SWTOR and the EA stock plummet

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gbroon

06.21.2012 , 03:10 PM \| #11	Quote
Probably not much of an implication. EA makes a lot of games and the dip is in no way tied to just the performance of star wars. For all we know star wars subs maybe helped prevent the shares dropping lower. You also need to factor in all the other games they produce, sometimes it feels like virtually every second or third game i see advertised is in some way linked to EA. With the exception of Blizzard/Activision, which they described as an outlier, the other games companies mentioned were in decline in the case of THQ or doing poorly like Zynga. I think its more the general games industry is in a decline at the moment.

Nightfalll

06.21.2012 , 03:13 PM \| #12	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by TapSumBatt I think they're reacting too wild. The game is definitely recovering now. Give a couple of months and popularity will probably return. They pushed the deadline for the release, that was the big problem making every spoiled gamer cry about the small tings they were used to in WoW. Three months from now they game will flourish! My 2 cents. Are you for real? Seriously? In a few months, popularity will return? Talk about having the blinders on..........The game is bleeding subs and has been for months. Theres nothing that will stop gap it anytime soon. Silly..............
"I wonder what you will say when SWTOR surpasses WoW in subs. Something like Oh it will die in 2 years from now, when it doesnt you change your opinion and say Oh its 4 years." quote from DARTHDOLL 2/25/2012

Catch_TwentyTwo

06.21.2012 , 03:18 PM \| #13	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by Codek Considering they have publicly announced that they plan to structure all their games to revolve around micro transactions while at the same time stated that their consumers are not going to like it, I would expect this... You can't walk up to stock holders and say your spitting in the eye of your consumers, and not expect them to bail on you. NO they have not. What was said is that they could see a point in the future where that operating model would likely be employed, but to say that have a "plan" is a gross twisting of the truth.
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TapSumBatt

06.21.2012 , 03:26 PM \| #14	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by Nightfalll Are you for real? Seriously? In a few months, popularity will return? Talk about having the blinders on..........The game is bleeding subs and has been for months. Theres nothing that will stop gap it anytime soon. Silly.............. I assure you, I am just as real as your sig little piggy. Watch it happened.

Gungan

06.21.2012 , 03:28 PM \| #15	Quote
The magic 8 ball says: Future unclear.

SajmanPeetee

06.21.2012 , 03:32 PM \| #16	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by OmegaMayhem Stocks go up, stocks go down. Oh, and I don't care. I am playing a GAME I have fun with. And if you read the WHOLE article, the entire game industry is suffering. Don't fret, chicken little, the sky is not falling. As this gentlemen states, the MMO gaming industry as a whole is in decline now mainly because developers continue to push difficulty over enjoyment. Games like Minecraft, Call of Duty, Portal and Angry Birds continue to grow in popularity because they can be played with friends and are not overwhelmingly complicated or difficult. Most players don't want to use interrupts, move out of the fire, tank, or heal. They just want to bash the same 2 keys on their keyboard while enjoying the game and playing with friends. Hence the reason, most of the player base (story don't recall the exact number or the article) doesn't do Flashpoints in SWTOR. Bioware talked about this when they said they don't retain very many casual players. This game is WAY too complicated for players like my ex-girlfriend and uncle. Asking them to learn fight mechanics is a lost cause, my ex can't even learn how to drive.
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Gungan

06.21.2012 , 03:34 PM \| #17	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by SajmanPeetee As this gentlemen states, the MMO gaming industry as a whole is in decline now mainly because developers continue to push difficulty over enjoyment. Games like Minecraft, Call of Duty, Portal and Angry Birds continue to grow in popularity because they can be played with friends and are not overwhelmingly complicated or difficult. Most players don't want to use interrupts, move out of the fire, tank, or heal. They just want to bash the same 2 keys on their keyboard while enjoying the game and playing with friends. Hence the reason, most of the player base (story don't recall the exact number or the article) doesn't do Flashpoints in SWTOR. Bioware talked about this when they said they don't retain very many casual players. This game is WAY too complicated for players like my ex-girlfriend and uncle. Asking them to learn fight mechanics is a lost cause, my ex can't even learn how to drive. Stopped reading when you said Minecraft. Grindiest grind fest with absolutely no instructions for newbies, and you're calling it not overwhelmingly complicated or difficult. Also, Call of Duty is something wannabe gamers play while they chug Mountain Dew Code Red and screaming racist and sexist remarks at strangers on Xbox Live. It uses the most negatively stereotypical marketing there is.

zerosaint

06.21.2012 , 03:35 PM \| #18	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by Taurusaud EA losing 50% of it's stock value since the SWTOR launch? Ouch. What implications does this have for everybody's favorite MMO in space (besides Eve)? Implication: My continued schadenfreude as the fanboys continue to proclaim that anyone who has constructive criticism are 'h8ters' 'jealous' or 'losers' wind up alone on a few barren servers in the next year or two.
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Radiowood

06.21.2012 , 03:36 PM \| #19	Quote
Can we have SWG back now?

Jett-Rinn

06.21.2012 , 03:37 PM \| #20	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by OmegaMayhem Stocks go up, stocks go down. Oh, and I don't care. I am playing a GAME I have fun with. And if you read the WHOLE article, the entire game industry is suffering. Don't fret, chicken little, the sky is not falling. But his Astroturfing company is paying him 10.50 and hour to make us belive that it is!!!!
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