SOE Becomes Daybreak / Russian shutdown

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I'd like to formally invite Daybreak Studios to relocate their offices. Where, you ask? Right here in the wonderful state of Rhode Island. We've got a forward thinking state government that wants to invest in the potentially lucrative online entertainment industry. Office space available. (Don't bother if you hate snow)
 
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Mobile games like Game of War seem to be doing very well, especially if they were able to pay Kate Upton $40 million to do ads for them. I think that is what these new investors are going to try to accomplish. I bet they really dont give a rat's ass about Daybreaks current games. Focus will most likely be on new mobile platform/xbone games.
 
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Terry Michaels (Senior Producer, EQN/Landmark) is IN. Will continue as head manager for both games.
Rosie Rappaport (Art Lead, EQN/Landmark) is IN as well.
 
KCXIV

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Grundge_sl said:
Mobile games like Game of War seem to be doing very well, especially if they were able to pay Kate Upton $40 million to do ads for them. I think that is what these new investors are going to try to accomplish. I bet they really dont give a rat's ass about Daybreaks current games. Focus will most likely be on new mobile platform/xbone games.
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so they buy a studio to make games for mobile when the studio that they bought hasn't made for mobile? hmmm..
 
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Grundge_sl said:
I bet they really dont give a rat's ass about Daybreaks current games. Focus will most likely be on new mobile platform/xbone games.
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Then why buy a bunch of dead IP, and a few games that won't see the light of day for years?

I'd make a donut bet that Sony gave SOE to them to chop it up. Put Everquest IP in one parcel and sell it. Whatever else worth anything put in other parcels and sold off. Sony gets 50% of the cut, Daybreak gets the rest. Maybe put some dev time into EQN/L to make it viable to sell, then call it a day.
 
Teekey

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KCXIV_sl said:
so they buy a studio to make games for mobile when the studio that they bought hasn't made for mobile? hmmm..
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Seriously, it makes no sense to buy SoE just to cancel all their games in development that have already had tens of millions poured into them.

If they just wanted a game studio, it would have been much cheaper looking elsewhere.
 
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Mobile games ain't easy money, lol. Most fail miserably. A lucky few rake in money, sell off to Zynga, then bomb the fuck out.

Everyone is naming off Game of War because they've seen Kate Upton in a commercial. That bubble bursts quick.
 
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Teekey_sl said:
Seriously, it makes no sense to buy SoE just to cancel all their games in development that have already had tens of millions poured into them.

If they just wanted a game studio, it would have been much cheaper looking elsewhere.
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yeah, i was looking for the it makes sense in that post, then i realized, there is no fucking sense in that post.
 
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Gloat? I'm sorry, I don't believe for a second that's what you were told, considering that fansites broke the news silently and rumors were circulating... 1 day later, this happens. Sorry for being right?

A lot of talented people lost their jobs. It's nothing to joke about, I know.

However, You know who was also forced to lie for their company? Tiggs, the SWG community manager, about the NGE. Basically she was hired to kill the game, didn't like that, and spoke out about it.
She was escorted out of the building by police, one of the most humiliating things you can do when 'laying someone off'. So pardon me if I am a bit skeptical that it's what you were actually told, and that you're not just saying that to keep your job.
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Pretty fucking obvious you have never worked for a large company. During management changes they always tell the company things are staying the same.
 
tad10

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KCXIV_sl said:
yeah, i was looking for the it makes sense in that post, then i realized, there is no fucking sense in that post.
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If you cancel every game in development, SOE would still be worth purchasing for the EverQuest IP. That said, while I loathe Landmark with the white hot passion of a Kurdish separatist, Landmark, unlike EQN, HZzzz, EQ or EQ2, has multi-platform breakout potential if the new owners make it more Minecraft-like (single purchase, playable online or on your own computer).

Of course unless and until Smed gets shitcanned I wouldn't expect anything interesting from SOE 2.0
 
Teekey

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I don't think the Russian Overlords arethatcrazy.

Although drug-fueled Brad McQuaid in debt to Russian mobsters backing his game does sound kind of hilarious...

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I'm sure they are just cutting people that one, either have a bloated salary, or two simply have nothing to show for themselves. The reality is there are a lot of people that can do what these guys do. They are really over glorified in their positions and if you can pay someone 15%-30% less per position that hungry and looking to prove themselves, why not?

Anytime i've seen this happen that's exactly how it goes down. They go through salary schedules, evaluations, and progress reports and just start cutting. You think Georgeson really has much to show for himself? The only thing I remember him parading around from the SoEmote. He was at the bad end of EQI, EQII, and i'm not sure we even know anything of EQNext that is still relevant. I'd be willing to bet he has the highest salary next to Smed to boot.

I'd say we haven't seen the last of this... What i'm waiting for is what will they do with their games? All this personnel stuff is just typical business and can be unfortunately expected.
 
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They are really over glorified in their positions and if you can pay someone 15%-30% less per position that hungry and looking to prove themselves, why not?
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Just look at the people fawning over Georgeson and saying his outing spells doom for the game (mostly on Reddit). Seemed to me like he was basically just the guy that peddled the hype to desperate MMO junkies.

Someone there even tried to claim he was the 'face' of EverQuest...despite not realizing that he had literally nothing to do with the success of EQ or (somewhat success of) EQ2 in their heydays. But he did a pretty good job marketing himself to the fans, I guess.
 
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KCXIV_sl said:
so they buy a studio to make games for mobile when the studio that they bought hasn't made for mobile? hmmm..
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This. SoE has zero experience making mobile games. If anything they see how zombie/survival games sell like hotcakes and see the potential of h1z1 imo. Of the old EQ stuff is just extra.
 
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