John.Smith

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• Sorry, but I call BS on any "The NGE was done to cut costs so the game is more profitable with less effort" argument. The draconian staffing cuts came AFTER 1/2006 when the massive sub loss was unaccompanied by the expected (HAH!) massive influx o…

  in Another look at what the NGE cost SOE Comment by John.Smith February 2009
• If they "lost" the code, then SOE are completely unqualified to run so much as a company's internal IT shop, much less a software publisher. Of course, as we all know they've proven themselves this unqualifed OR WORSE in the past. Example:  The …

  in They lost the code? Comment by John.Smith February 2009
• All I can say is our friend Smed isn't the owner of the "lifetime achievement award" for "most hated individual in the MMORPG industry" for no reason.  

  in Thank you John Smedley Comment by John.Smith February 2009
• Originally posted by Gutboy At the time of the end of the CU era SWG was bleeding 10,000 subs a month (quoted by various dev sources), so you will have to lower your estimate quite a bit. It is hard to say what the bottom figure would be if the d…

  in A look at how much the NGE has cost SOE Comment by John.Smith January 2009
• The NGE has cost SOE far more than lost revenue from the 200,000+ lost subscriptions (over 100,000 were in fact lost in the first weeks).  It's cost them their reputation.  Which currently ranks somewhere between former Illinois govenors and former …

  in A look at how much the NGE has cost SOE Comment by John.Smith January 2009