Gentleman, the war goes well. The enemy(SOE) is in retreat and is reavaluating it strategies. We have them doubting their every move. Soon they will have but 2 options, pull the plug or submit to our demands and totally surrender(classic servers). Keep pressing the attack gentleman, in the press, to your friends, in every gamestore your in, let everyone know that SOE can not be trusted and does not care about it's customers. We are winning this war gentleman, victory is within our grasp!!!!VIVA LA REVOLUTION!!!!!!!!
GENERAL KATANOMEGA
[url=www.angry-gamers.net][sigpic] By katanomega at 2009-03-11[/sigpic][/url]
Guys, this is NOT SOE doing this. I'm pretty confident in that. I'm betting it's LucasArts doing it. They are hearing the rumble, seeing the numbers and getting a totally different story from SOE on what is going on and are willing to pay to find the truth out.
This is it! This could be the big break us swg vets are waiting for. All we need now is for the people in LA, CA to give it to them. Roll back at least but Pre-cu prefer. This has to be why they are doing it, lucasarts is hearing us. I would really love to go but im in SF,ca...
Originally posted by Ransom73 This needs to be publicized as much as possible. Post it everywhere and anywhere. Tell your friends in game about it. Hell, if I could, I would put an afk toon in theed with the info....
Sadly, I hear the cries of others saying how the Neilsen research is going to give people the chance to "push" for a rollback. Truth is, if anyone gets a chance to say anything in the area they will be lucky. This is going to be a cut and dry deal. They are going to throw questions out there, they are going to ask direct feedback regarding the "elements" presented, and the person taking the informations just got check boxes to fill in. The results then will be put into a formal presentation, and LucasArts will try and take the results and use it in their marketing, updates and even their News reports, like the ones recently by Producers and Marketing Directors from LA. So they can understand how to answer instead of the "No Comment" remarks.
I personally have been involved in numberous of these types of surveys, and Neilsen's famous for their TV "ratings" that have cancelled many good shows because the "focus group" results said they were not going well.
And while it's humurous to see many here posting that LA is finally so desperate they are paying people to play, the truth is, Neilsen and the Federal Government can be thanked for that, seem they can only do research like this by "blind" test subjects or by set demographics, and the later means they need to draw them in. Neilsen would have pointed out that without doing it, nobody would come except those they don't want, the uncooperative.
But wishful hopes would be that Neilsen would come back with what everyother gamers already knows. SWG is broke, and only way to fix it would be to scrap it and start a new. LA took over majority control when SOE's numbers faded and Episode 3 loomed in the future. Now SOE and LA are finding out that maybe things are out of their hands. Pathetically though, they will never own up to messing up something that had potential, and once you start a snowball downhill, after miles of ground covered, you sense trying to stop it.... Just get out of the way.
Originally posted by rudedogg006 I signed up so I can get back some of the money I shelled out for this game. Plus I like getting paid to tell these guys they F'd up a game that originally had some potential.
I hope you go there and offer constructive criticism. People listen better if they are not getting blasted to hell and back.
I am pretty sure there's a Robot running around SOE/LA's offices right now spouting "Danger Will Robinson Danger!" right now. Jesus, how well do they think this is going to be recieved? Also why pay for feedback, don't they read their own freaking forums? Jeezman there's more thoughts, ideas, pleads, and begging on their for them to fix the game and how to do it, than a freaking focus group can do. Also who knows maybe they'll lump this focus group in with the "vocal minority" that have left the game because of their debauchery of it!
What a debacle... way to go, never listen to the player base, change things on a whim, forget that we pay your salaries, and without us you don't have a job, and oh wait look... looks to me like some people are finally scared for their jobs! About frigging time, someone's head should roll!
Originally posted by Minimum Originally posted by rudedogg006I signed up so I can get back some of the money I shelled out for this game. Plus I like getting paid to tell these guys they F'd up a game that originally had some potential. At least they're asking for actual players this time. Do us proud. -) Roll back and nothing less. Oh, and the firing of all the idiots responsible for all this.
Originally posted by Ransom73 Its being posted that they are only looking for players with three months or less play time in SW:G - i.e. - NGE people. Seriously. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
Quite a few of us near or in Los Angeles have called. No one has received a callback. Speaking as someone that paid of $5,000 for accounts over 28 months, you'd think they'd want my input, and those of my ilk. But, yet again, it appears that someone has a goal and they're going to make up marketing research to support that goal -- which will crash and burn.
Originally posted by Ransom73 Its being posted that they are only looking for players with three months or less play time in SW:G - i.e. - NGE people. Seriously. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
It is not posted like that at all!
Here is the post Thunderheart made over at SOE's forums:
PAID VIDEOGAME RESEARCH - STAR WARS GALAXIES PLAYERS PAST/PRESENT IN LOS ANGELES AREA Options
On SUNDAY MARCH 5, Nielsen Interactive Entertainment would like the experienced opinions of MALE and FEMALE gamers 18 years and over, who are CURRENT OR FORMER subscribers to Star Wars Galaxies, on behalf of a major videogame publisher.
