The layoffs have me confused more then anything else. Help?

The QA jobs CRM and project manager jobs were all listed within the last couple of weeks according to the website. Seems like they want QA people just not the ones they laid off. Makes me think they were not performing and they decided to try some new blood. Seriously the patches lately have been pretty buggy I dont blame them.

The stock market trended down. The entire thing. So now star wars is causing all stocks to tank? Do you even listen to yourself? The stock was on a downward trend long before SWTOR even came out. Just recently they announced these numbers and layoffs which have no even had time to affect the cost. Man PLEASE do us a favor and take an economics class.

“I think that certainly ‘Star Wars’ is a big part of the stock gains and the improved sentiment for EA,” said Colin Sebastian, game analyst with Robert W. Baird. (November 2011)

"“In terms of the quarter, they met expectations,” said Colin Sebastian of Robert W. Baird, adding “but I don’t think anyone was expecting a 400,000 decline in ‘Star Wars’ subscribers.”

"The results from “Star Wars: The Old Republic” — as well as a disappointing forecast for the current fiscal year — help send the videogame publisher’s shares down more than 5%."



You're right, Star Wars: The Old Republic had absolutely nothing to do with share value.

This I will agree with 1.2 was a mess bug wise, the old companion lightsaber bug from beta is back and all of the sound issues?

Yeah I could see the powers that be stepping in and saying enough is enough.

If folks really want the game to improve (and are not just hanging out to spew hate) this is probably a move in the right direction.

Oh please thats all people who are simply assuming. First off SWTOR had nothing to do with any stock market rise or fall as far as EA stock goes. Its just that simple. Just because some guy in a blog says it is so doesnt make it so.

And if you think that stock prices rise and fall with no influence, you're sadly mistaken.

The layoffs are a sign that things aren't as good as they want them to be. If they are restructuring and hiring in new people to help fix this mess, then here's what I think will start from here on out:

The new hires will need to be brought up to speed on the game's engine and everything associated with the game. This will take time to do. This will cause delays in patches and new content. This is something that the game simply cannot afford right now. Time is of the essence here. If they don't get things going, they stand to lose a lot more subscriptions. Not because of the product becoming better, but because consumers will become impatient.

The more subs this game loses, the less resources EA will want to commit to continuing it.

At the end of the day, for me, it's too little, too late ... the damage has been done. EA should not be in the MMO business.

SWG was the greatest game on earth and SOE did a splendid job on the game while it lasted. Anyone who states otherwise is delusional.

Here is the thing... first off-- anytime someone loses a job in this project so soon, there is NOT a positive spin to it. Unless the people were names and people we never seen or heard from , then it would not be so bad to the extent those would have been predicted and launch team temp only.
This is different, this is part of the team that made it what they have now... or lucky to have now perse. Sadly seeing Reid lose his job is one that should make you go.. "Crap".... that was a guy that was knee deep in it for us and the product.

This is cutting losses and nothing more. They are now removing people down to a viable core to keep the product going.

UNDERSTAND, I love the product and would not post this if I was not worried. I dumped a lot of time and fun into this product and it is having issues too soon. Do not think once that those people that are gone now did not care about the game, us or the product. Trust me they did... they helped make it. (With direction) of course.

This is the nature of the beast sadly and no good will come from it. Sure, things can change, but as far as "GOOD" perse I do not see it as true.

Isk -

Ok so instead of tryoing to backup your argument you simply say the same things you have been saying all along. Lovely how you ignore EA stock lost 15% of its value before SWTOR was ever released. Continued to lose value even before any of this stuff about losing subs or layoffs was announced. I know people who play this game think it is the center of the universe but it is not. Its not even in the top 5 EA titles. ME3 was a bigger debacle than SWTOR and probably had a LOT more to do with the stock tanking than SWTOR ever did. That and console gaming is in a lull most companies like EA are seeing stocks drop. Not to mention the entire market has had losses everyday for the past couple of weeks. Down from over 13,000 to barely above 12,000 now.

Right before SWTOR was released, EA stock rose to its highest levels in 3 years. I made a nice chunk of change on it. Guess you missed that part.

If SWTOR has no influence whatsoever, why in the hell do analysts keep talking about it in EA share value discussions?

If SWTOR has no influence whatsoever, why in the hell is EA talking about it with their share holders?