tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post2275243347538952336..comments2024-02-29T16:43:55.241-05:00Comments on Lurking Rhythmically: NCSoft's Continuing Slide Into Irrelevance and BankruptcyErin Palettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09984632637166408245noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-82520505791502684862013-06-07T00:22:44.921-04:002013-06-07T00:22:44.921-04:00Tabula Rasa and Auto Assault were killed by NCSoft...Tabula Rasa and Auto Assault were killed by NCSoft... though I think I should direct you to Biomek.org so that you may see what Auto Assault was.TheDragonTamernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-52348992300674057352013-06-05T10:12:02.219-04:002013-06-05T10:12:02.219-04:00Then let me point you to Auto Assault, and Tabula ...Then let me point you to Auto Assault, and Tabula Rasa, two awesome MMOs that NCSoft shutdown, denying any form of Free-to-play (or even removing the subscription requirements) because they "weren't making enough money".<br /><br /><br />Both times, the playerbase asked to be allowed to run the games themselves on private servers... both times, we got no response until AFTER the game in question was shutdown... Both times, we got a 3 page response that boiled down to "fuck no."ARC056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-19079569800615526702012-11-19T02:40:07.114-05:002012-11-19T02:40:07.114-05:00The least they could do is sell it to someone who ...The least they could do is sell it to someone who WILL run it well. Creeps!<br />4eyedwomannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-55029765077826987782012-10-26T23:42:05.547-04:002012-10-26T23:42:05.547-04:00they can just take that attitude and cram it up th...they can just take that attitude and cram it up their smug asses.<br /><br />i'm done with NCsoft. i'm done with all my toons. i've deleted my account. they will never, ever get another dime out of me. eff'em.Laura Miedzianowskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-32753083905972741642012-10-26T20:15:48.755-04:002012-10-26T20:15:48.755-04:00 They want to focus on Mobile gaming platforms, Wi... They want to focus on Mobile gaming platforms, Wii/WiiU/DS3/iPad/iPhone/Android & whatever else they have in the Asian Markets. <br />I've read Investor Relations Reports = PDF's with a clause on Page 2 basically stating:<br /><br /> ["All of this is just guess-timates & assumed to be accurate, more or less, maybe... And we take no responsibility for inaccuracies in this info/data = that we pulled out of our hard drive's nether-regions into a *shiny looking handout* to distract you during the meeting.<br />Or via tele-presence pseudo-meetings where we're gonna be telling you how we're NOT wasting your investment money chasing 'Pie in the Sky' Personal Projects, engaging in Face Saving maneuvers, Corporate Politics/Drama, & other garbage that if fully revealed would make shareholders sell-off *yesterday*. But we know you're not likely to find out about any of this unless your Search-Fu is strong, you're not afraid to surf the korean-times website & other tabloid-esque" corners of the web - and have the time on your hands to go going several years back read thru it all... and good luck finding anyone who'll go on the record about anything. Oh looky here, graphs, and here = pretty 'concept' art!"]<br /><br />(I wadded thru most of the virtual garbage/muck mentioned above) PLUS, I've the read transcripts of stock-holder/share-holder 'conference calls' talking about - how 'core games' take years to produce & don't have nearly as much of a return on investment as the shiny new 'social'=Facebook games, 'casual' games, and the 2D isometric perspective Diablo-clones with a little extra shiny, with a few new bells &/or whistles. AKA Asian Grinders, some look like Dungeon Siege {on a good day} - and I saw profits/revenue figures on charts (for NCsoft & Nexon +some other related publishing/gaming companies.<br />They had it worked out & listed to how much the players in the gaming-centric internet-cafes & mobile=wireless players we're paying per hour, per minute, & even per second = for a couple of 'em. (They didn't "show their accounting work" - just the fancy charts) But the left no doubt that they are mostly heartless monsters - happy to get people hooked on paying by the hour -and then for cash-shop stuff on-top of that, and they got got damn good at this...