SoE shouldn't divide player bases

[Originalclone]

It's a stupid freaking idea to put out Planetside, EQ2, and Star Wars: Galaxies in a relatively short period of time as planned. What if they made it a 20-30 monthly for an account that covers EQ2, SWG, PS, and EQ? That way people would play all of their games and then most likely gradually settle on one rather than having some games sit on shelves because people don't want to pay 4 15 dollar fees. Just an idea.

[Sentient]

EQ players aren't the only gamers in the world.

Also they already have us hooked, they want increase their overall playerbase. Sony might have 1 million EQ players now, they can quadriple that number by releasing games that will draw in non-EQ players.

[trunll]

Well all of them are different types of games. If anything it's more of a divide and conquer strategy. If they're going to lose any playerbase frome one of their own games to another, i don't think they're going to complain.

[Lenardo]

pay attention at E3

SoE WILL be offering a multiple game package. they will (or should from the information i have) be announcing it at e3

EQ
EQ2
SW:G
Planetside
EQOA
eqfor mac?

[Ninan]

Plane of Time isn't finished and ready for play...) Too many fires too few fire extinguishers.

Ninan
65th Cleric Leviathan

[Originalclone]

Just from the perspective of business, I think it would be good policy. You still move game boxes on a massive scale and people to at least try a couple of games that they may have not tried, as opposed to making people choose between boxes and subscriptions.

[Suineg]

Plane of Time isn't finished and ready for play...) Too many fires too few fire extinguishers.

They are entire different teams.

[Fadaar]

If they offer a package for a reasonable price, say $30 a month for 3 games, I'm sure as hell going to be subscribed to PS, SWG, and EQ...

[Skys]

It's 3 completely different games.

I only have a desire to play one of those. But sinse they are all MMO's, I'm not sure if anyone would have the time to play all 4 regularly.

Hopefully it will bring new players to the MMO market. I think SWG will bring a lot, PS offers a new type MMO, and EQ2's graphics alone are bound to bring in some people who buy games completely on good graphics.

[Liringlas]

Originally posted by Fadaar
If they offer a package for a reasonable price, say $30 a month for 3 games, I'm sure as hell going to be subscribed to PS, SWG, and EQ...

exactly. im gonna be playing eq anyways, if planetside is anygood and i have some friends playing it i would get that and play it instead of cs late nights and when i dont feel logged on, and if its part of the package i might even try swg for the hell of it so i can cut some shit in half with a lightsaber. that reminds me ive been meaning to get JK2 forever now...

but ill most likely be canceling them all anyways when wow comes out. ill have some nice looking coasters from the cd's tho!

[PigBenis]

FUCK SOE

[segs SZ]

they offer 2 bucks off infantry if you have an eq account or something

[Silva]

It's rather foolish to release EQ2 thinking everyone will want to start over a game that uses the same story line. But really, how many new players are getting into EQ nowadays?

[Zorg]

Originally posted by Lenardo
pay attention at E3

SoE WILL be offering a multiple game package. they will (or should from the information i have) be announcing it at e3

EQ
EQ2
SW:G
Planetside
EQOA
eqfor mac?

If this it true, it's fantastic. Not very viable today since most companies only have one game out, but if it was possible to sign up for all of Sony's MMOGs for a cut-rate price(and I'm not talking 5% off, a significant discount), I know I'd go for it.

[Arbuste]

They are entire different teams.

That's what they (SoE) say, as an excuse, and that is stupid.
The fact is that they obviously do not have enough people working on Everquest to make a good job.
We are not even speaking about lack of ability to design a good game. Just the lack of man.hours just to design any game.

Another fact is that SoE, in the good marketing tradition and logic, is stopping almost every investment and expenses in Everquest, which is a "milking cow", getting as much money as they can until the customers are tired of their bullshit, investing on future products.

It might be the best thing for them. But they are showing their customer base an absolute lack of respect (and they have for some time...)
They have different teams working on different projects... So what??? The fact is that they are not leaving enough people working on fixing/improving EQ (and I have the weakness to think that customers like EQ players would deserve a bit of respect, because of their dedication and so on...) and that they are spreading out their money on a lot of projects, when they could improve their core product... (not all their money, just something...)

However they organize their teams, they have too many projects at the moment to make a good job on EQ. I hope for them they are able to make a GREAT job on their others games, cause it would require that (and, anyway it would not be enough...) to make me buy any of SoE future product.

Never again.