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Harry-Sack Novice Member Joined: 6/29/06 Posts: 135 "Get on board for pre-cu, bitch. NOW."	1/18/07 3:11:00 PM#21 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) I like when people quote a lot of other quotes inside quotes and stuff... and then it like turns blue and stuff. John Smedley beat up my grandmother.
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User Deleted	1/18/07 3:17:07 PM#22 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by Harry-Sack I like when people quote a lot of other quotes inside quotes and stuff... and then it like turns blue and stuff. Me too!
Obee Novice Member Joined: 8/07/06 Posts: 1560	1/18/07 3:21:47 PM#23 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by Superman0X Originally posted by kanezfan Almost positive it's 25 servers. If they were going to merge servers, I think they would have done it by now. The game is dead and they know it. They want it to die and not merging servers proves it. If you had many people to play with, to sell things to, you'd be less likely to quit than if you remained on your dead server. But dont worry, obraik will post soon, assuring us that there's plenty of population and that the game will thrive on, until at least 2371. LoL. Now THAT is a funny statement. You are implying that SOE is altruistic, and that they dont WANT to make any more money off of this. It sure is funny to have someone put out the idea that SOE isnt in it for the money. What has SOE done to make you think they are after money? I see a poorly managed company that is openly hostile towards their customers. SOE seems to have the attitude that they are doing a favor for people and are mad at us for not heaping praise upon them. They certianly don't act like a company that wants to make money.
Rekrul Novice Member Joined: 2/09/06 Posts: 2963	1/18/07 3:30:57 PM#24 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) I was on during holidays on the free trial. Lag - is bad. Nothing is going on, but its bad. The clusters were probably consolidated to an absolute minimum number of machines. When I say bad lag, I mean bad as during the Bastion raids. And no, there werent 500+ people in the same zone. Gameplay - meh, its NGE. I cant say better or worse, but its NGE. Bugs - same old, same old. No more no less. Population - same old, same old. Same old names, same old players, same old guilds, same old. Population is only in hotspots (Eisley, restuss). The rest is an odd player here and there. POIs and scenic locations are empty. I ran around lots of servers. The only server worth mentioning still is of course Bria. The rest is painfully abandoned. From what Ive seen, SWG is running on some spare machines they still have lying around. It can probably run on them for a while. Population is at rock bottom, at least it wont get lower. If they can keep it running like this, it can run forever. Its currently in same state as DaOC or AO. Not DnL dead, but in its outgoing phase. You have the same die-hard fans playing, but thats it. This wont change, just like it doesnt change for other games. The only question about longevity here is whether these nominal costs are low enough to break even. If they are, the game can run for as long as needed. UO however is in healthy state for a game of its age. PS. This post is missing apostrophes, whenever I hit the apostrophe key, firefox opens search bar - go figure.
dgenem Novice Member Joined: 4/12/06 Posts: 47	1/18/07 3:32:44 PM#25 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by dirtyd77 Originally posted by Kyleran Originally posted by dirtyd77 Originally posted by Wildcat84 The population is now way too low to even support the operating costs of the machines, bandwidth, CSR's,forums, and the 2-3 devs they have left much less the $10 mil license fee from LEC. As I stated back in the summer, I think the shutdown is imminent. The only way they have out is classic. Which I doubt they will do. Where are your facts. You are completely just making stuff up now. I play on 3 different servers and the population is higher than it has been in in over a year. There are alot of new players along with vets returning to the game. You guys are funny I understand the hatred for SOE and the game now hell I have been playing since Dec '03 I went through everything that everyone else did. I went away for awhile took a much needed break to let go of being pissed. I mean really show me the facts instead of coming in here and just pulling something out of your arse just to say it. This gets so old! Did you see this post? Unless he is totally lying (a possiblity I grant you) this might count as a "fact" Originally posted by Bullvied I started a trial account the other day on Lowca and did a /who at all the major starports.The most populated one was Eisley.There where 9 people there.All others together didnt add up to 20 people.It was like being in the Twilight Zone.I did love the game and even if i made myself accept the new combat system i couldnt run a business becoue there is no one to sell anything too. Kyleran, Um yes I did see his post. There is not one thing in there that is a fact not one. He is simply throwing words out there. How does he know what the operating cost are? And the 2-3 devs statement is a flat out lie. I know this because I do play everyday still and have seen at least 15-20 devs in game at different times. Lol, name 5 DEVS that are still with SWG. DEVs, not just red names, GMs or CSRs. You do know Helios is no longer with SWG right?
