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i will have to go with the few folks that also notice that more questions are raised due to this interview. though reading some of these posts and the stereotypical examples that come from all the "experts" is amusing.

simply put, things "I" disagree with (regardless of counter arguments). charging for download, charging for early play. marketing to be sure and the companies that have the keys are more than free to do what they want.......just not with me (grin), again my dollar and two cents on that.

i am going to try the open beta,..................when the email from the regular aoc site sends me one, i wont pay. as for the game and my playing schedule, TTL is 5 months 29 days away, plenty of time for them to fix everything that is going to be broken come (my) launch  time, adj any major character flaws etc, etc. it is after all, only entertainment, and there are plenty of other things to do.

Originally posted by grimfall

 

Originally posted by todeswulf

I feel for the guy, his team is busting there humps and the lard ass idiots that live in their Mom's basement and could not get a job beyond Pizza Hut actually are given the credibility to question them.  

That's why I would never dream of game design as a career.  Enterprise software designers work less hours make more money, and when they are called into question, it is from a professional...not some mouth breathing fry cook with no life.

Said it many times. Love games hate most gamers.

 

1. Very Mature Post

 

2. I work implementing an ERP project with a budget of about $3 billion

3. The reason your company has 'cutbacks' is probably because it puts narrow-minded people like yourself in positions of authority.

You are exactly the type of gamer I am referring to; if you weren’t, it would not have pissed you off enough to spout back your bitter tears.  Three billion my ass, the only thing you implement is a deep fryer.

/point

/laugh

pffft I dont like Fileplanet at all now before it was totaly FREE FREE to get into a FREAKING beta jeeez.

I think people whining about charging for the beta are acting ridiculously and their accusation is baseless.

Funcom isn't charging for it -- the keys were reserved exclusively for fileplanet subscribers.  Existing subscribers already saw value to the service and for them the key was a perk.  People running out to subscribe just for access and then complaining that they aren't getting value for the service because they only wanted the key....are silly.  The key is a perk of the service as a whole -- if they didn't do research before making the purchase, well the old saying holds true: a fool and his money part quickly.

Whether it is called an open beta or a fileplanet beta is meaningless.

So, why not just go with a free Torrent download?

“To that I can only say we were one of the first gaming companies to start Torrent distribution a few years ago with Anarchy Online, and of course we know a lot about Torrents, but setting up this for such an event would have served to make us lose focus right before launch. It would not have helped any of us, and running Torrents are about a lot more than just letting the world do it themselves. It needs a lot of work to get it right, and ensure good speed and a smooth customer experience.

 

Man, if that ain't BS then I don't know what BS is...

"It needs a lot of work to get it right, and ensure good speed and a smooth customer experience."

Publishing a torrent "needs a lot of work to get right"?

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

Who is this guy trying to swindle, cavemen? My grandma?

well fileplanet download manger is total crap

notan excellent way to distribute 12gb file sthe least for the past 4 days i wastrying and got barely 2gb installed

blessed are the people who put a  1 file download link on the web Was able to download in less than a day

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Originally posted by sassoonss
well fileplanet download manger is total crap

notan excellent way to distribute 12gb file sthe least for the past 4 days i wastrying and got barely 2gb installed

blessed are the people who put a 1 file download link on the web Was able to download in less than a day

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Originally posted by markoraos

Who is this guy trying to swindle, cavemen? My grandma?

Torrent files, so easy, a caveman can do it.

If bandwidth and management costs were the primary motivators for FunCom deciding to outsource then why were all of the Technical Beta Testers -- who already have the General Beta Client installed and patched-up, ready to go -- not promoted to General Beta?