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Westwood Closing, 1 Year Later. [message #64005] Thu, 29 January 2004 16:51 Go to next message
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Today January 29, 2004 is the one year aniversery of Westwood Studios closing. Thoughts??? I do.

Command and Conquer has been a part of my life for as far back as i can rember, and so has Westwood Studios. Though i was saddened by the closing of Westwood, I also thought that it may be in some way a good thing for such a large, well known company such as EA to be making the Command and Conquer games grow. As we know now they didnt. Yes they came out with Generals and its Expansion Zero Hour, 2 pretty good games, but nothing command and conquer like except the RTS style gameplay. They changed everything, the CNC Logo, Made an entirly new story line away from the 2 we all know and have watched evolve, Didnt set up a formal Clan creation system like every other CNC game, Didnt set up a ladder. And most of all what they have done and are now doing, destroying CNC. The support we all knew up until that date was the best in the world, cheat free games until the time there was no one left too play, all the most freindly staff, great server support that would NOT let WOL stay down for days at a time, listed too there fans, and cared took it too heart. What has EA done??? NOTHING!! They have showed there true colors to us all. Ladders go down, dont come back up for months, then when tehy are back up its only for a short matter of time, then down again. WOL Constantly going down. I dont know about you guys but for me, i really dont think hacks would have been created, or at least so wide spread so quick if Westwood was still around. Then we email them and what do we get ?? BULL SHIT ANSWERS, dodging of questions, lies. Also on a side note if anyone noticed, for a long time now http://www.westwood.com renegade page has been stripped down. No pages on its sidebar, nothing. Why is this??? No one can tell me a corperation such as EA can not aford to have taht small of a site up. But the Generals site works just fine doesnt it :rolleyes: . Not a whole lot of good has come out from this. I wish it wouldnt have happened.

Those are my views. Please lets not turn this into a flame war over peoples views, just share your thoughts, and look back at the time when we had Westwood studios.


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Westwood Closing, 1 Year Later. [message #64006] Thu, 29 January 2004 16:53 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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For fuck's sake, just shut the fuck up when you know nothing about how corporations work.
Re: Westwood Closing, 1 Year Later. [message #64007] Thu, 29 January 2004 16:58 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Please lets not turn this into a flame war over peoples views, just share your thoughts


:rolleyes: :rolleyes:


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Westwood Closing, 1 Year Later. [message #64009] Thu, 29 January 2004 17:09 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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While I agree with you, ACK was kinda right...

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Westwood Closing, 1 Year Later. [message #64012] Thu, 29 January 2004 17:16 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Didnt Westwood close down in march... i mean finnaly, not the announcement

In the end it doesn't matter if you are who you say you are. You will still mean nothing to me.

When i have kids, everytime i drive past a fast food restaurant, im gonna punch my kid in the face, then they'll never wanna come..
Westwood Closing, 1 Year Later. [message #64013] Thu, 29 January 2004 17:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Wait a sec, FUCK your right lol. I misread it i thought it was today sorry :oops: :oops: . /saves for a later date.

Well i do see his point i understand his point. I know that a corperation is about money making, i know that they cant support games like tiberian dawn, i understand that its old, not many play it, i understand that and dont fault em for it. But Renegade is a very young game with still MANY people playing it, that should have great support still. I understand support like that from Westwood is rare, but the support for Renegade since EA has taken over has not even be moderate it has sucked. No reason at all for it.


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Westwood Closing, 1 Year Later. [message #64016] Thu, 29 January 2004 18:23 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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well yeah, the renegade site sucks. i went to their tech support MONTHS ago and asked them what the problem was, they said that their edingineers were "trying to find the problem" :rolleyes:

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Westwood Closing, 1 Year Later. [message #64039] Fri, 30 January 2004 00:56 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I was going to say.. can't have been a year already Razz

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Westwood Closing, 1 Year Later. [message #64047] Fri, 30 January 2004 03:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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cowmisfit

Wait a sec, FUCK your right lol. I misread it i thought it was today sorry :oops: :oops: .


Im always right =)


In the end it doesn't matter if you are who you say you are. You will still mean nothing to me.

