Originally Posted by Frol

Attack what I have said and prove me wrong or add to what I have said and say I did not say enough and that is why it fails.

Originally Posted by Caswydian

1. NGE was LucasArts, not SOE. Nothing Smed could do about that.

2. LU13 was a necessary update. That it was unpopular with some doesn't mean it was the wrong move.

3. Buying up properties like Vanguard makes sense, as SOE can get them cheap, and with it comes the IP that can be used for other games. Further, they provide a bit of revenue for SOE even if they aren't big hits. The alternative is these games get shut down or never get published.

4. SOE simply handled the publishing for PotBS, not development. It was a niche game to begin with, and SOE took a bit of a risk, but so what?

5. LiveGamer is a collaborative effort involving many companies, not just SOE. FunCom, for example, is also involved. SOE is not involved in the development of the LiveGamer service, either. Nonetheless, creating a viable, cross-game, RMT service would be a major improvement for the North American gaming market, and would greatly help pave the way for micro-transactions, and even more visionary ideas like creating a common MMO framework which different worlds could plug into, similar to how different web pages all share the same framework of the internet.

Further, the 3 big projects SOE has in the works - The Agency, FreeRealms and DC Superheros are all very different from what other companies are currently working on. There seems to be far more vision there than at other companies. SOE seems far more willing to embrace uncertainty and risk than other companies.

Originally Posted by Caswydian

1. NGE was LucasArts, not SOE. Nothing Smed could do about that.

Very true, but he supported it.

2. LU13 was a necessary update. That it was unpopular with some doesn't mean it was the wrong move.

Not sure I agree, but it worked out after KoS was released.

3. Buying up properties like Vanguard makes sense, as SOE can get them cheap, and with it comes the IP that can be used for other games. Further, they provide a bit of revenue for SOE even if they aren't big hits. The alternative is these games get shut down or never get published.

I agree, it was a value so that it could be added to Station Access.

4. SOE simply handled the publishing for PotBS, not development. It was a niche game to begin with, and SOE took a bit of a risk, but so what?

I think SoE needs to be more careful about the games they publish and associate with.

5. LiveGamer is a collaborative effort involving many companies, not just SOE. FunCom, for example, is also involved. SOE is not involved in the development of the LiveGamer service, either. Nonetheless, creating a viable, cross-game, RMT service would be a major improvement for the North American gaming market, and would greatly help pave the way for micro-transactions, and even more visionary ideas like creating a common MMO framework which different worlds could plug into, similar to how different web pages all share the same framework of the internet.

SoE is the major backer of this service. 40 something million or so was what I thought, but I could be wrong.

Further, the 3 big projects SOE has in the works - The Agency, FreeRealms and DC Superheros are all very different from what other companies are currently working on. There seems to be far more vision there than at other companies. SOE seems far more willing to embrace uncertainty and risk than other companies.

Originally Posted by Otis

Reading this sentence caused me physical pain.

Isn't "irreversable loss of IQ points" grounds for a lawsuit?

It should be.

Originally Posted by Flaming Homo

Did you remember to douche Smedley's cum from your rectum before you posted this?

Originally Posted by Exeter

How shocking, yet another "I hate SOE/Smed/nameYourFavoriteGM" thread.

QQ

Originally Posted by Caswydian

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Originally Posted by 3devious

One of the best things that came out of this site losing its relationship with SOE was that you and Coyote stopped posting here.

Originally Posted by Caswydian

Sorry, but I think I'm going to be sticking around here a bit longer. It's just too much fun to stir things up here. I love this site - it's like opposite land. On normal sites, the trolls tend to be semi-literate and inflammatory, while here, I am a troll for making reasonable and sober posts. It's really quite refreshing, at least in small doses. Gaze too long into the abyss...