AC1 Expansion Petition

Jena · Post by **Jena** » Mon Jul 14, 2003 5:26 pm

2752 Signatures Total

I hope they do this.

Phred · Post by **Phred** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 9:08 am

yes.. the idea wqas given to jessica at the recent ACPL (which I just got back from....)

and btw.. not 100% sure but its pretty clear that Jessica has not gone by that name all of her life...

6'4"-6'5" redhead, with a deep voice and a rather pronouncedd adams apple....

but she passed my test so she gets to stay

Nakamuro Zataki · Post by **Nakamuro Zataki** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 9:11 am

http://ac.warcry.com/#7578

Regarding This Petition That's Out There
by Optim Shi - 07-14-2003 @ 10:43 PM

We are aware of an online petition aimed at convincing Microsoft that there is definite interest in some sort of expansion to Asheron's Call. However, this is not what AC Producer Jessica Mulligan had intended when she spoke at this past weekend's ACPL.

There is a need to find out certain information such as what sort of cost would you pay? Would you be willing to pay a higher monthly fee? What if the system requirements went up signifigantly? And, most importantly, what are you looking for in an expansion? New content, elder play, graphics upgrade?

It needs to include both your real name and your passpart e-mail address to prove that you are a player and the numbers cannot be faked, as can in other online petitions.

These are the reasons we are not supporting the petition going around but will work with other sites, such as ACVault, as well as Turbine, to come up something that will ask all of these questions. All we ask is you give us a little time. Many people JUST got home from Boston and are very very tired

Heatmiser · Post by **Heatmiser** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 6:09 pm

Over 4600 sigs.

Nakamuro Zataki · Post by **Nakamuro Zataki** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 10:53 pm

http://forums.turbinegames.com/read.php ... 6&rspcnt=1

It is great to see this is still such a topic of interest. I just wanted to take a moment and clarify some things about this:

1. What I said at the ACPL is true; if you want an expansion, we need to show that there is a lot of support for it. However, this needs to be your effort; we're not going to step in and tell you where it should be sited or by whom.

2. If this is to be useful for us, I'd like more info than just a somewhat suspect headcount:

A) What would you be willing to pay for an expansion? Bear in mind that the number of potential sales would dictate how many resources could/would be devoted to a potential project.

B) If you knew an expansion was being developed, how long would you wait for it? Six months? Nine months? A year?

C) If the graphic upgrade for an expansion was art only, not the whole engine, would that be enough? For example, if we had .dat files with upgraded art that would install over the current art or be in addition to it, would that be satisfactory? Or is a full graphic engine upgrade a necessity?

3. Let's not get into other specific features right now; we can always discuss that later, if we decide to do an expansion.

4. I'm not sure where the 10,000 figure came from, but I reviewed the video of the ACPL and I didn?t hear that or any number from me. It may have come from the audience.

If someone wants to set up a questionnaire to get this information and then send me the results, I'd be more than happy to make use of it. Remember, though:

***There are no promises here.***

I want everyone to remember that. I can promise nothing and I don't want to needlessly raise your expectations. However, if we don't explore it, the answer is automatically 'No,' right?

-Jessica

Podunkmer · Post by **Podunkmer** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 11:06 pm

Phred wrote:and btw.. not 100% sure but its pretty clear that Jessica has not gone by that name all of her life...

6'4"-6'5" redhead, with a deep voice and a rather pronouncedd adams apple....

Correct. She used to be a he and I believe her name was David.