Questions for Pro7 - Page 9

Zation · 2012-08-02, 11:47 AM

its pretty simple really, a big part of this deal is ofcause that Pro7 instantly gets a very big customer base. They ofcause hope they can promote and sell all their other games / services / TVs channals / whatever to that base. Letting ppl stay with a SoE account would defeat a very big part of why this deal is attractive to Pro7.

As to the answers, most look good and it really just comes down to wait and see how it all goes. there isent really anything we can do other then that.

There are only two things i dont like, first being the answer to the whole how things will be priced. "local economic conditions may affect pricing", you can pretty much drive a truck through this loophole when it comes sitting prices that are the same as SoEs.

The answer to the whole cheating thing has me the must worried though. Meybe its just the wording but the i way i read it, they are letting SoE take care of it all. Does this mean Pro7 wont have a team activly on cheat patrole like SoE? will EU servers only have active ingame cheat prevention doing the SoE support times, will there be any at all?

DooMTroop · 2012-08-02, 12:03 PM

Originally Posted by Zation

There are only two things i dont like, first being the answer to the whole how things will be priced. "local economic conditions may affect pricing", you can pretty much drive a truck through this loophole when it comes sitting prices that are the same as SoEs.

That has always been the case, tax, change course ($ -> DM or €) etc, have always influenced pricing a little.

Originally Posted by Zation

The answer to the whole cheating thing has me the must worried though. Meybe its just the wording but the i way i read it, they are letting SoE take care of it all. Does this mean Pro7 wont have a team activly on cheat patrole like SoE? will EU servers only have active ingame cheat prevention doing the SoE support times, will there be any at all?

I get it this way: SoE takes care of cheat/hack prevention and the team will scout both EU and US servers for hackers/reports.

Maybe it's just a bit naive...

Elahhez · 2012-08-04, 10:07 AM

Has the transition with the cash already been done? I am no longer able to buy them of the SOE webpage, it gives a generic 404 error without any details.

-Ela

IgloGlass · 2012-08-02, 08:58 AM

Thank you so much Brollywood, feel so much better about this entire deal now. You have my eternal gratitude.

snowblind · 2012-08-02, 09:13 AM

Well this is the first I have heard about this issue, and to be frank doing a quick read up ProSiebenSat.1 have a better security track record that SOE.

Thank you for the answers.

Kalbuth · 2012-08-02, 09:22 AM

Question: If so what cash shop and currency will they use there. (basically same question thats already here but backward)
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Answer: If you log in with a Station Account from the US you will pay with Station Cash and will access the US marketplace, regardless of which server you choose. If you log in from Europe with a ProSiebenSat.1 Games account you will always access the European marketplace with SevenCash.

OK, this pretty much kills possibilities for Pro7 to go full P2W with PS2, isn't it?

SpottyGekko · 2012-08-02, 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by Kalbuth

OK, this pretty much kills possibilities for Pro7 to go full P2W with PS2, isn't it?

It certainly sounds like it.

But one could also be super-cynical and say "terms and conditions may be revised at the service provider's discretion"

However, I do expect the Cash Shop prices and SevenCash costs to be higher in general than the US pricing. As far as I can see, the Cash Shop is the only way for ProSiebensat to make any money from this deal, unless SOE are actually paying them to run the account admin and game support.

derito · 2012-08-02, 09:28 AM

Thanks for these answers. It's really reassuring.

Dart · 2012-08-03, 07:46 AM

Brollywood, I noticed you avoided my question. I'm not surprised; the answer probably isn't something you wanted to share with your potential customers ahead of the 'switch over' but I would like to draw their attention to it, nonetheless.

-TR Oakley
Question: Will Region IP locking be used to ensure European players use ProSiebenSat.1 Games accounts over US accounts?
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Answer: Yes. But remember, all your character data is still stored on the SOE side, you’re simply changing the “method of connection” to that data. You will still have the option to access the US servers by logging in with your ProSiebenSat.1 Games account.

My question - which you ignored - relates to all those players (and believe me when I say there are many) who intend to play on the US servers, despite having ISPs in Europe. Is your "method of connection" as you put it, to my character (to save progress, make sure I'm still logged in etc) going to mean my ping is going to be significantly higher than I am experiencing currently, connecting to SOE's servers during the Tech Test? I suspect I already know the answer and I imagine it will result in a considerable loss of income for your company as many of us circumvent your region lock.

VSENSES · 2012-08-02, 09:28 AM

Thank you for taking time and geting all these answers, much appreciated. Hopefully this will be a pleasant outing for all involved parties on all levels.

Shogun · 2012-08-02, 09:44 AM

thanks a lot, brolly!

very detailed and effective answers you gave there!
i think you just proofed that pro7 is taking the whole thing very serious!
there were quite a few answers that settled concerns the first pro7 FAQ arosed.

keep up the good work and keep in touch!
the community is passionate and as you have noticed, we don´t trust everybody right from the start, but when you got our trust, we are very loyal friends

oh a question:

is pro7 planning to have celebrety events like "schlag den raab" where some celebreties have to be hunted down?

**Brollywood** · 2012-08-02, 10:08 AM

Thanks guys!

Shogun, that could be a really cool idea actually! Noted!

Its now no.2 on the list of "Awesome ideas from PSU" underneath "Faction Underpants".

Ahem, the ideas are listed in no particular order.

Atlas · 2012-08-02, 10:18 AM

Thanks for the answers Brosef

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Quick question; as Kalbuth said on the last page, "Question: If so what cash shop and currency will they use there. (basically same question thats already here but backward)
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Answer: If you log in with a Station Account from the US you will pay with Station Cash and will access the US marketplace, regardless of which server you choose. If you log in from Europe with a ProSiebenSat.1 Games account you will always access the European marketplace with SevenCash.

OK, this pretty much kills possibilities for Pro7 to go full P2W with PS2, isn't it? ""

I've got a 2nd question about this bit. If we buy stuff with SevenCash (or whatever its called) for the EU server, say PornstarMAX or BaconMAX Camo schemes. Will these be available on the US side of things and vice versa? You've said that you MAY introduce your own stuff to buy in the future, so there may be discrepancies between US and EU players. I've done a quick forum search but to no avail.

TL;DR? - If i buy something will it be available across all SoE & Pro7 servers, or locked to that character/server.

EDIT: Just noticed Rebone beat me to it haha

Rebone · 2012-08-02, 10:16 AM

I couldn't find it anywhere in this thread, but if I buy an item on the SoE marketplace (with station cash), will it be available on the Pro7 servers too?

Shogun · 2012-08-02, 10:24 AM

Originally Posted by Rebone

I couldn't find it anywhere in this thread, but if I buy an item on the SoE marketplace (with station cash), will it be available on the Pro7 servers too?

has been answered. you log in with your account and it doesn´t matter if it´s soe or pro7. you will use the matching marketplace automaticly and can buy stuff for every server you want to play on.

oh and brolly, are you familiar with planetside 1?
maybe we can get something similar to the black ops events.
raab and his gang will get overpowered 4th faction chars and everybody is going to hunt them down

damn, even make a tv show out of it! time to establish some e-sport events in german tv!