SOE Selling RoK Beta Keys for $13...sorta - Page 4

Calbiyum · 07-23-2007, 01:43 PM

Vanguard did the same thing.

Morara · 07-23-2007, 01:49 PM

And we all see where that went!

Thelounge · 07-23-2007, 01:53 PM

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And we all see where that went!

I have a feeling lots of the new MMOs will follow the same path, it is all the backwash from dev brains around the time WoW came out. 90% of them will fail miserably cause they are WoW with different licensing cause people ride the wave instead of creating their own.

Morara · 07-23-2007, 08:33 PM

That's what's killing EQ2 in my opinion. It started out as a unique game, and when WoW came out, EQ2 was different enough to justify playing it. As time goes on, the knee jerk reactionary developers decide to copy WoW in more and more ways until it's fully transformed into a WoW knockoff, and then I say "Why not just play the real thing?"

Laodaron · 07-23-2007, 09:02 PM

At least we still have customizable hotbars in EQ2. I fucking HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE the stupid UI in WoW.

Endoplasmic · 07-26-2007, 03:56 PM

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It is a great marketing idea for the magazine. Too bad they couldn't take some of that ingenuity and actually market EQ2.

I think this campaign is just more of a retention based campaign than anything. Content is slow right now and by tossing this mag in the middle ground before the next expansion comes out keeps the end-game subscribers happy with new content.

I'm hoping they put some marketing dollars into RoK because from what it's sounding like it should prove to be a really killer expansion.

I hope for the people that are paying for the keys that they at least get a first round crack at it before the rest of the people do though. Meh, and who knows the mag might turn out alright.

Leorrasanoob · 07-26-2007, 04:01 PM

The small print actually says a chance to get a beta key, not you get a beta key.

Calbiyum · 07-27-2007, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Laodaron

At least we still have customizable hotbars in EQ2. I fucking HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE the stupid UI in WoW.

So do I. WoW has the WORST UI I have EVEEEER seen.

kaif · 07-27-2007, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Laodaron

At least we still have customizable hotbars in EQ2. I fucking HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE the stupid UI in WoW.

IHTA...WoW's hot bar is lame..

Ariven · 07-27-2007, 11:31 PM

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Hehe y'know I bet they're gonna sell copies to all the RPers involved in those clubs and stuff they spotlight. I know I'm actually halfway thinking about ordering it because my friend's name is mentioned on page 2 :P

I'm curious how that guild got that advertising up there though. Wonder if it's a pay thing.

I know there is regular advertising in it.. they ran a bit shy on ad space sold so they got some people to do some ads for their guilds.. dunno what the regular rates are though.