Article about the evilness of SoE

[Strokke]

Thought you guys might appreciate this

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/...94_page5.shtml

[Cobalt Katze]

Well, it's not really an article, since it's a mailbag I'd take everything with a grain of salt, but it's no secret that I'm dissatisfied with how SOE deals with things.

[Nabren]

Heh, well even if it isn't *all* true, one would have to wonder. I mean it seems to have a base atleast.

[Pirotess]

Just a reminder since this thread has the potential to go that direction. Dont flame any other companies please. The original link is fine just keep it civil as we proceed. Thanks!

[Strokke]

Yes lets keep in mind I used the world evilness

[Flagg]

I don't care for alot of the things soe or sony in general has done, but they do work...The froglok thing would have sucked and tha is not the first time I heard about it ethier.

[Pirotess]

Indeed. Im less than a fan of Station Exchange.

[Siencyn]

People seem to forget that the goal of the company making then game is bottom-line to make money. People have different approaches to how that is done. My thought always has been if you don't like it don't play it. There are many people who like and play games by this and other companies, who probably do things you don't like.

[Pirotess]

Originally Posted by Siencyn

People seem to forget that the goal of the company making then game is bottom-line to make money. People have different approaches to how that is done. My thought always has been if you don't like it don't play it. There are many people who like and play games by this and other companies, who probably do things you don't like.

I dont forget at all. Theres a line to be drawn however in the sand of your industries ethics and ettiquette. SoE crossed that line many times so now I live by the rest of your advice and have done so for almost a year. Im a happier person.

[Flagg]

Originally Posted by Pirotess

I dont forget at all. Theres a line to be drawn however in the sand of your industries ethics and ettiquette. SoE crossed that line many times so now I live by the rest of your advice and have done so for almost a year. Im a happier person.

amen there was a 20/20 thing about companies that made lots of money or the owers that did...anyways one of the people they did it on owned costco and he believes in paying his employees alot more then most competing bussnesses do. They discussed how walstreet wasn't the happess with this style, becuase of profit margins etc. He basicly said employee will be happy and such if you pay them more (duh) an a happy employee would provide better customer service and do a overall better job. I bring this up because the truth of the matter is soe could do a WAY better job of customer service and game design and still make millions of eq in fact one could make a very strong agruement that becuase soe didn't provide good customer service/ game delvopment eq2 lost more customer money then they saved by cutting corners and lieing about uncompleted quests.