They wont shut down SWTOR, they keep WAR going and it cant possibly have more players then TOR.

Originally posted by Istavaan

I'm delighted that this game failed, i hate EA and what they stand for as a company.

Hate the company, not the games.  EA might not be the best company, but many of their games, which are produced by OTHER COMPANIES that just happen to be owned by EA are good.  The company's practices might not be agreeable, but that doesn't mean you have to hate games that they own but did not produce (that's like hating Champions Online because you hate Perfect World Entertainment).

LOL OPs numbers are pretty good if your honest and looking logicaly at whats going on in game. I've been on two heavy pop servers and at peak during the first week of game it was soemthing like 430 empire side on main base about 50 on afew planets 20 on afew more 10-15 on others so total approx 7-800ish and on the pub side it was 280 main base 20 on afew 10 on afew 8 on afew for a total of 4-500ish so if that the first few weeks of release on a Heavy server 1500-2k would make heavy. From those numbers I have watched the drop and standard is apporximately1k-500 total server pop. light is 500-. Now with those numbers based on experience and common sense knowing there have only been like 3 heavy servers for months and rest 20 standard rest light (given Bioware isn't fudging the status # agian) even with 156 the math doesnt add up to what Bio/EA have been feeding us even if we give them the high end of each lvl of server pop for whats shown daily.

FYI to all the fanboys there has never been a server with 2k people on at once, since launch lol and I played Anchorhead which was one of the Highest pops first few weeks till subs and server hopin started, until maybe now that they stuck every one on 4 or 5 servers thats left

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Originally posted by SpottyGekko
If SWTOR really has only 200-300K players left, then EA will shut it down very quickly. They shut down E&B because it wasn't "profitable enough", so they definitely won't run a loss-making game.

 

So as long as SWTOR is open for business, it means EA are making "enough" profit, regardless of what third-party sites may say about the population 

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LOL !! the game is already made -- 300k subs paying $15 per month is actually RECOVERING their initial investments. the game is done with the expensive initial investment, now is when they MAKE that money back and 300k is a healthy profit for a MMO. try making some sense when you talk. if they got 50k players, then yes keeping it up and running could be considered a loss. But at this point, any MMO will make a profit off 2-300k subs. give us a break.

Originally posted by Istavaan

I'm delighted that this game failed, i hate EA and what they stand for as a company.

      I didnt want the game to fail per se, but I didnt like that SWG was shut down bascially for this game and this is what we get.... Also its yet another in a long line of MMOs that is so incredibly overhyped that there is no way anyone should ever perorder a game without playing it first.

Originally posted by bbates024

They wont shut down SWTOR, they keep WAR going and it cant possibly have more players then TOR.

WAR does not have a huge IP/license fee associated with it.

The only way this game will stay going longterm, is if the licensing fee is re-negotiated at some point.  It was not foreseen that the population of this game was going to collapse so quickly, and the "deal" with LA all but certainly reflects that. That original deal has to change.

No way the game stays around otherwise.

Originally posted by SpottyGekko

If SWTOR really has only 200-300K players left, then EA will shut it down very quickly. They shut down E&B because it wasn't "profitable enough", so they definitely won't run a loss-making game.

 

So as long as SWTOR is open for business, it means EA are making "enough" profit, regardless of what third-party sites may say about the population 

Originally posted by Opapanax

Originally posted by SpottyGekko

If SWTOR really has only 200-300K players left, then EA will shut it down very quickly. They shut down E&B because it wasn't "profitable enough", so they definitely won't run a loss-making game.

 

So as long as SWTOR is open for business, it means EA are making "enough" profit, regardless of what third-party sites may say about the population 

 

Remember they have to be as "surprised" as us when more factual numbers are released. Even then there will be multiple cloak and dagger approaches to finding out.. Expect some "delays" with the whole shut down. An attempt to maintain face..

Suuuuuuure.

The game either floats on a P2P approach, or they go F2P with the mega cash shop. Either way, TOR isnt going anywhere.

I hope it doesnt go F2P, but that seems to be the business model these days. Games like EVE double dip.....sub plus cashing in on plex sales among players. I hope we see a non P2W item shop long before they consider F2P.

