Recent content by Hal_2005

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    First World Problems

    Need to do a trip to Shanghai again for work. Annoyed the G-6 lacks a bed to get proper sleep. Annoyed my EA only got me the 4-seasons vs the Mandarin Oriental. Bitter we have no time off and are packed with 5 nights of black tie State dinners. The pisser is that while I'm on the road...
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    Star Citizen Online - The search for more money

    Michael Lewis, Tom Keene and Charlie Rose would have to disagree with nearly everything written Tuco. All 3 won their awards by staking a 'Watergate' on page 1. I like you alot Tuco, but in our modern era some of the finest journalism has come from blogs and non-conventional news agencies. The...
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    Star Citizen Online - The search for more money

    Pretty much this. All you can do is wait for the Space whale rage and the SEC to step in with hard rules, probably banning crowdfunding for a good long time.
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    SOE Becomes Daybreak / Russian shutdown

    Its pretty transparent. The company was sold off to a Russian Oligarch named Viktor because the company does large cash sweep transactions. Viktor's corporate MO at Access Industries is to rarely put any working capital or maintenance capital back into the businesses he owns, often with wildly...
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    The Elder Scrolls Online

    I had no idea how much I missed the random rage at pre-launch titles.
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    The Elder Scrolls Online

    I have to agree with Esloan. Many market watchers looked at the heavy subscription fee, plus box costs and the only reasonable conclusion is that Zenimax is fully pricing in a cash grab for the first 6 months, and then a sharp fall off in subs. An interesting point I am shocked the thread did...