Game Insider #28: April '09 Newsletter

[Ghostcannon]

Disney is doing a great job, specially when they are offering a 3 month-free of charge for basic users. They know how horrendous the economy is and they are coming with great ideas.
A High-5 for Big D on that and all of great events.

[Dr. Zeppers]

Originally Posted by Ghostcannon

Disney is doing a great job, specially when they are offering a 3 month-free of charge for basic users. They know how horrendous the economy is and they are coming with great ideas.
A High-5 for Big D on that and all of great events.

I dont disagree with what you say about them doing a good job.

How about offering us unlimited players a free 3 month extension on our accounts saving US some money instead of extending it to those thate are not contributing to the game? Havent we 'earned' anything? Certainly more than those that are not paying. I can tell you why, because their purpose is NOT to relieve those having hard times, but to generate MORE unlimited users by hooking them in with free play. The ploy about the economy is PR progaganda.

[Kaionai]

I think people who are founder's shouldnt have to pay to play...

[Batleth]

Originally Posted by OFxZeppers

I dont disagree with what you say about them doing a good job.

How about offering us unlimited players a free 3 month extension on our accounts saving US some money instead of extending it to those thate are not contributing to the game? Havent we 'earned' anything? Certainly more than those that are not paying. I can tell you why, because their purpose is NOT to relieve those having hard times, but to generate MORE unlimited users by hooking them in with free play. The ploy about the economy is PR progaganda.

Remember, we're talking about Diney.

Originally Posted by Kaionai

I think people who are founder's shouldnt have to pay to play...

I disagree with that but perhaps a discount rate would be nice. When TT went from beta to open, they gave their beta testers a discount rate on their accounts. I haven't seen Diney do that with any of their other games since. Which is a real shame since this would be a great incentive to get a core base of users to start the game off with. As we're seeing now, there are not that many founders left and getting fewer by the day.

In the past few months, we've also seen events become a vital part of Pirates Online. Not only do these events propel story points (like the recent EITC conspiracy and attacks) but they've really helped to bring our community together. I encourage you to get involved in these events - they're a great way to meet your fellow buccaneers and release your inner-Pirate. In the future, these events will offer some pretty unique Pirate experiences, and we'll be rewarding those that participate in really special ways. As I've said before, while it's great to meet GM Captain Walter, what if he had a Quest for you the next time you met him or what if you came face to face with Captain Jack Sparrow?

Did they learn nothing from VMK? This entire course of actions leads to nothing but favoritism within the game. It causes resentment and jealousy. Either add content for all pirates or not at all!

[Aliese]

By reducing the polygon count on avatars, we've improved game performance - can you tell the difference?

Well, Big D, that really depends on what you mean. If you mean did I notice how you maimed my pirates, then the answer would be yes.

If you instead mean, did I noticed improved game performance, then the answer would be no.