If I was in charge, I would add a bunch of DLC PVE content in conjunction with kicking out as much free PVE content as possible. EQ used that route(although the free DLC was minimal), and it was top dog until WoW hit. IMO the most important thing you can do for PVE gamers is keep the new content rolling.

Originally posted by Moaky07

If I was in charge, I would add a bunch of DLC PVE content in conjunction with kicking out as much free PVE content as possible. EQ used that route(although the free DLC was minimal), and it was top dog until WoW hit. IMO the most important thing you can do for PVE gamers is keep the new content rolling.

Dunno man, i can't be the only one who burned out of the game before even reaching socalled endgame ...

I mean after taking 3 classes to 30+ and all off the rest to atleast 20+ i could see exactly where this was going. The mere thought of doing all this shit again(gear treadmill grinding crafting etc) and again and again for the next couple years turned me off. I mean i have a like half a dozen 80s in WoW, and i so do not want a repeat of that ... I liked the dungeons i had seen, but i just knew i would be sick of them the 20th time around, and thats a low figure if you twink alot.

I think the problem was that the way to the endgame was just plain uninteresting. Yeah yeah the story was nice. Really it was. But if i want a nice story i just go and read a book. Unlocking the CS to get the story bits by doing stupid repetetive tasks(aka quests) just seemed like a waste of time. Neither the quests themselves nor the combat mechanics where in the least interesting, every class played like a hunter basically, send in pet to tank --> nuke.

It was really really boring, conceptually i mean. Never felt leveling my char being such a chore. The game was severely lacking variety imho, also it had a "on rails" feeling thats kinda above and beyond normal themeparks, what with those questcahins for companions and your ship etc. What happened to alternative ways to level? Even warhammer was conceptually further evolved(though flawed in execution).

The way i see it the only things this game added to the genre where cutscenes for quests and free pets during solo play to make combat more boring. They literally managed to devolve in almost any other regard, be it technical stuff like how many players the engine can handle, amount of classes(4 base with specialization at later point, lots of shared skills, mirror factions), or even simple things like combat logs etc. Its like 2005 all over again.

Originally posted by Tyvolus

 

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Originally posted by SpottyGekko
If SWTOR really has only 200-300K players left, then EA will shut it down very quickly. They shut down E&B because it wasn't "profitable enough", so they definitely won't run a loss-making game.

 

 

So as long as SWTOR is open for business, it means EA are making "enough" profit, regardless of what third-party sites may say about the population 

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LOL !! the game is already made -- 300k subs paying $15 per month is actually RECOVERING their initial investments. the game is done with the expensive initial investment, now is when they MAKE that money back and 300k is a healthy profit for a MMO. try making some sense when you talk. if they got 50k players, then yes keeping it up and running could be considered a loss. But at this point, any MMO will make a profit off 2-300k subs. give us a break.

You are right.  Of course it will take them 10 years to make back the initial investment, but eventually they will get there...  Unless more people quit.  How many people fit on 30 servers anyway?

Originally posted by Moaky07

 

If I was in charge, I would add a bunch of DLC PVE content in conjunction with kicking out as much free PVE content as possible. EQ used that route(although the free DLC was minimal), and it was top dog until WoW hit. IMO the most important thing you can do for PVE gamers is keep the new content rolling.

 See in my view this game needs more open PVP options. There is already tons of heroics,flashpoints and operations. Plus there is a whole new planet coming .(most likely that solo planet that was talked about pre-launch)

They need to go back and fix Ilum. For all the problems it had, it was still the only place you could duke it out with a large group of people. Warzones get old after a certain point. All they have to do is keep the gear for warzones and add important resources to Ilum that are accessible to whichever side controls the planet. Then add control points  at different parts of the planet.How hard is that?

You're looking at non-peak times. There were like 8 full servers yesterday and 2 heavy's.

you ppl need to get over this starwars thing and just get ready to roll a panda,  besides the next WoW xpac will probably be in space anyways.

Originally posted by Valentina

You're looking at non-peak times. There were like 8 full servers yesterday and 2 heavy's.

 To be fair,that OP was done before the recent transfers.

