WyldKat wrote on Aug 11, 2012, 05:58:
...no thanks. I'll just wait for Planetside 2.

Sir Graves wrote on Apr 24, 2012, 02:07:
Wait, wasn't this patch released a few days ago?

deqer wrote on Mar 13, 2012, 17:44:
furthermore, why the fuck would anyone want to spend 3 days on an mmo game? why not be real and provide realistic trials, such as 1 month or 3 months. but noooooo, that apparently is just asking too much now, isn't it.

Dev wrote on Jan 19, 2012, 17:30:

ASeven wrote on Jan 19, 2012, 17:29:

Dev wrote on Jan 19, 2012, 17:28:

ASeven wrote on Jan 19, 2012, 17:26:
If the cost rumors are anywhere close to the target, if SWTOR fails, if, then EA's future may be at risk. If the $300M number is anywhere correct, never mind the $500M number, EA won't recover from such a hit no matter what they do.

I don't think you have a grasp on how large EA is. I suggest checking annual reports. A $500 million failure wouldn't doom the company.

I do, it is part of my job after all. They haven't had profits for 3 years now, which means they cannot withstand a huge loss.

In fact they have $1.5 billion in CASH at the moment, per their last annual.
http://investor.ea.com/financials.cfm

Edit: down to around $1 billion cash as of last quarterly. Still plenty enough to sustain a $500 million loss.

Dev wrote on Jan 19, 2012, 17:28:

ASeven wrote on Jan 19, 2012, 17:26:
If the cost rumors are anywhere close to the target, if SWTOR fails, if, then EA's future may be at risk. If the $300M number is anywhere correct, never mind the $500M number, EA won't recover from such a hit no matter what they do.

I don't think you have a grasp on how large EA is. I suggest checking annual reports. A $500 million failure wouldn't doom the company.

Drezden wrote on Jan 19, 2012, 16:51:

eunichron wrote on Jan 19, 2012, 16:44:

Drezden wrote on Jan 19, 2012, 16:30:
Most of the complaints in general chat are about minor bullshit that might I remind you. EVERY MAJOR MMO has gone through.

And the only reason it is acceptable is because players like you allow it. Why did "good enough" become the standard for MMOs?

Mind you, I like SW:TOR. I'm enjoying it very much, most of the bugs I have encountered do not make the game unplayable, but it obviously needed more time in testing and development. They would have been much better off waiting for a Summer '12 release, and including the 1.1 content at launch, rather than releasing it when they did and in the state that they did.

I didn't say it was acceptable. I said every other major MMO has had similar bugs and issues (barring Ilum which was a disaster, but honestly not too far off from Wintergrasp in terms of retarded design). But since I enjoy the game, I am not going to throw a hissy fit and cancel my account over said bugs that WILL get fixed down the road. I think people are being ridiculous about it. Yes it could have used more time, I was in the last 5 betas and felt like it was only about 80% complete by the time the Open beta began. But EA forced them to push it out and you can't go back. So like I said, going to continue enjoying the game and when shit gets fixed it gets fixed. It's sure as hell better than playing WoW or Rift.

Hellbinder wrote on Sep 2, 2010, 21:57:
This kind of GARBAGE has nothing to do with blah blah *drivel*

Syd wrote on Jul 17, 2010, 12:42:
23 people on the GHC official ts server, nough said

Syd wrote on Jul 17, 2010, 11:50:
yeah tell that to your empty gameworld/offical teamspeak servers, they have soooo many players that they do welcome backs on a monthly basis nowadays lmfao.

Syd wrote on Jul 17, 2010, 09:09:
Well they had players back then so your argument is invalid