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[Deacon412]

with the new dev vlog i've noticed a bit of panic regarding how well the clan package is selling and that its not achieving what i think the publisher is wanting....why? the vlog in general and the sudden release of info which was in reality months and months late...why try to sell some thing with out even explaining what the heck it does? second are the reveal for the 4 preoder phases, what once were mysterious and had to be earned have also been switched to "every player who makes a purchase will receive" instead of the unlock scale based on orders....so...what does this mean for the publisher and developers? bad omen maybe?

[Dymlos2003]

Deacon412, on 28 May 2014 - 07:44 PM, said:

with the new dev vlog i've noticed a bit of panic regarding how well the clan package is selling and that its not achieving what i think the publisher is wanting....why? the vlog in general and the sudden release of info which was in reality months and months late...why try to sell some thing with out even explaining what the heck it does? second are the reveal for the 4 preoder phases, what once were mysterious and had to be earned have also been switched to "every player who makes a purchase will receive" instead of the unlock scale based on orders....so...what does this mean for the publisher and developers? bad omen maybe?

Can I laugh at how stupid this post is?

Tinfoil hat much? What panic? Haha still can't believe it.

[JudgeDeathCZ]

I am glad they give us pre-orderers all the goodies "for free" so I can enjoy them .

[Belorion]

IS players, mercs, and lone wolves wont have a use for Clan Mechs outside of pug matches so sales could be lower due to that. Plenty of clanners about however.

Edited by Belorion, 28 May 2014 - 08:08 PM.

[JudgeDeathCZ]

I am not clanner but I love new toys to play with :3 .

[Deacon412]

Dymlos2003, on 28 May 2014 - 07:50 PM, said:

Can I laugh at how stupid this post is?

Tinfoil hat much? What panic? Haha still can't believe it.

i've been involved in mmo's that i've sunk quite abit of money in only to have the servers shut down and every thing i payed for disappear. can i laugh at YOU now?

[Dymlos2003]

Deacon412, on 28 May 2014 - 08:33 PM, said:

i've been involved in mmo's that i've sunk quite abit of money in only to have the servers shut down and every thing i payed for disappear. can i laugh at YOU now?

For what?

[Phlinger]

Seems like they are trying to communicate more, just like the players asked.

We wanted to know what the Warhorns did, they said last week they would tell us this week. They did.

The players wanted to know what the pre-order bonus' were. They told us.

I've played just as many games that were shut down. Most likely the same ones. SWG, Vanguard, Earth and Beyond. This just seems like they are finally getting it through their heads that in the year 2014 you can't play the 'Guess what we are doing to the game next" game. It's about time IMHO.

No tinfoil hat here....

[Deacon412]

my point is that im affraid its money driven...they dont desire to please their community they desire more money...thats all.

[Phlinger]

Deacon412, on 28 May 2014 - 09:27 PM, said:

my point is that im affraid its money driven...they dont desire to please their community they desire more money...thats all.

Every company wants money. To think otherwise is beyond foolish. But, they are finally understanding that they need to be upfront with their customers are start treating them like we live in the information age that we currently do. Anyone with a computer has all the information they want at their fingertips, they just have to know where and how to look.

Take a look at all the other MMO companies right now. Each one is riding the hype train that is currently in fashion and walking the customers through each individual thing they add in their next game/expansion. There are no more surprises unless they are well hidden.

I view the Clan packs as PGI's next expansion that paves the way the way for the rest of the year with expenses. It's an Expansion+monthly sub. Once this is done, they either produce CW or, well, they will have a bunch of pissed off players on their hands.

[Deacon412]

believe it or not some companies really do take pride in crafting a good game and involving the community. lets look at the endless franchise.

[MalodorousMonkey]

What makes you think the devs are panicking? I mean, I have no idea whether they are getting good sales numbers or not, but I haven't gotten a sense that they're panicking.

[Deacon412]

just the way things are playing out.....what if they can't get enough funding? i mean they basically admitted that they coded the game wrong twice...once poorly for community warfare and again for the match making code...how many times can they slip up before it really starts digging into their sales?

[Deacon412]

UPDATE: gold mechs for 500$ now include the masakari collection further adding to my suspicions. so basically for 500$ you get the masakari collection and a Gold mech. use to be 500$ for just 1 gold mech.

[Alexandrix]

Deacon412, on 29 May 2014 - 12:45 AM, said:

UPDATE: gold mechs for 500$ now include the masakari collection further adding to my suspicions. so basically for 500$ you get the masakari collection and a Gold mech. use to be 500$ for just 1 gold mech.

ummm....it's been that way since about a week after the whole gold mech fiasco began.that change isn't really "recent"

[Dymlos2003]

Deacon412, on 28 May 2014 - 11:25 PM, said:

just the way things are playing out.....what if they can't get enough funding? i mean they basically admitted that they coded the game wrong twice...once poorly for community warfare and again for the match making code...how many times can they slip up before it really starts digging into their sales?

Umm they didn't code CW and the matchmaker code wasn't compatible with their changes. Nothing they did was wrong. They are getting enough funding.

[SgtMagor]

,,,

[Raigner]

assuming that the gold mechs are 100 mechs a chassis, with the current sell numbers they have made 1.5 million dollars off the gold mechs alone, not including stander pack or a-la-cart purchases, i would say that as far as a pack sell went it was quite profitable, and they still got around a month left assuming that they wont be available for purchase after the 17th, combine that with the MC release of the mechs over the next 6 months and i would say that the clan packs sale profitability has a lot of life left in it before the mechs are fully released into the wild.

[Zerberus]

Deacon412, on 28 May 2014 - 09:27 PM, said:

my point is that im affraid its money driven...they dont desire to please their community they desire more money...thats all.

A Business doing things to make money?!?!?!?!?!?!!

OMG!!! Stop everything you`re doing, call the United Nations, build underground shelters, talk to your alien ancestors and arrange for safe passage to Sirius-B, because the **** just hit the fans and the whole world is about to implode....





Or maybe, just maybe, that`s the entire point of starting a business in teh first place?

[Lord Ikka]

This is either an epic troll or a really, really dumb poster who doesn't understand a lot about either business or checking announcements for updated info.