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I think I've figured out that my posting brand is "what if hbomberguy's 80-minute Dark Souls 2 defense video gained sentience and then someone bought it an account for some reason" Anything you think that implies about my opinions is correct, by the way. Especially the things that contradict each other, those are especially correct. fake edit: jesus christ this is the worst page snipe of my entire posting career
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Rarity posted:Oh man, THAT'S how the Half-Life series ends? I figured it would be 'the world is doomed' but somehow this is so much worse. Goddam lol Laidlaw leaked what the story would likely be, with different characters' named but it's easy to substitute: https://www.polygon.com/2017/8/25/16202006/half-life-2-episode-3-plot-mark-laidlaw-valve Turns out you're not winning against that trans-dimensional empire with just a crowbar after all
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Jay Rust posted:Video game discussion is weirdly attached to the business decisions of multinational corporations I've found myself several times reading the earnings and reports of developing companies to see what games they plan on focusing next  Rarity posted:Oh man, THAT'S how the Half-Life series ends? I figured it would be 'the world is doomed' but somehow this is so much worse. Goddam Just gonna say this quest you went through was adorable, it reminded me of simpler days.
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Rarity posted:Oh man, THAT'S how the Half-Life series ends? I figured it would be 'the world is doomed' but somehow this is so much worse. Goddam keep bringing it up and Gabe is gonna push it 3 more years back. 
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Feb 8, 2019 18:53
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Samuringa posted:I've found myself several times reading the earnings and reports of developing companies to see what games they plan on focusing next why
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Help Im Alive posted:Which video game stocks do I pour my entire life savings into Soy! Soy! Soy!
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Feb 8, 2019 18:57
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In Training posted:Why do people care about video game stocks unless you're a stock broker
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Feb 8, 2019 19:03
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My brother bought 100 shares in Nintendo because he believes in the Switch Unfortunately he started believing in the Switch at ~$36/share
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Feb 8, 2019 19:09
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i like to keep an eye on how much money there is and where it's coming and going from for studios i like because it'll let me know if they're going to eat poo poo and die and never make games again or be super successful and continue making games but i don't think day to day stock fluctuations are a good metric for that
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Feb 8, 2019 19:09
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Harrow posted:I think I've figured out that my posting brand is "what if hbomberguy's 80-minute Dark Souls 2 defense video gained sentience and then someone bought it an account for some reason" dark souls 2 is the best one, you have my caestus
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Feb 8, 2019 19:11
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Anthem is going to raise EA stocks even higher!! 
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Feb 8, 2019 19:11
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i should probably mention the only hbomber video I've watched is the one where he drags the showrunner of sherlock and dr who
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Feb 8, 2019 19:12
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Samuringa posted:I've found myself several times reading the earnings and reports of developing companies to see what games they plan on focusing next I'm glad you got a kick out of it  And now that I'm done with the Half-Life 2 story I get to kick on to Portal 
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Feb 8, 2019 19:12
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Looper posted:i should probably mention the only hbomber video I've watched is the one where he drags the showrunner of sherlock and dr who That's the best one really
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Feb 8, 2019 19:12
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Jay Rust posted:Anthem is going to raise EA stocks even higher!! fore sure TheAgent posted:thread chat
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Feb 8, 2019 19:14
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is there a reason that we shouldn't append a [citation needed] to the end of that
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Feb 8, 2019 19:18
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no. though agent gets industry news early and correct often.
