SOE and he wants to try some new things that realistically we can't do here at SOE right now. The truth is Raph is an incredibly talented and amazingly creative person and he has 1000 great ideas. He's done some great things in this industry and I know he'll continue to do great things. Raph's been with SOE for 5 years. I've enjoyed working with him a lot and he's made some great contributions. At the end of the day we have a finite amount of resources and projects that we can have in development at any one time. He wants to try some new stuff that we can't do at this stage.. we have a lot of things we are trying to do as a company right now."
Ok, now let me translate that into english....
"Koster thinks we suck and are running SWG into the dirt whilst pissing all over his original dream for the game, so he jumped off this sinking ship before his good name was ruined, along with most of our other talented employees. I fear smart people in general, so hopefully whatever game Raph works on next doesnt put SOE, and our pitifully beaten bastard child SWG, into an even earlier grave. At the end of the day, we decided money was more important than quality or talent, and so long as SWG has at least as many subs as Matrix Online then Im happy, as SWG is really nothing more than one of the sci-fi offerings in our Station Pass, which if you havent noticed, is our only real concern at this time."
"Uh, we had a slight weapons malfunction, but uh... everything's perfectly all right now.
We're fine. We're all fine here now, thank you. How are you?"
Firing John Smedley = another anti-NGE protest lasting 6 months causing them to employ more people to delete threads.
BTW is that chatroom working on launchpad that they closed down after the NGE? Or is it still under total lockdown?
"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience"
CS Lewis
You REALLY don't want to know..
Ewwwww.....
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They probably didn't think any deeper than that. I think they almost certainly expected the people who left to leave, but to be quickly replaced by new players who wanted "instant gratification". They didn't expect to lose half the vets AND fail to attract a significant new population.
Which means: Sooner or later, they are all fired.
"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience"
CS Lewis
Here's what I want to know. Now, I can understand them thinking let's revamp the game in order to appeal to a broader audience. I'd even support that idea, were it implemented correctly. but the thing I don't understand....
How in the hell did they play around with the NGE as it stood at launch and decided it was a good idea to launch it? How??? How????!???!?!??! Are they totally blind and stupid? What did they expect? I know Smed at one point said the player reaction was stronger than he anticipated, what kind of reaction did he expect? one or two people getting angry? wtf?
Look, I don't want to see anyone lose a job, but this is one of those times where you have to fire someone. There is no excuse for a screw up this major. None.
My only hope is that if we get a classic server, it is a pre-CU server and not a CU server.