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Message: Emoticon Listing HTML Help	[quote]DW, we need to change your name to DarthMacro. :D I'm of the same mindset you are, Roland, but I do lean a little more towards the "hey, it's only the first week" way of thinking. I was part of the UO beta too and could remember all the hicups the login servers had the first few days of release. Then again a small part of me is wondering why the Devs didn't expect this sort of load the instant the game came out. Pardon the pun, but I think they underestimated the power of the force. I'm sure they were expecting a high load call the first few days, but I don't think they calculated on the weight of two little words... "Star Wars". When you tag Star Wars onto something you need to times it by at least 3. It is a household name, say it and Joe Average on the street will know what you're saying. Long story short, I don't think they took that into account. But, even if I had the game right now (finances are not allowing for the moment) I more than likely would not flip a gasket because I couldn't log in yet. Tech crap happens. Hell, when my dad got his Mini-cooper when it first came out it got recalled a few times and concidering the price he paid for it you'd think it work perfectly right out the box. Frankly, I think this general "must play now cause I paid for it" attitude is rooted in the "must be first in so I can do things before everyone else" attitude (a.k.a. the "I finished the game first" attitude). shrug Then again I've been told I have the patience of a mountain. Wait a good week for things to settle down, then we'll see what the attitude is.[/quote]
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replied on: 6/27/2003 2:11:02 PM

DW, we need to change your name to DarthMacro.

I'm of the same mindset you are, Roland, but I do lean a little more towards the "hey, it's only the first week" way of thinking. I was part of the UO beta too and could remember all the hicups the login servers had the first few days of release.

Then again a small part of me is wondering why the Devs didn't expect this sort of load the instant the game came out. Pardon the pun, but I think they underestimated the power of the force. I'm sure they were expecting a high load call the first few days, but I don't think they calculated on the weight of two little words... "Star Wars". When you tag Star Wars onto something you need to times it by at least 3. It is a household name, say it and Joe Average on the street will know what you're saying. Long story short, I don't think they took that into account.

But, even if I had the game right now (finances are not allowing for the moment) I more than likely would not flip a gasket because I couldn't log in yet. Tech crap happens. Hell, when my dad got his Mini-cooper when it first came out it got recalled a few times and concidering the price he paid for it you'd think it work perfectly right out the box. Frankly, I think this general "must play now cause I paid for it" attitude is rooted in the "must be first in so I can do things before everyone else" attitude (a.k.a. the "I finished the game first" attitude).

*shrug* Then again I've been told I have the patience of a mountain. Wait a good week for things to settle down, then we'll see what the attitude is.

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