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IcoGames 11/23/05 7:14:59 AM
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Bama1267 11/23/05 11:05:51 AM
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Bama1267 11/23/05 11:07:16 AM
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Finduilas 11/30/05 2:28:39 PM
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Hmm. and ofcourse you are an industry insider with great knowledge the business, right? No, you read some company press release that took that as word. Below however IS from an industry expert, and adds to what I've previously said. You can choose to blindly accept your darling Blizzard's press reports if you want, that's tour choice, you can also accept EVERYTHING your government tells you too. http://www.vanguardsoh.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=29572&pagenumber=1 In the meantime, this game, one that takes from both what makes single player games and MMOGs compelling, almost perfectly intertwines them, and on top of that builds on an IP that is very popular world-wide, pre-existing distribution channels (again world wide), and has the Blizzard name behind it, has broken all sales records. It likely also has broken all MMOG revenue records. It’s unclear, and may be for some time, if it’s broken all profit records, as the game is reputed to have cost $75 million just to develop, and another 25$M and growing to market and continue to distribute and make available. Also, successful penetration into countries like China, while definitely something to study and revere, also yield approximately $2.00 a user, not the $15 bucks a month to which most are accustomed. Lastly, on a side note, remember that Asian subscribers are counted as someone who either plays a lot or just went into a cyber café and played only once. They’re counted the same way – as a subscriber. This should be kept in mind when considering numbers, revenue, etc., especially in the Asian market. Note that I don’t say this to downplay WoW’s king of the hill status in anyway – they set out to make a very wide appealing MMOG and most certainly met and exceeded those goals. And yes, I expect you to claim that the above is just sour grapes, or something, because it does not agree with what you believe it MUST be a lie, right?
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Shadoh 12/04/05 9:04:28 AM
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Why'd you make this post? people are just going to |
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paravion 12/04/05 8:41:23 PM
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nobody likes to pay monthly fees ok? admit it... we pay cause we are all hooked like cigarettes ok? admit it
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krenalor 12/04/05 8:48:08 PM
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Age 17 says it all.......go play vanguard with the rest of the kiddies. |
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Finduilas 12/05/05 8:21:31 AM
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Eh? I know where you got the first part of that sentence, but the second part? From what I've seen Ass is a young kid that doesn't like to pay his way. That's why he likes guildwars, no monthly fee. However, Vanguard? Where'd you get that from? Firstly it is being make to AVOID kiddies, such as those that play WoW, secondly, you cannot "go play it" yet, it is still in limited beta. You think Vanguard is for kiddies, yet you play WoW and diablo? Sheesh. |
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DigableD 12/06/05 9:27:20 AM
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"Your soundcard works perfectly" |
capitalism 101 |
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mlambert890 12/06/05 11:36:48 PM
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