The Half Elf wrote on Apr 20, 2025, 13:51:
I do hope they get a retail game and someone licenses the tech to make a properly managed game.
jdreyer wrote on Oct 30, 2024, 18:31:SimplyMonk wrote on Oct 30, 2024, 16:29:I think the opposite is true. The game was functional at launch, and had solid mechanics from what I've read and seen. The problem as you say is the marketing, art, and design were bad, and once that reputation was solidified, there was a huge uphill climb to undo that perception. They could change all the art and characters, and spend another $100M on marketing, but it would just be throwing good money after bad as it's unlikely it would ever attract the playerbase to be profitable after becoming a laughing stock and synonymous with failure.
You’d think with that much investment they would want to maintain the talent that managed to launch a technically sound game.
Yes. The design, art, and marketing were horrible, but those are fixable problems and finding a competent team of people that can actually launch a functional game is really hard.
Easier to scrap the whole team I guess than try and salvage the components that worked well.
The best option would be to keep the engine and mechanics in place, completely redo the world and characters, and launch under a different title, hiding the fact that its origins were Concord. But that ignores the tactical decision to even pursue a hero shooter in the first place. There are already established brands, and the market is saturated. Even with a stellar title, it's a tough sell. Maybe it could be done if tied to some popular IP. I would say "Star Wars," but that star has fallen quite a bit. Marvel maybe?
Prez wrote on Oct 13, 2024, 21:22:
In response to JTW: yep. That's why I can't truly claim to be pro-union. Unions will often vote to limit a companies long term success for personal interests. I get why they do it, as I said they are a net positive compared to corporations that have no checks and balances. Unions at best are a lesser of two evils. I worked union jobs for 20 years, so I have seen it firsthand.
JTW wrote on Oct 13, 2024, 21:03:SimplyMonk wrote on Oct 13, 2024, 17:05:Marvin T. Martian wrote on Oct 13, 2024, 15:40:Overon wrote on Oct 13, 2024, 14:05:NO THEY ARE NOT "The demand by striking U.S. dockworkers for a 77% wage increase is breathtaking in its scale even to veterans of the bare-knuckle negotiations of past port labor contracts." "captains’ pay at US mainline carriers has increased 46% since 2020, while those flying for US regional airlines saw their wages rise 86%." and on and on. Just more increases in prices for those that can't hold the public and country hostage
Labor actions are good.
What they negotiated was an increase of 68% over 7 years which is pretty reasonable given inflation. On average that means that in 7 years, the most senior of dock workers will be making $120K/year working 40hr/week which seems pretty solid if not still on the low side due to our inflation over the next 7 years and real estate prices in around those docks. Probably not even enough though to support a family without their partner also working a comparable job minus daycare.
What is your problem with any of this?
To be fair, they're not really doing the rest of us any favors with this. Our port system is backwards - of developed countries, it's one of the most out-of-date and primitive, also making it slow and much more expensive.
Why? Because the union has blocked the automation that has improved every other modern port in the world.
Marvin T. Martian wrote on Oct 13, 2024, 15:40:Overon wrote on Oct 13, 2024, 14:05:NO THEY ARE NOT "The demand by striking U.S. dockworkers for a 77% wage increase is breathtaking in its scale even to veterans of the bare-knuckle negotiations of past port labor contracts." "captains’ pay at US mainline carriers has increased 46% since 2020, while those flying for US regional airlines saw their wages rise 86%." and on and on. Just more increases in prices for those that can't hold the public and country hostage
Labor actions are good.
Blue wrote on Sep 8, 2024, 10:28:Cutter wrote on Sep 8, 2024, 10:13:
Sure they do, so long as its their ideology. The problem is we now live in an age where people feel they have the right to be outraged over the slightest thing - and I do mean slight.
jdreyer wrote on Aug 1, 2024, 21:36:
Hmm, looks pretty derivative and uninspired.