So I want to return but...
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I see Pebblebrook hasn't seen Arcanaville's awesome Super Pack Revenue post.
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Total Yearly Revenue KrW (mn) USD (approx) 2004 31,475 27,607,023 2005 34,265 33,199,783 2006 25,016 25,770,998 2007 23,446 25,059,657 2008 24,217 22,335,820 2009 22,909 17,760,819 2010 15,787 13,564,705 2011 12,089 10,881,574
Eight year old game, of course it's pulling in less money than it used to. (The same is true of the gorilla; of course, if anything, people are even more eager to announce that it's dying.) Still, IMO, it's doing fairly well for a mid-tier MMO of its age.
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No, i did see it. There's not a lot of topics i feel i can respond to but i do read many of them. But i mostly had these in mind when i replied:
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Total Yearly Revenue KrW (mn) USD (approx) 2004 31,475 27,607,023 2005 34,265 33,199,783 2006 25,016 25,770,998 2007 23,446 25,059,657 2008 24,217 22,335,820 2009 22,909 17,760,819 2010 15,787 13,564,705 2011 12,089 10,881,574 |
KrW (mn) USD (approx) Jun-2004 11,135 9,545,901 Sep-2004 9,403 8,138,054 Dec-2004 10,937 9,923,067 Mar-2005 6,341 6,172,648 Jun-2005 5,806 5,752,863 Sep-2005 6,412 6,225,233 Dec-2005 15,706 15,049,039 (CoV) Mar-2006 6,523 6,571,375 Jun-2006 5,532 5,733,156 Sep-2006 7,429 7,657,858 Dec-2006 5,532 5,808,610 Mar-2007 5,954 6,242,317 Jun-2007 6,370 6,806,603 Sep-2007 5,721 6,153,197 Dec-2007 5,401 5,857,540 (NCSoft buyout from Cryptic) Mar-2008 5,416 5,657,921 Jun-2008 5,743 5,629,661 Sep-2008 6,193 5,808,868 Dec-2008 6,865 5,027,992 Mar-2009 6,837 4,829,698 Jun-2009 6,673 5,179,637 Sep-2009 5,471 4,400,302 Dec-2009 3,928 3,351,182 Mar-2010 3,348 2,913,135 Jun-2010 3,491 2,989,656 Sep-2010 5,709 4,808,316 (GR) Dec-2010 3,239 2,853,598 Mar-2011 3,055 2,723,752 Jun-2011 2,787 2,567,666 Sep-2011 2,812 2,597,660 (Freedom-partial) Dec-2011 3,435 2,992,497 (Freedom-all) Mar-2012 2,890 2,551,122 (Superpack #1)
e.g., "Some day, you and everyone you know will be dead."
(Riker: "Speak for yourself, sir. I plan to live forever." )
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No, i did see it. There's not a lot of topics i feel i can respond to but i do read many of them.
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One wonders why an actual player would only ever bother posting if it gave them an opportunity to pontificate on the impending failure of the game.
Strange, that.
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345 posts, roughly 340 of them doomcrying about CoH finances.
One wonders why an actual player would only ever bother posting if it gave them an opportunity to pontificate on the impending failure of the game. Strange, that. |
The other MMORPG I subscribe to is Ultima Online. The first MMORPG. It launched in 1997. It turns 15 years old this year. Guess what year it was when I read the first rash of doom posts for Ultima Online. Go ahead, guess. If you guessed 1997, then you have correctly guessed how this whole doom prophecy garbage works.
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345 posts, roughly 340 of them doomcrying about CoH finances.
One wonders why an actual player would only ever bother posting if it gave them an opportunity to pontificate on the impending failure of the game. Strange, that. |
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I wonder how long it will take him to go thru his posts and count the ones where he didn't natter on about the finances so he can refute your post by saying something along the lines of, "That's not true. I only talked about the finances 263 times. That means I talked about other topics 82 times."
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I wonder how long it will take him to go thru his posts and count the ones where he didn't natter on about the finances so he can refute your post by saying something along the lines of, "That's not true. I only talked about the finances 263 times. That means I talked about other topics 82 times."
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Now if the list of numbers i posted above is in reverse order, then you'd see me say "it's the highest its ever been" time and again. But i suppose if that happened, i'll garner replies accusing me of being a fanboy.
Eh, internet...what can you do except ride the wave.
But if the snipe hits live as is, then the game is no longer balanced around SO's in mind.
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Alternatively, its possible the effect was designed with SOs in mind for its base behavior, and then inventions were considered to determine how well it could be made to perform by players that use them.
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I wonder how long it will take him to go thru his posts and count the ones where he didn't natter on about the finances so he can refute your post by saying something along the lines of, "That's not true. I only talked about the finances 263 times. That means I talked about other topics 82 times."
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Now I know he must have thrown up at least a couple of posts on other subjects just for camouflage- it would be too damaging if someone did a search and found *nothing* except incessant concern about finances.
