Earlier this month, Star Vault released their Annual Income report for 2011. There wasn’t much in the document that we didn’t already know from last year, but at one point the company lays out what it refers to as Mortal Online’s “greatest risk.” Star Vault’s greatest risk is a lack of demand for its product. … Continue reading “Star Vault’s Greatest Risk: Lack Of Demand”
It is Taco Tuesday, and that can only mean one thing: lists of things describing things. Before I dive deep, I want to preface this with a small note. I generally write the Taco Tuesday piece days, and often a week in advance. The timing of this Taco Tuesday appearing on the same day that … Continue reading “Taco Tuesday: 5 Reasons I Play The Secret World”
I love sandbox MMOs and nothing gives me a better feeling than having a good discussion around what the genre needs to evolve. In the past, I’ve used this website to discuss my discontent with the fact that sandbox MMOs could be so much more but often devolve into random death matches with extensive crafting … Continue reading “Sandboxing: Features, Punishment, And More”
Star Vault could use some good news going for it. After the web hearing just a few days ago where Henrik announced that only five permanent employees remain with the rest filled in by contractors. In an announcement on Aktie Torget, Star Vault has reported an increased interest in Mortal Online. Sales of licenses have … Continue reading “Star Vault Reports 50% Increase In Sales”
Sweden’s Aktie Torget Exchange has posted a web hearing with Star Vault CEO Henrik Nystrom, of which you can find the full translated version below. For the sake of brevity, I have compiled some of the more important points. If you didn’t catch Star Vault’s Q3 2011 finances, the company reported that they had reduced … Continue reading “Star Vault Has 5 Employees, Says Henrik At Web Hearing”
Back when Bluehole announced that TERA would have no region restrictions whatsoever, I was admittedly skeptical. An MMO without regional restrictions generally spawns from one of a few circumstances: The same company is publishing it in all regions ala City of Heroes, or there is only one worldwide server ala Eve Online and Mortal Online. … Continue reading “TERA Can’t Escape Licencing, IP Blocks Coming”
Back when Bluehole announced that TERA would have no region restrictions whatsoever, I was admittedly skeptical. An MMO without regional restrictions generally spawns from one of a few circumstances: The same company is publishing it in all regions ala City of Heroes, or there is only one worldwide server ala Eve Online and Mortal Online. … Continue reading “TERA Can't Escape Licencing, IP Blocks Coming”
I apologize for the poor translation. Finances have been translated to USD using rates provided by Google and accurate as of January 25, 2012. All of this information was sourced via official financial documents translated through Google translator. You can view the original document here. Star Vault has released its combination Q4 and 2011 Interim … Continue reading “Star Vault Interim 2011 Report”
Star Vault today released their third quarterly report for 2011, and the results are rather similar to last quarter. For the first time, Star Vault has reported a loss in subscribers, even though sales of the game client itself are up. In the usual manner, I’ve included the fun facts for you all to enjoy. … Continue reading “Star Vault Q3 Financial Reports”
As a small website operator, I’m always interested in seeing what kind of overwhelming response can be generated when someone far more popular than me links to my story. Last week, I brought up the rather humorous story of Mortal Online’s Terms of Service being stripped directly from Eve Online’s, down to the accidentally placed … Continue reading “CCP Responds To Star Vault’s Terms of Service”
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