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Old 04-26-2007, 11:49 AM   #166 (permalink)
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Thread up for over 24hrs. No response from either Smed or Brad, and I can't imagine someone from SOE/Sigil doesn't drop in here at least once a day to check the headlines. So either a) it's true or b) some version of the truth. Most companies are quick to kill spurious rumors, especially of this magnitude.


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Old 04-26-2007, 12:07 PM   #167 (permalink)
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30K characters, not 30K subscribers. How many people do you know that don't have at least one alt?
It's also characters leveling. The reality of it is that graph means a whole lot of nothing. You could have 10K people dinging 3 levels across 3 alts, or you could have 120K people dinging a level once every 4 days on their main.

Saying we (will/will not) (aquire/be aquired) (company_x/by company_x) is just unnecessarily playing with fire. There is no reason for them to confirm or deny this rumor.
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Old 04-26-2007, 12:53 PM   #168 (permalink)
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Luck was EQ. Or more accurately, good timing. It didn't matter that the game was full of terrible design choices or buggy code or shitty mechanics - we gamers at the time were starving and the first fruit that came along tasted sweeter than anything we'd ever had before despite it's rancid core. That time was also the blossoming of the internet as a communication tool and for most of us, EQ provided the very first place where we met large numbers of like-minded people. Of course we liked it - it made our misenthropic lives more bearable and less weird.

This is what I was referring to, Esmo. I meant in the scope of Brad's career overall, not just the "Vanguard days".
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Old 04-26-2007, 01:03 PM   #169 (permalink)
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What genre did Brad found, out of interest? It certainly wasn't the MMOG.
One of the first creators/contributors to the 3D Massive MO's that were more fleshed out than previous incarnations. So much so that it actually began to reach the fringes of mainstream.

However, I'm aware that MUD's had been around for years. There were even 3D MMO's to a limited extent. For the reasons Esmo gave (timing and the expanding online culture) EQ helped to establish the online MMO culture. Not saying Brad was the first, but he was one of the first involved in a popular/successful incarnation of the genre.
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Old 04-26-2007, 01:17 PM   #170 (permalink)
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With no more monthly funds coming in from MS and no product actually producing income yet, he ran to the only option he had, SOE.
He probably could have also ran to NCSoft. They seem to be a haven for shitty products anyways.
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Old 04-26-2007, 01:19 PM   #171 (permalink)
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He probably could have also ran to NCSoft. They seem to be a haven for shitty products anyways.
Eh, I think that was discussed on the forums and there was supposedly some reason why they weren't an option. Likely they said "no thanks".
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Old 04-26-2007, 01:40 PM   #172 (permalink)
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He probably could have also ran to NCSoft. They seem to be a haven for shitty products anyways.
Pfft. NC Soft has produced some of the best games out there.
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Old 04-26-2007, 03:22 PM   #173 (permalink)
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Old 04-26-2007, 03:33 PM   #174 (permalink)
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Totally wrong.
You have some confirmation to disprove the rumor?
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Old 04-26-2007, 03:34 PM   #175 (permalink)
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Old 04-26-2007, 03:46 PM   #176 (permalink)
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Old 04-26-2007, 03:49 PM   #177 (permalink)
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I just read something that pretty much confirms the rumor but I'm curious where this other source is.
Oh really, wtf. You can't come into this thread and pull that!

Haha! I was too quick, I got you quoted before your edit!
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Old 04-26-2007, 03:53 PM   #178 (permalink)
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I can't really say whether the actual rumor is true or not (I honestly have no idea), but from what I've seen I'd say something is definitely going to be announced regarding the issue that does involve some change.

/vague off
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Old 04-26-2007, 03:57 PM   #179 (permalink)
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Oh really, wtf. You can't come into this thread and pull that!

Haha! I was too quick, I got you quoted before your edit!
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Old 04-26-2007, 04:05 PM   #180 (permalink)
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I can't really say whether the actual rumor is true or not (I honestly have no idea), but from what I've seen I'd say something is definitely going to be announced regarding the issue that does involve some change.

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