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JanribetSham · **Joined:** Fri Oct 17, 2003 6:55 am **Posts:** 910

I have been working on trying to get concrete answers for a few weeks, and I finally, after much jumping over people's heads, got the following reply today. At least it is confirmed what we can expect.

Quote:

My apologies Brian but as a company Sony Online Entertainment will not
be making any changes or coding fixes to the Al Kabor server. This
decision was a business decision made some time ago by our Executive
staff and still stands today. Even if we wanted to we could not do the
changes as we have no programmers on staff that can accommodate the
needs of the Mac. This is probably going to come as a blow to you and
your friends but at this juncture this is the situation we are left
with.

D. Scott Mattson

hotlead · **Posted:** Tue May 18, 2004 5:04 am

Well, at least we know now.

Thanks Janribet

postalblowfish7 · **Posted:** Tue May 18, 2004 5:05 am

I'm rolling down a well worn road
I'm wondering if I'll ever know
If I'll be better than I was before
When I surface through the service door

Bye
I'm on standby
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Bye bye
I'm on standby
According to the work order you signed
I'll be down for some time
I'll be down for some time

I got good at saying "I gotta go"
Number one at saying "I don't know"
But from the stories I've heard
You humans require more words

Bye
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Bye bye
I'm on standby
According to the work order you signed
I'll be down for some time
I'll be down for some time

-Grandaddy

Thedude · **Joined:** Tue Jul 08, 2003 11:45 am **Posts:** 1079

I think most of us knew eight months ago.

Kenkaishin · **Posted:** Tue May 18, 2004 5:12 am

We knew we just didn't want to believe, now we have to either live with it or move on.

KrisKelvin · **Joined:** Mon Sep 29, 2003 3:50 am **Posts:** 54

Well I am happy that they finally owned up to it. I respect them more for saying No then the no news at all we have been getting.

By the way, here is Scott's Title at SoE

D. Scott Mattson
Executive Director of Customer Service
Sony Online Entertainment

So he should be in a position to know the truth. As a famous beastlord once said, this has been pretty clear since Oct. Now we know for sure.

Cadsuane · **Joined:** Mon Sep 08, 2003 9:49 am **Posts:** 1062

unfortunately, they are straight-out lying to us. Fixing PoP has nothing to do with mac programming, their server-side programmers, of which there are many, would be the ones to do it.

Khama · **Posted:** Tue May 18, 2004 5:19 am

I guess this is what Eric ment when he said we were "On Standby" ....

tis true however, alot of us had figured this was the case months ago, but now we have official word.

Hey Jan, gonna post this at the SOE forums for the CSR's to read? Perhaps they are not aware WE HAVE NO DEVELOPMENT!

Lael · **Posted:** Tue May 18, 2004 5:25 am

That really blows. I just started playing EQ in February and now I find out it's basically not going to go anywhere. Super.

Yesterday I was thinking about trying out WoW when it comes out. Now I guess that is the only smart option.

Too bad for all of us.

JanribetSham · **Joined:** Fri Oct 17, 2003 6:55 am **Posts:** 910

I plan on continue playing until I don't enjoy it anymore. I am getting my money's worth for the most part, just wanted answers.

JanribetSham · **Joined:** Fri Oct 17, 2003 6:55 am **Posts:** 910

I was also just informed that we will continue to have GM support... which has been adequate lately, right? He said we have 5-10 petitons per day max, and there is no reason for a full time GM, which I understand.

Mangroas · **Posted:** Tue May 18, 2004 5:36 am

We don't have a lot of petitions because most folks gave up a long time ago trying to petition for anything.

Cadsuane · **Joined:** Mon Sep 08, 2003 9:49 am **Posts:** 1062

now that they have admitted that we will not get fixed, i am going to force them to give us ALL of our 63-65 spells.

Jan, PM me that guy's email address please?

postalblowfish7 · **Posted:** Tue May 18, 2004 5:39 am

JanribetSham wrote:

I was also just informed that we will continue to have GM support... which has been adequate lately, right? He said we have 5-10 petitons per day max, and there is no reason for a full time GM, which I understand.

I miss Jidors GM events- but I suppose the whole "living world" thing is no longer a part of EQ. Now it's like we're just waiting for the langaleers to come and eat up our dormate server.

Bukk · **Joined:** Sat Nov 15, 2003 5:52 am **Posts:** 764

Looking to WoW is fine, and I am.

But, well, WoW's not out, won't be out before Christmas, if then. If I get added to the Beta, cool, but I don't expect it. I will continue to play EQ for the foreseeable future.

This message from SOE does indicate that the end is probably not all that far off. A business decision not to do more for the server is one step. A business decision to shut down the server strikes me as an inevitable next step.

They've probably already fixed a date, and will make an official announcement about six or eight months after the server has been shut down.

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