Tammuz wrote:So basically they did it to cut costs (which invariably leads to a inferior service), didnt have the resources means they werent willing to pay the money, fat licensing fees to help a new company means making money at the cost of the consumer.
Am i the only one who reads requiels posts and see alot more sinicism (Think thats not the right spelling) ?
Not really, obviously Goa would not be given the game to host for free. If Mythic did that, then Goa could sell the game for less than Mythic as they don't have to pay for dev costs. Think of the licensing as Goa paying their share of the cost to develop the game. The problem is that as English speakers, we don't actually benefit from the added value that Goa provide. The main benefit of Goa's service is that you get to play it in your own national language. This comes for free if you play the Mythic servers (and speak English). We get a cost of slow patching without the benefit of having the game in our native language (as Goa don't do any translating for the English servers).
Also, a new company generally has a hard time convincing banks/lenders to give them more money. They may have wanted to spend the money but just couldnt afford it. Giving out licensing is like pre-selling the game. They let Goa worry about convincing a bank to give them money for the Euro release while at the same time generating capital for Mythic. This is basically a new company spreading the risk and recognising that French and German people are much more likely to do a good job of translating as translating into your own language is going to be better quality no matter how you look at it. Reducing costs can just mean reducing costs, if you get someone who is more efficient to do the job then everyone benefits.
Btw, I think in retrospect, Goa should probably not have been given the English servers. They do not add value to those servers. On the other hand, as some people have pointed out, having a patch delayed can be of benefit.
