News Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 In an update to a previous news post, Electronic Arts has said CEO John Riccitiello’s statement on The Old Republic’s business model was based on a ‘misunderstanding’. Riccitiello had originally commented that TOR will be ‘microtransaction-based’, which is quite different from the traditional MMO payment model based around monthly payments. It’s surprising that Riccitiello would make [...] Read the full story at starwarsmmo.net... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrrtoken Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I am experiencing a very... peculiar sensation. I'm unsure on whether to be happy or sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litofsky Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I'd have to say that this is good, but I cannot help but wonder what the 'alternative' (or the original plan, perhaps?) method of paying shall be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommycat Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Why do I have that scene stuck in my head with Han is saying, "Uh, we had a slight weapons malfunction, but uh... everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here now, thank you. How are you?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-O Kreesh Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 It was a little premature for him to announce the payment system for a game that is still in PRE-production. They probably will announce the payment model when the game is close to launch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hallucination Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 I'm happy they retracted that statement, but IIRC this is from the same guy who mentioned that the MMO was a SW one, only to have that statement retracted for him by Bioware and LA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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