Tomi on 13/4/2013 at 23:30
Sure, when the word about this spreads, there may be some more people who won't buy the game because of SR's absence. And it might change the buying decision of those unsure customers, of course. But 2000 people? I feel that that's a bit too much. The ones who choose not to buy the game will have many other reasons too.
Dia on 13/4/2013 at 23:33
Quote Posted by Goldmoon Dawn
It is my hope that at some point the powers that be will form a cohesive collection of things gone wrong that need fixing and present it as the Thief Petition. Of course, the more information they reveal about the new title the more this could change, but they seem to be hiding out at the moment!
Gauging fan reactions, dare we hope? There's that little ray of hope I'm holding onto that says maybe EM released as much information as they did when they did for that specific purpose. A year is a long time afterall.
Of course, I could always be wrong.
Vae on 13/4/2013 at 23:33
Quote Posted by Tomi
Sure, when the word about this spreads, there may be some more people who won't buy the game because of SR's absence. And it might change the buying decision of those unsure customers, of course. But 2000 people? I feel that that's a bit too much. The ones who choose not to buy the game will have many other reasons too.
...:angel:
Quote Posted by Vae
Except that it will cost them more than that, due to the ripple effect...If EM was smart, they'd seek to correct their misguided course before this becomes a much larger problem for them...
And by a much larger problem, I mean the compounding collection of multiple problems.jtr7 on 13/4/2013 at 23:36
There's at least a year of potential change! Maybe they can make that typewriter make a clacking sound, or its bell ring like at the end of a line, when frobbed, instead of completely non-interactive. Naw. Gimme more than one Claw, if we can't have rope arrows, or can we, who knows?
Goldmoon Dawn on 14/4/2013 at 00:16
Quote Posted by Tomi
there may be some more people who won't buy the game because of SR's absence. And it might change the buying decision of those unsure customers, of course. But 2000 people?
I hate having to do this: I never said 2000 people would not buy the game. Ok? What I did say is that there are 2000 people who potentially as a whole or in part will or wont buy the game. That is potentially $100,000 either gained or lost. I think that is worth considering, even at this modest stage, for *any* business... Hello.
Tomi on 14/4/2013 at 00:23
Hello. Ok.
Let's add a few "potentiallys" in my post then and it should all be fine.
Quote Posted by Tomi
Sure, when the word about this spreads, there may potentially be some more people who potentially won't buy the game because of SR's potential absence. And it might potentially change the buying decision of those potential unsure customers, of course. But potentially 2000 people? I feel that that's potentially a bit too much. The ones who potentially choose not to buy the game will have many other potential reasons too.
Better now? :sweat:
Captain Spandex on 14/4/2013 at 00:24
The man himself replies:
Inline Image:
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j35/XAcerbusX/Twitter-DAstous_zps222d337d.jpgJust about as polite a way of saying 'Sit down and shut up' as I've ever seen.
(Thanks to Dominus for shooting me (
https://twitter.com/sdastous/status/323083160625758209) the link to this)
Quote Posted by Goldmoon Dawn
2000 games selling at $50 is $100,000.
...and it's more than just those copies.
Square Enix/IO Interactive learned the hard way, when Hitman: Absolution failed to meet sales figures, that negative word-of-mouth doesn't simply reach the individuals expressing it.
Even a game like Mass Effect 3 - which initially
shattered sales records - wasn't immune from it. The first couple weeks of sales were strong... but as soon as news of that ending began to circulate, the sales fall-off was immediate and
dramatic.
jtr7 on 14/4/2013 at 00:30
Actually, I thought games were done by committee. Meetings, emails, whiteboards, conferencing...
Captain Spandex on 14/4/2013 at 00:40
Don't forget focus groups!
jtr7 on 14/4/2013 at 00:44
I wonder what this was about?
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