What do you guys think? Will it spell the end for Eq? How will it effect MQ2 and Mmobugs. Am curious
Oh my god, Sony no longer owns SOE?
Hallelujah! Let's all warp and chain zone!
(Can we get the source code for EQ:OA now, please?)
Oh my god, Sony no longer owns SOE?
Hallelujah! Let's all warp and chain zone!
(Can we get the source code for EQ:OA now, please?)
It will take some time to not associate Sony with EQ. I still sometimes call it 989 or Verant, but it has been Sony so long. Oh well.
3) Is John Smedley still ultimately in charge of the fate of EQ? Also, I've heard rumors that he "hates EQ." I have trouble believing that and figured it was just pissed players over the years about the direction of EQ.
If EQ is losing money (and that's the $Million Question, isn't it?) then it would make the most sense to raise prices and test if customers bail. If lots of customers bail, then it would make sense to shut down a losing operation.
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PS They already announced no convention this year "as they invest their time and effort in transitioning." That can't be a good sign.
https://www.facebook.com/Brasse/posts/10153626390619832Dear peoples of the Earth, some important facts:
- Daybreak IS the old SOE. Same people, same studios, same locations, same games. We rock, but we now rock as an independent game studio with private funding.
- The transition should be seamless for all of our players. Same account name, password, wallet balance (we will change the *name* of station cash, but the value and volume remain the same).
- memberships and special grandfathered weirdness in accounts will carry on as they do now. You weird ol' grandfathers, you. smile emoticon
- existing station cash cards and codes will continue to work, but seriously, why haven't you claimed them yet? I'd be afraid of losing the darn things, myself!
- all current games remain live and under development. Games in beta remain in development. Doomsayers, go back to your caves, it's not yet your time.
- We were purchased because Columbus Nova thinks we have a future. They don't throw money away. At the same time, *we* are the developer and publisher.
- Yes, we have to make a profit, because that is how business works (and I am not volunteering for 40 hours a week or more, sorry!). This has NOT changed since the acquisition. We know this business and we know our players, all of you, very well.
Do not panic. It's Daybreak, not Sunset.
Yer auld Dwarf