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  • Misinformation on Microtransactions

    There seems to be quite the amount of misinformation making the rounds on the forum as of late and in an attempt to quell the flames I need to reiterate that Bioware has not made any statements regarding a use of a payment model whatsoever. This discussion started way back when EA Boss Riccitiello stated that The Old Republic's payment model would be microtransaction based. EA then sometime after retracted the statement attributing the comments to a misunderstanding. Flash forward to this last week when LucasArts President Darrell Rodriguez was interviewed by GamesIndustry on the payment model, speculation ensued from one quote:

    And on that point of business models, he added: "Yeah, were considering it all, absolutely."

    "You start looking at how different communities, territories such as Asia, actually play games, and we start to consider it all especially if we want it to be a worldwide phenomenon."


    Many people on the forum then took that comment out of context as a confirmation of a microtransaction model being used in the US and other territories even though the quote does not say or confirm anything near that. Furthermore in an interview with TenTonHammer, Blaine Christine was quick to dismiss the rumor:

    Ten Ton Hammer: Rumors persist about microtransactions in The Old Republic. Are the rumors accurate or not?

    Blaine Christine: The bottom line with that is that its a total rumor since we havent talked about pricing structure or subscription plans at all. So people dont need to worry about anything if that is a worry we will do whatever makes sense for the game.


    You can stop claiming that they're using a microtransaction model from those comments as confirmation now ;) .

  • GamesIndustry: The Old Republic could feature multiple subscription methods

    Gamesindustry.biz has an interesting interview with LucasArts President Darrell Rodriguez which discusses the possibility of multiple subscription methods in Star Wars: The Old Republic:

    And on that point of business models, he added: "Yeah, we're considering it all, absolutely.

    "You start looking at how different communities, territories such as Asia, actually play games, and we start to consider it all - especially if we want it to be a worldwide phenomenon."


    Nothing as far as confirming one subscription model or another just that they are considering different methods of going about it.
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