cupe Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 this is new http://www.examiner.com/article/analyst-swtor-move-to-free-to-play-could-attract-up-to-50-million-players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthTHC Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 this is new http://www.examiner.com/article/analyst-swtor-move-to-free-to-play-could-attract-up-to-50-million-players There's one analyst we know is a farktard. 10 mil isn't even inside the realm of possibility. 50 mil? LMAO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavell Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Man, I remember when I got drunk at work once, too. Even I didn't say anything that crazy. Dude must've been Jaegerbombing since breakfast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChazDoit Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 I can see a Free-to-Play game witt the Star Wars IP bringing Millions of players but 50 Million? Sounds kinda crazy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthTHC Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 I can see a Free-to-Play game witt the Star Wars IP bringing Millions of players but 50 Million? Sounds kinda crazy!!! Yes... -A- game with the SW IP... but not THIS game. THIS game needs features and content before it can do numbers anywhere near a fraction of that. F2P doesn't fix that problem. It only turns the game into sims-with-lightsabers. And dancing Ewok vanity pets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goretzu Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 It could attract up to 6 BILLION players........... it won't though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stenrik Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Also think about the specs required to run this game... When people with high end rigs are still having problems with performance, how do you think the "Average Joe" in his 2008 laptop will be able to play the game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Corew Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 The Farmville crowd will certainly not be able to run this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daethorz Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 B.S, F2P is way to restrictive, if I'm not mistaken you are limited to one human char with limited content. Sorry, but the game is already boring. WoW raid mechanics where more enjoyable, Swtor really has nothing unique, its a copy of WoW in starwars now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthTHC Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 B.S, F2P is way to restrictive, if I'm not mistaken you are limited to one human char with limited content. Sorry, but the game is already boring. WoW raid mechanics where more enjoyable, Swtor really has nothing unique, its a copy of WoW in starwars now. Actually there are a couple raid mechanics in SWTOR that are evolutionary (not revolutionary) and nothing like I ever saw in all my years playing WoW. Pretty cool, different challenges, that sort of thing. The problem isn't the raid mechanics; it's that there are too few raids and the ones that are there are buggy enough to guarantee a wipe if they bug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamqd Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 I've been a Star Wars fan since 1983, and always will be, but Star Wars is niche, and so are MMO's... we will level off at 300k subs, and people will ***** and moan about us, in 8 years they'll pull the plug. 50 million?? trolololololololol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leggomy Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 B.S, F2P is way to restrictive, if I'm not mistaken you are limited to one human char with limited content. Sorry, but the game is already boring. WoW raid mechanics where more enjoyable, Swtor really has nothing unique, its a copy of WoW in starwars now. Where does it say you be limited to only one human character? I have read all the faqs as far as I know never seen where it says you will be limited to only one character and that it must be human. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterKayote Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 this is new http://www.examiner.com/article/analyst-swtor-move-to-free-to-play-could-attract-up-to-50-million-players LOL, well actually ... it COULD bring up to 6.5 billion players. But we all know thats not going to happen and neither is 50 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etheric Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 I read the article and just kept scratching my head. You couldn't keep 1.7 million people with a subscripion based game but by going free to play 10 million a month will magically deciede to subscribe. i just got home from work andmaybe i'm tired, but am i missing something here. Like "making any sense at all " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daethorz Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Sure, 50 million accounts, 47 million of those created by credit-farmers. 2.9 million f2p player accounts and 100k subbed accounts, which we will refer to as the Fanbois, they wouldent care if swtor stopped adding content, theyd still play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nastynas Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Pachter has never logged in has he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kopena Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 the big question is what happens with the game or this is method is failed? (they are putting the servers down). I can tell you this is the last game what i have buyed from this 2 company's. Do you really think that it attracts up to 50M players i think it is going failed hard it is not about the monthly fees that the playerbase is dropping it is the support for the game from Bio and EA. (new contents, fix bugs, end game content and more) or they want to make this game a succes they must listen more to the people what they want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vialator Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Yes... -A- game with the SW IP... but not THIS game. THIS game needs features and content before it can do numbers anywhere near a fraction of that. F2P doesn't fix that problem. It only turns the game into sims-with-lightsabers. And dancing Ewok vanity pets. True! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Corew Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 If f2p doesn't live up to the suits expectations pretty soon I'm reasonable sure they will just shut the whole thing down, or sell it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DahLliA Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 If SWTOR reaches 50 million players I'll film myself eating my Malgus CE-statue and put it on Youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lochhi Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 this is new http://www.examiner.com/article/analyst-swtor-move-to-free-to-play-could-attract-up-to-50-million-players 50m F2P players ... Wow! That'll really increase the bottom line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etheric Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 50m F2P players ... Wow! That'll really increase the bottom line. He doesn't say 50 million F2P, he says 10 million monthly active subscribers with upside to near 50 million. Which just makes it even funnier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leggomy Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 50m F2P players ... Wow! That'll really increase the bottom line. If those f2p people at 50 million spend average of $1 a month thats huge. I dont think you understand how the whole "free" to play thing works. It is far from free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonoku Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Once upon a time I waved a flag and 500 million people followed me, and we created a riot in the main city! woot!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draythion Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 paid analysts shouldn't get so much attention Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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