SOE's latest response to EQ's declining population

Itzena · 05-13-2005, 02:06 PM

http://eqlive.station.sony.com/commu...w.jsp?id=64050

Quote:

Today I am writing to tell you all that we will be increasing the subscription rate for EverQuest effective June 12, 2005 . The new monthly subscription rate will be $14.99/month.

Clug · 05-13-2005, 02:13 PM

They figure the only people still playing EQ are addicted enough that the price increase won't scare them off.

Expect more price increases in the future to milk the max amount they can from the addicts.

Jait · 05-13-2005, 02:14 PM

Chalk this up under: "Things that make you say WTF?"

edit: Taking another look at it, my only guess is that they want everyone on the "All Access" by making their primary subs so expensive. But still......WTF?

The Bog · 05-13-2005, 02:16 PM

Guys.
Stop hatin'.
Start participatin'.

EQ is the new WoW, or something.

Itzena · 05-13-2005, 02:26 PM

Does that mean that you're going to start posting rants about SOE on your blog?

The Bog · 05-13-2005, 02:26 PM

No, I'm actually considering making up an MMORPG and ranting about that.

Vaclav · 05-13-2005, 02:33 PM

So expensive? Huh...

Look at the rest of the market...

And unlike most of the other games which are actively designed to reduce the need for CS interaction, EQ's design almost neccesitates it in a bunch of situations.

This should've come as a shock to no one.

No one's lifestyle is going to change over a 7 cents a day increase in their EQ1 costs.

Find some new material to complain about.

Itzena · 05-13-2005, 02:38 PM

CSR costs?

Funny, I didn't know the average wage had increased by that much in Delhi....

Jait · 05-13-2005, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Vaclav
So expensive? Huh...

Look at the rest of the market...

And unlike most of the other games which are actively designed to reduce the need for CS interaction, EQ's design almost neccesitates it in a bunch of situations.

This should've come as a shock to no one.

No one's lifestyle is going to change over a 7 cents a day increase in their EQ1 costs.

Find some new material to complain about.

When did anyone say it was "So expensive". The shock is over the increase of a dying game, dumbfuck

edit: Since you took my original post out of context let me re-word it so those with double-digit IQs can understand:

"By raising the price of their better games Subs to only a few dollars less than their "All Access" pass it would behoove most just to buy into the "All Access". And as I originally stated, it's just a guess, not a rant, not a whine about the price. Just a logical conclusion.

Easier now?

Vaclav · 05-13-2005, 03:23 PM

The game isn't dying - try actually logging on and that would be quite apparent.

No person currently playing would tell you that the game is dying - XP groups are a bit harder to find during the day - but the raid element of the game is still just as vibrant as ever.

Hard to make a diagnosis without even being in the same room as the patient, Dr. Jait.

The Bog · 05-13-2005, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Itzena
CSR costs?

Funny, I didn't know the average wage had increased by that much in Delhi....

HAHA!

Elgonn · 05-13-2005, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Vaclav
No person currently playing would tell you that the game is dying

Subscriptions aren't going up. They are slowly declining. With no realistic chance of having that change. How is that not dying? No one said death was imminent.

Itzena · 05-13-2005, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Vaclav
The game isn't dying - try actually logging on and that would be quite apparent.

No person currently playing would tell you that the game is dying - XP groups are a bit harder to find during the day - but the raid element of the game is still just as vibrant as ever.

See if you can follow the bouncing ball of logic, Vaclav, and fill in the blank.

The number of EQ servers has been halved.
The individual populations on each of the new, combined servers is about where is used to be a year or so ago, pre-mergers.
Therefore, the overall subscriber base has _______.

The Bog · 05-13-2005, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Itzena

Therefore, the overall subscriber base has _______.

the clap.

Yermum Onceme · 05-13-2005, 04:13 PM

This argument is stupid and has been rehashed so many times.

The number of subscriptions has halved, but the big drop has pretty much subsided. People aren't dropping eq to go try wow anymore. The people leaving I'd guess are less than the people coming back, at least on my server.

Let's get back to the important issue here: I think I heard someone who plays wow make a crack at another company's customer service...

05-13-2005, 02:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
The Bog The troll who sold the world Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: State College, PA Posts: 2,699 -1 Internets	Guys. Stop hatin'. Start participatin'. EQ is the new WoW, or something. __________________ Bogfather - Blood Elf Rogue, Aerie Peak

05-13-2005, 02:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
Itzena SOS-dan #76564674 Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Near a big fucking castle, the UK Posts: 5,811 -19 Internets	Does that mean that you're going to start posting rants about SOE on your blog? __________________

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The Bog The troll who sold the world Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: State College, PA Posts: 2,699 -1 Internets	No, I'm actually considering making up an MMORPG and ranting about that. __________________ Bogfather - Blood Elf Rogue, Aerie Peak

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Itzena SOS-dan #76564674 Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Near a big fucking castle, the UK Posts: 5,811 -19 Internets	CSR costs? Funny, I didn't know the average wage had increased by that much in Delhi.... __________________

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05-13-2005, 02:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
Clug title? I don't need no stinkin title Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 689	They figure the only people still playing EQ are addicted enough that the price increase won't scare them off. Expect more price increases in the future to milk the max amount they can from the addicts.

05-13-2005, 02:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jait Irritable Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: :noitacoL Posts: 3,436	Chalk this up under: "Things that make you say WTF?" edit: Taking another look at it, my only guess is that they want everyone on the "All Access" by making their primary subs so expensive. But still......WTF?

05-13-2005, 02:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
Vaclav Banned Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,027 +0 Internets	So expensive? Huh... Look at the rest of the market... And unlike most of the other games which are actively designed to reduce the need for CS interaction, EQ's design almost neccesitates it in a bunch of situations. This should've come as a shock to no one. No one's lifestyle is going to change over a 7 cents a day increase in their EQ1 costs. Find some new material to complain about.

05-13-2005, 03:23 PM	#10 (permalink)
Vaclav Banned Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,027 +0 Internets	The game isn't dying - try actually logging on and that would be quite apparent. No person currently playing would tell you that the game is dying - XP groups are a bit harder to find during the day - but the raid element of the game is still just as vibrant as ever. Hard to make a diagnosis without even being in the same room as the patient, Dr. Jait.

05-13-2005, 04:13 PM	#15 (permalink)
Yermum Onceme Banned Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: PA Posts: 1,523 +0 Internets	This argument is stupid and has been rehashed so many times. The number of subscriptions has halved, but the big drop has pretty much subsided. People aren't dropping eq to go try wow anymore. The people leaving I'd guess are less than the people coming back, at least on my server. Let's get back to the important issue here: I think I heard someone who plays wow make a crack at another company's customer service...