tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826986957606858027.post5849092585611100070..comments2023-06-19T10:45:56.724-04:00Comments on Player Versus Developer: Cryptic And Additional Fee BrinkmanshipGreen Armadillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15564045048380177626noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826986957606858027.post-8272370254717448682010-02-12T01:07:20.630-05:002010-02-12T01:07:20.630-05:00No one should be shocked at any of this, with Bill...No one should be shocked at any of this, with Bill Roper in the mix, any atrocity is apparently possible.houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461545986646322317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826986957606858027.post-51200575270548377232010-02-11T20:08:51.311-05:002010-02-11T20:08:51.311-05:00@Pangora: A large proportion of the players on the...@Pangora: A large proportion of the players on the ground on launch day likely were in open beta. Even if they only ticked off 20-40% of the playerbase on launch day, that's still too many. <br /><br />My point wasn't about whether the nerf was justified or not. I certainly agree that the current game plays quite well. My point was about how poorly Cryptic has managed player expectations. They have done a very poor job to date, let's hope this marks a turnaround.Yeebohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08028940396189544294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826986957606858027.post-63346800248320202072010-02-11T06:57:40.217-05:002010-02-11T06:57:40.217-05:00Yet we know that it will get to that point (of cha...Yet we know that it will get to that point (of charging for zones). Question is, will Champions have this AND a standard expansion model, or IS this their expansion model? Either way, it's too soon to be charging extra for it.<br /><br />@Tesh, I'd imagine more games could go with a lifetime sub over a F2P, doesn't mean you stop charging for added content. It means you charge by the content as opposed to by the month.<br /><br />@Yeebo, anyone who wasn't in BETA wouldn't of "felt" the nerfs. 2nd, people were complaining about the game being too easy before the nerfs. Currently the game has become stable, and I feel just powerful enough.Pangoria Fallstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01148359926488188195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826986957606858027.post-22124450180402350032010-02-10T18:48:32.402-05:002010-02-10T18:48:32.402-05:00Cryptic definitely seems intent on pushing the env...Cryptic definitely seems intent on pushing the envelope in a number of ways. But that shouldn't be too surprising, MMOs are not charity organizations. They will erode the value of a $15 sub as much as the market will allow them to (or further monetize users...however you prefer to say it).<br /><br />What did surprise me is how bumbling their PR and CR efforts have been. They could have avoided a ton of community backlash since CO launched just by communicating better. For example, giant nerfs across the boards with 0 warning on launch day? Not the way to do things . . .Yeebohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08028940396189544294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826986957606858027.post-51848391136031437042010-02-10T16:01:46.005-05:002010-02-10T16:01:46.005-05:00Boil that frog, eh?
I'm not surprised by this...Boil that frog, eh?<br /><br />I'm not surprised by this, and I think your prediction is accurate. I also suspect it will have negative repercussions for the sale of lifetime subs, as if those weren't already in trouble thanks to Cryptic's efforts so far.Teshhttp://tishtoshtesh.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com