Sony Goes Insane

by Maarten Goldstein, Feb 01, 2002 6:00pm PST

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Dec 31, 1969 4:00pm PST

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- free trial now too : ColonBlow
- AO absolutely rocks at current state, few days ago the first story line based events happened with a hug... : imperator

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Do they provide you with an internet connection for that much?

Feb 02, 2002 1:53pm PST

Do they provide you with an internet connection for that much? : The_Janitor

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EQ developers responding to some questions about the $39.99/mo dealie..

http://boards.station.sony.com/ubb/everquest/Forum1/HTML/000480.html

Feb 02, 2002 1:57am PST

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EQ developers responding to some questions about the $39.99/mo dealie.. http://boards.station.sony.com... : starless
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- They keep saying that $10 per customer is not enough for them to provide that kinda of content??? 400,0... : wolfnipplechips

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I went to the website and looked around. What it looks like all it is, is some shit that shouldve been included in the game in the first place.

Feb 01, 2002 7:02pm PST

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I went to the website and looked around. What it looks like all it is, is some shit that shouldve been in... : r0lf-
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- agreed, it sounds like they are trying to take the "events" and stuff and only put it on the "premiere" ... : wolfnipplechips

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a product is worth as much as people are willing to pay for it.

Feb 01, 2002 11:41pm PST

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a product is worth as much as people are willing to pay for it. : -Panther-
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  that is very wise! /me thinks of linux. : Grigory
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fuck that stupid ass bullshit with a lamp full of sand. you'd have to be fucking stupid as shit to pay that much for such a pansy, queer-assed game like that faggot everquest. fuck.

Feb 01, 2002 6:29pm PST

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fuck that stupid ass bullshit with a lamp full of sand. you'd have to be fucking stupid as shit to pay th... : archon
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- nuked please : starless
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ye got they've gone bonkers!

Feb 02, 2002 3:47am PST

ye got they've gone bonkers! : Torias

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$39.95 a month for a game, or $99.95 a month for relatively slow SDSL. Which is more insane?

The pot calling the kettle black, perhaps?

Feb 01, 2002 11:39pm PST

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$39.95 a month for a game, or $99.95 a month for relatively slow SDSL. Which is more insane? The pot ... : Freon
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- Not necessarily; it depends what the SDSL user's other options are, and whether or not his job or other ... : Conan
- that makes no sense. all yer saying is that it's $130/month if you wanna play everquest on sdsl. so? : ermac

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as other posters have said, sony is just testing the waters. they're probably hoping that their current nutball customers who dress up like wizards and knights in real life are willing to feed their obsession even more, to the tune of $40 a month. i've seen much stupider things that idiots can spend their money on...

Feb 01, 2002 7:07pm PST

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as other posters have said, sony is just testing the waters. they're probably hoping that their current ... : mattleexbox
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- hahahhahahaahahahahahahah -The SAMe : SERIOUSly the SAMe
- well, since they're only allowing a total initial sign up of 8,000 subscribers, they might just get that... : Teiresias
- Which is why I'm sticking with Neocron. :P : LOD-Glock

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Wow. If player pay this, they are crazy. I know quite a few evercrack heads that are crazy, but $40 a month? wow. I'm speechless.

Feb 01, 2002 9:19pm PST

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Wow. If player pay this, they are crazy. I know quite a few evercrack heads that are crazy, but $40 a mon... : Former_HPB
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- $40/month. talk about getting dry humped. : ariakaz

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It might be that they actually don't want to develop enough content and new stuff for their entire customer base. Perhaps they feel that it's easier to develop a small amount of high quality product instead of a large amount of low quality product, while avoiding all of the load-related problems of 400,000+ subscribers immediately banging on it.

My problem is, developing this stuff would probably take resource away from developing content and fixes for the general $10/month customer base.

Feb 01, 2002 9:17pm PST

It might be that they actually don't want to develop enough content and new stuff for their entire custom... : DanglingChad

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http://www.shacknews.com/funk.y?id=2881782
first sentence.

Feb 01, 2002 6:57pm PST

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http://www.shacknews.com/funk.y?id=2881782 first sentence. : insta
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Hmmm. Anyone else think this is a decent analogy to drug dealing?

We'll get ya hooked to the decent stuff for relatively cheap, but if you want this REAL GOOD STUFF ya gotta pay more...

EverCrack indeed.

Feb 01, 2002 8:11pm PST

Hmmm. Anyone else think this is a decent analogy to drug dealing? We'll get ya hooked to the decent s... : Teiresias

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the interactive map is dope. that shit should be free though.

