bobby kotick on swtor.. a waste of money

activision's bob kotick has decided to voice his opinions on swtor.. he thinks its a waste of money.

http://www.destructoid.com/kotick-star-wars-the-old-republic-won-t-profit-ea-216782.phtml

activision's bob kotick has decided to voice his opinions on swtor.. he thinks its a waste of money.

http://www.destructoid.com/kotick-star-wars-the-old-republic-won-t-profit-ea-216782.phtml

ionusX

activision's bob kotick has decided to voice his opinions on swtor.. he thinks its a waste of money.

http://www.destructoid.com/kotick-star-wars-the-old-republic-won-t-profit-ea-216782.phtml

ionusX

As much as I dislike Kotick, he doesn't say that at all.

He is a greedy pig, dis-credit anything he says.

he can take his own advice

I wish people would stop misquoting this bloke. I was trying to find a source for where he said that line about charging more if he could on wikipedia and even when I went to the source that was cited it wasn't actually in the transcript.

And this pic always makes me laugh! :D

activision's bob kotick has decided to voice his opinions on swtor.. he thinks its a waste of money.

http://www.destructoid.com/kotick-star-wars-the-old-republic-won-t-profit-ea-216782.phtml

ionusX

everything EA does is gonna be a waste of money to him, cause its not on activision pockets xD

And this pic always makes me laugh! :D

Raxzor

This isn't biased at all. :P

activision's bob kotick has decided to voice his opinions on swtor.. he thinks its a waste of money.

http://www.destructoid.com/kotick-star-wars-the-old-republic-won-t-profit-ea-216782.phtml

ionusX

[QUOTE="ionusX"]

activision's bob kotick has decided to voice his opinions on swtor.. he thinks its a waste of money.

http://www.destructoid.com/kotick-star-wars-the-old-republic-won-t-profit-ea-216782.phtml

FelipeInside

Reuters asked, he answered. Sounds normal:P

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="ionusX"]

activision's bob kotick has decided to voice his opinions on swtor.. he thinks its a waste of money.

http://www.destructoid.com/kotick-star-wars-the-old-republic-won-t-profit-ea-216782.phtml

Baranga

Reuters asked, he answered. Sounds normal:P

Typical lazy people not reading the article. In nowhere did he say this. millerlight89

[QUOTE="Baranga"]

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"] Hmmm... a greedy CEO talking trash about another big company about to hit jackpot.... Sounds normal.FelipeInside

Reuters asked, he answered. Sounds normal:P

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"] Yeah, but he has always been an idiot. MadCat46

the problem is that he rns his mouth about every single occurence his company has.. case in point the guitar hero/music hero franchise slaying where he a wekk before was praising it.. then turned on a dime n demonized it

he did the same thing over the ifinity ward ousting

Maybe he can help fund a real Star Wars game then. If you're reading this, Kotick, here's what we need: Space fighting along the lines of the X-Wing games, Light saber fighting along the lines of Jedi Academy and its predecessors, exploration that's kind of like the LEGO games (but maybe more robust) and a good story. And no monthly fee mmo stuff. If you make this, you will be a god. Now go, Kotick! Fulfill your destiny!

Maybe he can help fund a real Star Wars game then. If you're reading this, Kotick, here's what we need: Space fighting along the lines of the X-Wing games, Light saber fighting along the lines of Jedi Academy and its predecessors, exploration that's kind of like the LEGO games (but maybe more robust) and a good story. And no monthly fee mmo stuff. If you make this, you will be a god. Now go, Kotick! Fulfill your destiny!

xLittlekillx

[QUOTE="xLittlekillx"]

Maybe he can help fund a real Star Wars game then. If you're reading this, Kotick, here's what we need: Space fighting along the lines of the X-Wing games, Light saber fighting along the lines of Jedi Academy and its predecessors, exploration that's kind of like the LEGO games (but maybe more robust) and a good story. And no monthly fee mmo stuff. If you make this, you will be a god. Now go, Kotick! Fulfill your destiny!

wis3boi

He's the CEO of a multi-billion dollar company so you understand it's a certainty that he is far more intelligent than you or I. I never understood the immense hate this man receives, his goals and methods are no different than any other CEO, business owner, or investor in the world and the only thing that separates himself from others of his stature is that he's not politically correct and isn't afraid to flip off the competition and minority sales demographics aka the "vocal minority". Not saying the man should be held up to the standard that humanity should strive to be but really the hate on him is crazy, is it some sort of inferiority complex kicking in with you guys or what? MadCat46

He runs Activision since 1991.

He just doesn't like when EA has a game that will rival WoW. Even by just going through beta I can tell SWTOR will be a great game that will become very popular unlike all those other MMORPGs that claimed to be a WoW killer. SWTOR is great in quality just like WoW but does not try to copy everything from WoW. It's also nice that the quests are not just boring fetch quests without an explanation. SWTOR is an MMORPG version of Knights of the Old Republic.RyviusARC

thats not how i feel about SWTOR.. to me its jsut WoW in space XD

i will forever refer to it as the "other" old republic game, its a sin to even put it in the same room as those two works of art and doing any less is an injustice. SWTOR is a sham a disgrace and it hasnt even hit a store shelf yet.