Lateris Apprentice Member Joined: 12/29/05 Posts: 1728 ~Back to the positive perspective~	1/18/07 3:42:24 PM#26 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) It is very silent over at the SWG site- no announcements.
dirtyd77 Advanced Member Joined: 11/28/06 Posts: 301 Your "best"! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and fuck the prom queen.	1/18/07 3:52:36 PM#27 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Addy, Rouge 5, Tunso, Jneri, Gris, Neif, Chrysalide, Tereb, Vapor. Here is the link to there next chat they will be having to discuss the upcoming chapter 5 trader revamp http://swg.stratics.com/content/news/GeneralNews.php#newsitem1168527506,75953, I was wrong in my quote from before so I apologize. I was talking about gm's not devs that I had seen running around in the game. All i can say is what I see when I log on everyday. That happens to be in my eyes a growth in what was an anemic population this time a year ago. They fix alot of bugs on a weekly basis thats an improvement in my eyes. Anyway it is pointless to argue. Whats done is done and there is no changing that. I do feel this post is premature though. Mark my words the game will not be shut down any time soon. I know you guys are hoping for that but it's just not going to happen
Motorhead Novice Member Joined: 11/05/03 Posts: 1192 I''m like a Super Hero without any of the powers or motivation.	1/18/07 4:26:24 PM#28 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by Wildcat84 As I stated back in the summer, I think the shutdown is imminent. So you stated last summer that the shutdown was imminent, and it didn't happen. Now you're stating again that shutdown is imminent. Excuse me if I take your post with a grain of salt. ---------------------------------------------- "Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb." -- Batman
Bullvied Novice Member Joined: 1/07/07 Posts: 37 PA:GECKO of Lowca	1/18/07 5:23:53 PM#29 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) I cant back what anyone else says ,but what i posted was factual. Emmanuel Egelid <GECKO> www.geckoguild.com
Hamrtime Apprentice Member Joined: 12/27/05 Posts: 207	1/18/07 5:53:43 PM#30 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) I am a day one vet who quit right after the nge and resubs every once in a while with a glimmer of hope that swg has become fun again. With the exception of 2 months ago, everytime I resub, there has been less and less players ingame. I go from city to city (including player cities) looking for old friends or even a sign of activity only to be disappointed just as much as I was the last time I resub'd . I walk through dead cities that at one time were thriving with players. I did see a little bit more activity this last time but it wasnt much better than before. I mean...if you see an average of 10 players everytime you log on and the next time you see 13 thats quite a difference when youre talking in small numbers. Lets face it. As much as I hate to say it the OP is right. The game is dying. It cant go on in its current state that much longer. The content sucks, pvp sucks, crafting sucks. The whole game smells of rotting flesh. It is NOTHING like it was when it was first released.
petepppp Novice Member Joined: 12/23/06 Posts: 57	1/18/07 5:55:15 PM#31 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) It isn't completely bad. You guys probably play on the less populated servers. Servers like Bria still have a lot of people, but quite a bit less than before NGE. I predict the game will keep going for a while. Don't get me wrong, I HATE THE NGE, but as the developers keep improving the game, it will see an increase in players. The professions it looks like, will get a little bit better. They are working on "improvements." Sorry if anyone posted something like this before, I skipped through most of this. -->-->-->
eshi Novice Member Joined: 3/17/06 Posts: 91 "Live Long and Game"	1/18/07 5:59:37 PM#32 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) yea, i would have to say that SWG has a TON less players than they did their first year, and before pre-suck, but after the suckage came people who loved the release version quit, i know i did along with all my friends. So to say that servers are still populated by alot is like saying o theres alot of milk in my 10oz bottle, when the other day the bottle was 30oz. Kinda a weird analogy, but what i'm saying is that if you compare the amount of people now to before its dwindled down to nothiness. Just thought i'd throw this out there, since alot of people i noticed say: "lots of people play", but in comparison to what? checkers? edit: Petepp this isn't in response to you, or anyone here, cause well i didn't read any of it, just thought this would be a good place to post this http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y239/Tabatron/Fading-SWGEMU.gif http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y239/Tabatron/Fading-SWGEMU.gif
BlazinBlades Novice Member Joined: 6/07/06 Posts: 1239 Jedi's dress like queers...and their sense of fashion is straight out of a Kmart store.....	1/18/07 7:24:15 PM#33 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by Wildcat84 The population is now way too low to even support the operating costs of the machines, bandwidth, CSR's,forums, and the 2-3 devs they have left much less the $10 mil license fee from LEC. As I stated back in the summer, I think the shutdown is imminent. The only way they have out is classic. Which I doubt they will do. How would you know???? Bring it on down now. Damn byotch dat aint no friggn moon fool, dat be a friggn space station byotch.
