EQN Founder Packs

[Tycko]

HAHAHAHA

So first they hype the shit out of it, then they go through a period of silence, now we can pay them money to alpha test and build their game for them.

HAHAHAHA ... what a joke

RIP SOE EQN

[Gadwen]

I don't know why people are acting like this is something special, interesting or new, pretty much every new MMO or even multiplayer game is doing crap like this now.

[quido]

This just made me lose all hope.

[Tycko]

Because they are basically doing their private version of kickstarter. Only they are marketing the game as a fully funded production.

[Gadwen]

Originally Posted by Tycko [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Because they are basically doing their private version of kickstarter. Only they are marketing the game as a fully funded production.

They aren't hurting for money to develop this game, they just want more money, it's no different than the myriad of pre order bonuses that pretty much every big game offers now.

[Cypher.]

Originally Posted by Gadwen [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

They aren't hurting for money to develop this game, they just want more money, it's no different than the myriad of pre order bonuses that pretty much every big game offers now.

IMO, it's either 1) They're greedy bastards (as you said) or 2) They see risk involved in the production of EQN and don't want to risk any of their money in the develop thus the Kickstarter approach.

[Tycko]

Originally Posted by Gadwen [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

They aren't hurting for money to develop this game, they just want more money, it's no different than the myriad of pre order bonuses that pretty much every big game offers now.

How do you know they are not hurting for money?

Because people use the kickstarter route when they do not have enough money to pay the bills while developing their game.

[Tycko]

Their entire game is based on the idea of crowdsourcing, which I was onboard for. Now they are crowdsourcing their income while developing their crowdsourced content... which I can't help but laugh at.

[Gadwen]

I don't know why you guys think this is crowdfunding, they are just basically selling "preorders" with early access and bonuses. This type of thing is the industry standard now, it's just a way for them to get more of your money. Actually I think it could benefit them if people think they are buying into the development process, or "helping" fund the game, the approach of not just selling it as early access bonus is actually pretty genius. Sony has plenty of fuckin cash but they can't stop themselves from coming up with ways to get even more of it.

[Tycko]

I find the idea of "pre-ordering" a free to play game laughable. Perhaps that is the only reason I am so upset about this news. The game has been marketed as a free to play since the announcement because that is SOE's modern business model for games. The idea you have to "invest" into the development phase does not sit well with me and I am disappointed this game is going to be a flop that many others have heralded. Ashame too because I was really excited about it.
(you still never said how you knew they were not hurting for cash)

-Ex-Excited EQN follower