[EQ2] What Would Brian Boitano Do?

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Well I'll tell you what I'd have already done, for damage control for
Sony... (this assumes things are still down... actually I'd have already
done it)

Upgrade all EQ2 accounts to All-Access for the next 30 days free... if
they have another game it gives them something to do while the servers
are down. If they don't have any other game registered to the EQ2
account, give them the choice of a free EQ1 package thingy (what's that
these days, Trilogy+pok+the bazaar area?), or their shooter
(planetside?) with download link of course.

Go ahead and announce your free week, 2 weeks, or month (personally I'd
go month... sure it's (100,000 accounts x $13 or so) 1.3 million in
revenue, but Sony can afford little financial hiccups like that for some
customer retention), do it NOW, in an email to all active accounts.

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Tim Smith wrote:
> In article <SNGdnXdvgbIy8lncRVn-gg@vallnet.com>, Tyas wrote:
>
>>Well I'll tell you what I'd have already done, for damage control for
>>Sony... (this assumes things are still down... actually I'd have already
>>done it)
>>
>>Upgrade all EQ2 accounts to All-Access for the next 30 days free... if
>>they have another game it gives them something to do while the servers are
>>down. If they don't have any other game registered to the EQ2 account,
>>give them the choice of a free EQ1 package thingy (what's that these days,
>>Trilogy+pok+the bazaar area?), or their shooter (planetside?) with
>>download link of course.
>
>
> This would not be good, because after that free 30 days, the person would
> have to start paying if they want to keep playing the other games, so this
> would look too much like Sony using the EQ2 downtime as a marketing
> opportunity. They already have somewhat of a reputation as being the most
> money-grubbing-to-the-extent-of-hurting-the-game of the major MMORPG
> companies, and this would not help.
>
Even if they don't have a firm ETA, they should have an idea if this is
a 'few more hours' or 'a couple of days unless we get lucky'.

I'd only do the access pass, free game thing if it was 'a couple of
days'. I would however announce the free time *now*.

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Slapfish wrote:
> "Tyas" <tyas_mt@hotplonkmail.commies> wrote in message
> news:SNGdnXdvgbIy8lncRVn-gg@vallnet.com...
>
>>Well I'll tell you what I'd have already done, for damage control for
>>Sony... (this assumes things are still down... actually I'd have already
>>done it)
>>
>>Upgrade all EQ2 accounts to All-Access for the next 30 days free... if
>>they have another game it gives them something to do while the servers
>>are down. If they don't have any other game registered to the EQ2
>>account, give them the choice of a free EQ1 package thingy (what's that
>>these days, Trilogy+pok+the bazaar area?), or their shooter
>>(planetside?) with download link of course.
>>
>>Go ahead and announce your free week, 2 weeks, or month (personally I'd
>>go month... sure it's (100,000 accounts x $13 or so) 1.3 million in
>>revenue, but Sony can afford little financial hiccups like that for some
>>customer retention), do it NOW, in an email to all active accounts.
>>
>>
>
> I think you're overreacting. It's a brand new game. It's bound to have
> glitches. This is the first major problem in a game that's only been out for
> a month. Overall it was a very smooth launch.
>
> Don't you have Christmas shopping to do?
>
>
It did have a smooth launch. but they have a reputation for screwing up
and not (appearing to) care.

And no.. well yes, but it's just two pickups, they're already reserved.
Those are monday. Will be a bear, but just traffic. (unless they sold my
pre paid order out from under me, in which case I will raise hell...
I've already confirmed they are there over the phone).

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"Tyas" <tyas_mt@hotplonkmail.commies> wrote in message
news:SNGdnXdvgbIy8lncRVn-gg@vallnet.com...
> Well I'll tell you what I'd have already done, for damage control for
> Sony... (this assumes things are still down... actually I'd have already
> done it)
>
> Upgrade all EQ2 accounts to All-Access for the next 30 days free... if
> they have another game it gives them something to do while the servers
> are down. If they don't have any other game registered to the EQ2
> account, give them the choice of a free EQ1 package thingy (what's that
> these days, Trilogy+pok+the bazaar area?), or their shooter
> (planetside?) with download link of course.
>
> Go ahead and announce your free week, 2 weeks, or month (personally I'd
> go month... sure it's (100,000 accounts x $13 or so) 1.3 million in
> revenue, but Sony can afford little financial hiccups like that for some
> customer retention), do it NOW, in an email to all active accounts.
>
>
Maybe they should have offered a free week's rent in game =)

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"Annie Benson-Lennaman" <teapray@realpeopleonly.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Slapfish wrote:
>
> > Baking perhaps? One can never have enough banana bread at the holidays.

>
> May I request a loaf of Cranberry Orange bread instead? Banana bread
is
> ok... Cranberry bread is ubar!

What are the stats?

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Slapfish wrote:
>>>I think you're overreacting. It's a brand new game. It's bound to have
>>>glitches. This is the first major problem in a game that's only been out
>
> for
>
>>>a month. Overall it was a very smooth launch.
>>>
>>>Don't you have Christmas shopping to do?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>It did have a smooth launch. but they have a reputation for screwing up
>>and not (appearing to) care.
>>
>>And no.. well yes, but it's just two pickups, they're already reserved.
>>Those are monday. Will be a bear, but just traffic. (unless they sold my
>>pre paid order out from under me, in which case I will raise hell...
>>I've already confirmed they are there over the phone).
>
>
> Baking perhaps? One can never have enough banana bread at the holidays.
>
>
No.. just an order in the nearby Big City (believe it or not, couldn't
find it online, had to order it through a retail chain for pickup at a
store...)

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> > What are the stats?
> >
> >
> Hmmm bread type foods are generally +mana +int, since it's apparently
> the exceptional combine of banana bread, I'd imagine it would have some
> +mana regen while resting and do away with the obligitory negative dex
> or agi.
>
> Given the apparent difficulty in obtaining bananas (they are not on the
> AH at all, much like dragon meat for Dragon Steaks) I'd probably guess
> somewhere around +70 mana, +6 int, and probably +5 mana regen while
resting.

LOL- might be just the thing I need to master baking
>

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Graeme Faelban wrote:

> Toss in some walnuts please.

Ick. Cranberries don't need no stinking walnuts!

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