Feb 01, 2002 8:10pm PST

the interactive map is dope. that shit should be free though. : ColonBlow

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bwahahahaha..........yes, Sony HAS gone fucking insane. The sad thing is, there's a lot of nerds who are fucking addicted to this game, and will gladly pay that price. I know several people who have 2 or 3 accounts, and play about 40 hours per week.

Feb 01, 2002 7:04pm PST

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bwahahahaha..........yes, Sony HAS gone fucking insane. The sad thing is, there's a lot of nerds who are ... : V0lk
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- heh, it's like a second job, only they have to pay Sony. : the archvile

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God it must be the runs to be addicted to a game that costs a broadband user at least 80 dollars a month.

Feb 01, 2002 7:12pm PST

God it must be the runs to be addicted to a game that costs a broadband user at least 80 dollars a month. : snuff

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I think there's more to this than meets the eye.

With everybody jumping on the subscription bandwidth these days I say they're just testing the water to see how far they can go.

Of course the price will drop in the not too distant future as only the total loonies will pay this price.

But I suspect this is nothing but an experiment - start ludicrously high and drop bit by bit until they find the point people can be suckered at.

Feb 01, 2002 6:59pm PST

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I think there's more to this than meets the eye. With everybody jumping on the subscription bandwidth ... : mactu
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- forgot to add: ... then 6 months down the line offer the poor cheapo version people the chance to upg... : mactu

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So let me guess, they'll finally fix all of the things that have been broken/sucked for 3 years, but it'll cost you $40 a month. I can handle $10 a month, and I think that's quite enough to have a well maintained and interesting product.

Feb 01, 2002 6:51pm PST

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So let me guess, they'll finally fix all of the things that have been broken/sucked for 3 years, but it'l... : DanglingChad
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- ya no idea what they're thinking.. my credit card would be maxed in two months :o : starless

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I'm beating a dead horse by saying this but, WOW, that's alot of money per month just to play a game.

Feb 01, 2002 6:25pm PST

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I'm beating a dead horse by saying this but, WOW, that's alot of money per month just to play a game. : -dm7
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  It is only $479.40 a year. It would be a deal at twice the price. : pyrotek
  - hehe you could buy a console and 3 games every year with that. or a new video card and a couple games. :... : MrShmoo

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the basic EQ service for 9 bucks a month isn't ending.. most eq players (like myself) are laughing at the $40/month proposal for features that should be added to the game for free.

i think sony is in over their head on this one. we'll see.

Feb 01, 2002 6:36pm PST

the basic EQ service for 9 bucks a month isn't ending.. most eq players (like myself) are laughing at the... : starless

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I condemn this madness.

Feb 01, 2002 6:34pm PST

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- Not only do I condemn this but I also curse and spit upon it. Tickle my pickle this does not! : TheCrazyPickleMaker

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Wow crazy.

Only the really cool people play $40 a month for an MMORPG.

Feb 01, 2002 6:35pm PST

Wow crazy. Only the really cool people play $40 a month for an MMORPG. : artillery

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Holy shit! You could buy a different freaking game every month for that. Greedy fuckers.

Feb 01, 2002 6:19pm PST

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Holy shit! You could buy a different freaking game every month for that. Greedy fuckers. : vigilante
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- While I won't touch this (or any other Evercrack product) with a 10 foot pole, they had better basically... : BulletPro

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as Ozzy said, "all aboard!" the Crazy Train.
way too much to pay monthly for a game. EverCrack indeed.

Feb 01, 2002 6:18pm PST

as Ozzy said, "all aboard!" the Crazy Train. way too much to pay monthly for a game. EverCrack indeed. : hal9000

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Verant has just gone...

(Dana Carvey Marcia Clark voice)In-saaaane...

Feb 01, 2002 6:14pm PST

Verant has just gone... (Dana Carvey Marcia Clark voice)In-saaaane... : the archvile

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Hahahahahahahahhahahahah, oh my god. They have some big fucking balls to release this, and the sad thing is that the real addicts will pay the OVERpriced 40$ a month just to be the first to do everything. "Hey, dork boy, come pay 40$ a month to get the service that you should be getting with the normal servers. We know we're fucking you dry, but you'll still sign up anyway"

Feb 01, 2002 6:13pm PST

Hahahahahahahahhahahahah, oh my god. They have some big fucking balls to release this, and the sad thing ... : crazywigga

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Jesus, I know some people are addicted to Everquest, but $40 a month?

Feb 01, 2002 6:05pm PST

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Jesus, I know some people are addicted to Everquest, but $40 a month? : pyrotek
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- pretty pathetic huh : delusion

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A cookie for me?!?!?!?

Feb 01, 2002 6:01pm PST

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A cookie for me?!?!?!? : SatansFist
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- nooooooo! Too late! : Dave Mustaine

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