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6/01/10 5:40:41 PM#41
Launching this in the fall seems to be a little inconsiderate of ToR which is probably going for a Spring 2011 launch. As ToR is aiming for the causal younger market (I know some people won't believe me but trust in that there will be cartoonish graphics, no violence and much single player goodness) and this clone wars F2P seems to be lauched at the causal younger market as well. Only it will be out first and liable to be more popular in this demographic with it being free to play. The causal gamer may dislike the idea of paying to play and with this and GW2 on the market around the launch of ToR this may see a loss in some of the potential player base.
I know ToR will no doubt be a vastly superior game but when you need 2 million subs to make a profit, you don't really want to be going into the market just after christmas (when people are often a little broke) with tons of competition much of which is free to play. Or at least it wouldn't seen like a good idea to me. |
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6/01/10 5:45:12 PM#42
Originally posted by Korithian You speak as if George Lucas understands, or would even care if he did, reason. -Letting Derek Smart work on your game is like letting Osama bin Laden work in the White House. Something will burn.- |
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kellerman24
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Joined: 5/10/10
Played: Almost everything (f2p and p2p) |
6/01/10 5:54:05 PM#43
It may be aimed at kids, but when it will come out I will definitely give it a try!
We're all kids somewhere deep in our hearts ... I hope :) |
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6/01/10 6:04:44 PM#44
oh god...... 1) I'd never let my kid play a f2p trash 2) my kid (6 yo atm) doesn't give a rat's ass about star wars IP, she sees it as fake - funny but fake. she digs michael ende and old disney cartoons. new ones are "fake". machinarium is the only pc game she really appreciates. us old dinosaurs bought whole thing with star wars and whatnot lock stock and barrel - new guns see it for what it is, especially what it has become bleh... teh capitalist imperium (tries to) strike again.... coca cola zero anyone? george, you should really try to get off that arty entertainy your-own-kids-rob-you-with-starry-eyes stuff... it's so eighty-nineties.. gmo food and carbon monopolies are teh stuff right now. pathetic. hope the investors get their money back. pity to see old folks homeless. |
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6/01/10 6:11:57 PM#45
Originally posted by heerobya
I was literally thinking the same thing as I was reading about the new clone wars kiddy MMO... Hopefully, this will be reason enough for Bioware to target the 18+ crowd for TOR... Rallithon Oakthornn |
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6/01/10 6:30:02 PM#46
It was as if a million Star Wars fans cried out at once, and then were silenced...
SOE? Really, Lucas Arts? You are the Bart Simpson of the universe, and SOE is the electrified snack on he counter. And you Just. Don't. Learn. |
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Gravarg
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Joined: 8/24/06
"Wardens only port the people we need for a fellowship." |
6/01/10 6:42:10 PM#47
I liked the clone wars games for the Wii, but this game has SOE behind it. Only means one thing...$$$$$$. SOE is so greedy, I won't touch any of thier games. They hook you in, then next thing you know you'll have a $50,000 credit card bill in the mail lol
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6/01/10 7:06:05 PM#48
Originally posted by Gravarg Aww, they ain't THAT bad...maybe $10,000...:P |
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6/01/10 7:15:31 PM#49
Player: "Holy crap, I just looted a [ Lightsabre of Kraytian Death ]! WOOT!!" SOE the following day: "As you've seen in our Station Cash Storefront, the "Lightsabre of Kraytian Death" is now available to everyone for the low price of $25.00. Unfortunately, some loot tables ingame were mixed up before this announcement, allowing the "Lightsabre of Kraytian Death" to become droppable. This has been rectified, and anyone who received this item through ingame means will find it has been removed from their inventory and replaced with a fashionable "I love SOE" tunic as compensation. We regret the inconvenience." -Letting Derek Smart work on your game is like letting Osama bin Laden work in the White House. Something will burn.- |
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6/01/10 8:07:11 PM#50
It's FarmVille for Star Wars fans. |
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6/01/10 8:09:21 PM#51
Originally posted by Rhaeldric You'll probably find more Star Wars fans playing Farmville rather than this dreck. -Letting Derek Smart work on your game is like letting Osama bin Laden work in the White House. Something will burn.- |
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6/01/10 9:19:01 PM#52
Lets wait and see how this turns out and then pass judgement. personally i think it may be a great testing ground to see how they should launch SWTOR. I hope they have great success with this. |
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6/01/10 9:37:09 PM#53
Originally posted by r0hit Lol, sorry, don't be mad at me, but one with your fancy and colourful avatar should LOVE the "children aspect", hehe. ^^ |
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6/01/10 10:26:37 PM#54
Originally posted by BowWake Homer Simpson's more like it... |
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6/02/10 12:14:22 AM#55
It's Free Realms 2 with a Star Wars Skin Have some cool aid, and noob it up some more. |
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6/02/10 12:37:52 AM#56
Originally posted by eyeswideopen That was SOE own fault dont blame SW itself. then it comes to SWTOR that graphic art they have now is epic fail it belongs to the 90s i think that Bioware ned to rethink about this sure i like cartoon but not to this game they can so much better then this. |
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6/02/10 12:53:49 AM#57
Will have to tell this guy I work with, his son loves Clone Wars so would love to play this I bet. |
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6/02/10 1:31:40 AM#58
Our spirit was here long before you Long before us And long will it be after your pride brings you to your end |
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6/02/10 2:29:27 AM#59
This is not going to do well...at least TOR's design choices it the design for the source material. As soon as they introduced this cartoon-y style into a monie it was kind of a smack of the face for all older star wars fans. Although if you've watched the show, some of the stuff looks really cool. But I doubt they can get that kind of effect in a game. |
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6/02/10 4:41:55 AM#60
I heard about this a while ago, but I didn't realize it was so close to coming out. From this announcement it looks as though Sony will be using the same tactics they used with Free Realms. I have to say that I really loathe games that advertise as free to play and target children. It WILL NOT be free to play. Free Realms worked as F2P for the first couple of months, but now you can only advance to level 5 and only play certain professions for free, otherwise, you have to pay a $5 monthly subscription. You can buy certain items with in-game money, but must pay for other items with "station cash", which you have to purchase. Add to the fact that, as far as I've seen, the only updates that the game recieves is to the station store, which again, is the market that requires real money to buy items. Factor in a trading card game, which will no doubt have rare cards for loot that can't be gotten in-game, driving kids to buy card packs for the chance at getting them. In my opinion, this sales tactic promotes the idea of legalized gambling for kids. People may argue that kids need their parents' credit card to buy them, but that's not the case. Kids can buy game cards for station cash at gas stations and all kinds of other retail outlets with or without their parents' permission. It is, of course, parents' responsibility to govern what their kids are doing, and what they spend money on. At the same time, however, I think it's pretty low of both SOE and LA to actively use Star Wars to make money off of children using the kind of tricks being touted in this release. This is a far cry from selling kids toys and toothpaste with Yoda's picture on it.
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