Comments on: Firefly MMO: Good News or Bad? http://www.independentcreator.com/2006-12-07/firefly-mmo-good-news-or-bad/ Diary of an Indie Game Developer Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:02:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Matt http://www.independentcreator.com/2006-12-07/firefly-mmo-good-news-or-bad/#comment-121 Matt Mon, 11 Dec 2006 23:23:46 +0000 http://www.independentcreator.com/2006-12-07/firefly-mmo-good-news-or-bad/#comment-121 In other bizarro alternate world news, Interplay's pitching a Fallout MMO. http://www.gamebanshee.com/news/static/EEyVkuAVFpIWqMwJQR.php PROJECTIONS: - PROFITABLE YEAR 2 - REVENUE OF 160M$ PER YEAR AFTER FIRST - NET INCOME OF OVER 50M$ PER YEAR STARTING YEAR 3 ... In other bizarro alternate world news, Interplay’s pitching a Fallout MMO.

http://www.gamebanshee.com/news/static/EEyVkuAVFpIWqMwJQR.php

PROJECTIONS:

- PROFITABLE YEAR 2

- REVENUE OF 160M$ PER YEAR AFTER FIRST

- NET INCOME OF OVER 50M$ PER YEAR STARTING YEAR 3

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]]> By: TheOtherErik http://www.independentcreator.com/2006-12-07/firefly-mmo-good-news-or-bad/#comment-119 TheOtherErik Fri, 08 Dec 2006 01:12:33 +0000 http://www.independentcreator.com/2006-12-07/firefly-mmo-good-news-or-bad/#comment-119 Here's a brief narrative of me reading this post: 1.Wha? 2.Huh, cool. 3.Hells yeah. 4.Wait-- 5.Wha? 6.Ah, hell. Maybe I'm ignorant, but the involvement of Multiverse suggests that they're trying to do it on the cheap? And they're trying to get it done by 2008? Certainly seems like a recipe for disaster. Oh, and this: "We want to find someone who wants to do something unique and fun and interesting, not just a re-skin of World of Warcraft or Star Wars Galaxies," Bridges says. So a cheap, innovative MMO scheduled for 2008. Without a developer. Hm. Here’s a brief narrative of me reading this post:

1.Wha?
2.Huh, cool.
3.Hells yeah.
4.Wait–
5.Wha?
6.Ah, hell.

Maybe I’m ignorant, but the involvement of Multiverse suggests that they’re trying to do it on the cheap? And they’re trying to get it done by 2008? Certainly seems like a recipe for disaster. Oh, and this:

“We want to find someone who wants to do something unique and fun and interesting, not just a re-skin of World of Warcraft or Star Wars Galaxies,” Bridges says.

So a cheap, innovative MMO scheduled for 2008. Without a developer. Hm.

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