Gabrielle Posted February 12, 2006 Posted February 12, 2006 "DEFINITELY wouldn't trust the president." You don't like the President of Iran? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I don't like the president or prime minister of any country. All politicians need to be shot. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> He's okay, it's that French fraud I don't like. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I don't like the French.
metadigital Posted February 12, 2006 Posted February 12, 2006 They speak highly of you. And Volo's numeracy skills. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
Gabrielle Posted February 12, 2006 Posted February 12, 2006 The only thing I liked about the French was Napoleon and their fancy dresses of the 1700's.
metadigital Posted February 12, 2006 Posted February 12, 2006 I quite like their courtly etiquette that involved the nobles taking turns in ganging up and verbally shredding each other, for the enjoyment of Louis XIV. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
Gabrielle Posted February 12, 2006 Posted February 12, 2006 I quite like their courtly etiquette that involved the nobles taking turns in ganging up and verbally shredding each other, for the enjoyment of Louis XIV. <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Judge Hades Posted February 12, 2006 Posted February 12, 2006 There is only one historical figure of the French I really like and that was Joan de'Arc. She kicked major arse.
Darque Posted February 12, 2006 Posted February 12, 2006 (w00t) The only thing I like about France are the cool survival horror games they're making lately
metadigital Posted February 12, 2006 Posted February 12, 2006 Question: Which Saint has more likenesses than any other in the world? OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
metadigital Posted February 12, 2006 Posted February 12, 2006 And popular. She wins the saint award, with something like 40,000 (estimated) statues of her in France, alone. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
Gabrielle Posted February 12, 2006 Posted February 12, 2006 Who says insanity doesn't has it's rewards?
metadigital Posted February 12, 2006 Posted February 12, 2006 They're French: they're probably saluting her sex appeal. (Crazy is often sexy.) OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
Gabrielle Posted February 12, 2006 Posted February 12, 2006 Indeed it is. Insanity in the right form = sex appeal.
metadigital Posted February 12, 2006 Posted February 12, 2006 A little too much slips into homocidal howling at the moon, though. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
metadigital Posted February 12, 2006 Posted February 12, 2006 By that logic Magical Volo is a cute little ap OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
thepixiesrock Posted February 12, 2006 Posted February 12, 2006 Speaking of big fat failures... Lou Gutman, P.I.- It's like I'm not even trying anymore!http://theatomicdanger.iforumer.com/index....theatomicdangerOne billion b-balls dribbling simultaneously throughout the galaxy. One trillion b-balls being slam dunked through a hoop throughout the galaxy. I can feel every single b-ball that has ever existed at my fingertips. I can feel their collective knowledge channeling through my viens. Every jumpshot, every rebound and three-pointer, every layup, dunk, and free throw. I am there.
metadigital Posted February 12, 2006 Posted February 12, 2006 Don't be so hard on yourself ... it was only that outfit that made your bum look big ... OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
alanschu Posted February 12, 2006 Posted February 12, 2006 If total production and marketing cost are indeed greater than or barely broke even then Jade Empire is a financial failure. If Jade Empire far exceeded production and marketing costs then it would be a financial success. That is the question here but it seems that we can't get a clear cut answer on production and marketing costs. I don't like estimates. Only way we can make an accurate assessment on this issue if we have exact values of how much the game costed and how much it made in revenue. Otherwise this is just useless conjecture and speculation. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Success and failure is based on the seller's expectation, not necessarily about whether or not a game made profit. Future games in the Jade Empire universe theoretically could have lesser (I say lesser, but it will likely go up since it will be on a new platform...just less up) costs as much of the research into the mythology and design of the setting has already been done. But it's all about expectation. I'm sure Amazon expected to lose a good chunk of change their first few years on the internet as well. If Bioware and Microsoft were not expecting the game to make sales, but perhaps to make up the differences with possible sequels, then the game could still be considered a success. Unfortunately, we have no way of knowing if it did or did not meet their expectations.
alanschu Posted February 12, 2006 Posted February 12, 2006 You know, this makes me wonder why there aren't more devs/publishers vowing for PC-only releases. More cash (ALOT) for the devs. More cash for the publisher (small, but still) and more cash for the store (minor too)... I'm sure this has been posted already, but I haven't gotten through the rest of the thread. 20% of $1,000,000 on the PC = $200,000 12.2% of $2,000,000 on the console = $240,000 Is it really better making a game for the PC?
Jorian Drake Posted February 16, 2006 Posted February 16, 2006 The only thing I liked about the French was Napoleon and their fancy dresses of the 1700's. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Jeanne d'Arc :D
Jorian Drake Posted February 16, 2006 Posted February 16, 2006 (w00t) The only thing I like about France are the cool survival horror games they're making lately <{POST_SNAPBACK}> They making a lot of cool games
Gromnir Posted February 16, 2006 Posted February 16, 2006 http://forums.bioware.com/viewtopic.html?t...6&forum=22&sp=0 is funny. we were essentially defending bio in our initial post, but we were also proclaiming heresy by noting that je had mediocre sales. ... nobody wanted to discus much save for our denial of gospel. HA! Good Fun! "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019)
Hurlshort Posted February 16, 2006 Posted February 16, 2006 You know, this makes me wonder why there aren't more devs/publishers vowing for PC-only releases. More cash (ALOT) for the devs. More cash for the publisher (small, but still) and more cash for the store (minor too)... I'm sure this has been posted already, but I haven't gotten through the rest of the thread. 20% of $1,000,000 on the PC = $200,000 12.2% of $2,000,000 on the console = $240,000 Is it really better making a game for the PC? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I think this would depend on the costs of making the game. Is it cheaper to make a PC game? Does that $40,000 get eaten up by advertising? $40,000 is one salary for a year for a pretty low end person (or a dozen testers , so who knows. )
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