Scott Johnson

I think that giving people early access... I think giving items like a bunch of cosmetics, mounts, and maybe some currency and that sort of thing, I think those are reasonable reasons to do an upgrade. I get those. Those make perfect sense to me, especially amount on the store is 20 bucks alone or 25 or whatever it is. So this is actually a pretty good deal for everything you're getting. However...

Holding when you can play over your head with money, I'm not a fan of that at all. And if I had to guess, there were probably some internal naysayers on that that just were like, do we really have to do this? This is not a good idea. And who knows when this was all solidified? It was certainly before the acquisition. So who knows who's in charge then? I don't even know.

Holding when you can play over your head with money, I'm not a fan of that at all. And if I had to guess, there were probably some internal naysayers on that that just were like, do we really have to do this? This is not a good idea. And who knows when this was all solidified? It was certainly before the acquisition. So who knows who's in charge then? I don't even know.

But I don't love this part of it. And I think we'll have to just obviously live with it. But I think it's important we give them heat for this, and I hope players do, so that maybe they rethink this next time. I agree. If there's one thing I know about the marketing teams, PR teams, community, and even devs over there is that they...

But I don't love this part of it. And I think we'll have to just obviously live with it. But I think it's important we give them heat for this, and I hope players do, so that maybe they rethink this next time. I agree. If there's one thing I know about the marketing teams, PR teams, community, and even devs over there is that they...

They want you to have a great time in this game they work hard on. I know that for sure. And if you could really talk to those guys without a PR nightmare, I think a lot of them would say, yeah, we don't love this business decision that was made to squeeze a little more money out of players so they could have the privilege of playing the game early. Right, right. I think it's a little devious.

They want you to have a great time in this game they work hard on. I know that for sure. And if you could really talk to those guys without a PR nightmare, I think a lot of them would say, yeah, we don't love this business decision that was made to squeeze a little more money out of players so they could have the privilege of playing the game early. Right, right. I think it's a little devious.

That being said... Of course, I paid up and I'm going to do it because I'm going to get in there.

That being said... Of course, I paid up and I'm going to do it because I'm going to get in there.

Yeah. There goes my principled stance ends there because, I mean, maybe that's why this... What am I saying? I know this is why they do it because there will be enough people to do it. What's the harm in doing it almost? It's like, well, either everyone will be happy waiting until the day they can and they don't want to pay or they'll pay and do it.

Yeah. There goes my principled stance ends there because, I mean, maybe that's why this... What am I saying? I know this is why they do it because there will be enough people to do it. What's the harm in doing it almost? It's like, well, either everyone will be happy waiting until the day they can and they don't want to pay or they'll pay and do it.

Either way, it's extra money for them, for whoever, even if it was five people who did it. Right. It was extra money that they wouldn't have had otherwise. So, of course, from a business perspective, you do stuff like this. These kinds of things aren't crazy. And for me to sit here and complain about it and still pay up to that amount is a little jarring even in my own head.

Either way, it's extra money for them, for whoever, even if it was five people who did it. Right. It was extra money that they wouldn't have had otherwise. So, of course, from a business perspective, you do stuff like this. These kinds of things aren't crazy. And for me to sit here and complain about it and still pay up to that amount is a little jarring even in my own head.

Yeah. Come on, you guys. You didn't have to do it. You guys make a lot of money over there. Anyway, the the collector's edition looks nice to get some good stuff going on with that. Oh, my gosh. Yeah. They always do. But I don't think it comes with a copy of the game anymore. We're past that now. No more copies of games, no USB drive, no DD ROMs or none of that. We're done. It's all digital.

Yeah. Come on, you guys. You didn't have to do it. You guys make a lot of money over there. Anyway, the the collector's edition looks nice to get some good stuff going on with that. Oh, my gosh. Yeah. They always do. But I don't think it comes with a copy of the game anymore. We're past that now. No more copies of games, no USB drive, no DD ROMs or none of that. We're done. It's all digital.

Get the code, go online, download it. It's the year 2024. Get used to it. Speaking of the launch, let's look at the dates real quick. Here's what we have to expect. For early access times in LA, 3 p.m. Pacific data. Data? Daylight. That's what I meant to say. There's no Pacific data. That will be, let's see, August 22nd, so tomorrow. New York, 6 p.m. Makes sense. Three hours later, right?

Get the code, go online, download it. It's the year 2024. Get used to it. Speaking of the launch, let's look at the dates real quick. Here's what we have to expect. For early access times in LA, 3 p.m. Pacific data. Data? Daylight. That's what I meant to say. There's no Pacific data. That will be, let's see, August 22nd, so tomorrow. New York, 6 p.m. Makes sense. Three hours later, right?

Or three hours difference. Right. Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1900. London, 2300 BST. Paris, zero CEST. What does that mean? Like midnight or whatever. The turning of the tide there. I don't know what that is. Taipei, 6 CST. I don't know what the CST stands for. These foreign regions, I'm not going to be able to give you much info on. Seoul gets it at 7. Is that AM or PM? I don't know.

Or three hours difference. Right. Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1900. London, 2300 BST. Paris, zero CEST. What does that mean? Like midnight or whatever. The turning of the tide there. I don't know what that is. Taipei, 6 CST. I don't know what the CST stands for. These foreign regions, I'm not going to be able to give you much info on. Seoul gets it at 7. Is that AM or PM? I don't know.

It just says KEST, which I assume is Korean Standard Time. And then Sydney's getting it at 8 AM or PM. Again, they don't give the PMs or AM.