Participation in the study will pay you $125 for 2 hours of your time.
Please call our confirmation department toll free at (877) 862 - 3456 between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, 7 days a week, and state that you are interested in the "LOS ANGELES STAR WARS GALAXIES research" on March 5, 2006 to determine if you qualify for this exciting study.
ALL Los Angeles/San Fernando Valley/South Bay/Inland Empire area welcome!
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Gentleman, the war goes well. The enemy(SOE) is in retreat and is reavaluating it strategies. We have them doubting their every move. Soon they will have but 2 options, pull the plug or submit to our demands and totally surrender(classic servers). Keep pressing the attack gentleman, in the press, to your friends, in every gamestore your in, let everyone know that SOE can not be trusted and does not care about it's customers. We are winning this war gentleman, victory is within our grasp!!!!VIVA LA REVOLUTION!!!!!!!!
GENERAL KATANOMEGA
[url=www.angry-gamers.net][sigpic]
By katanomega at 2009-03-11[/sigpic][/url]
Guys, this is NOT SOE doing this. I'm pretty confident in that. I'm betting it's LucasArts doing it. They are hearing the rumble, seeing the numbers and getting a totally different story from SOE on what is going on and are willing to pay to find the truth out.
Sadly, I hear the cries of others saying how the Neilsen research is going to give people the chance to "push" for a rollback. Truth is, if anyone gets a chance to say anything in the area they will be lucky. This is going to be a cut and dry deal. They are going to throw questions out there, they are going to ask direct feedback regarding the "elements" presented, and the person taking the informations just got check boxes to fill in. The results then will be put into a formal presentation, and LucasArts will try and take the results and use it in their marketing, updates and even their News reports, like the ones recently by Producers and Marketing Directors from LA. So they can understand how to answer instead of the "No Comment" remarks.
I personally have been involved in numberous of these types of surveys, and Neilsen's famous for their TV "ratings" that have cancelled many good shows because the "focus group" results said they were not going well.
And while it's humurous to see many here posting that LA is finally so desperate they are paying people to play, the truth is, Neilsen and the Federal Government can be thanked for that, seem they can only do research like this by "blind" test subjects or by set demographics, and the later means they need to draw them in. Neilsen would have pointed out that without doing it, nobody would come except those they don't want, the uncooperative.
But wishful hopes would be that Neilsen would come back with what everyother gamers already knows. SWG is broke, and only way to fix it would be to scrap it and start a new. LA took over majority control when SOE's numbers faded and Episode 3 loomed in the future. Now SOE and LA are finding out that maybe things are out of their hands. Pathetically though, they will never own up to messing up something that had potential, and once you start a snowball downhill, after miles of ground covered, you sense trying to stop it.... Just get out of the way.
I am pretty sure there's a Robot running around SOE/LA's offices right now spouting "Danger Will Robinson Danger!" right now. Jesus, how well do they think this is going to be recieved? Also why pay for feedback, don't they read their own freaking forums? Jeezman there's more thoughts, ideas, pleads, and begging on their for them to fix the game and how to do it, than a freaking focus group can do. Also who knows maybe they'll lump this focus group in with the "vocal minority" that have left the game because of their debauchery of it!
What a debacle... way to go, never listen to the player base, change things on a whim, forget that we pay your salaries, and without us you don't have a job, and oh wait look... looks to me like some people are finally scared for their jobs! About frigging time, someone's head should roll!
Agreed, roll it back, and heads need to roll.
I cant remember, was the original SWG supposed to be based on continuation of episode 6 or between episode 5 and 6?
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Its being posted that they are only looking for players with three months or less play time in SW:G - i.e. - NGE people.
Seriously. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
Quite a few of us near or in Los Angeles have called. No one has received a callback. Speaking as someone that paid of $5,000 for accounts over 28 months, you'd think they'd want my input, and those of my ilk. But, yet again, it appears that someone has a goal and they're going to make up marketing research to support that goal -- which will crash and burn.
LA, wake up...
It is not posted like that at all!
Here is the post Thunderheart made over at SOE's forums:
PAID VIDEOGAME RESEARCH - STAR WARS GALAXIES PLAYERS PAST/PRESENT IN LOS ANGELES AREA Options
On SUNDAY MARCH 5, Nielsen Interactive Entertainment would like the experienced opinions of MALE and FEMALE gamers 18 years and over, who are CURRENT OR FORMER subscribers to Star Wars Galaxies, on behalf of a major videogame publisher.
Participation in the study will pay you $125 for 2 hours of your time.
Please call our confirmation department toll free at (877) 862 - 3456 between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, 7 days a week, and state that you are interested in the "LOS ANGELES STAR WARS GALAXIES research" on March 5, 2006 to determine if you qualify for this exciting study.
ALL Los Angeles/San Fernando Valley/South Bay/Inland Empire area welcome!