Comments for Broken Toys http://www.brokentoys.org Random Comments About Gaming And Tractors Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Comment on Old Republic Has More Subscribers Than You Do (Unless Your Name Is Bobby Kotick) by Fraeg http://www.brokentoys.org/2012/02/03/old-republic-has-more-subscribers-than-you-do-unless-your-name-is-bobby-kotick/comment-page-1/#comment-35851 Fraeg Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:52:00 +0000 http://www.brokentoys.org/?p=5508#comment-35851 I like the sound my light-saber makes when I swing it around, other than that... I haven't had such an On the Rails experience in awhile. Part of the fun of MMOS for me has always been exploring the worlds(s) and finding those random gems of content.  With the exception of the Datacron hunting game, there really isn't much to explore.   Just about everytime I start thinking "ooh this looks interesting, what is over here?" the exhaustion debuff kicks in. Game has only been out a few months, and in 2006 I might have been a lot more understanding, but it isn't, it is 2012, and I am not that interested in paying for *what might be*. I am down with the Frogdogs and Rotworms, and I like the shiny on my few pieces of Battlemaster gear, but as far as a *PVP Planet* goes,  Ilum falls pretty short of what my expectations were.  /shrug  will be interesting to see where things stand  come this summer. I like the sound my light-saber makes when I swing it around, other than that…

I haven’t had such an On the Rails experience in awhile. Part of the fun of MMOS for me has always been exploring the worlds(s) and finding those random gems of content.  With the exception of the Datacron hunting game, there really isn’t much to explore.   Just about everytime I start thinking “ooh this looks interesting, what is over here?” the exhaustion debuff kicks in.

Game has only been out a few months, and in 2006 I might have been a lot more understanding, but it isn’t, it is 2012, and I am not that interested in paying for *what might be*.

I am down with the Frogdogs and Rotworms, and I like the shiny on my few pieces of Battlemaster gear, but as far as a *PVP Planet* goes,  Ilum falls pretty short of what my expectations were. 

/shrug  will be interesting to see where things stand  come this summer.

]]> Comment on Finally, You Will Get Your Chance To Kill Fippy Darkpaw by Ubvman http://www.brokentoys.org/2012/01/30/finally-you-will-get-your-chance-to-kill-fippy-darkpaw/comment-page-1/#comment-35850 Ubvman Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:21:00 +0000 http://www.brokentoys.org/?p=5504#comment-35850 EQ1 had approximately 550,000+ subs during the Planes  of power expansion.  It was all downhill from there. One year after WoW (and after a disastrous expansion - GoD) , we were down to 50K+ subs and falling - 90% of the servers has disappeared. Frankly, I don't know why they are doing this at this late stage. Has the number of active subscribers fallen below even the point of keeping a server or two profitable? EQ1 is Hardcore cat-assing with a capital H. Emphasis on the cat-assing grind. Frankly I don't see camping for the cleric rez stick being anymore fun even when free. Its an obsolete game,  I really don't see how it can prosper any better as a F2P game. EQ1 had approximately 550,000+ subs during the Planes  of power expansion.  It was all downhill from there. One year after WoW (and after a disastrous expansion – GoD) , we were down to 50K+ subs and falling – 90% of the servers has disappeared.

Frankly, I don’t know why they are doing this at this late stage. Has the number of active subscribers fallen below even the point of keeping a server or two profitable? EQ1 is Hardcore cat-assing with a capital H. Emphasis on the cat-assing grind. Frankly I don’t see camping for the cleric rez stick being anymore fun even when free. Its an obsolete game,  I really don’t see how it can prosper any better as a F2P game.

]]> Comment on Old Republic Has More Subscribers Than You Do (Unless Your Name Is Bobby Kotick) by Whatev http://www.brokentoys.org/2012/02/03/old-republic-has-more-subscribers-than-you-do-unless-your-name-is-bobby-kotick/comment-page-1/#comment-35849 Whatev Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:10:00 +0000 http://www.brokentoys.org/?p=5508#comment-35849 Nothing wrong with that, lots of people enjoy co-op. Nothing wrong with that, lots of people enjoy co-op.

]]> Comment on Old Republic Has More Subscribers Than You Do (Unless Your Name Is Bobby Kotick) by JuJutsu http://www.brokentoys.org/2012/02/03/old-republic-has-more-subscribers-than-you-do-unless-your-name-is-bobby-kotick/comment-page-1/#comment-35848 JuJutsu Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:33:00 +0000 http://www.brokentoys.org/?p=5508#comment-35848 I sure am enjoying grouping in this quasi-single player game. I sure am enjoying grouping in this quasi-single player game.

