Slightly odd coverage going on about the tax breaks since they wouldn't have helped in the slightest. I think Realtime worlds biggest mistake (bar making a game very few people wanted to play) was trying to charge a subscription. People will forgive a lot in a game that's a one off fee especially if it is going to be supported and fixed later on but as soon as you charge a sub then the required standard goes way up.
They could have gone the micropayments route and dolled out new gear for cash maybe added DLC like new cities. Of course it would have helped if they spent some time to actually make the game fun to play. Seemed like they spent too long getting that, admittedly sweet, customisation stuff going and didn't focus enough on making the core gameplay enjoyable.
They forgot that there are already a legion of polished shooters that do most of what they did badly well and also don't charge money for the pleasure.
Submitted by Evilmatt on Wed, 2010-08-18 18:28
And it has gone off line now ... but apparently you might be able to get a replacement game or money off voucher if you did buy it:
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Slightly odd coverage going on about the tax breaks since they wouldn't have helped in the slightest. I think Realtime worlds biggest mistake (bar making a game very few people wanted to play) was trying to charge a subscription. People will forgive a lot in a game that's a one off fee especially if it is going to be supported and fixed later on but as soon as you charge a sub then the required standard goes way up.
They could have gone the micropayments route and dolled out new gear for cash maybe added DLC like new cities. Of course it would have helped if they spent some time to actually make the game fun to play. Seemed like they spent too long getting that, admittedly sweet, customisation stuff going and didn't focus enough on making the core gameplay enjoyable.
They forgot that there are already a legion of polished shooters that do most of what they did badly well and also don't charge money for the pleasure.
And it has gone off line now ... but apparently you might be able to get a replacement game or money off voucher if you did buy it:
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/apb-players-free-ea-game-or-voucher/765211