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OK lets break it down
Leel
Member Posts: 455
Regarding the Press Release
While - I'm starting to lose faith in the OP, lets look at this quote
"Star Wars® Galaxies: Complete will allow players to experience more than 640 areas of exploration and excitement in the online world of Star Wars," said Chris Sturr, Sr. Brand Manager, Sony Online Entertainment.
First couple of questions I have right off the bat.
1) Why is Nancy MacIntyre not being quoted here. Chriss Sturr normally does the quotes for eq and psp, but to my knowledge has not made a statement for SWG.
2) Why is not LEC not mentioned. In every other SWG PR there is always a "About Lucas Arts" section.
3) How many Explorable areas do we have in SWG? What makes up an Area?
4) And most important- Who in the current playerbase cares anything about exploring?
I have been trying to break this in sections and searching for unique phrases in google to no avail. My gut says hack job, but cant verify it. This PR has enough off the wall new information, that it boggles the mind as to it's origin, fake or not.
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Well... SOE is denying it... You can either take them at face value, or we could assume the rumors about a new SWG coming out under a new company were correct... SOE gets to keep the NGE and either LEC or a 3rd source company gets the old code... It would answer why SOE keeps saying they cant go back to it..
SOE can deny it all they want and be right if they have nothing to do with the new stuff... They stated its an all in one thing.. They never stated it was "their" all in one thing though.
Last option is the OP is a hoax....
Who knows... Its been way to quiet over at SOE lately.. All there main peeps go on "vacation" when a MAJOR event comes out (Which i am wondering if they were pulled to HQ to discuss whats going on)... A new LEC producer drops in on a forum and Appologizes.... No sign of Julio... The rumors about Smed going bye bye... They are going with anew company with "better servers"...
Lots of "what if's"....
Xcathdra
Who knows..
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.
Original POst
There is no mention of LA in this release but there has been in every other SWg release. You can go to LucasArts.com and look at the press releases for SWG and they are the same format.
First they talk about the new changes, then quote some guy, then they have an about Lucas Arts section, and then and About SOE section.
This is what I was talking about... Highlighted in Red... This is the new pack coming out.. no SOE on it...
http://www.ebgames.com/product.asp?cookie%5Ftest=1&product%5Fid=646657
Ships 11/15/06
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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.
Factor in the SOE block party on the same date and several other factors and there is something to it.
Its either one of two options in my eyes.
1) A pre cu Version will be introduced
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2) Its just another spin to grab money
Remember the business state that Sony in general is in atm. Stock is down and the company is not doing as well as they think they should.
If a pre cu version could bring in 100k subs = 1.5 million dollars a month
If it brings in a xtra 200k subs = 3 million a month
When you factor in the state of SOE, they need to make a big move. This would be something they could do to add a tremendous sales boost and get some heat off them from SONY. It would make their division look a little better to the other SONY divisions that are doing as poorly as they are.
If a pre cu version would only bring back 100K subs ( we all think more) but just say 100K. No way will costs of running a pre cu version would be more then that.
It just makes sense to execute a biz move like this Of course.
Common Sense is something SOE fails to grasp
SOE knows what you like... You don't!
And don't forget... I am forcing you to read this!
oops...that was off topic. wrong thread.
MMO History: 2528 days in SW:G
You may very well be right. Like I said its either one of two things and that was one of them. What you fail to realize is that some of the main guyz over at SOE dont know exactly what they are doing until it happens. They have lied so many times and unleashed so many "surprises" that we dont put anything past them.
It is probbaly just a spin to grab more money
BUT as I said above, I can seee a classic version offered. It would make money sense.
Its a good point. I know from emails that TH, Virrago and Nadias are pissed off with the management and dev teams.
The Dev's and Project managers make the decisions and the CSR's get the sh1t3.
I worked for Sony (NOT SOE) for a few years back in the 90's. The 'Chicken Little' Complex is company wide there.
*edit for spellinng. Need more B33r*
MMO History: 2528 days in SW:G
It's more than likely true as this is the next logical step for SOE/LA to take in trying to capitalize from this joint venture. With the public announcement that they're not working on any expansions this year they still need to do something to push box sales and what better choice then to do an all in one push. Much like one could find the full sets of older single player games SW:G has now started into sunset mode where everything will be offered and expansions will be lost or worked indefinitely.
What SOE/LA has done to help hype this package and will lead to sales and returns of vets again (the Restuss thing was a pure PR spin to get vets back and worked so well on many) is by adding the following line to their soon to be released press statement:'
That single line will bring back vets who fall for this little trick. Much like Julio's spin on the 80% of vets still play the NGE statement this too is a baiting statement. Anything over X amount of years old can be considered "classic". Cars and other vehicles usually in the US hit classic at 15 years old, games would typically be titled classic much sooner. Titles such as Star Wars Battlfront would now be deemed "classic" as the second edition would be now the current. Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided is considered a "classic" title, not the game play but the box and CD's themselves. The SW:G Start Kit is the current product so by saying they're going to offer the "original classic game" is much akin to saying that to reinstall SW:G again use your original disks (to which most vets have the original CD).
