SOE Becomes Daybreak / Russian shutdown

tad10 · Mar 4, 2015

gogojira_sl said:
No man, I'm following your logic with this one. If he's that easily convinced to blow up his game, it can be done again. We just have to bring forth the right number of fried cheese.

So...

arallu · Mar 5, 2015

Cutting in-game support to a minimum for EQ/EQ2:
DAYBREAK CONSTRICTS GAMEMASTERS IN EQ AND EQII
The new policy severely limits what gamemasters can do to correct what Daybreak is calling ?simple gameplay errors? in EverQuest II.

What constitutes a simple gameplay error? Gamemasters will no longer be on call to fix deleted items, accidentally sold items, accidentally bought items, misloots, or accidental modifications of items. ?Deleted characters will not be restored,? Daybreak warns, so ?feel free to re-roll a new character.?

Of note, the studio says it will not ?administrate a guild or intervene in guild management affairs in any way,? meaning that if your guild leader disappears, you?re out of luck: ?If your guild leader is absent, please create a new guild of your own or find another guild on the server that meets your needs.? Guild and character renames, the studio recommends, are to be handled with name change potions available in the cash shop.

tad10 · Mar 5, 2015

arallu_sl said:
Cutting in-game support to a minimum for EQ/EQ2:
DAYBREAK CONSTRICTS GAMEMASTERS IN EQ AND EQII
The new policy severely limits what gamemasters can do to correct what Daybreak is calling "simple gameplay errors" in EverQuest II.

What constitutes a simple gameplay error? Gamemasters will no longer be on call to fix deleted items, accidentally sold items, accidentally bought items, misloots, or accidental modifications of items. "Deleted characters will not be restored," Daybreak warns, so "feel free to re-roll a new character."

Of note, the studio says it will not "administrate a guild or intervene in guild management affairs in any way," meaning that if your guild leader disappears, you're out of luck: "If your guild leader is absent, please create a new guild of your own or find another guild on the server that meets your needs." Guild and character renames, the studio recommends, are to be handled with name change potions available in the cash shop.

Seems like a great way to get your playerbase really pissed off at you.

kaid · Mar 5, 2015

That is unsurprising given the contractions in the company. They likely don't have the support staff around to cover the previous work load with the people they have so they contracted what they are allowed to do. Wow has actually done a bit of this too which is why they automated their undelete character tool.

Tearofsoul · Mar 5, 2015

The ship is sinking FAST.

KCXIV · Mar 5, 2015

tad10_sl said:
Seems like a great way to get your playerbase really pissed off at you.

You think this would be bigger news then on a website i never even heard until that link. then again i been out of the MMORPG loops for a long time.

Siddar · Mar 5, 2015

So when I lost my cleric epic by putting it in a forge by mistake, because it had the same cursor graphic as a rusty mace. Instead of them returning epic, then a few month later changing tradeskill containers to send no drop items back to your inventory if you closed the container, Then a few months later after that giving epic unique cursor graphics. Nope today I would be shit out of luck.

When my bard didn't receive a key item for bard epic 2.0. A item that you need on you to spawn one of epic 2.0 mobs while doing epic 1.5 because hails were done in wrong order. No item refund and No Bard epic for me ever!

Final fight of Coldain shawl quest when both the dwarf general and giant attacker decided to fight inside of game terrain where i couldn't target them so general died. No refund of the trigger item I should just start the whole quest over agian from scratch if that's even possible.

Hopefully Daybreak is resold as quickly as possible to someone that has a clue of how to run existing everquest games.

Reht · Mar 5, 2015

Siddar_sl said:
Hopefully Daybreak is resold as quickly as possible to someone that has a clue of how to run existing everquest games.

They have been clueless for a while, Daybreak is just ending all pretense of them putting any real effort into helping their customers.

rolx_sl · Mar 5, 2015

Meh can't blame them for trying to put resources in the correct place. That was probably a decent expense. Whats this companies stance on cash shops?

Jimbolini · Mar 5, 2015

KCXIV_sl said:
You think this would be bigger news then on a website i never even heard until that link. then again i been out of the MMORPG loops for a long time.

The web is Massively.com (They closed the old website and Kickstarted with new link..about 1 month ago)

Jimbolini · Mar 5, 2015

Eq2 forums streamlining (Closing several sub forums)

EQ2Wire Guide, Fan Site, Lore, RP, and PvP Forums Closed

Jimbolini · Mar 5, 2015

A bunch of little things happening in succession.

More larger changes to come?

Tearofsoul · Mar 5, 2015

Next should be merging servers

Reht · Mar 5, 2015

Jimbolini_sl said:
A bunch of little things happening in succession.

More larger changes to come?

EQ1 hired back one of the devs they let go, so hopefully positive things on that front......

Vitality · Mar 5, 2015

Prediction: EQN gets released in half finished state, everquest IP gets auctioned off.

Siddar · Mar 5, 2015

rolx_sl said:
Meh can't blame them for trying to put resources in the correct place. That was probably a decent expense. Whats this companies stance on cash shops?

Where would the correct place be in your opinion? EQ Next where they mismanaged the lore then fired all the senior leadership and have basically no apparent idea what there actually trying to build? A game now entering its fourth total design reset in the space of what four years?, and has not even reached alpha yet.

Jackdaddio_sl · Mar 5, 2015

KCXIV_sl said:
You think this would be bigger news then on a website i never even heard until that link. then again i been out of the MMORPG loops for a long time.

1. Why would you have heard of that site before that link? It's a Kickstarter with a day left.

$73,393 pledged
147%funded
1595 backers
1 days to go

2. How many people give a shit about EQ or EQ2 outside of this forum and the ones the players are on? Most people probably ask "That game is still running?" when they read that.

Jackdaddio_sl · Mar 5, 2015

Vitality_sl said:
Prediction: EQN gets released in half finished state, everquest IP gets auctioned off.

With you on the first one; not sure why to do the second. They'll probably ask far too much for it than anyone is willing to pony up. In a way, it would be like trying to sell the IP rights to Radio Shack.

Sure everyone's heard of it, but no one really wants to shop there anymore.

hodj · Mar 5, 2015

Jackdaddio_sl said:
2. How many people give a shit about EQ or EQ2 outside of this forum and the ones the players are on? Most people probably ask "That game is still running?" when they read that.

If they aren't busy asking "What's an Everquest?"

asocirev_sl · Mar 5, 2015

rolx_sl said:
Meh can't blame them for trying to put resources in the correct place. That was probably a decent expense. Whats this companies stance on cash shops?

They are pro Cash Shop: "Guild and character renames, the studio recommends, are to be handled with name change potions available in the cash shop. "

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