[QUOTE="RyviusARC"]He just doesn't like when EA has a game that will rival WoW. Even by just going through beta I can tell SWTOR will be a great game that will become very popular unlike all those other MMORPGs that claimed to be a WoW killer. SWTOR is great in quality just like WoW but does not try to copy everything from WoW. It's also nice that the quests are not just boring fetch quests without an explanation. SWTOR is an MMORPG version of Knights of the Old Republic.ionusX

thats not how i feel about SWTOR.. to me its jsut WoW in space XD

i will forever refer to it as the "other" old republic game, its a sin to even put it in the same room as those two works of art and doing any less is an injustice. SWTOR is a sham a disgrace and it hasnt even hit a store shelf yet.

My god you people have reading comprehension problems. He didint say it was a waste of money at all he said EA should be careful because the liscence holder ( Lucas ) will be the ones gaining most of the profit and that it's dangerous in terms of risk vs reward for EA.

[QUOTE="ionusX"]

[QUOTE="RyviusARC"]He just doesn't like when EA has a game that will rival WoW. Even by just going through beta I can tell SWTOR will be a great game that will become very popular unlike all those other MMORPGs that claimed to be a WoW killer. SWTOR is great in quality just like WoW but does not try to copy everything from WoW. It's also nice that the quests are not just boring fetch quests without an explanation. SWTOR is an MMORPG version of Knights of the Old Republic.wis3boi

thats not how i feel about SWTOR.. to me its jsut WoW in space XD

i will forever refer to it as the "other" old republic game, its a sin to even put it in the same room as those two works of art and doing any less is an injustice. SWTOR is a sham a disgrace and it hasnt even hit a store shelf yet.

lord no, i detest WoW with a burning passion.. i played it for a time but then their customer support tried to rape my wallet and one guy even bad-mouthed me.

to answer your quesiton no i havent but when every expert (i trust) has played it and is crying foul i need to toss flags onto the field. kotaku, gameinformer, a couple other places. all exclaim nothing but fear n dread about swtor calling it things like "disorganized" and "generic" nope i wont be getting it. not for all the money in king solomons kingdom and thats just that.

besides from what ive seen of gameplay itd send me running anyway, reminds me of champions online minus the fun..

mmo's are jsut ment to stay in the fantasy framework not sci-fi.. everytime its been done its failed. the matrix online, swg, star trek online, auto assault, tabula rasa, need i continue the list??

superheroes are about the limits of the MMO. its just not a genre that can handle the ebb and flow required for science fiction. i know i played tabula rasa start to finish i was there for garriots big in-game sign off. as was i present when they turned off the matirx online (glad they did). some things jsut cant be done and despite my wishes for it to be otherwise developers need to grasp that.

everytime i see a science fiction MMO i just shake my head.. its insanity by definition: preforming a repetitive task expect each time a different outcome.

[QUOTE="wis3boi"][QUOTE="ionusX"]

thats not how i feel about SWTOR.. to me its jsut WoW in space XD

i will forever refer to it as the "other" old republic game, its a sin to even put it in the same room as those two works of art and doing any less is an injustice. SWTOR is a sham a disgrace and it hasnt even hit a store shelf yet.

ionusX

lord know i detest WoW with a burning passion.. i played it for a time but then their customer support tried to rape my wallet and one guy even bad-mouthed me.

to answer your quesiton no i havent but when every expert (i trust) has played it and is crying foul i need to toss flags onto the field. kotaku, gameinformer, a couple other place.. all exclaim nothing but fear n dread about swtor calling it things like "disorganized" and "generic" nope i wont be getting it. not for all the money in king solomons kingdom

activision's bob kotick has decided to voice his opinions on swtor.. he thinks its a waste of money.

http://www.destructoid.com/kotick-star-wars-the-old-republic-won-t-profit-ea-216782.phtml

ionusX

I don't care who he is, but he's right.

activision's bob kotick has decided to voice his opinions on swtor.. he thinks its a waste of money.

http://www.destructoid.com/kotick-star-wars-the-old-republic-won-t-profit-ea-216782.phtml

ionusX

i played it for 5 days straight, and beyond the fact it had classes and an action bar, WoW was the furthest thing from my mind, and I played WoW too. It felt like Mass Effect 2wis3boi

When I compared SWTOR to WoW I only meant in quality.RyviusARC

I'll be playing too, liked what I saw, but let's not confuse personal interest with extremely high goals that won't happen 99.9%, it'll be a miracle if it'll hapen (WoW was a miracle too, now WoW itself is part of the almost infinite wall a MMO has to climb to be successful, because WoW contains most of the players that are ready to pay for a MMO and they won't detach easily).

[QUOTE="RyviusARC"]When I compared SWTOR to WoW I only meant in quality.DanielDust

I'll be playing too, liked what I saw, but let's not confuse personal interest with extremely high goals that won't happen 99.9%, it'll be a miracle if it'll hapen (WoW was a miracle too, now WoW itself is part of the almost infinite wall a MMO has to climb to be successful, because WoW contains most of the players that are ready to pay for a MMO and they won't detach easily).

