Not alot of love for SOE and Smed From mmorpg dot com

Kadoer · 03-21-2008, 12:05 AM

Was a bit surprised that now even mmorpg dot com has given smed the smack... Link for your reading and adding some weight to it all:

http://www.mmorpg.com/blogs/zergwatc...-to-topple-WoW

Cuz · 03-21-2008, 12:17 AM

To be fair, blaming Smed for the fuck up that is Vanguard is ignorant.

vcjester · 03-21-2008, 12:29 AM

Smed talking about console based MMORPGs brings back memories of SWG.

The rumor mill was all abuzz that SWG's New Game Experience was the direct influence of the PS3. At the time PS3 was supposed to launch a lot sooner then it did. Everyone was talking about how the NGE was implimented to make SWG playable on a console.

If you played old school SWG and NGE SWG you'd know that the old version wouldn't be very user friendly when you just have a game pad. However the NGE version would be.

Saying that, if Smed is talking about console MMORPGs, what do you think the chances are that they'd completely fuck up EQ2 by trying to completely revamp the game/combat mechanics of EQ2 for a console?

LFG · 03-21-2008, 12:33 AM

Wow, SOE has some serious PR issues.

Iadien · 03-21-2008, 12:37 AM

I saw this the other day on neogaf. What else can you do but lol.

Illuminator · 03-21-2008, 12:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cuz

To be fair, blaming Smed for the fuck up that is Vanguard is ignorant.

You surely read the one ex-junior Vanguard dev's rant where he said Smed was up in arms about VG's failure because he had no idea what the fuck he bought into.

But holy fuck this bears repeating:

Quote:

Graphics cards did not sink Star Wars Galaxies, nor is it the reason Vanguard: Saga of Heroes failed. Graphics cards had nothing to do with the mediocre bleh that is Pirates of the Burning Sea, nor did graphics play any part in the sinking of Gods and Heroes.

The problem is, John Smedley seems to have the exact opposite effect of the Midas Touch. While everything Midas touched turned to gold, everything John Smedley comes in contact with turns to shit.

RedHawk · 03-21-2008, 12:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MMORPG.com

The problem is, John Smedley seems to have the exact opposite effect of the Midas Touch. While everything Midas touched turned to gold, everything John Smedley comes in contact with turns to shit.

Not a lot of love? What gave you that idea?

Shaggis · 03-21-2008, 01:10 AM

LMAO this reminded me of something from a couple years ago...

and that was followed by Smedly Sends Penny Arcade a Ton O' Donuts

He must have taken a lot of time to touch all those Donuts.

Flaming Homo · 03-21-2008, 12:44 PM

"SOE is synonymous with clusterfuck."

True story.

Nardaak · 03-21-2008, 01:18 PM

thats fucking great lol