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Old 02-17-2017, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by maskedmelon [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
tbh, it is truly amazing how long SoE was able to ride on the success of EQ. We're talking a devloper that produced nothing but failure following their first game. I seem to recall watching a new documentary that said it only cost a few million to make eq. At one point EQ had over 500,000 subs paying $15 a month. pure profit. EQ allowed SoE to turn out terrible products for one and a half decades before Sony finally started to realize what was going on with the NA subsidiary.
I wouldn't call the roll out of PlanetSide a failure. However it didn't take long for it to go in to the shitter.
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