Bioware made the wrong move using Starwars as much as I love the universe, Kotick is right, imo a mass effect MMO would have made WAY more sense since they wouldn't have to

1. Pay licensing fees out the ass

2. Make sure they don't trample starwars lore too much.

Mass Effect literally screams for a MMO, it has everything starwars has except the lightsabers/force (and it kinda has the force).

[QUOTE="ionusX"]

activision's bob kotick has decided to voice his opinions on swtor.. he thinks its a waste of money.

http://www.destructoid.com/kotick-star-wars-the-old-republic-won-t-profit-ea-216782.phtml

Johnny_Rock

I don't care who he is, but he's right.

Bioware made the wrong move using Starwars as much as I love the universe, Kotick is right, imo a mass effect MMO would have made WAY more sense since they wouldn't have to

1. Pay licensing fees out the ass

2. Make sure they don't trample starwars lore too much.

Mass Effect literally screams for a MMO, it has everything starwars has except the lightsabers/force (and it kinda has the force).

GD1551

[QUOTE="GD1551"]

Bioware made the wrong move using Starwars as much as I love the universe, Kotick is right, imo a mass effect MMO would have made WAY more sense since they wouldn't have to

1. Pay licensing fees out the ass

2. Make sure they don't trample starwars lore too much.

Mass Effect literally screams for a MMO, it has everything starwars has except the lightsabers/force (and it kinda has the force).

FelipeInside

Yeah I know, SW is big name, but don't forget ME is a very popular series as well, much like warcraft was. It was die hard Warcraft fans like myself who bought WoW and then spread the word that made it get to where it was. There's no reason why I couldn't see that happening for ME.

[QUOTE="wis3boi"][QUOTE="ionusX"]

thats not how i feel about SWTOR.. to me its jsut WoW in space XD

i will forever refer to it as the "other" old republic game, its a sin to even put it in the same room as those two works of art and doing any less is an injustice. SWTOR is a sham a disgrace and it hasnt even hit a store shelf yet.

ionusX

lord no, i detest WoW with a burning passion.. i played it for a time but then their customer support tried to rape my wallet and one guy even bad-mouthed me.

to answer your quesiton no i havent but when every expert (i trust) has played it and is crying foul i need to toss flags onto the field. kotaku, gameinformer, a couple other places. all exclaim nothing but fear n dread about swtor calling it things like "disorganized" and "generic" nope i wont be getting it. not for all the money in king solomons kingdom and thats just that.

besides from what ive seen of gameplay itd send me running anyway, reminds me of champions online minus the fun..

mmo's are jsut ment to stay in the fantasy framework not sci-fi.. everytime its been done its failed. the matrix online, swg, star trek online, auto assault, tabula rasa, need i continue the list??

superheroes are about the limits of the MMO. its just not a genre that can handle the ebb and flow required for science fiction. i know i played tabula rasa start to finish i was there for garriots big in-game sign off. as was i present when they turned off the matirx online (glad they did). some things jsut cant be done and despite my wishes for it to be otherwise developers need to grasp that.

everytime i see a science fiction MMO i just shake my head.. its insanity by definition: preforming a repetitive task expect each time a different outcome.

Several things

1. SWTOR is not sci fi. It is science fantasy.
2. Science fiction mmos and science fantasy mmos have worked. Star Wars Galaxies (before they ruined it) and EvE online are proof that they can work.
3. Not only is the game disorganized and generic (the writing is very inconsistant), but it is also very linear, poorly written (so much so I eventually skipped all non-story dialogue), with poor voice acting and seems to have a lack of features especially defining features. Voice acting, woopiedoo, no on will stay for 100s of hours because of VA not to mention, the Voice Acting really got on my nerves later on with especially from companions.
4. My biggest complaint with SWTOR's setting is how I feel it doesnt really make good use of the setting. SWG had much better use of it than SWTOR. It could easily have taken place in Azeroth, Hyrule, Forgotten Realm, Planescape, Ferelden, Tamriel, Albion or just about any other fantasy setting and people wouldnt have noticed it at all.

He's involved in the industry for profit and profit alone. Not surprising he would hold such views. He can't begin to comprehend what makes gaming great in the first place.

He's involved in the industry for profit and profit alone. Not surprising he would hold such views. He can't begin to comprehend what makes gaming great in the first place.

Brendissimo35

There are like 900k retail pre-orders and up to a million more digital.

How is that a waste of money? The thing is pretty much paying for itself before it even launches...

[QUOTE="Brendissimo35"]

He's involved in the industry for profit and profit alone. Not surprising he would hold such views. He can't begin to comprehend what makes gaming great in the first place.

DanielDust

No, I'm not. Understanding what people will pay for and what motivates consolites the stores in droves is not the same thing as understanding what makes gaming great. If the two were truly inseparable, games would be a hell of a lot better in general. Smart business strategy does not necessarily correlate with creative and innovative products.

There are like 900k retail pre-orders and up to a million more digital.

How is that a waste of money? The thing is pretty much paying for itself before it even launches...

Wasdie