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LibblikLibblik Member Posts: 27
in SWG Veteran Refuge
Written by William Vitka. Read it here.



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  • majochmajoch Member Posts: 599
    Lol, I haven't read it yet but as soon as I opened it up the title pretty much said it all.
  • LaterisLateris Member UncommonPosts: 1,848
    Oh you mean this?

    According to a bevy of current and former subscribers, that is.

    A long time ago, while I was trapped in the wretched coal mine known as CBSNews.com, I wrote this piece. In a nutshell, Sony Online Entertainment made drastic changes to the core of their MMO 'Star Wars Galaxies' and as a result started hemorrhaging subscribers.


    After something of a showdown/interview with SOE President John Smedly, in which he refused to admit that his company ever released an 'incomplete' game and also would not define 'incomplete', Smedly promised that attempts were being made to repair the game and please the players. Balance would be restored to 'Galaxies.' That is what he told me, and that is what I wrote.

    But the other day, emails started pouring in again from disgruntled 'Galaxies' players. They were all similar in tone, but this was the kicker:

    To Whom it May Concern:

    About a year ago you did an article on SWG and the changes that they had made.

    A lot of people still have a bad taste in their mouths from SOE as a result of this.

    It has been recently posted on the SOE SWG forums that they are now soliciting stories for a CBS news article on online gaming.

    As one of the players that was, and still is, extremely disappointed in SOE's handling of this game, I would hope that you would provide those with dissenting views an opportunity to comment as well.

    Thanks,

    Joseph

    Not only has SOE, apparently, failed to improve the game that they messed up, but they're also claiming to be working in tandem with CBS. Unless my former coworkers at the CBSNews.com website are lying, this is completely and totally untrue.

    I'm starting to wonder if being a pathological liar is a prerequisite for employment at SOE.


  • ZorvanZorvan Member CommonPosts: 8,912
    If it's true that they are lying, then I think it would be prudent and in everyone's best interest if CBSnews.com made an official statement, blowing the SWG devs out of the water. Let Smed or Helios try to talk there way out of that one.
  • XcathdraXcathdra Member CommonPosts: 1,027
    I have always wanted to see SOE held accountible for something... This might as well be it..

    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.

  • KoolaiderKoolaider Member Posts: 450

    "I'm starting to wonder if being a pathological liar is a prerequisite for employment at SOE."

    lol'd at that.

  • Wildcat84Wildcat84 Member Posts: 2,304

    "Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies... Tell me lies tell me tell me lies"

    -Fleetwood Mac from the "Rumors" Album.

  • ZorvanZorvan Member CommonPosts: 8,912
    Originally posted by Wildcat84


    "Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies... Tell me lies tell me tell me lies"
    -Fleetwood Mac from the "Rumors" Album.


    Ahhh, Stevie Nicks
  • iskareotiskareot Member Posts: 2,143

    And not one line of this should suprise any of you lol.

    I saw it and then thought.... well this is article 10372 about how bad this is...lol

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    SOE's John Blakely and Todd Fiala issued a warning: "Don't make our mistakes." Ref NGE
    Winner of the worst MMOS goes to.... the NGE and SWG..!!! http://www.mmorpg.com/showFeature.cfm?loadFeature=1034&bhcp=1

  • milton1970milton1970 Member Posts: 347

    Originally posted by Wildcat84

    "Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies... Tell me lies tell me tell me lies"

    -Fleetwood Mac from the "Rumors" Album.


    lol

    I think this needs clarifying a little:

    Tell me lies is from Tango in the Night album. Rumours was 10 years ealier and a classic, whereas Tango had a lot of dodgy songs on it.The original line up with Peter Green was incredible, so in the spirit of SW analogies

    Pre-CU - Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green

    CU - Rumours

    NGE - "Tell me lies tell me sweet little lies...."

  • Harry-SackHarry-Sack Member Posts: 135
    "Star Wars Galaxies Still Bites."



    That has a nice ring to it.

    John Smedley beat up my grandmother.

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  • suskesuske Member Posts: 714
    Originally posted by Harry-Sack

    "Star Wars Galaxies Still Bites."



    That has a nice ring to it.

    harry, have you been invited to the real forums yet?
  • xacovaxacova Member Posts: 190

    Am i reading this article correctly, soe are looking for people to comment on there online game swg, if so there paying cbs and you can expect complete fanbois bull, and other miss leading carrots to try to tempt some poor fool with there money.

    one thing you can be sure of all the views in that article will be  edited to suit soe's view of the game, they may as well get the devs to write the article, why won't that game just die.

  • LibblikLibblik Member Posts: 27
    Originally posted by xacova


    Am i reading this article correctly, soe are looking for people to comment on there online game swg, if so there paying cbs and you can expect complete fanbois bull, and other miss leading carrots to try to tempt some poor fool with there money.
    one thing you can be sure of all the views in that article will be  edited to suit soe's view of the game, they may as well get the devs to write the article, why won't that game just die.
    SOE was asking for people to write a post about some in-game experience, and they claimed that they were working with CBS to come up with an article about it. This guy's saying that CBS is not working them. And that means, surprise!, SOE was lying to try and temporarily distract their pissed off customers.

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  • LibblikLibblik Member Posts: 27
    A new article by William Vitka was released. It talks about the recent rumors suggesting that SOE believes there's a secret society that's out to destroy Star Wars Galaxies. It also gives John Smedley's response.



    Read it here

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  • ShaydeShayde Member Posts: 4,529
    Originally posted by Libblik

    A new article by William Vitka was released. It talks about the recent rumors suggesting that SOE believes there's a secret society that's out to destroy Star Wars Galaxies. It also gives John Smedley's response.



    Read it here
    How can it be a secret society when he knows about it?



    Cabal in da hizzy.

    Shayde - SWG (dead)
    Proud member of the Cabal.
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    It sounds great, so great in fact, I pitty those who canceled :( - Some deluded SWG fanboi who pities me.
    I don't like it when you say things. - A Vanguard fan who does too.
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  • AleaaAleaa Member Posts: 236
    They want input from their players.  You mean, they want "positive" input from their players.  Geez, when will they just give up and admit that SWG sleeps with the fishes.  Pull the plug already.  The more they wiggle around, the tighter the noose gets.  Cut the carcass down already.



    However, I do admit that seeing them blunder about is kind of entertaining.  I guess this big CBS thing is the brainstorm of Smed and his cronies' next attempt at breathing more life into SWG.  It'll only attrack attention to the problems, however. 
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