Comments on: More on Spellborn’s North American launch

By: Saylah

Saylah — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:10:36 +0000

The problem with under hyped game is that they may end up with an under populated game which will eventually become a problem for them and possibly problematic for the players who do subscribe, even sooner.

By: Spellborn boxes and requirements « A ding world

Spellborn boxes and requirements « A ding world — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:57:38 +0000

[...] boxes and requirements This info was already mentioned by Tipa, but I thought I might put in a babelfished link to the info about the Chronicles of Spellborn info [...]

By: redheadedtim

redheadedtim — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:19:13 +0000

@Sente Thanks for the clarification. Yeah I know you Euro peeps usually get the shaft, I just find it odd that they didn’t put any prices in USD (even say list both Euro and USD), but that’s just me being US-centric and they’re not a US based company (if I’m reading things right). Still, one more vote for the no-hype is bad idea thing. I even game weekly with some friends who are in the game industry and give me good summaries when i ask about diff MMO’s, reg pc games, and console titles. They have nothing to say about Spellborn. Yeouch, first time that’s happened.

By: Sente

Sente — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 07:29:49 +0000

@redheadedtim:
The monthly price has always been higher here in Europe for MMOs than in the US. But the quote from Ardenya did not say that the subscription fee would be 15 Euro, that was the game box.
THe subscription price mentioned there was 12.99 Europ per month, which is pretty much the standard rate here. So I would guess the US rate would probably be at the standard 15 USD rate also.
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Earlier this year a reason for the postponing the release of the game (they said it was ready this spring) was that the US publisher needed 6 months of preparation. If Acclaim claimed that, they are not quite showing that on their Spellborn web site.

By: redheadedtim

redheadedtim — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 03:31:17 +0000

I read Virgin Worlds pretty much everyday, check out WK whenever it’s updated, and am fairly nerdy. I’m sure I missed a link or two off of VW but really, WK is the only way I know that Spellborn even exists.

On an only semi-related note, 15 Euros / month? Is 15 the magic number these days or are they going to charge us US-ians the converted price in USD? If so, that’s going to be a subscription killer. I’m too lazy to look it up, just wondering.

By: TheRemedy

TheRemedy — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:33:17 +0000

After Acclaim drove all their franchises into the ground in the late 90s I doubt I’ll ever trust them to do something right again.

By: Tipa

Tipa — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:34:30 +0000

@Scott — open betas, as opposed to closed betas, have always been invitations to check out the game and stress the servers a bit. All I’m asking for here :)

By: Thallian

Thallian — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:25:51 +0000

Great points Tipa. (as always) I think we are all dying to know if we care at all. I’ll definitely be downloading it after its launch and hopefully I can toss them some dollars (by playing) just to encourage competition and innovation.

By: Chronicles of Spellborn « Stylish Corpse

Chronicles of Spellborn « Stylish Corpse — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:13:17 +0000

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By: Scott

Scott — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:05:53 +0000

Give us an open beta, just a week or two, so we know it’s real.

Isn’t this feeding right into the current trend that beta’s are no longer Betas, but pre-release “free play” versions? It’s getting a free starter area, one that’s permanent rather than limited to 14 days. Isn’t that enough?

Marketing, however… yes, Acclaim has seriously dropped the ball there. Only the MMO Hoppers, such as us bloggers and forum dwellers even know about its existence. Advertise!