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wookiee 5/25/06 10:39:34 PM
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SWEET... about time we had somthing offical
 I HATE SOE FOR SHATTERING MY DREAMS OF SITTING IN FRONT OF MY COMPUTER ALL DAY AND NIGHT PRETENDING IM LIVING IN THE STAR WARS UNIVERSE !!!! hey, maybe they helped save alot of people by doing such a bad job.. i mean really, up till about publish 8 or so there was alot of SWG zombies... and many people had left way before that... I was unemployed at the time and I logged on for 14 hours a day or longer... ate infront of the darn computer... never went out except to buy some food ....i must have been crazy...  |
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Na'vi 5/25/06 10:44:04 PM
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Originally posted by WakizashiACTUALLY, Sigil tossed Microsoft aside. Brad left Microsoft because they were trying to influence the development of the game. I am no fan of SOE, but he would not have turned around and went to SOE if they were going to do the same thing. He is well aware of SOE's reputation and what they have done in the past. He had to have taken the precautions to ensure SOE does not "slide its hand up VAnguard's skirt." SOE knows Vanguard is going to be a good game. Of course they want a piece of the action (especially with SWG subscriptions down). Granted, I am still a little cautious of SOE's new role, but I am still willing to give Vanguard a shot. Just some random thoughts |
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Shayde 5/25/06 10:59:25 PM
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The game isn’t designed to keep people playing." - Smed NOW you realize that! - Shayde |
Brad Same guy who sold out EQ to $OE. That Brad, Right? |
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Lepidus 5/25/06 11:24:11 PM
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If ANYONE wants to write guest editorials for the site, I am always looking for talented writers with well developed arguments. Feel free to drop me an email (lepidus@mmorpg.com) and we'll chat. |
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Makane 5/26/06 12:05:55 AM
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Sorry, but wasn't Brad just lead designer on EQ? Smed was president of Verant, the one who sold out and Verant became SOE, right? |
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Wakizashi 5/26/06 1:01:25 AM
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Actually, you have to read between the lines to realize that MS dispatched Sigil rather than teh other way around. I'm not to familiar with these business dealings, however, there was an original agreement between the two. No matter if MS wanted to influence the game or not, no one dumps MS, they dump you. And why didn't Brad go to SOE first? Could it be because he thought MS would be a better situation for his game? The whole thing just stinks.
If Brad is above the meddling of publishers, he would have chosen someone who did not want to interfere. Clearly he was either lied to by MS(unlikely) or he was dumped for poor performance or some other issue. Now he must settle and crawl to someone who can help him. So he calls up his buddy Darth Smedley. It's like going to the mafia to borrow money. Sure they will help you out, but you are gonna owe them a favor.
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anarchyart 5/26/06 1:18:29 AM
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Life''s too short to fold your underwear |
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britoca 5/26/06 1:26:21 AM
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Time U enjoyed wasting was not wasted |
No way man! I was jobless myself, I put in average 16hrs of gameplay/day, with 26hr peaks at times. Awesome stuff! Anyways, back on topic what was it again?? Ahh yes, how SOE dumped all that effort down the faucet.... |
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Zythyl 5/26/06 2:29:25 AM
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What doesn''t kill you makes you stronger. |
I think SOE is doing an awesome job with EQ2. Am I wrong?
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Obraik 5/26/06 7:19:30 AM
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