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Tardcore
 Hard Core Member
Joined: 9/13/09
"A strange game. The only winning move is not to post." |
6/17/10 12:33:04 PM#21
So I'm guessing from now on WAR patch updates will be written by two janitors and the kid who delivers the sandwiches.
I saw a guy wearing a t-shirt that read "I'm with Stupid" . . . he was alone. Dark Pony for Pope. |
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6/17/10 12:33:45 PM#22
I had a lot of fun in WAR, and it's a shame to see the layoffs come so soon on the heels of the previous round. Hopefully it will survive in limbo the way Vangaurd currently does (though perhaps that's not the greatest comparison to make...)
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6/17/10 12:36:18 PM#23
The game wasn't/isn't great, but I never thought it horrible, just not for me. Such a shame that a talented company can fall so far, so fast. It just sucks that once again, the lower-level employees have to take the brunt of a backlash due to decisions by morons in upper management. That's the corporate world for you. Westwood Studios, Bullfrog Productions, Origin Systems, Pandemic Studios, Maxis, and Bioware. What do all of these fine game studios have in common? They made innovative, fun, and popular games. They were communicative with fans and greatly appreciated them. Also, they were all killed by EA. People, for the future of gaming, please do not buy EA products. |
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6/17/10 12:37:07 PM#24
I feel bad for EA. They thought they were acquiring a leader in the MMO genre and what they got was a one hit wonder has been crap factory. The only good MMO Mythic has made was the orginal DAoC in 2001 which they themselves ruined with yearly crappy expansions. EA wasted tens of millions on this bait and switch lame duck company. |
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6/17/10 12:40:23 PM#25
Originally posted by Rednecksith Amen to that brutha! |
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Comnitus
 Advanced Member
Joined: 6/03/09
Revenge is a dish best served with mayonnaise and those little cheesy things on sticks. |
6/17/10 12:46:20 PM#26
They were steadily improving with the last couple of patches, too. I don't know if Josh had any input on them, but he certainly was one of the more recognizable faces amongst the WAR staff. Shame.
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6/17/10 12:47:33 PM#27
Take a close look people. This same thing is going to happen to Bioware. |
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Comnitus
Advanced Member
Joined: 6/03/09
Revenge is a dish best served with mayonnaise and those little cheesy things on sticks. |
6/17/10 12:49:47 PM#28
Originally posted by Selenica Blizzard, too. And ArenaNet. And CCP. And SOE. And... eh, what the hell, let's throw in Turbine as well. Or did you have any evidence to suggest that it'll only happen to BioWare?
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6/17/10 12:51:54 PM#29
Soooooooooo many signs that the game is dying (if not dead). |
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6/17/10 1:10:29 PM#30
Its almost dead already, last time time when i played it was very empty. they need to do somethi9ng about that maybe add a big major continent or expansion or make war f2p :) |
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6/17/10 1:11:26 PM#31
Actually, I can blame EA. I've seen them part out too many other companies. They're greedy SOB's, and it has only gotten worse as time has gone on. It really is a shame after the strides that Mythic has made to correct issues and improve the game. |
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6/17/10 1:16:24 PM#32
One person being laid off doesn't constitute "a new round of layoffs". Is it just one guy or were others let go? |
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6/17/10 1:18:01 PM#33
Dear MMO Developers, If your game is not better then WoW on *ALL* aspects and fronts, open your source folder, hit Ctrl-A then the Delete key. Thanks. |
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6/17/10 1:22:56 PM#34
Originally posted by mxmissile So the only mmo besides WoW would be Eve then? Nothing compares to WoW when it comes to themepark or sandbox with the exception of eve due to it being radically different from everything else on the market. |
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6/17/10 1:28:56 PM#35
Originally posted by Tardcore The kid was laid off already, sorry. |
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6/17/10 1:28:58 PM#36
Originally posted by Comnitus You forgot Vigil aswell. |
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6/17/10 1:36:02 PM#37
Originally posted by Shadewalker well, this is from his twitter account: Quick note, then I'm going offline for a while: WAR isn't dying. The game is better now than ever before and more goodness is on the way. via web @70ms I honestly have no idea who else was let go. They marched me out first. FYI: I can't get into details (and, in fact, don't HAVE many more details), but it was a layoff. I wasn't fired and I still love Mythic. |
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6/17/10 1:38:51 PM#38
Damn, that's a sad shame. Perhaps we'll never see DAOC 2? :( |
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6/17/10 1:41:20 PM#39
Originally posted by Comnitus Because EA doesn't own Blizzard, ArenaNet, CCP or SOE. The main point there is that when Mythic and Bioware signed on with EA they became simply brands within a large corporate structure. There is no more Mythic or Bioware, any more than there is a Bullfrog or Origin Systems. They're slapping the Bioware sticker on TOR because it suits their purpose. Bioware has a good reputation in the gaming community and EA will trade off that reputation as much as they can. Mythic's very public failure with WAR (be it their own fault, EA's bad management or a combination) virtually assures the Mythic brand will eventually be put out to pasture - sooner rather than later if TOR proves to be a hit. |
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6/17/10 1:46:12 PM#40
I'm more inclined to blame EA since they have a reputation for being greedy fuckers that treat their employees like shit. Also just about every game they release is severely over rated since thye rely heavily on their publishing/advertising hype machine. I guess we'll see what the deal is once TOR comes around. I'm still pissed for EA shutting down EnB in favor of the fucking sims online. It is true though, if their MMO isn't competing realistically with WoW or the 'big dogs' in general almost out of the gate they see no reason to give it full support. Maybe they can figure out a way to exclusive rights to making MMO's so they can be mmo giants the same way they are NFL giants lol.
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