WAR (Warhammer Online)

Originally posted by leshtricity

Originally posted by Ascension08

Originally posted by boognish75

Originally posted by Ascension08

Originally posted by boognish75

welcome to ea-games, where they buy out smaller company's, mess with there mmo's and shut em down and cancell them, why anyone gets involved with ea-games is beyond me, they make soe look like saints.

Yeah, because WAR will be a total disaster and no one will play it and we can blame EA.

/sarcasm off

 

I never said warhammer will be a disater, I just hope mythic doesnt let any ea-games person near this, hope it doesnt end up like the last 3 mmo's ea-games touched. And yes I am still heated about earth and beyond, and the racing one, sims online i did not have any feelings for, but i did feel bad for its playerbase.

Sounded like it was implied, BUT as long as you know that 1) EA got a new CEO and 2) Mythic is running the show then everything's fine .

Mythic isn't running the show. And EA having a new CEO doesn't mean shit. If you honestly think that there aren't EA guys looking over Mythic's shoulders then you're living in a dream world.

EA is a horrible company and they deserve all of the flak they get. I should know, I worked there.

Nobody said EA wasn't watching them, but you're just trying to inflate your "I Know All" ego if you think Mythic isn't running the show.  And actually, EA having a new CEO does mean a lot more than you think.

I can guarantee EA knew about the content cuts, I'm not going to deny that.  All I'm saying is Mythic is in charge of WAR development, EA is just watching them to make sure they get more money out of it than putting into it.

Originally posted by leshtricity

Mythic isn't running the show. And EA having a new CEO doesn't mean shit. If you honestly think that there aren't EA guys looking over Mythic's shoulders then you're living in a dream world.

EA is a horrible company and they deserve all of the flak they get. I should know, I worked there.

What EA developer did you work for?  From my place it looks like John is making great strides in keeping the creative developments of the individual MMO's separate from other EA divisions.

EA MMO development teams have tons less of EA corporate maangement hovering over them.  Most of the oversight is just accounting.

Originally posted by Borkotron

For the first time ever, I'm looking forward to playing an MMO and not because of any game related issue. I have, like many of you, railed against MMOs who failed or didn't do things right (Vanguard comes to mind). But, I am so fortunate that I've met a female who is just as geeky as I am and by the time WAR Is released, we'll be living together in England and playing an MMO side-by-side. For all my years playing MMOs, I can't think of a better reason now to play.

I really don't care what cities or careers will or will not be included upon launch. All I care about is playing a game with my love and enjoying a fantasy setting we can both appreciate. Yes, she's a RL table-top Warhammer fan (and so is her son). Because of her, she has brought me back to the hobbies of Games Workshop...something I haven't been involved with for at least ten years!

i found mine in wow lol, and if all works out will be living in PA in a few months

Originally posted by solareus

www.g4tv.com/mmoreport/videos/27197/The_MMO_Report_E3_08_Special_Part_1.html

The question was asked and I think the rep gave a decent answer , also want to say this guy did a lot better job representing the game then those 2 dudes last year.

Wow thank you for that link.  I wish they would put that guy in charge of public relations.  Mark Jacobs drives me nuts the way he talks, but I could really relate to that guy. 

Originally posted by Tee312

Originally posted by leshtricity

Originally posted by Ascension08

Originally posted by boognish75

Originally posted by Ascension08

Originally posted by boognish75

welcome to ea-games, where they buy out smaller company's, mess with there mmo's and shut em down and cancell them, why anyone gets involved with ea-games is beyond me, they make soe look like saints.

Yeah, because WAR will be a total disaster and no one will play it and we can blame EA.

/sarcasm off

 

I never said warhammer will be a disater, I just hope mythic doesnt let any ea-games person near this, hope it doesnt end up like the last 3 mmo's ea-games touched. And yes I am still heated about earth and beyond, and the racing one, sims online i did not have any feelings for, but i did feel bad for its playerbase.

Sounded like it was implied, BUT as long as you know that 1) EA got a new CEO and 2) Mythic is running the show then everything's fine .

Mythic isn't running the show. And EA having a new CEO doesn't mean shit. If you honestly think that there aren't EA guys looking over Mythic's shoulders then you're living in a dream world.

EA is a horrible company and they deserve all of the flak they get. I should know, I worked there.

 

Nobody said EA wasn't watching them, but you're just trying to inflate your "I Know All" ego if you think Mythic isn't running the show.  And actually, EA having a new CEO does mean a lot more than you think.

I can guarantee EA knew about the content cuts, I'm not going to deny that.  All I'm saying is Mythic is in charge of WAR development, EA is just watching them to make sure they get more money out of it than putting into it.

Normally a lurker, but sorry had to respond to this.

The person paying the bills is the person in charge. End of story. If EA says jump, then Mythic will jump. That's just a fact of life. The person with the money wins. Lets just hope that EA listens to Mythic and accepts their suggestions and desires. But when push comes to shove, the person paying the paycheck is the person who is in charge and to think that is not the case is foolish.

Originally posted by Bravnik

 

Normally a lurker, but sorry had to respond to this.

The person paying the bills is the person in charge. End of story. If EA says jump, then Mythic will jump. That's just a fact of life. The person with the money wins. Lets just hope that EA listens to Mythic and accepts their suggestions and desires. But when push comes to shove, the person paying the paycheck is the person who is in charge and to think that is not the case is foolish.

 

Thats the beauty of it being an IP Game.  EA doesn't OWN the warhammer franchise.  Games Workshop does and if EA was to force Mythics hand into something GW didn't like GW can go "F you" and terminate the liscence agreement.    EA won't force something on Mythic that GW won't approve if they know whats good for their bank accounts.

I doubt the license is so one sided that games workshop can yank the license for any reason they want and leave Mythic/EA out millions upon millions of dollars they have invested in making the game.

Originally posted by Daffid011

I doubt the license is so one sided that games workshop can yank the license for any reason they want and leave Mythic/EA out millions upon millions of dollars they have invested in making the game.

 

 

 I agree with this. however I am sure GW does still have alot of pull.

Originally posted by jerlot65

Originally posted by Daffid011

I doubt the license is so one sided that games workshop can yank the license for any reason they want and leave Mythic/EA out millions upon millions of dollars they have invested in making the game.

 

 

 
 

 I agree with this. however I am sure GW does still have alot of pull.

I am fairly certain all three groups are wililng to cooperate since it would likely make a legal mess if EA tried to do something GW didn't like or if GW pulled the plug, or if Mythic did something... etc...  

None of the companies want there to be a problem, so I believe that EA is willing to cede to GW's wishes. Not like EA is really ACHING for money...

Play nice to avoid the courts... it costs much less than just extending the development a few months.