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This is firmly in the dumpster fire category at this point. The film looks like it won't even sniff $400mm worldwide, which indicates the studio losing at least $100mm on the production of the movie. More importantly though, it shows that the Star Wars brand has been severely damaged and is no...

Have you seen the numbers? There will be no more Solo movies.

I'm confused what makes you think you deserve to celebrate Mother's Day in the first place.

Caught a mid day showing with my 10 year old Nephew.I had low expectations going in and I was still a bit disappointed. He didn't seem thrilled either. Theater was far from full. I don't understand how Disney has been able to do so much damage to the Star Wars brand in less than 3 years. As bad...

Rock music has been dying since scene music lost popularity. That was was rock's last mainline into the consciousness of pop culture. Whether we like it or not, rock music needs to capture the attention of the youth of today to stay relevant and to give them a starting point to discover the rest...

So just to be clear here, the people who are skeptical of a pill addict with a history of overpromising/underdelivering's ability to deliver a worthwhile game without a publisher and with a team made up of indentured servents are wrapped around the guy's finger, and people giving him $1K to play...

This guy gets it. The people buying into the beta aren't there to squash bugs, they're there to get an edge by whatever means necessary.

If it's not paid, it's not the same thing Pantheon is doing.

I don't recall World of Warcraft ever having any paid beta or early access. The original release had a closed beta then a 2 week open beta period free and open to all which is nice to level the playing field for everyone before the gates open. Pretty sure FF14 did the same thing. ESO I don't...

Is this better?

:confused: Correct. :confused: Because it's not 2016 and this thread topic is Pantheon.

What other MMORPGs are selling beta access? Feel free to apply my concerns to those as well.

Well it's not just access to raid mobs... it's access to quests, itemization, geography, mob spawns, class builds, and every other element that needs to be understood to succeed in an MMORPG. The reason paid beta is problematic is that it creates a barrier of entry to the game for people who...

I thought you were kidding at first but then I googled to be sure and... wow.

There are also people who don't enjoy the taste of Coke and prefer the taste of their own piss. That doesn't mean it would be good business to design a product targeted at them. *cue the Mountain Dew jokes*

Right, but they did it without paying money to be there. I'd wager that even 150k subs is a stretch given that this game will have no appeal to the Asian markets but it's good to see that he's at least somewhat realistic on what the scope of his game should be

They don't. By your logic, every corpse in the MMORPG graveyard should have hit million+ subscribers. They want to play World of Warcraft - a game that is designed to allow a player to log on for whatever amount of time, make progress towards their goals and eventually fight the biggest...

No, but it gave them months (several years more likely given the pace of development) of time to figure out and strategize the most efficient way to get to that endpoint. It's like taking 11 guys off the street and putting them in a football match up against 11 guys who have been practicing...

How do the die-hard supporters of this game - people who, from what I've seen, eschew games using "pay-to-win" mechanics and want everything to be "earned" - reconcile those beliefs with the fact that paying hundreds (thousands?) of dollars to receive early access to the game is one of the most...

Ignoring the rest of the deranged babble for a moment here, can you not see why having your kids call the guy you are dating "daddy" is a terrible idea? What are you planning to tell them a few months down the road when this guy finds the self-confidence to go after a girl who isn't completely...