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Ren
Apr 3 2008, 05:15 PM
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/busi...icle3285256.ece

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Yet until recently, Jagex has been run relatively uncommercially: RuneScape has not been promoted; a game launch in 2007 never happened, and profits depend on spotty boys. “I'd estimate the audience is over 60 per cent male, aged between 13 and 18,” says Mr Iddison, probably overemphasising the female contingent.


Well, FunOrb was at one point going to be an '07 release, but it is not a game but a game arcade. So could the game launch which never happened have been MechScape? Of course we know that they are still working on it, as they keep hiring people. Perhaps they delayed it to try and change the game enough to prevent Real World Trading from the get-go and that is why it is so delayed, but that is just my speculation.
Max
Apr 3 2008, 05:31 PM
I wouldn't consider FunOrb a mmo really although chess and a few other multi player games could be considered an MMO. I think that Mechscape is still in the future though. Maybe as a backup. Blizzard will more than likely start a new MMO called World of Starcraft (or something similar) if WoW becomes out of date and not one plays it more. The reason they didn't create a second mmo is because they were afraid that it would compete with themselves. I don't think Jagex has as big as a problem for competing with itself. It will occur but they will more than likely grow and make more money.
Arain321
Apr 3 2008, 08:06 PM
QUOTE (Ren @ Apr 3 2008, 06:15 PM) *
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/busi...icle3285256.ece
Perhaps they delayed it to try and change the game enough to prevent Real World Trading from the get-go and that is why it is so delayed, but that is just my speculation.


Thats probably it.
Asfastasdark
Apr 3 2008, 08:17 PM
QUOTE (Arain321 @ Apr 3 2008, 04:06 PM) *
Thats probably it.

Agreed, thought so too.
Ed5
Apr 3 2008, 08:26 PM
Nice, nice find, your name is proven true again. happy.gif

This is really interesting, not only what is said about
launching date of a game, but the information it has.
unorclan
Apr 3 2008, 08:38 PM
I'd say it's simply the way we take in the phrase "a game launch".
I think that a "game launch" can be used when talking about launching off FunOrb as one overall "game". '
But of course that's just what I think
vISTA
Apr 3 2008, 09:18 PM
QUOTE (Ed5 @ Apr 3 2008, 03:26 PM) *
Nice, nice find, your name is proven true again. happy.gif

This is really interesting, not only what is said about
launching date of a game, but the information it has.


:)
Athren Zala
Apr 4 2008, 12:32 PM
IMO the funorb site is a waste of an extra $2, wish they would release a beta for mechscape though
Max
Apr 4 2008, 03:16 PM
QUOTE (Athren Zala @ Apr 4 2008, 07:32 AM) *
IMO the funorb site is a waste of an extra $2, wish they would release a beta for mechscape though

Beta for Mechscape would be very nice. I bet they would get more members in the Mechscape beta then FunOrb right now. happy.gif
Ren
Apr 4 2008, 04:18 PM
QUOTE (unorclan @ Apr 3 2008, 09:38 PM) *
I'd say it's simply the way we take in the phrase "a game launch".
I think that a "game launch" can be used when talking about launching off FunOrb as one overall "game". '
But of course that's just what I think

While I do not share your position, I do feel it is a reasonable viewpoint. I e-mailed the journalist involved a few days ago so hopefully he will reply and clarify if it meant FunOrb.
Arain
Apr 4 2008, 08:17 PM
QUOTE (DeMaximus @ Apr 4 2008, 04:16 PM) *
Beta for Mechscape would be very nice. I bet they would get more members in the Mechscape beta then FunOrb right now. happy.gif


ye, thats what i was thinking
frostguy
Apr 7 2008, 02:56 PM
QUOTE (Ren @ Apr 4 2008, 09:18 AM) *
While I do not share your position, I do feel it is a reasonable viewpoint. I e-mailed the journalist involved a few days ago so hopefully he will reply and clarify if it meant FunOrb.

Yup he did
Arain
Apr 7 2008, 03:32 PM
QUOTE (Arain321 @ Apr 3 2008, 09:06 PM) *
Thats probably it.


yep, agreed
Arain
Apr 7 2008, 03:34 PM
QUOTE (Ren @ Apr 4 2008, 05:18 PM) *
While I do not share your position, I do feel it is a reasonable viewpoint. I e-mailed the journalist involved a few days ago so hopefully he will reply and clarify if it meant FunOrb.


did he email you back yet?
frostguy
Apr 7 2008, 03:46 PM
I found more Proof that mechscape will be released in 09


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagex
Ren
Apr 7 2008, 07:32 PM
QUOTE (frostguy @ Apr 7 2008, 04:46 PM) *
I found more Proof that mechscape will be released in 09


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagex

I posted to that to Wikipedia. It is covered in my "MechScape in 2009" news post in this forum.
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