When i have kids, everytime i drive past a fast food restaurant, im gonna punch my kid in the face, then they'll never wanna come..
Westwood Closing, 1 Year Later. [message #64053] Fri, 30 January 2004 06:08 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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The Ren pages and downloads are still up, they are just hidden.
You have to know the exact name of the page.
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://westwood.ea.com/games/ccuniverse/renegade
Westwood Closing, 1 Year Later. [message #64054] Fri, 30 January 2004 06:17 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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For fuck's sake, just shut the fuck up when you know nothing about how corporations work.


what a cock, good to see such a fair and level headed asshole moderating these forums *sits tapping fingers waiting for a forum ban*


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Westwood Closing, 1 Year Later. [message #64063] Fri, 30 January 2004 07:21 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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For fuck's sake, just shut the fuck up when you know nothing about how corporations work.

Razz

what a cock, good to see such a fair and level headed asshole running these forums *sits tapping fingers waiting for a forum ban*

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Westwood Closing, 1 Year Later. [message #64066] Fri, 30 January 2004 08:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Who said ACK was the one running these forums? :rolleyes:

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Westwood Closing, 1 Year Later. [message #64069] Fri, 30 January 2004 10:12 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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DanSolo

Aircraftkiller

For fuck's sake, just shut the fuck up when you know nothing about how corporations work.


what a cock, good to see such a fair and level headed asshole moderating these forums *sits tapping fingers waiting for a forum ban*


:rolleyes: ACKs right...

Westwood was not generating enough money for EA (EA was giveing more then they were getting) so they did what anyone in the right mind would do, get ride of the thing holding them back, thus they cut westwoods funding which forced westwood to close. Right now EA is pay money to keep up a game thats not generating anything for them. Be happy WOL is running, it doesnt have to be. And ACK is moderator of the mod forum.


Westwood Closing, 1 Year Later. [message #64070] Fri, 30 January 2004 10:13 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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[quote="Infinint"]
DanSolo

Aircraftkiller

For fuck's sake, just shut the fuck up when you know nothing about how corporations work.


what a cock, good to see such a fair and level headed asshole moderating these forums *sits tapping fingers waiting for a forum ban*


:rolleyes: ACKs right...

Westwood was not generating enough money for EA (EA was giveing more then they were getting) so they did what anyone in the right mind would do, get ride of the thing holding them back, thus they cut westwoods funding which forced westwood to close. Right now EA is pay money to keep up a game thats not generating anything for them. Be happy WOL is running, it doesnt have to be. And ACK is moderator of the mod forum.

Sorry I'm at school with a crappy 10inch monitor so i only read half of the post.


Westwood Closing, 1 Year Later. [message #64075] Fri, 30 January 2004 11:19 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Aircraftkiller

For fuck's sake, just shut the fuck up when you know nothing about how corporations work.


what a cock, good to see such a fair and level headed asshole moderating these forums *sits tapping fingers waiting for a forum ban*


I run these forums, not him. :rolleyes:


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Westwood Closing, 1 Year Later. [message #64079] Fri, 30 January 2004 11:42 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I run these forums, not him. :rolleyes:


Sometimes it feels like he is running these forums.
Westwood Closing, 1 Year Later. [message #64085] Fri, 30 January 2004 12:58 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Westwood Closing, 1 Year Later. [message #64090] Fri, 30 January 2004 13:05 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Westwood Closing, 1 Year Later. [message #64114] Fri, 30 January 2004 14:22 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Westwood Closing, 1 Year Later. [message #64162] Fri, 30 January 2004 17:59 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Westwood Closing, 1 Year Later. [message #64163] Fri, 30 January 2004 18:00 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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What?? lol MEEP!

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Westwood Closing, 1 Year Later. [message #64165] Fri, 30 January 2004 18:01 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Westwood Closing, 1 Year Later. [message #64191] Fri, 30 January 2004 20:26 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Now that were no longwer talking about the topic:

How exsactly to accomplish being member 269 and have only 6 posts?...

Anyways I do the perfic Meep Meep and i always wonderd what it was from...


Westwood Closing, 1 Year Later. [message #64206] Fri, 30 January 2004 21:29 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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I'm member #231 and have only 94 posts. Razz

Anyway, yes Westwood is gone, but think about it, WE ARE STILL HERE! Even though I don't play anymore, I still hang with "mi defs" Laughing


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