]]> Comment on Old Republic Has More Subscribers Than You Do (Unless Your Name Is Bobby Kotick) by Whatev http://www.brokentoys.org/2012/02/03/old-republic-has-more-subscribers-than-you-do-unless-your-name-is-bobby-kotick/comment-page-1/#comment-35847 Whatev Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:42:00 +0000 http://www.brokentoys.org/?p=5508#comment-35847 This is exactly the problem.  TOR is actually two games, the first of which is an excellent quasi-single player RPG notable for its storytelling (after all, it's a Bioware game).  The second is a pretty lousy MMO which resolutely ignores virtually all of the engineering improvements that WoW brought to the genre.  I'd say it's worth the box price, but it's hard to justify an ongoing subscription at the moment. This is exactly the problem.  TOR is actually two games, the first of which is an excellent quasi-single player RPG notable for its storytelling (after all, it’s a Bioware game).  The second is a pretty lousy MMO which resolutely ignores virtually all of the engineering improvements that WoW brought to the genre.  I’d say it’s worth the box price, but it’s hard to justify an ongoing subscription at the moment.

]]> Comment on Finally, You Will Get Your Chance To Kill Fippy Darkpaw by Scooby http://www.brokentoys.org/2012/01/30/finally-you-will-get-your-chance-to-kill-fippy-darkpaw/comment-page-1/#comment-35846 Scooby Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:52:00 +0000 http://www.brokentoys.org/?p=5504#comment-35846 Yeah. Also not so much with the "unprecedented 13th year". Especially since UO is in it's 15th. Yeah. Also not so much with the “unprecedented 13th year”. Especially since UO is in it’s 15th.

]]> Comment on Old Republic Has More Subscribers Than You Do (Unless Your Name Is Bobby Kotick) by Lyram http://www.brokentoys.org/2012/02/03/old-republic-has-more-subscribers-than-you-do-unless-your-name-is-bobby-kotick/comment-page-1/#comment-35845 Lyram Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:02:00 +0000 http://www.brokentoys.org/?p=5508#comment-35845 I like the game plenty.  But I'm playing it as a solo, and sometime cooperative RPG.  Bioware will probably get 4 or 5 months' subscription from me, at least, until I finish a story line or two.  Then it's on to the Secret World and eventually Guild Wars 2 for me.  SWTOR doesn't feel like a fully realized world enough for me to just hang out in. I like the game plenty.  But I’m playing it as a solo, and sometime cooperative RPG.  Bioware will probably get 4 or 5 months’ subscription from me, at least, until I finish a story line or two.  Then it’s on to the Secret World and eventually Guild Wars 2 for me.  SWTOR doesn’t feel like a fully realized world enough for me to just hang out in.

]]> Comment on Old Republic Has More Subscribers Than You Do (Unless Your Name Is Bobby Kotick) by JuJutsu http://www.brokentoys.org/2012/02/03/old-republic-has-more-subscribers-than-you-do-unless-your-name-is-bobby-kotick/comment-page-1/#comment-35844 JuJutsu Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:55:00 +0000 http://www.brokentoys.org/?p=5508#comment-35844 Shame on you, muddying the discussion with quotes. Shame on you, muddying the discussion with quotes.

]]> Comment on Old Republic Has More Subscribers Than You Do (Unless Your Name Is Bobby Kotick) by rgho http://www.brokentoys.org/2012/02/03/old-republic-has-more-subscribers-than-you-do-unless-your-name-is-bobby-kotick/comment-page-1/#comment-35843 rgho Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:08:00 +0000 http://www.brokentoys.org/?p=5508#comment-35843 "As was mentioned in an earlier comment, these numbers are from December 31." No they weren't, those numbers were from the time of the earnings call, which was after the first month was over (by several days for the pre-order people).  From the QA after the call: "Q: Are these 1.7 subscribers paying? A: Active subscribers means anyone paying or in their trial period. Most of those 1.7m are paying at this point" From the prepared comments: "To date, we have sold through more than 2 million units." ... "As John stated, we have sold through two million units of the game since December. We currently have a little over 1.7 million active subscribers." Clearly they are talking about "to date" and not "as of Dec 31st." “As was mentioned in an earlier comment, these numbers are from December 31.”

No they weren’t, those numbers were from the time of the earnings call, which was after the first month was over (by several days for the pre-order people).  From the QA after the call:

“Q: Are these 1.7 subscribers paying?
A: Active subscribers means anyone paying or in their trial period. Most of those 1.7m are paying at this point”

From the prepared comments:

“To date, we have sold through more than 2 million units.”
…
“As John stated, we have sold through two million units of the game since December. We currently have a little over 1.7 million active subscribers.”

Clearly they are talking about “to date” and not “as of Dec 31st.”

]]> Comment on Old Republic Has More Subscribers Than You Do (Unless Your Name Is Bobby Kotick) by recursion http://www.brokentoys.org/2012/02/03/old-republic-has-more-subscribers-than-you-do-unless-your-name-is-bobby-kotick/comment-page-1/#comment-35842 recursion Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:08:00 +0000 http://www.brokentoys.org/?p=5508#comment-35842 I too, am here for the tractors :) I too, am here for the tractors :)

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