Analyst: The Old Republic Shoots for 2 Million Subscribers
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Sweater. I like it.
Hey guys, wanna play some sweater?
dude, I could out-sweat you any day.
But all this reminds me of that episode of how I met your mother where Ted met a girl on world of warcraft. Much ridicule was had after. But at least they actually used WoW for that section of the episode (I spotted a Dranii!)
Hey guys, wanna play some sweater?
dude, I could out-sweat you any day.
But all this reminds me of that episode of how I met your mother where Ted met a girl on world of warcraft. Much ridicule was had after. But at least they actually used WoW for that section of the episode (I spotted a Dranii!)
Most of them give you a free month when you purchase the game. the month of WoW that I actually played it was free with the game.rembrandtqeinstein said:
I might try it but only if they have a disc version of the client available in a shop. I hate downloading the clients from the sites.
Well aren't we naive. Either EA learned absolutely no lessons from Warhammer Online, either the players didn't since this marketing strategy appears viable still. Maybe both. Who knows? I can't wait to find out what happens.
It might, depending on a few things:
1. Is it finished? I can't stress this enough! Most MMOs tend to ship in what can best be described as an early beta version. Then the influx of players from older, more developed games (*cough*WOW*cough*) come in, see the rough edges and decide they aren't sticking around to see if it gets better. This is an especially touchy point in this case since EA has a reputation for pushing out games before they've been finished and polished and I don't think they understand how much they'll be shooting themselves in the foot if they rush TOR. First impressions are everything for an MMO nowdays, and you only get one shot at it.
2. Is it new? WOW clones fail because they can't compete with WOW. Blizzard's virtual crack machine has had years and years of fine tuning to get it to where it is today. The only way a game stands a chance is to strike out in a new direction, but at the same time not stray too far from the familiar (gamers HATE change). TOR has a good chance here, with its focus on plot and story while at the same time maintaining a familiar basic gameplay and interface.
3. Is it any good? Are the controls responsive? Are the servers lagging? Are the classes balanced? And most importantly, did the innovations work? I'm still quite unclear about how Bioware plans to do choices and branching story lines in a multiplayer environment. Seriously, I ca think of several ways to go and they all suck. This is a big concern for me and will likely be the make-or-break point for TOR.
1. Is it finished? I can't stress this enough! Most MMOs tend to ship in what can best be described as an early beta version. Then the influx of players from older, more developed games (*cough*WOW*cough*) come in, see the rough edges and decide they aren't sticking around to see if it gets better. This is an especially touchy point in this case since EA has a reputation for pushing out games before they've been finished and polished and I don't think they understand how much they'll be shooting themselves in the foot if they rush TOR. First impressions are everything for an MMO nowdays, and you only get one shot at it.
2. Is it new? WOW clones fail because they can't compete with WOW. Blizzard's virtual crack machine has had years and years of fine tuning to get it to where it is today. The only way a game stands a chance is to strike out in a new direction, but at the same time not stray too far from the familiar (gamers HATE change). TOR has a good chance here, with its focus on plot and story while at the same time maintaining a familiar basic gameplay and interface.
3. Is it any good? Are the controls responsive? Are the servers lagging? Are the classes balanced? And most importantly, did the innovations work? I'm still quite unclear about how Bioware plans to do choices and branching story lines in a multiplayer environment. Seriously, I ca think of several ways to go and they all suck. This is a big concern for me and will likely be the make-or-break point for TOR.
Huh, and 2 million is a good target for SWTOR? Jesus, I knew WoW had the majority of the market but I didn't really have a clue how much they were totally dominating it.John Funk said:
Well, in my case anyway, I've never played WoW or indeed, any MMO at all. So hopefully these two issues won't matter to me.Jandau said:
This, of course, will be an issue for anyone playing it. But as I said before, I have faith in Bioware - they've never dissappointed before.
You do bring up some excellent points, sir.
Well, they're not getting my money. I can't stand MMOs, as they tend to favor min/max'ing and builds. I KNOW, I KNOW! There are ALWAYS exceptions.
Unless this game proves me wrong.
It would help it I gave a shit about Star Wars.
I haven't seen the Original Trilogy in over 10 years. I can't remember shit about it. And don't really care enough to go watch it.
Unless this game proves me wrong.
It would help it I gave a shit about Star Wars.
I haven't seen the Original Trilogy in over 10 years. I can't remember shit about it. And don't really care enough to go watch it.
As far as I can tell, there aren't any player races aside from human. Which is a shame, given the abundance of cool aliens in Star Wars. It'd be cool to be a Wookie or Rodian or something.Foggy_Fishburne said:That is, if you can play as the Nautolan race. If no then bah the hell with it!! I want to play as my favorite race
Important to note that WoW might have 11 million worldwide, but over half of that player base is outside of North America / Europe.
So, unless EA is planning to launch SWOR in all those other countries (which includes re-recording voice overs in the native language) is that EA is looking for SWOR to have about 50% market share of WoW in NA / EU.
That's... ambitious.
Still, the rumours are that SWOR has a budget of over $200m, so perhaps they are just going to throw enough money at the game and hope it creates a successful title.
So, unless EA is planning to launch SWOR in all those other countries (which includes re-recording voice overs in the native language) is that EA is looking for SWOR to have about 50% market share of WoW in NA / EU.
That's... ambitious.
Still, the rumours are that SWOR has a budget of over $200m, so perhaps they are just going to throw enough money at the game and hope it creates a successful title.