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Feb 8, 2019 19:20
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It's enjoyable to believe it because immense financial failure will put EA on a road that benefits me, somehow
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Feb 8, 2019 19:20
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it's enjoyable to believe it because massive corporations going down in flames gives me vindictive pleasure
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Feb 8, 2019 19:21
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RIP EA, Worst Company in America 2012-2013
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Feb 8, 2019 19:21
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ea isn't even close to being the worst company in the us
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Feb 8, 2019 19:23
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In Training posted:Why do care about video game stocks unless you're a stock broker Number go up, my corporate tastes are validated
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Feb 8, 2019 19:24
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Looper posted:ea isn't even close to being the worst company in the us they are still bad (just like every corporation) so them failing at something is still be funny Andrast fucked around with this message at 19:29 on Feb 8, 2019 |
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Feb 8, 2019 19:27
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Rarity posted:I'm glad you got a kick out of it This makes me tremendously excited in every way because Portal 2 is my #1 game of all time
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Feb 8, 2019 19:28
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Andrast posted:they are still bad (just like every corporation) so them failing at something is still funny i can't argue with this
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Feb 8, 2019 19:29
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RBA Starblade posted:lol I got the sense reading it that while they didn't significantly damage the combine as a whole, they kept them off of Earth for a while at least.
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Feb 8, 2019 19:32
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Truga posted:no. Let's also note that EA has publicly said that they, to quote last week's earnings call, "model Anthem units in the 5 to 6 million unit range" for the quarter. They have blatantly unrealistic expectations for Anthem's performance and it's clear it's being set up to fail. They also say they have "modest expectations for . . . Anthem live services," whatever that means, but those initial units sold figures are absolutely loving bonkers. It's especially nuts when you consider that many people are going to play Anthem on launch by signing up for Origin Access Premier, paying $15 for a month of the game rather than $60+ for the game itself.
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Feb 8, 2019 19:32
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Would it have been smarter to make Anthem free to play
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Help Im Alive posted:Would it have been smarter to make Anthem free to play Possibly, though it would probably have loot boxes and pay-for-power MTX if it was. As it is, Anthem is not free to play, but (for now) has no loot boxes and only plans to sell skins, emotes, and stuff like that. They also plan on all the content/story updates being free instead of being paid DLC, so... yeah, good luck with that. I really want the game to succeed because I think the core game is a lot of fun, but it has absolutely everything else working against it, including its own release schedule.
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Feb 8, 2019 19:34
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if people keep getting fooled by Destiny's bullshit they absolutely will buy Anthem, it's not unrealistic for the game to sell lots
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Looper posted:ea isn't even close to being the worst company in the us yeah but GAMERS have both a very insular view of the world and the entitlement to make their preferences known on the internet
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Feb 8, 2019 19:36
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In other news https://twitter.com/karenyhan/status/1093900515841396737
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DLC Inc posted:if people keep getting fooled by Destiny's bullshit they absolutely will buy Anthem, it's not unrealistic for the game to sell lots One difference is that Anthem has a ton of anti-hype working against it. Public reaction to the demo weekends was really negative and was immediately followed by people assuming, based on a screen shot with no actual dollar prices on it anywhere, that Anthem was going to charge $20 for each cosmetic MTX skin. I mean, they still might--I'm pretty sure Guild Wars 2 has mount skins they've charged $20 for--but it wasn't a good look right after such a rocky demo. The Division was a total disaster at launch but there was enough hype going into it that it was Ubisoft's best-selling new IP to date (kinda like Watch_Dogs, actually), and so Ubisoft reinvested in it, improved it, and turned it around quite a bit. Anthem is launching in a state where it's definitely going to need similar treatment, but I'm not convinced EA is going to see the initial sales figures or engagement to convince them it's worth the chance.
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Feb 8, 2019 19:40
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I read that in his voice
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DLC Inc posted:if people keep getting fooled by Destiny's bullshit they absolutely will buy Anthem, it's not unrealistic for the game to sell lots it will sell lots but with ea's stupid budget assumptions it needs to sell more copies than is probably actually possible
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Cowcaster posted:5 to 6 million copies sold seems to have become the industry's standard expectation for most triple A game releases for some reason As costs go up the number of copies sold in order to make a profit increases as well.
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Feb 8, 2019 19:46
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It needs to generate more revenue than closing or selling bioware would cut costs.
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I said come in! posted:As costs go up the number of copies sold in order to make a profit increases as well. If by costs going up you mean the need to have record breaking profits every year, sure
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This is not an attack or snide remark in any way, but I never understood the humour in this strip. Is it based on characters that are built up over time or something? On their own they never feel like they are inherently humourous
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