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Off Topic / Re: Guild wars 2?

« on: September 12, 2012, 10:06:14 am »

I believe ArenaNet re-opened their digital purchase option if you want to purchase from the main GW2 site.

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Off Topic / randomness

« on: August 10, 2012, 07:43:20 pm »

Hey, it's only like $4400 right? That's not that bad.

Oh wait...I think I lost a decimal place somewhere.

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Non-VR Games / Re: SWTOR is going Free to Play

« on: July 31, 2012, 05:40:19 pm »

I too am often caught by the trap that is the item mall. I don't want to think about how much money I spent in Star Trek Online -_- It can be a good thing for the game, but I really hope it's not game breaking mechanical advantages that you can purchase. I don't think I've heard of a situation where that turned out well for a game. I'm very interested to see how they will sell actual 'content' in terms of missions or whatever. I never really got a chance to see how Funcom did that with Age of Conan, but I'm guessing that Bioware and EA will adopt a similar model.

Bottom line: If the item mall is done right, micro-transactions > subscription money by a large margin I'm betting. So if they get a decent portion of people subscribing still, on top of all the new money coming in from microtransactions, suddenly SWTOR is doing well again.

All I have to do is think back to my last roommate and the hundreds of dollars he dropped on League of Legends It could work for SWTOR, but as you said, we have to wait and see.

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Non-VR Games / Re: SWTOR is going Free to Play

« on: July 31, 2012, 04:52:33 pm »

Yeah, I saw it earlier while at work. Was curious when they'd discuss the elephant in the room. All sorts of speculation floating about, thought it appears subs have dropped somewhere between 1 million and 500k. Quite a large range, but most likely somewhere in the 750k to 850k range. I remember (maybe delusion though) reading an article where EA stated they needed 1 million subs to maintain SWTOR's profits, though some have put the number closer to 500k.

Either way, it's pretty frustrating. The result of launching too soon, and then pulling some key elements after stating they'd be arriving. I still think it could mean good things for the game long term though. F2P more or less saved Age of Conan from being shuttered, and if they can get this "Cartel Coin" system to be worthwhile, they could definitely see an influx of cash. Above all, hopefully F2P paired with content updates would mean a huge surge in subscriptions.

That more than anything could breathe some much needed life into the game and keep EA interested in promoting SWTOR long term.

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General / Welcome Tett!

« on: July 06, 2012, 06:00:04 pm »

Welcome, Tett!

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General / Re: Congrats likwidtek and jessercas!

« on: May 21, 2012, 04:20:16 pm »

Congrats to you both!

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Non-VR Games / Sign up for your FA Uniform!

« on: May 02, 2012, 01:34:05 pm »

Name: Surah
Armor Type: Heavy Jedi
Pieces Needed: Chest, Legs, Head, Gloves, Boots

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General / Re: Welcome Cyil and Opey!

« on: May 01, 2012, 06:13:42 pm »

Welcome to you both!

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General / Welcome Crucifus!

« on: March 26, 2012, 04:23:18 pm »

Welcome, my friend.

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General / Re: Welcome Surah!

« on: March 23, 2012, 12:17:15 pm »

Just wanted to take a moment (albeit a late one!) to thank you all for the warm welcome. Looking forward to finishing my leveling so that I can really start interacting with you guys more in game.