dgenem Novice Member Joined: 4/12/06 Posts: 47	1/18/07 7:39:18 PM#34 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by dirtyd77 Addy, Rouge 5, Tunso, Jneri, Gris, Neif, Chrysalide, Tereb, Vapor. Here is the link to there next chat they will be having to discuss the upcoming chapter 5 trader revamp http://swg.stratics.com/content/news/GeneralNews.php#newsitem1168527506,75953, I was wrong in my quote from before so I apologize. I was talking about gm's not devs that I had seen running around in the game. All i can say is what I see when I log on everyday. That happens to be in my eyes a growth in what was an anemic population this time a year ago. They fix alot of bugs on a weekly basis thats an improvement in my eyes. Anyway it is pointless to argue. Whats done is done and there is no changing that. I do feel this post is premature though. Mark my words the game will not be shut down any time soon. I know you guys are hoping for that but it's just not going to happen Jneri is a LA producer, not a DEV. So is Neif. Gris is/was an AP. Tereb I thought only compiled publishes, not an actual code writer, but I'll give you that anyways. Anyone have a good count of how many DEVs we did have during the peak? I mean actual programmers, not producers, Smedlies, assistants, towel boy or janitors, lol. As for SWG's demise, I will only believe when I see it. IMHO it's pretty dead and I'm waiting to see what the trader revamp does. AND A DARN HOUSING PURGE!
RyuukoGo Novice Member Joined: 8/06/06 Posts: 236	1/18/07 8:11:44 PM#35 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Before it gets shut down a "Focus Group" has to decide the date. If it is announced it is going down...my guess the announcement will be before the end of March....and six months after that it will close.
Hamrtime Apprentice Member Joined: 12/27/05 Posts: 207	1/18/07 8:51:35 PM#36 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by petepppp It isn't completely bad. You guys probably play on the less populated servers. Servers like Bria still have a lot of people, but quite a bit less than before NGE. I predict the game will keep going for a while. Don't get me wrong, I HATE THE NGE, but as the developers keep improving the game, it will see an increase in players. The professions it looks like, will get a little bit better. They are working on "improvements." Sorry if anyone posted something like this before, I skipped through most of this. -->-->--> I was (am) on a populated server, bloodfin. Bloodfin today is considered one of the top 5 in server population and it is earily empty. And as far as improvements, we have heard that "same ole song and dance" ever since they released the nge. Like I said in my earlier post. Every time I resub I look for improvements in the game with disappointing results. The funny thing is, if SOE had any balls they would come out and say they made a big mistake and at least take the game back to the CU and work on it from there. The NGE was by far the biggest mistake ever made in mmorpg history but most of you already know that.
petepppp Novice Member Joined: 12/23/06 Posts: 57	1/18/07 9:16:22 PM#37 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Your right about that, Hamrtime. Sort of like Bush and the war in Iraq...nvm. Please don't kill me! -->-->--> (sry, I love to group those emoticons, any excuse to do so. Good ol' time smily face beat up fun.)
Obraik Ewok Joined: 5/02/05 Posts: 7267	1/18/07 10:19:29 PM#38 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Heh, like it was meant to shutdown this time last year? I'm sure we'll probably be here again this time next year having the same argument all over again :D
acmtalk Novice Member Joined: 7/17/04 Posts: 403	1/18/07 11:35:54 PM#39 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Well The reason that SWG still have its 50 people playing it, It's because the new mmos of 06 "Suxed!!" really bad!!, Now with burnning crusade, out there, vanguard, age of conan, WAR, Aion, And maybe if Darkfall is released, The population of swg will drop even more, Only way to get people to play This POS, is to bring pre-cu or Cu back, NGE just Sux! It's too bad! Only the really die hard fans, would play this crap.
Xyang Novice Member Joined: 2/14/06 Posts: 219 Don''t cry that you''re being walked on if you act like a carpet.	1/18/07 11:37:37 PM#40 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by Wildcat84 The population is now way too low to even support the operating costs of the machines, bandwidth, CSR's,forums, and the 2-3 devs they have left much less the $10 mil license fee from LEC. As I stated back in the summer, I think the shutdown is imminent. The only way they have out is classic. Which I doubt they will do. GOOD RIDDANCE! What deserves to be done, deserves to be "well" done...