EDIT: DOH!.. sorry . this was supposd to be a reply
Bad points are..
* The already congested patch servers will be 10 times worse when servers come up from a bounce.
* I have to download the entire expansion (120MB est.) every time I need to reload an OS or reinstall EQ for some reason. With 4 systems running EQ on my network, that is no small thing.
Good points.
* Dont have to track down a CD when I want to reload an OS or reinstall EQ.
* Dont have to go to the store to buy the CD. (this is not a big deal for me.. but is for others, particularly over seas.)
I think they should make ordering the media an option for those who want to have it on hand, like Microsoft does with I.E. etc...
Im sure not distributing CD's and media saved them a bunch of money. They folks at SOE have learned that EQ is a cash cow, and they are milking it for all its worth. Someone asked in /gu last night why they are charging us for such a small expansion.. and not just giving it away.. My comment was..
Because selling it makes more business sense. If they can make money doing it they are going to do it.
To which they replied... "but they never used to make us pay for new zones etc (i.e. Jaggedpine/CT Revamp).
To which I replied... " Yes.. and now they are making a lot more money... if it was your business which way would you do it.. give stuff away? or sell it and make a ton of cash?... "
To which they replied.. "good point... "
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