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Edited by DIRTy:
10/31/2014 2:41:41 PM
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My project budget for my company was 150 mil this year. My internet is threw uverse fiber optics and gets upwards to 50mbs speeds/12mbs upload. Still crashes ONLY when I play destiny.
I like the game but bungie is making major mistakes. And because my 8 year experience running successful iT project launches globally I can tell you at this rate Destiny will be shut down due to cost associated with keeping it live and not enough players left to support it.
So you can go on about how the people bashing it are "basement" dwellers but I have a feeling you are only describing yourself.
Myself and all the friends I know have already canceled our dlc pre orders. I could careless about the cost (could probably buy every copy in the state if I wanted) its the principle. So when Q1 comes and theres only a handful of fanboys left so be it.....but there wont be enough to keep the servers running.
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Good for you. Now move along Skippy.
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Wow. My project budget is only 300K dude. Are you guys hiring? lol. But I feel the same as you - something I learned quick in project management is that if you don't manage your stakeholders (i.e. customers and user base) then the project is likely to fail.
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Exaclty, and I thought they would of known this with Activision running the show. Would of known that mmo's are not like other games. MMO's take constant support which equals cost. Without a way for steady income aka sub fee or micro transactions it slowly drains profits from enitial sales. They had a good idea....use DLC's to recoup that profit. But give your players what they want or they will not buy. With the first dlc they have pretty much just lost xbox consol oweners.....whats gonna happen on dlc 2? To do a turnaround (speaking to people with business degrees lol) they need to 1st Truly stabilize servers. 2nd equal conent for all consols 3. Fix end game loot rolls 4. Fix glitches but dont mess with mechanics aka Atheon random teleport. If they could do these and a few other enhancements (say player chat) they could very well be successful but I don't see them listening or caring.
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Well if you look at their original [url=http://documents.latimes.com/bungie-activision-contract/]contract[/url] they were supposed to have micro transactions and the upcoming DLC may actually be a "mini" DLC compared to the DLC referred to as "Comet #1". But as you say, no one will buy the next DLC if they don't give players what they were originally expecting in the base game. I can deal with exclusivity deals and weekly nerfing/buffing but for me there are two things that can [i]start[/i] a turnaround: (1) set up a system to motivate grinding for gear. Right now the only reason to get gear is to use it to...get more gear (i.e. just repeat strikes and raids). I can't slaughter people in crucible with the stats on a new exotic or discover/unlock new parts of the world with my better stats. (2) make social interaction and grouping easier and more fluid/integrated with the game. I don't see them doing any of this in Destiny #1 though simply because of their contractual agreement and development timeline with Activision. Supposedly they need to release Destiny #2 in 2016. That doesn't leave a lot of room to fix and adjust the first game.
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Pshhhh talking like you a real project manager. Pics or didn't happen.
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Good counter rant. And in one aspect you are correct. I am a basement dweller. It's in my own home though. So tell me if you will(this isn't sarcastic I'm legitimately interested) what is your project exactly?
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Its an energy project based on upgrading the entire power grid and user interface for market participants for all of central America.
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Well if that's true, I will assume it is. You sound knowledgeable enough. You sir are doing some good in the world. Kudos.
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Yeah its good work. We are non profit also. I am just truly dissapointed with the path Bungie has allowed Destiny to go down. I've followed this game for 2 years. My home office even has 2 posters hanging in it. But you cannot create an mmo game that relies on teamwork to be completed and then not listen to the community/ignore it. Even if you love a game if there is no way to beat content because your friends are gone or even half the comminity has left...why would you stay? Kinda sad really.
