wendiGhoul Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 (edited) Please read the following before jumping to conclusions: What We Currently Know About the PWE Deal (Reddit) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: http://iportal.infocastfn.com/citiccapital_portal/nws/nws_p.asp?LangId=1&LNwsId=2293206 As someone who played STO both before and after PW purchased Cryptic, I feel I have to voice my concern over this acquisition. Warframe is a game with a huge amount of potential, and having PW pulling their strings behind the scenes is a surefire way to destroy that potential. I'm not sure that there's anything you (DE) could do at this point, but I would applaud any efforts made to stop this from happening. Even self-sabotoge to make the company seem less desirable is not out of the question. (For those of you who aren't familiar with PW, acquisition by them will dramatically shift development away from new gameplay content. Instead, expect development to focus on a plethora of obnoxious, obtrusive lockbox and other lottery-type systems) EDIT (for those looking for a more legitimate source, this is the stock exchange release): More detailed press release: http://iis.quamnet.com/media/IRAnnouncement/1089/EN_US/001947020-0.PDF EDIT 2: For those of you still in doubt whether or not this is real, more links: Bloomberg's Businessweek company profile which lists DE as starting a "merger/acquistion" on June 30th: http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=52344383 aastock's (Hong Kong Financial News website) listing: http://www.aastocks.com/en/News/HK6/61/NOW.612668.html 4traders (Global Stock Exchange website) listing: http://www.4-traders.com/SUMPO-FOOD-HOLDINGS-LTD-7166883/news/Sumpo-Food---Perfect-World-to-invest-in-Digital-Extremes-18661957/ EDIT 3: If petitions are your thing, community member Skarmax has created this one on change.org: https://www.change.org/petitions/digital-extremes-ltd-not-to-sellout-to-perfect-world-entertainment Edited July 3, 2014 by Letter13 Added note at the beginning to help reduce overreacting and over-panicking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyk Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 (edited) R.I.P Warframe T_T I will coldsleep, Don`t wake me up never... Edited July 2, 2014 by skyk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychedelicSnake Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Even IF this is real or IF it happens, I highly doubt DE will allow any sort of meddling with Warframe or anything else. They've already experienced that with Dark Sector, and the whole reason they are self-publishing is because they want to do Warframe on their terms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabadath5 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 (edited) Everyone man the lifeboats! Even IF this is real or IF it happens, I highly doubt DE will allow any sort of meddling with Warframe or anything else. They've already experienced that with Dark Sector, and the whole reason they are self-publishing is because they want to do Warframe on their terms. Money>>>>>>the wish to make something on your own terms.If this is real they WILL sell. Edited July 2, 2014 by Cabadath5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychedelicSnake Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Everyone man the lifeboats! Money>>>>>>the wish to make something on your own terms.If this is real they WILL sell. I stand by my statement. If you've ever heard the way DE describes Warframe and how they plan to approach it from an independent development cycle, you'd see what I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robo212 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Oh God I hope this isn't true T_T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmuse Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 O dear lord ... After what they did with Cryptic Studios. I really really pray this will never happen! (and I'm not even a religious person!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordBeeBrain Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Please say it ain't so ;-; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valfunde Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Wasn't Dark Sector enough ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(PSN)StoneRevolver Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Oh God. Please no. I will have wasted so much time and effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-CM-Tiffany Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Well, S#&$. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noxonion Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 (edited) Now you've scared me for sure. I've read the sources. No, DE I beg you, don't turn Warframe into a money machine. Your player count will decrease rapidly, everyone will lose fun. ;_; PW, this abomination of a company must not infect Warframe. DE, Salad V, Derf Anyo, Elephantis, Stalker, Warframes.... They're all under your control... for now. -Revan-Plan of action if DE is purchased by PW: Demand money refunds Plan of action if DE denies everything and it turns out it was a big hoax: No more complaining of RNG. I'm really hoping for a response from the DE staff right now. Everyone who can, monitor the ,,who's reading" section. This thread will be large and in charge. Warframe can go in two different ways. One of which is: The other one is: https://www.change.org/petitions/digital-extremes-ltd-not-to-sellout-to-perfect-world-entertainment#share ^This. Look this up. It's a petition. Sign this please! Save Warframe ! Threadnaught Prime cooled down. From the souces and the explanations I've read, it's very unlikely that DE will sell the whole company. So we can get back to Salad V's greedy milk now. To lower the chances of PW even participating in DE, sign this petition. https://www.change.org/petitions/digital-extremes-ltd-not-to-sellout-to-perfect-world-entertainment#share And OP, ask the ComMods to lock this thread. It's causing chaos in the forums. And remember guys/girls, no more complaining about RNG! One more thing. STOP with the no-login BS. You're just helping PW this way. Edited July 3, 2014 by Noxonion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brahmastra Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 >tfw just started playing smo. I was almost free.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdmx Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 More detailed press release: http://iis.quamnet.com/media/IRAnnouncement/1089/EN_US/001947020-0.PDF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0zryel Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 No,no,no,no... Please say it ain't soooo PLEASE if I see anything related to ANYTHING to a lock box or lottery in this game as much as I love this game... I would quit, I rather pay a monthly that... Omg please say it aim sooo DE!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegamer118 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 don t take away my warframe maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaann one of the best game on my pc maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannn this game as the potential to kick asses at a universal point (my opinion) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shafilp Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 The end of warframe coming soon if this true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(PSN)StoneRevolver Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 DE are you seeing this, the reactions? You won't have anything left, you will lose both your game, and your gamers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmuse Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 More detailed press release: http://iis.quamnet.com/media/IRAnnouncement/1089/EN_US/001947020-0.PDF 40 day "trial period" thingy ... Still, if I read that correctly, the Dev's have no say in the matter unless they are shareholders. (Which in a logical world would be so, but then: It's the world we live in.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennonymous Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 I'll leave in an instant if they bring in that same Lottery Box & Gambling cash shop garbage like in every game they're linked to so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satsaru Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Hmmm.... Well, I'm not going to over-react and jump ship, but... Lets just say I'm glad Kingdom Under Fire 2 is coming out and DFO is being brought back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDACTED Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 (edited) Edited July 2, 2014 by REDACTED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpinGopher Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 PW fucks up every game they touch so I hope this doesn't happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YourLocustBuddy Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 No... Warframe can't go down like this... Not by the hand of PW... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazzamo Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 As a former Champions Online player I can agree... please no PWE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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