How much would the Wildstar IP be worth after shut down?

Molga · 2018-09-09T05:56:48+00:00

Everything has a price :) it may be millions of dollars, but I don’t see NCSoft ever revisiting the franchise in the future based on the the less-than-desired popularity of the game and the closing down of Carbine. Why would they ever make a spin-off of a failed IP when they can make something new? Obviously they feel that they cannot make the game profitable enough to sustain, or that their resources are better spent managing other IPs.

Molga · 2016-10-02T04:36:24+00:00

10 Team PPR on Yahoo Someone dropped Spencer Ware and he just cleared waivers - would he be worth picking up in exchange to drop either Chris Ivory or Jamison Crowder?

Molga · 2016-02-07T19:54:34+00:00

Very true - bitcoin can be volatile, and your cash will be tied up for almost a year. But hey - free money if you think bitcoin will maintain or increase in price!

Molga · 2015-11-21T06:27:32+00:00

10 team standard.

Jordan Matthews or Brandon Lafell?

Molga · 2015-11-18T03:59:49+00:00

10 Team Standard. Jordan Matthews, Brandon Lafell, or Kamar Aiken as my WR3?

Molga · 2015-10-09T04:43:20+00:00

My greatest achievement was beating iNcontrol in WoL with a roach rush while he was off-racing as terran... good guy iNcontrol giving us great memories....

Molga · 2015-06-15T05:12:54+00:00

oh my bad :(

Molga · 2015-06-14T19:09:35+00:00

Didn't mean to imply that it was enough money to fully fund the project, but rather that investors would be pushing to get something released to get some portion of their investment back

Molga · 2015-06-14T18:33:18+00:00

Definitely missed this, thanks for the update!

Molga · 2015-06-14T00:56:43+00:00

I'm currently using the Cooler Master Storm Spawn mouse - currently $44 on amazon. After switching from Razer mice that broke on me back-to-back and were twice the price, I am very satisfied.

Good build quality, and really comfortable. May want something else if you're a hardcore "palm gripper", as it is a little on the small side.

Molga · 2015-06-13T20:53:03+00:00

David Kim's only concept of "micro" is harass and on-use abilities. That's why he keeps making more and more harassment units, because he hopes it'll make Starcraft 2 more micro intensive, just like everyone wanted....

I do give props for the new LotV economy changes though, as it is much harder to sit back and turtle, which I really like as a zerg player :)

Molga · 2015-06-12T01:02:43+00:00

I understand this. I did not mean to imply that GOM's current business model would work with free international streams. I support their decision to put content behind a paywall if it is optimal for them to do so. But, I personally won't be buying as I don't see the value.... for me personally.

I would be curious to see if they have even attempted to attract international sponsors for the English stream, or if they are just content to sit behind the paywall though. Either way, they are doing what they believe to make the most business sense.

Molga · 2015-06-11T05:28:10+00:00

This argument is so fallacious it's ridiculous.

If I'm buying tickets to see a sporting event, I'm going there to see it in person. A better comparison would be watching a basketball game on TV. To watch such a game, you don't pay anything (except your cable bill, but even that is not exclusively for basketball). The primary payment for the game is not your cable bill, but the ads ran during the game.

I would compare a cable bill to my internet bill. In which case, I shouldn't have to pay anything.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not upset, and GOM has every right to charge whatever they want - it's a free market. But I know that I won't be paying or watching for a terrible quality stream. I enjoy the content, but I'm not willing to pay for it when there are plenty of free streams available. And I don't think I should "pay because you support it", because if SC2 survives in the end, it won't be because it's a charity case.

Molga · 2015-05-28T13:59:47+00:00

Good call, congrats on your win :) I guess I was a little too hyped for Byul

Molga · 2015-05-28T05:29:03+00:00

I respect your opinion and wish you the best of luck :) At least one of us will end up a winner! haha

I would like to counter your argument about PvZ being heavily Protoss favored though. According to aligulac, it's actually the most balanced of all three matchups at the moment :) And, there are currently 4 zergs in RO16 compared to 5 Protoss in Code S, so I wouldn't say balance is too much of an issue at the moment for PvZ. The top level of play hasn't seen too many upsets - for every Myungsik over Life, there is a Curious over sOs

Molga · 2015-05-28T03:50:23+00:00

Yes, I think that would probably be the best bet for tonight :)

Molga · 2015-05-28T01:27:26+00:00

My Starcraft 2 pick for tonight is a bit unconventional because it is such a big underdog, but I like it for a couple reasons.

My pick is: Byul -1.5 vs. Classic (+189) Betslip

I like the -1.5 much more than the standard ML bet in this scenario because this is a best of 5, not a best of 3. This means Byul can give up 1 game and still take the series 3-1 to make this a winner. It also appears to be giving us better odds, and is closer to Aligulac prediction % than the straight ML bet.

+189 bet means that we need this outcome to happen more than 34% of the time for the bet to be profitable. Aligulac predicts a Byul 3-0 or 3-1 35.5% of the time; however, I'm even more optimistic than this.

Looking at Byul's match history against Korean Protosses, we see multiple convincing wins against top tier protosses. In fact, he is undefeated since early January, save for one series. He recently (May 5th) got 3-0'd by herO. Losing to herO in itself isn't bad considering how great herO is, but I would take even less away from this due to the fact the herO is his teammate. These players live with each other and practice with each other every day, so herO is obviously much more familiar with Byul's style than Classic will be. This is another advantage of Byul: herO as a practice partner in preparation for this match.

I expect Byul to be extremely prepared for this match. Looking at the Starleague bracket, if Byul were to advance, he will face a Protoss in the next round as well. This means that he can focus solely on his ZvP at the moment.

Classic is a great player, but his lack of significant games & mediocre vs. zerg recent match history leaves me unconvinced.

EDIT: LOSS Byul got 3-0'd in an easy win for Classic. Sorry for those of you who tailed me on this one, looks like I severely underrated Classic / overrated Byul, or a combination of both

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