Even so, the only reason I went as high as 5 non-doom posts is...I was gone for a year. =P
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Where can I find said post? My Search-Fu failed me so am forced to ask.
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I also notice you joined the forums in August of 2010, but how long have you been playing the game? Did you take any time to enjoy THE GAME before diving right into the game of financial forecasts?
I mean...why so serious, dude? Why so serious?
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@Captain-Electric � Detective Marvel � The Sapien Spider � Moravec Man � The Old Norseman
Dark-Eyes � Doctor Serpentine � Stonecaster � Skymaiden � The Blue Jaguar
Guide to Altitis � A Comic for New Players � The Lore Project � Intro to extraterrestrials in CoH
Care to tell us why that is? Don't you have thoughts about the game play, any wishes for new power sets, favorite story arcs or events or story contacts, memorable in-game experiences? You...do play the game, right?
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As for the reg date, surely you've been around long enough not to rely on reg dates and post counts. If you dig back i explained that while ago...don't have that link on hand but i can explain again.
Prior to Freedom, i had trouble justifying 2 subbed accounts so i decided to let my main account lapse. Since my secondary had more open server slots i decided to keep that one but my only forum account was tied to my main so i had to register this one at that time...that's the reg date you see. After Freedom i can once again post on that account but i already had several current posts with this one and i don't care to manually migrate all my subscribed threads so i just stayed here.
But if reg date is your thing, i'll reply here shortly with that account.
EDIT: Oh and if you're really interested...i've always had both accounts subbed uninterrupted till that moment. And yes, i've been here since CoH beta but wasn't really into the forums at the time so i only registered when the game asked me to when i created my game account.
I also notice you joined the forums in August of 2010, but how long have you been playing the game?
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Heh wow, not sure if i should be concerned or flattered you want to know more about me.
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Not sure if this is to your satisfaction Captain but...go to town.
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I'm not a big fan of saying something this directly, but Pebblebrook, those comments both show that you missed my point, and I recommend you stop being so serious on the Internet. I came right out and asked what a few people have been hinting at wondering about. Well, we all have an answer, now. Apparently, any other subject beyond Paragon Studios finances are filed away under "chit chat." Because you're serious about that.
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@Captain-Electric � Detective Marvel � The Sapien Spider � Moravec Man � The Old Norseman
Dark-Eyes � Doctor Serpentine � Stonecaster � Skymaiden � The Blue Jaguar
Guide to Altitis � A Comic for New Players � The Lore Project � Intro to extraterrestrials in CoH
I'm not a big fan of saying something this directly, but Pebblebrook, those comments both show that you missed my point, and I recommend you stop being so serious on the Internet. I came right out and asked what a few people have been hinting at wondering about. Well, we all have an answer, now. Apparently, any other subject beyond Paragon Studios finances are filed away under "chit chat." Because you're serious about that.
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And i always thought i put care into sounding non-antagonistic as much as i can in my posts...guess that comes across as serious.
Though i tried letting my hair down some years ago and i replied on a tv show topic in the comic forum section...it felt weird.
Dude scroll up, you actually had a couple of us (at least) in tin foil hats, wondering about your motives and if you work for someone else. It's not that your posts are antagonistic (they are generally polite), it's the voluminous...voluminousness...well the word attrition comes to mind. Is that the right word? Anyway, come to the bright side. We have cookies. And I don't mean the kind that track your Internet behavior. I mean tastey, gooey, scrumptious, steaming fresh from the oven Superadine-laced cookies.
@Captain-Electric � Detective Marvel � The Sapien Spider � Moravec Man � The Old Norseman
Dark-Eyes � Doctor Serpentine � Stonecaster � Skymaiden � The Blue Jaguar
Guide to Altitis � A Comic for New Players � The Lore Project � Intro to extraterrestrials in CoH
Dude scroll up, you actually had a couple of us (at least) in tin foil hats, wondering about your motives and if you work for someone else. It's not that your posts are antagonistic (they are generally polite), it's the voluminous...voluminousness...well the word attrition comes to mind.
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And a stranger offering sweets...hmm, maybe i'll wait when i don't see a parked windowless van.
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See what happens when i try...not a pretty picture.
It takes practice. I mean look at me, I wasn't always this much of an expert, but now? Everybody laughs at my jokes. Hey, did you hear about that new form of tick they found that can survive prolonged experience in space? They're called LUNARTICKS!!! HAHAHA!!!
HAHAHAHAHA!!!
*Crickets chirping.*
*Drives away in a windowless van full of Superadine cookies.*
@Captain-Electric � Detective Marvel � The Sapien Spider � Moravec Man � The Old Norseman
Dark-Eyes � Doctor Serpentine � Stonecaster � Skymaiden � The Blue Jaguar
Guide to Altitis � A Comic for New Players � The Lore Project � Intro to extraterrestrials in CoH
I see Pebblebrook hasn't seen Arcanaville's awesome Super Pack Revenue post.
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