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even if it did....doubt it lost money......
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Didn't ME3 do pretty well, and haven't they made a lucrative studio deal for a movie and an anime?
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Would this be the same EA that was worth over $23 a share 2 weeks before SWTOR and is worth $12.44 this very day?
Yeah...they are doing...fine.
You guys remind me of a cop standing in front of a fireworks factory thats burning to the ground..."nothing to see here folks, move along."
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1.3B?
The game cost 150 to 200M to make. 300 if ya listen to Louse. EA paid 860M for BW. Where the fuck do you come up with 1.3B?
Since purchasing BW, we have seen ME2, Me3, DA:O, and DA 2.....I suppose those dont count either, and only drive up costs?
EA will more than make their money not just on TOR, but on the BW purchase as well. To say otherwise shows the extreme negative bias.
Asking Devs to make AAA sandbox titles is like trying to get fine dining on a McDonalds dollar menu budget.
ehh dont worry... they will recoup their losses.
I mean after server merges going from the 171 servers listed on TORstatus down to like 25ish they should have atleast 75 slightly used servers for sale now lol.
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They made more money in the last fiscal quarter than you will see in a lifetime.
That EA. The one that has a 16% market share.
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Keep in mind development costs and total cost are two very different beasts.
While the $150-200 million is prob on the mark for development costs, the $300-500 million would be pretty on the mark to total cost.
You have to factor in tax, interest on investor loans, licensing from Lucas, building rent/purchase, I.T hardware for staff, server hardware, server bandwidth, customer service staff, marketing, accounting staff, admin staff, usurping exec's, trade show costs (eg. E3, pax), ect ect..
The list of things that goes into backing a MMO release is staggering. While the 500 million spent on development alone claim is bullshit, the total cost would be something to the tune of that.
I'm pretty sure I wasn't responding to your comment.
I'm pretty sure he was insinuating that EA is in trouble.
I'm pretty sure I was trying to put things into perspective for him.
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If you had to pay for an IP to make an MMO you're already lost. Don't these developers have an imagination?
The only shame is a pile of people bought the box for this game so develpoers never making this choice in the tuture isn't guaranteed.
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coorilation does not imply causation.
SWTOR came out, their share prices went down. Both of these are FACTS, no one is denying them. But thats not to say one caused the other - It might of, but there needs to be more proof then them both happening.
EA also released other games, why are they not to blame just as much? Because you like them or are apathetic twords them perhaps? You use SWTOR as the scape goat just because you dislike it which is petty at best.
Also EA is STILL one of the strongest gaming production companies, look at THQ - I'm surprised they're even still around!
Its not "SWTOR MADE EA FAIL!" or even "MMOS ARE ALL MARKET FAILURES!" it's "THE VIDEO GAME MARKET IS SUCKING RIGHT NOW"
Playing
Nothing
waiting for
The secret world
Played
WoW, DCU online, star wars: the old republic, city of heroes, city of villains, everquest, plenty more I'm probably forgetting or aren't worth noting.
Well didnt real time worlds blow 100 million on APB?
So im guess star wars cost 1 billion lol
Jk but anyone can waste money on stuff and still make a crappy game
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So it's more of a religous movement then. EA is the devil and you are trying to exorcise the demon.