Well, I don't know about you, but I'm sick and tired of all the sex and violence in that game.
I mean, not a day has gone by years of playing when I haven't seen nudity in the game! And it's not even good nudity, like a female night elf or somet…
Back in the day, I played Runescape with a female character (I am male), and got chased half way around the world by some teenage boy doing his best to hit on me, despite the fact that I told him I was a man, and--let's face it-- how attractive are …
Originally posted by Neopsych
Itsa already been done and probably in most MMO's by now.
Cant say I care to be honest but i am sure it will get milked for all the shallow free publicity its worth.
and if she turns out to be a dragon, he can always…
Here's a thought: would you rather join a dating service that cost $50, or one that cost $10,000? Companies like that exist, and the reason is that the money itself is a sort of filter.
Having a fee in the first place discourages kids from playi…
Have you seen the 1983 film Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain (also directed by Tsui Hark)?
The plot was forgettable, but the special effects were spectacular for their time.
http://www.kungfucinema.com/reviews/zuwarriorsfromthemagicmount…
For those of you who are interested, this is Vivendi's performance by business unit in their annual report.
http://www.vivendi.com/ir/download/pdf/04to06_Business_Units.xls
And this is Vivendi's slideshow on their business model:
http://ww…
Suppose WoW has 9m subscribers in 2008 through 2010, paying $15/mo. Suppose they lose 50% of subscribers per year after 2010 and close down WoW in 2015. That's pretty conservative. I don't know what variable costs are, but they can't be very high…
Have you ever seen "A Chinese Ghost Story"? The Taoist monk fights with sword against demons and ghosts. There's some great stuff: he cuts his finger and draws a magic symbol on his hand in blood, then attacks an ancient tree demon. "Scholar," …