<br />They're about to be, or already are(?) being shafted by the "Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (MOGEF)" - via this "Prevention of Internet Game Addiction of Youth Policy and protecting youth against harmful environment and business," Its really flowery/silly phrases/terms on the English-translation version of the site. It's being called a 'Shutdown system' in some articles - http://www.thisisgame.com/en/2012/09/18/mogef-wants-more-powerful-shutdown-system<br /><br />I think Kim Take-Jin may have sold that stock to Nexon to get out of the business while the getting was still "good" - over here in the western market that they're now killing for ? = IDK who conned who - but I think someone group of investors is about to get 'bent over' & some CEOs (and their partners look like they're doing their version of "Golden Parachutes" to *eject*/or "punch out" (for the most part) while the gettin' is good.<br /><br />But they've spun it good in the news "NCsoft sets sights on US, China markets" - http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2012/10/134_115061.htmlhttp://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2012/10/134_115061.htmlSnowdenbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-58524619130603682642012-10-26T19:59:11.560-04:002012-10-26T19:59:11.560-04:00I remember reading something to the effect that Ne...I remember reading something to the effect that Nexon is essentially operated by NCSoft, if not directly then closely enough to be tarred with the same brush.<br /><br />I'm never going to get another NCSoft game. I was looking forward to Wildstar, but then, I was looking forward to Tabula Rasa, too Auto Assault, even! Carbine Studios should look at what happened to Paragon Studios as a threat against every non-Korean studio... If they're not based in Korea and pandering to the Korean market, then they've got no long-term value to NCSoft. Possibly even no short-term value. And NCSoft's executive culture would rather put the IP on ice than ever let anyone demonstrate that NCSoft can't hack it in that market.Kelly Yonerhttp://twitter.com/RivalynCrimsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-75661710127355556192012-10-26T16:39:05.350-04:002012-10-26T16:39:05.350-04:00I agree, and speculated as much in my previous pos...I agree, and speculated as much in my <a href="http://lurkingrhythmically.blogspot.com/2012/10/an-update-on-city-of-heroes.html" rel="nofollow">previous post<a rel="nofollow">.</a></a>Erin Palettehttp://lurkingrhythmically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-11858867867484867432012-10-26T16:32:03.699-04:002012-10-26T16:32:03.699-04:00I haven't been following this too closely but ...I haven't been following this too closely but I had heard they wanted to focus on the Korean market, so they basically just dumped everyone else without thinking (or caring) of the backlash.Pyrotek85noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-91640122009133859152012-10-26T16:30:00.490-04:002012-10-26T16:30:00.490-04:00Then they're alienating their potential custom...Then they're alienating their potential customer base, which is all kinds of stupid. <br /><br />IF they were doing that -- and I don't for one second believe that -- they should say something to the effect of "In anticipation of [game X] we will be shutting down City of Heroes. All CoH subscribers will be beta testers for this new game and receive special headstart bennies should they decide to subscribe."Erin Palettehttp://lurkingrhythmically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-30713598071437265792012-10-26T16:29:55.530-04:002012-10-26T16:29:55.530-04:00Sounds like a real shame. I never played CoH mysel...Sounds like a real shame. I never played CoH myself since I was already involved in another MMO, but I always heard good things about it. I hate it when companies screw over their fans and customers like this.Pyrotek85noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-32279751015340684422012-10-26T16:05:17.613-04:002012-10-26T16:05:17.613-04:00Sounds to me like they are planning another superh...Sounds to me like they are planning another superhero game and don't want to compete with themselves.Sircallinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-35759494821396570942012-10-26T15:25:33.825-04:002012-10-26T15:25:33.825-04:00This isn't work! This is a pissed-off fan vent...This isn't work! This is a pissed-off fan venting her spleen. If anything, it's catharsis. I hope my crazed rantings help you guys!Erin Palettehttp://lurkingrhythmically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-80753982495274494212012-10-26T15:18:36.054-04:002012-10-26T15:18:36.054-04:00Thanks for your work on this. I've played CoH ...Thanks for your work on this. I've played CoH pretty regularly since a week after launch. In ever had much of an opinion on NCSoft as a company until this whole debacle, but I'm going to make sure they never get a dime from me or my friends from this point on.Josh Waniskonoreply@blogger.com