Furthermore to confuse the returning veterans is the statement about the revolutionary changes in core time line and events would account for each expansion post-SW:G Empire Divided (released 2003) as well as the recent Restuss event as Restuss was fully functional during the time period between EP 4 and 5. Additionally, the introduction of everything pre-EP4 once again "provide changes in the core timeline" as the original SW:G Empire Divided boxset claimed the game to be set between EP4 and 5 to which damn near everything added to the game outside of JTL has been EP1 - 3 related if not further back. Typical bullshit spun from SOE/LA in order to confuse the hopefuls.
I could be wrong on my assumptions over the soon to be released press statement; however, this is SOE we're dealing with. They haven't budged on the NGE and are doing everything they can to keep as much of it intact as they're pushing out each new publish. Sure target lock is suppose to come back but the players are still forced to use a quasi-FPS style attack for what was and should have always been a turn based system. Aside from this even if they do release classic servers populations on existing servers would drastically drop to which there would be no use for the NGE servers thus causing another exodious in players; however, not near to the extent of which left post-NGE but still enough to garner more bad press for this ailing title.
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.
Correct,
This wouldnt be the first time SOE has marketed like this tho. Remember Toow, It was marketed to have new content for CHs. What was it 2 days after release? They announced they were removing CH from the game. Several reports were filed at the BBB and SOE was obligated to give refunds to anyone that had bought the expansion.
There are tons of other "incidents" That one stands out to me cause I was shocked at how a well known company could sell you something fully knowing that in just a mater of hours it would be completely worthless.
The problem is that it is their IP....they can market it anyway they want so long as LEC/LA allows it.
My Hyperspace membership ends on the 19th.
SWG was cancelled as of June 1st.
Money saved= 3 x $14.99 x 12 + $49.95
MMO History: 2528 days in SW:G
SOE Said complete it must mean they are from mars and planing an invasion of Detroit, cause if they were not why would they say complete? lol too funny!
SAN DIEGO, CA – December 12, 2005 Sony Online
Entertainment Inc. (SOE), a worldwide leader in massively multiplayer
online gaming, announced today that it will be releasing EverQuest® Titanium,
an all-inclusive collection consisting of EverQuest Classic and the
first ten expansions. EverQuest Titanium carries a suggested retail
price of $19.99 and will be available at retail beginning January 11,
2006. In addition to the release of EverQuest Titanium, SOE will launch
EQ Players, a website that will enhance the services provided to EQ players.
EverQuest Titanium offers the original classic game, as well as all ten expansion packs: The Ruins of Kunark®, The Scars of Velious®, The Shadows of Luclin®, The Planes of Power®,
The Legacy of Ykesha™, Lost Dungeons of Norrath™, Gates of Discord™,
Dragons of Norrath™, Omens of War™ and Depths of Darkhollow™.
"EverQuest Titanium will allow players to experience more than 375
areas of exploration and excitement in the online world of Norrath,"
said Chris Sturr, Sr. Brand Manager, Sony Online Entertainment. "This
five-disk collection is essential for both classic EverQuest players
and those interested in entering into the EverQuest experience for the
first time as it will include in game items such as a collapsible
roboboar and a frozen crystal shard." (Please note: items are only
claimable in one satchel for one player character.)
In addition to EverQuest Titanium, SOE is launching EQ Players, a
website designed to extend the player's interaction with the game
outside of the game world. This new service gives players more ways to
access, track and expand their in-game characters by obtaining
character statistics, profiles, item information, in-game activities
and more all in one place. The website, www.eqplayers.com, will launch
on December 15, 2005, and will have profiles for more than 4.9 million
characters and more than 335 million total inventory items. EQ Players
will be available for EverQuest players to try, at no additional cost,
until December 29, 2005, after which time some EQ Players features will
carry a monthly fee. In addition, as a special offer, SOE will
reactivate previously closed EverQuest accounts for 21 days of free
gameplay but the former EverQuest players must take advantage of this
offer before January 13, 2006.
About Sony Online Entertainment
Sony Online Entertainment Inc. (SOE), a subsidiary of Sony PicturesDigital Inc., is a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer
online games, with hundreds of thousands of subscribers around the
globe. SOE creates, develops and provides compelling entertainment for
the personal computer, online, game console and wireless markets. Known
for its blockbuster franchises and hit titles including EverQuest ® , EverQuest ® II, Champions of Norrath ® , Untold Legends™, and PlanetSide ® , as well as for developing Star Wars Galaxies™: An Empire Divided™ ,
SOE continues to redefine the business of online gaming and the
creation of active player communities while introducing new genres on
various entertainment platforms. Headquartered in San Diego , CA , with
additional development studios in Austin , TX , Seattle , WA , and
Taiwan , SOE has an array of cutting-edge online games in development.
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Oooh, ouch. What a mean prank.
Do you have a link to that EQ press release?
-d
Waiting on: Pirates of the Burning Sea and Pirates of the Carribean Online
http://sonyonline.com/corp/press_releases/121205_EQTitanium.html