Season 6, Episode 12

fishbang · 08-18-2012, 10:15 AM

We're announcing our free-to-play model at the following link.

A year or more ago I was perfectly happy to scoff at the future of free. No doubt a handful of games would butter their bread with paid skin packs or xp boosts, and there's a chance I'd have admitted the inevitability of a new payment model somewhere down the line, but I had never thought the idea would storm through so many hearts and minds and in such a short stretch of time. I was so concerned with what I personally thought best or most likely that I couldn't see the wall, much less the writing on it. And I'm not convinced this development is absolutely here to stay, any more than the subscription and retail models it's displacing. There's so much in our future we haven't even considered yet, and it's not as though what we want or what we know to be best has ever had any real bearing on what we're given.

moltile · 08-25-2012, 01:05 AM

Hmm, I am having a problem with phrasing this without getting into trouble. Well you know that thing that I got from the draw on the podcast. Well I am currently downloading it at the moment. I am very Excited! I am on 47.9%, after work I may be in some sort of combat which will be massive, I know it will be on the scale that will resemble epicness. Thanks again.

Psykoboy2 · 08-25-2012, 11:44 AM

Congratulations. Glad to see they finally let the E3 folks in. But yeah, servers are up at the moment, but I get errors when trying to go to any of them. Beta is being a beta.

Crittias · 09-08-2012, 05:56 AM

Just listened to this episode, the first I've ever listened to (just getting into podcasts). I really enjoyed it! Definitely be looking forward to the next one.

Psykoboy2 · 09-08-2012, 11:44 AM

Honored to be your first listen and grateful that you enjoyed the show. In case you're around the internets near 5pm-ish central, we'll be recording our show today and you can watch and listen live if you'd like.

Crittias · 09-08-2012, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Psykoboy2

Honored to be your first listen and grateful that you enjoyed the show. In case you're around the internets near 5pm-ish central, we'll be recording our show today and you can watch and listen live if you'd like.

Sounds like a plan. My only issue with the podcast was that by the time I listened to it, some of it felt like old news...which of course it was. My fault, not yours.

Doogie2K · 09-08-2012, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Crittias

Sounds like a plan. My only issue with the podcast was that by the time I listened to it, some of it felt like old news...which of course it was. My fault, not yours.

The nice thing about being seven weeks behind on podcasts is that I can listen to the first ten seconds, get the date of recording, then slot it in such that it's actually current with the rest of what I'm listening to.

08-18-2012, 10:15 AM	#1
fishbang Colonist Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 335	Season 6, Episode 12 We're announcing our free-to-play model at the following link. A year or more ago I was perfectly happy to scoff at the future of free. No doubt a handful of games would butter their bread with paid skin packs or xp boosts, and there's a chance I'd have admitted the inevitability of a new payment model somewhere down the line, but I had never thought the idea would storm through so many hearts and minds and in such a short stretch of time. I was so concerned with what I personally thought best or most likely that I couldn't see the wall, much less the writing on it. And I'm not convinced this development is absolutely here to stay, any more than the subscription and retail models it's displacing. There's so much in our future we haven't even considered yet, and it's not as though what we want or what we know to be best has ever had any real bearing on what we're given. __________________ James - In-Game Chat

08-25-2012, 01:05 AM	#2
moltile Colonist Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ireland Posts: 21	Hmm, I am having a problem with phrasing this without getting into trouble. Well you know that thing that I got from the draw on the podcast. Well I am currently downloading it at the moment. I am very Excited! I am on 47.9%, after work I may be in some sort of combat which will be massive, I know it will be on the scale that will resemble epicness. Thanks again. __________________ ...mm...i..i..i..n...need....i..need..brains...... .mmm.....

09-08-2012, 05:56 AM	#4
Crittias The Professor Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: College Station, TX Posts: 2,893 Blog Entries: 14	Just listened to this episode, the first I've ever listened to (just getting into podcasts). I really enjoyed it! Definitely be looking forward to the next one. __________________ The Ghost, the Girl, and the Gun, only $0.99 on Kindle! Free on my site! Proceeds go to charity!

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08-25-2012, 11:44 AM	#3
Psykoboy2 Enigma Of The Mystical Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,487 Blog Entries: 1	Congratulations. Glad to see they finally let the E3 folks in. But yeah, servers are up at the moment, but I get errors when trying to go to any of them. Beta is being a beta.

09-08-2012, 11:44 AM	#5
Psykoboy2 Enigma Of The Mystical Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,487 Blog Entries: 1	Honored to be your first listen and grateful that you enjoyed the show. In case you're around the internets near 5pm-ish central, we'll be recording our show today and you can watch and listen live if you'd like.