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Electronic Arts' Q4 FY12 and FY12 Financial Results are now online, offering balance sheets on the gaming giant along with tidbits of information about their operations. They report all-time high non-GAAP net revenue of $4.2 billion for the fiscal year, and a jump in digital non-GAAP revenue of 47% to $1.2 billion. Included is a note saying Star Wars: The Old Republic has 1.3 million active subscribers, which Ars notes is down from a reported 1.7 million in March, confirming speculation the game has been losing subscribers. They also report n a post-earnings conference call where EA Labels President Frank Gibeau said the drop was consistent with their "original assumptions" about the Star Wars MMORPG's post-launch prospects, though he also stated EA "intends to increase subscribers" with continual upgrades, including new guild features, player vs. player improvements, and "elder gameplay" for high-level players. EA also announces two new content packs, "Legacy" and "Allies," will be coming to the game this quarter.
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May 8, 2012, 08:06 |
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A friend bought me this game for my birthday despite me making my aversion to all things MMO clear to him on many occasions. I guess he figured that this would be the MMO that changed my mind. It wasn't. In fact, because of this game I hate them more than ever.
It's not a completely terrible game; in truth it can be quite enjoyable. Trouble is, the severe (and often arbitrary and unnecessary) shortcomings of the genre rear their ugly heads at every turn to kill my enjoyment swiftly. There are some really good ideas in here that are wasted because the mechanics are nothing short of disastrous. The combat is a friggin' joke that requires ZERO skill and is boring as hell, the graphics are bad, the performance is awful, the load times are epic, the story is predictable and juvenile, the enemies not noticing you from 3 feet away while you blast away on the other side of the room is just retarded, and the less said about the laughable space combat the better. That's just hitting the highlights of what's bad. Aside from the admittedly good and effective voice acting, and a fairly effective Star Wars vibe which (amazingly) still works after all this time, there's nothing here to warrant a full-price purchase, and that there is a monthly fee to boot is insulting. I grew sick of it long before my free 30 days was up, so at least I didn't have to waste 15 bucks on this abomination.
All in all, seeing what a disaster this game turned out to be makes me even sadder that we didn't get a real sequel in the Knights of the Old Republic series.
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