Curse

Bob Slydell · Aug 05, 2009, 06:36 PM // 18:36

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Originally Posted by Targren

Back then, yes. I remember one Christmas (06 or 07, I can't remember)... Gamestop did a commercial with Ogden, Vekk, and Pyre voiced-over as kids talking about thier Xmas presents. No mention at all that it was Guild Wars. I hadn't gotten EotN yet (I waited for the price drop) and I thought it was for the new WoW expansion (since the forums had been buzzing about a new cutesy race, which I thought Vekk was). That might (or might not) have had some effect if they'd mentioned the bloody game.

Nowadays, though... TV spots are obscenely expensive, and I doubt anyone is going to pay that to advertise a 4-year-old, mostly-abandoned game.

I remember that commercial, I never SAW it but my cousins came over one day and saw me playing with the exact same heros used in the commerical and immedantly said, OH you play that game! Not knowing what the name of the game was, you have a point there.

Also at your abandoned game comment... The actual point of this thread is for them to advertise... because the game Is the way it is? Understand? Mostly abandoned is why they need to advertise in the first place.

And PS: It's not mostly abandoned, either you play in international districts or you don't play at all anymore.

Targren · Aug 05, 2009, 06:40 PM // 18:40

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Originally Posted by Chrisworld

Also at your abandoned game comment... The actual point of this thread is for them to advertise... because the game Is the way it is? Understand? Mostly abandoned is why they need to advertise in the first place.

And PS: It's not mostly abandoned, either you play in international districts or you don't play at all anymore.

No. I meant abandoned by the Devs, not by the players. A 7-man "live team" is a skeleton crew.

coil · Aug 05, 2009, 08:18 PM // 20:18

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Originally Posted by NoXiFy

I state that NCsofts support is bad...

seconded. tech support on the other hand so far has been great in my experiences.

Ravious · Aug 05, 2009, 08:26 PM // 20:26

From what I understand NCSoft really kind of lets ArenaNet do their own thing. I cannot imagine any supposed benefits would come close to overcoming the detriments of leaving NCSoft.

Songbringer · Aug 05, 2009, 09:45 PM // 21:45

The buisness world is not the backyard. You can't just get up and leave a team because you don't like something on that team. Anet can't leave ncsoft because anet is owned by ncsoft. Unless they had enough money to buy that part of the company away from ncsoft they go no where. The way it should be.

Buster · Aug 05, 2009, 09:50 PM // 21:50

The problem I have with NCsoft is the fact they are a hybrid between a game developer and publisher. It is like they are competing with Arenanet on the same front. You don't see Vivendi pumping out games to compete with WoW do you ? Ofcourse not. If Guild Wars 2 becomes a tremendous success I can guarantee you that it will take subscriptions away from Aion.Then NCsoft will be scratching their heads wondering where all their subs went. Arenanet can do much better than NCsoft.

Martin Alvito · Aug 05, 2009, 10:23 PM // 22:23

If ANet doesn't have the resources to keep GW1 in decent shape even with NCSoft's backing, then they sure as hell don't have the resources to finish GW2 development without that financial muscle.

I'm willing to bet that the revenue stream problem makes succession from NCSoft a non-starter until GW2's release...and even then the legal battle would be ugly.

Gigashadow · Aug 05, 2009, 10:59 PM // 22:59

NCSoft has given ArenaNet all the time and money they wanted to make GW1 and GW2 and release it on their own schedule. Unlike other publishers, they haven't forced them to release a half-assed MMO which instantly fails (e.g. Warhammer, Age of Conan). The Anet employee count keeps going up every quarter (according to NCSoft investor materials anyway). Sounds like a pretty good deal to me.

Angelica · Aug 05, 2009, 10:59 PM // 22:59

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Originally Posted by Gun Pierson

Anet made a pact with the devil. They left Blizzard because they wanted to create a free to play experiment only to find themselves under NCsoft wings, which traditionaly is a pay to play MMO publisher. Oh the irony...

I'm thinking...... If they did not leave Blizzard we would have an awesome, wonderful, fantastic DiabloIII!

fenix · Aug 06, 2009, 12:25 AM // 00:25

Firstly, ANet are OWNED by NCSoft, not published by them.

Secondly, ANet's fanbase is not 1,500,000 people.

Thirdly, ANet are NOT the biggest selling, Aion has what, 5.5-6 million subscribers?

Fourthly, closed.