I know I have cancelled after over 6 years of playing. I was getting annoyed with the marketplace items, the wings just left me shaking my head, but to carve up the community? I understand that this was part of a larger Sony deal, the anger has caught both Sony and ProSiebenSat.1 off-guard. It's too late for me though. I'm not bitter, I've generally enjoyed my time in EQ2, but I can't support anything Sony anymore.
The author of the last two Funcom MMO launches , Gaute Gaudger, is long gone from the company. This is Ragnar Tornquist's baby, he's the mind behind Dreamfall. Sure it still could be a disaster, but with Gaute gone I'm a lot more optimistic.
Not these days. Very few MMOs are going to be without cash shops. This is becoming the accepted business model and companies will find it hard to justify not having one.
I think this is just a refinement that Warhammer brought forth, both Rift and Eve have taken it and shaped it in their own ways. We'll see what will happen with WoW, but it wouldn't surprise me. There's pressure from Rift and GW2 to have a more dynamic world.
SOE with it's obsession with Station Cash has pretty well lost me as a customer. This is the first EQ2 expansion I'm not interested in, the last two haven't been great and with more and more resources being put into the Station Cash experience I'm just not interested. It's too bad, I do like aspects of EQ2 (Ratongas rule!), but I don't like the direction the game is headed.
EQII producer teases March update info, promises more communication
Feb 29th 2012 9:51PM (Massively)The Tattered Notebook: Breaking up the family
Feb 25th 2012 9:39PM (Massively)I know I have cancelled after over 6 years of playing. I was getting annoyed with the marketplace items, the wings just left me shaking my head, but to carve up the community? I understand that this was part of a larger Sony deal, the anger has caught both Sony and ProSiebenSat.1 off-guard. It's too late for me though. I'm not bitter, I've generally enjoyed my time in EQ2, but I can't support anything Sony anymore.
A second look at The Secret World
Feb 24th 2012 2:35PM (Massively)The author of the last two Funcom MMO launches , Gaute Gaudger, is long gone from the company. This is Ragnar Tornquist's baby, he's the mind behind Dreamfall. Sure it still could be a disaster, but with Gaute gone I'm a lot more optimistic.
Star Wars: The Old Republic accidentally taunts potential testers [Updated]
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Sep 28th 2011 1:54PM (Massively)Not these days. Very few MMOs are going to be without cash shops. This is becoming the accepted business model and companies will find it hard to justify not having one.
Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor uses Xbox 360 controller and Kinect simultaneously
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Jan 30th 2011 8:38PM (Massively)I think this is just a refinement that Warhammer brought forth, both Rift and Eve have taken it and shaped it in their own ways. We'll see what will happen with WoW, but it wouldn't surprise me. There's pressure from Rift and GW2 to have a more dynamic world.
EverQuest II Destiny of Velious webcast schedule released
Jan 29th 2011 1:18PM (Massively)