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• • The MMO Report

  • Really nice section on Jumpgate in the MMO Report:

    http://www.g4tv.com/xplay/blog/post/687282/The_MMO_Report_E3_08_Special_Part_1.html

     

  • Posted: 7/20/08 8:24 AM
    Jumpgate Evolution
• • [POLL] Mark Jacobs puts the smackdown on an impatiet WHA admin

  • Originally posted by Satarious
    

    
    Second, I really resent the usage of the word "tricks" in a manner to suggest that we are, gee, trying to trick someone. If we wanted to trick players, that would be easy, we would talk about all the things that the players can look forward to being in the game at launch, pretend that they will be in at launch, promise them the earth, moon and sky and get them all excited even though we know that they won't be in at launch. That's been done too many times in MMO history and we aren't going to do that.

    
     

    Oh really? Are you really not doing that? Well excuse me, but what are today's announcements about removing 4 classes and 4 cities if not EXACTLY that.

    I personally think Browncoat called it dead on.

  • Posted: 7/11/08 3:02 PM
    WAR (Warhammer Online)
• • Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning: Mark Jacobs Interview Part Two

  • This news is a fucking disaster. Reducing to 2 capitals will probably make people roll Chaos and Empire careers leaving the other two depopulated. Also, its been said that has a quick fix you need to fight and win the war in 2 campaigns before you get to lay seige to Altdorf. That is just plain bad IMO. It reduces the entire game down to points. The lore and logic of taking ground and keeps and strategic points on the map goes out the window.

    What effect does a captured keep in the high elf area (just for instance) have on the defence of Altdorf for christsake! Everything in the two campaigns lacking cities has just been reduced to so much victory point grinding material.

    Some people seem to think the missing classes will be added after launch, but Jeff has already stated that is still under discussion! Under discussion!! With the usual post lauch fixes to do, does anyone believe Mythic will have the time to redo those four classes?

  • Posted: 7/11/08 11:26 AM
    General Discussion
• • Age of Conan: Funcom boasts 700,000 Accounts

  • 700,000 accounts? That is really good going... I wonder how many are active?

  • Posted: 7/01/08 11:11 AM
    General Discussion
• • Age of Conan Subscriber Numbers

  • Originally posted by woody1974
    

    Originally posted by checkthis500
    

    Not true.  500k x $50 = 25Mil.  Math FTW. (Assuming they sold half of the 1Mil shipped boxes)
     

     

    Sorry to disappoint you bud, but it is not 500k x $50. The game isn't the same price in every country for 1, second thats just for the basic copy, thats not even for the collectors edition ($79.99). Getting Faqs straight FTW.

    
     

    Lets not forget that what the shops charge customers is the retail price. I have no idea how much Funcom charges retailers on a box by box basis, but if the shops carge us $50, you can be sure Fncom only gets about $20-$30 or less per box.

    Whatever it is, these sorts of things are usually sold to retailers on a "sale or return" basis. Any unsold stock is returned, just like the publishing industry.

  • Posted: 6/29/08 10:40 AM
    Age of Conan