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Will Blizzard buy Perfect World?

jengozjengoz Member Posts: 0 Arc User
edited March 2013 in Ten Forward
I am not sure but this story seems to imply that it would be a good idea for Activision Blizzard to buy up Perfect World.

http://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/zynga-inc-znga-electronic-arts-inc-ea-perfect-world-co-ltd-adr-pwrd-what-will-they-do-74266/

The story says they have strong earning and are considering acquisitions.
I am not sure if it really a good idea. If they did, do you think the sub will come back?


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  • erraberrab Member Posts: 1,434 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    jengoz wrote: »
    I am not sure but this story seems to imply that it would be a good idea for Activision Blizzard to buy up Perfect World.

    http://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/zynga-inc-znga-electronic-arts-inc-ea-perfect-world-co-ltd-adr-pwrd-what-will-they-do-74266/

    The story says they have strong earning and are considering acquisitions.
    I am not sure if it really a good idea. If they did, do you think the sub will come back?


    Beers,


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    I have yet to read the story but it would be intresting to see how Blizzard would run the show.
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  • spyralpegacyonspyralpegacyon Member Posts: 408 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    I believe the word you're looking for in your title is 'Would' not 'Will.'
    jengoz wrote: »
    The story says they have strong earning and are considering acquisitions.
    I am not sure if it really a good idea. If they did, do you think the sub will come back?

    PWE makes its mint off of micro-transactions, so of course Activision would move them back to subs. Yeah, not entirely seeing that.
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  • captainrevo1captainrevo1 Member Posts: 3,948 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    I doubt they would buy PW but if they do, no the sub only option wont come back. That model is dying out for MMO's, and as we are already a hybrid game it would allow them to make subtle changes in either direction to suit them.

    removing the free to play option which has brought in more money and more players would be a stupid decision on their part.
  • starkaosstarkaos Member Posts: 11,557 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    If Blizzard bought PWE and decided to make every one of their games into subs, then I can see it being the biggest mistake that Blizzard will ever make. Countless people would quit and never play the game again. Although we would have to see the percentage of players that pay less than $15 per month and see the savings that would be achieved for getting rid of most of those people in maintenance costs.
  • tsurutafan01tsurutafan01 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    Why would Blizzard want more MMO's? I'll bet a million dollars they are internally aware it's a doomed format outside of their one cash cow.

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  • nickcastletonnickcastleton Member Posts: 1,212 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    If its true, Blizzard should remember the 203rd Rule of Acquisition:
    New customers are like razor-toothed gree-worms. They can be succulent, but sometimes they bite back.
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  • centersolacecentersolace Member Posts: 11,178 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    Good god I hope not! PWE might be bad, but they're nothing compared to the true evil overlords!


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  • starkaosstarkaos Member Posts: 11,557 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    Apparently Blizzard is working on a science fiction MMO called Titan which has absolutely nothing to do with any of its previous work.

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  • disposeableh3r0disposeableh3r0 Member Posts: 1,927 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    if we were under blizzard we would be required to pay for every patch, possibly retroactively.

    Then they would do things like release a new ship buy only in pieces, you would get the saucer first then a year or so later you could buy the hull then maybe another year later you coulf buy the rest and enjoy it. and each piece would cost $25.

    Contacting customer support would cost you $10 a letter and $20 a letter for a response, an actual resolution would cost you a small island.
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  • khayuungkhayuung Member Posts: 1,876 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    The article originally came from Fool.com, and those authors write like idiots.

    TBF I'd be very surprised if they buy PRWD, dismantle STO and try to build it as their answer to SWTOR.

    If anything, they'd just buy PRWD... and just leech money from it. Prepare for the day their World declines completely, perhaps.

    But doing anything that will affect STO? I estimate a 0.147 percent likelihood of this happening.

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  • neoakiraiineoakiraii Member Posts: 7,468 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    If someone brought EA and then milked them and spit them out.....As Bajorans would say...poetic Justice. :D
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