SOE to own VG - Sigil fires employees - Page 7

Genda · 05-15-2007, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Jait

Yeah, but he'll still pimp his blog here. He's a real pundit, not just some random poster therefore it's okay to show contempt.

Just figured you guys of all people would appreciate the disclosure. That's why I linked here. And the original comment wasn't aimed at FOH as much as Brad who always posted here hoping to be one of the guys or something. So I found it funny that it didn't work. THAT was what my comment meant. The fact that someone was industrious enough to actually read my blog far enough to see those other comments surprised me at least as much as it probably surprised him. LOL Never really thought the blog was worth the effort to read before tonight, and it's my fucking blog. Just find it funny.

Oh, and I'm not the one who coined "retard rickshaw" now was I?

Brash · 05-15-2007, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Jait

Hey, you stole my line from 6 months ago

Yeah, but it sounds better when I say it.

renaissance · 05-15-2007, 12:40 AM

May '05 speaks volumes.

Go away.

Miele · 05-15-2007, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Jait

While I agree that "Nino is the shit". EoF's music/sound was damn awesome, Unrest too. Not that I'd be adverse to him joining EQ2s team, but I'd rather see him build something from the ground up. Too many chefs in the kitchen and all that jazz.

Then again, I could be entirely wrong.

You can stack musicians much easier than you stack coders and the results can be awesome at times.

This been said, I'm truly sorry for those who lost their job and wish them the best of luck.
I'm not sure what SoE can do with VG, but I don't think they'll let it rot quietly in a corner. I expect a total revamp, hell, I'd save what can be saved of the game and make an EQ3 out of it to be released in the future.

Jait · 05-15-2007, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Miele

You can stack musicians much easier than you stack coders and the results can be awesome at times.

Ahh, yeah I know jack and shit about music and gaming. Good to hear =)

Kaosu · 05-15-2007, 12:57 AM

According to my computer, its 3 minutes till tomorrow, PST. I wonder much more truth the rumors will spring through?

Sinter1 · 05-15-2007, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by renaissance

May '05 speaks volumes.

Go away.

The date he registered has nothing to do with the fact he had 3 posts here before this and is at the least mildly retarded... I figured come mid '07 we'd be over the whole fucking '05 fad but I guess not.

renaissance · 05-15-2007, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Sinter1

The date he registered has nothing to do with the fact he had 3 posts here before this and is at the least mildly retarded... I figured come mid '07 we'd be over the whole fucking '05 fad but I guess not.

Pog, Alf, MC Hammer... these things are fads.

The fact that 9/10 people who registered in May '05 are, as you put it, 'mildly retarded', is an eternal truth. Yes, there is that 10% that just happened to register in that month that are not drooling idiots (such as yourself, as evidenced by your posts), but the general idea holds true.

Zarcath · 05-15-2007, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by renaissance

Pog, Alf, MC Hammer... these things are fads.

The fact that 9/10 people who registered in May '05 are, as you put it, 'mildly retarded', is an eternal truth. Yes, there is that 10% that just happened to register in that month that are not drooling idiots (such as yourself, as evidenced by your posts), but the general idea holds true.

Did you just call Alf a fad? Who's mildly retarded now?

Murr · 05-15-2007, 01:10 AM

Nino, can I hire you to be my tiny dancer?

renaissance · 05-15-2007, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Zarcath

Did you just call Alf a fad? Who's mildly retarded now?

well said.

Witoubo · 05-15-2007, 01:16 AM

I like where this thread is going.

TwiNCannoN · 05-15-2007, 01:19 AM

It's probably been said by now but it seems to me after reading the numerous blog posts that Brad:Sigil::Romero:Ion Storm.

rinthea · 05-15-2007, 01:27 AM

this is all speculation

lets say it cost $30 mill right?
M$ sold it to Sigil for 25
Sigil sold it to SOE for 20

SOE would want a 20% yearly return on $20,

If they got half of subs money to bank and put the other half into running costs. They'd need 4 mill/(7.5x12) = 45k subs to make it worth while. Is this achievable? It may have worked out a nice little deal for SOE. Especially if they got it cheap and even more so, if they could defy reason, logic, Newton and the laws of bad mmo's and somehow grow subs.

Qhue · 05-15-2007, 01:34 AM

The sad thing is that it didnt take a genius to figure out this was happening to Sigil and Vanguard. They had ample warning and even with that they still made some abhorrently bad choices along the way.

It was as if when presented with a fork in the road they consistently chose the wrong way to go and when people were lining up back at the crossroad screaming "wrong way!!" they weren't just ignored, they were given over-the-head-reverse-bird.

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renaissance I <3 boobies Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 855 -8 Internets	May '05 speaks volumes. Go away.

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Witoubo Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 355 -3 Internets	I like where this thread is going.

05-15-2007, 01:27 AM	#104 (permalink)
rinthea omghax Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,135 -48 Internets	this is all speculation lets say it cost $30 mill right? M$ sold it to Sigil for 25 Sigil sold it to SOE for 20 SOE would want a 20% yearly return on $20, If they got half of subs money to bank and put the other half into running costs. They'd need 4 mill/(7.5x12) = 45k subs to make it worth while. Is this achievable? It may have worked out a nice little deal for SOE. Especially if they got it cheap and even more so, if they could defy reason, logic, Newton and the laws of bad mmo's and somehow grow subs.

05-15-2007, 01:34 AM	#105 (permalink)
Qhue Tunare's most surly gnome Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Sunny Upstate NY Posts: 1,491	The sad thing is that it didnt take a genius to figure out this was happening to Sigil and Vanguard. They had ample warning and even with that they still made some abhorrently bad choices along the way. It was as if when presented with a fork in the road they consistently chose the wrong way to go and when people were lining up back at the crossroad screaming "wrong way!!" they weren't just ignored, they were given over-the-head-reverse-bird.