Originally posted by zyklonian

you ppl need to get over this starwars thing and just get ready to roll a panda,  besides the next WoW xpac will probably be in space anyways.

 Um...no thanks . WOW just isn't my cup of tea. But by all means, enjoy the pandas.

Originally posted by ktanner3

Originally posted by Moaky07

 

If I was in charge, I would add a bunch of DLC PVE content in conjunction with kicking out as much free PVE content as possible. EQ used that route(although the free DLC was minimal), and it was top dog until WoW hit. IMO the most important thing you can do for PVE gamers is keep the new content rolling.

 See in my view this game needs more open PVP options. There is already tons of heroics,flashpoints and operations. Plus there is a whole new planet coming .(most likely that solo planet that was talked about pre-launch)

They need to go back and fix Ilum. For all the problems it had, it was still the only place you could duke it out with a large group of people. Warzones get old after a certain point. All they have to do is keep the gear for warzones and add important resources to Ilum that are accessible to whichever side controls the planet. Then add control points  at different parts of the planet.How hard is that?

Sorry Kt, I like ya as a poster, but PVP is toast. I think those that did stay on PVP servers did so more for SWs than anything else. 

BW has done nothing but shoot themselves in the foot pertaining to PVP. Their forte was always PVE. There is already a good 1-49 base in place.....now they need to keep expanding the end game, and filling in details.I dont think you can win back PVP folks, but you can with PVE....EQ2 showed this once Hartsman took over, and it looks like he is up to his old bag of tricks with Rift.

Being as you play a heck of lot more than I do, I really hope it works out, but I just am not seeing it. If they could kick out several maps per quarter, and all would be good would be one thing.....it will be the proverbial "monkey screwing a football" though. BW and PVP just dont mix.

Didn't we have a thread like this already ? 

Where you can't actually guess the numbers..because there are no numbers to extrapolate anything from ?

Besides the point though,

When did 300k become a failure ? At eq's peak, arguably the second-most succesful MMO in the brief history of the genre..it had 550k subs.

UO, the first major success, had less then 200k.

Would you call either of these failures ? (Or call them failures now ? hovering around 100-250k pop each, and still making money..)

If WoW hadn't cornered the Asian market, would 300k look that bad compared to 900k-1 mil ?

As long as WZ's pop, and people are around to talk to, quest with. SWTOR is fine with me, and with the server transfers, it's exactly that. 

Originally posted by evianwater

 

When did 300k become a failure ? At eq's peak, arguably the second-most succesful MMO in the brief history of the genre..it had 550k subs.

 

UO, the first major success, had less then 200k.

 

None of those other games:

-Cost $200 mil+ to make and market, maybe as much as $300 mil including all the marketing to date.

-Lost at least 1 mil subs in the first 6 months

-Were hyped to the moon about being the biggest thing to hit the MMO genre, ever. Incuding the 60+ articles at this site alone.

-Had such high expectations, at all levels, attached to it.

There will not be another $200 mil MMO made for the next 5 years at least, maybe 10 years, maybe longer.

TOR is shaping up to be an example of what not to do in the MMO space, all its own.

There are many ways to be considered a failure, and TOR certainly qualifies in several catagories.

Originally posted by Burntvet

 

 

None of those other games:

-Cost $200 mil+ to make and market, maybe as much as $300 mil including all the marketing to datE

-And it showed.

-Lost at least 1 mil subs in the first 6 months

-Because they never reached a million to begin with. Most never even smelled 500k. That's like the musician that never had a hit bragging that his songs never dropped as far on the charts as the one hit wonder. 

-Were hyped to the moon about being the biggest thing to hit the MMO genre, ever

-Hyperbole

Incuding the 60+ articles at this site alone

-Yes I know, you guys are still peeved about those high scores that your precious favorites never got. 

-Had such high expectations, at all levels, attached to it.

 -Every MMO released has high expectations. You don't invest money in a project and not have expectations. 

There will not be another $200 mil MMO made for the next 5 years at least, maybe 10 years, maybe longer.

-Yeah, the future for MMOs will be great once developers stop investing so much money in them. Then you guys will be back playing by yourselves in those  low cost pieces of garbage that no one but yourselves think are great games.