Perspective.

[Octaviane]

In before thread nuke. $14.95 of my money goes toward another MMO come Sept 1 even though I quit my main a while back.

The fact they nuked the original thread that asked for players to list how much SE would lose if/when they quit shows clearly that they are not likely to respond to the outcry or make any changes. The "forthcoming" update will be enough enticement for people to say screw it and pay up regardless of their objections, and whether or not it's released in August or September. I find it highly suspicious that this change in payment methods comes almost exactly when the update is due to be released, and the more I thought about it, believed that these changes were in the works for a very long time............

[Panthera]

In before thread nuke. $14.95 of my money goes toward another MMO come Sept 1 even though I quit my main a while back.

The fact they nuked the original thread that asked for players to list how much SE would lose if/when they quit shows clearly that they are not likely to respond to the outcry or make any changes.

Yup, mods are asleep. You can tell; this thread is still alive.

That they nuked the original thread and others means that the thread violated forum rules. You can say in a thread called,"Please fix billing!" that you won't be coming back. What you cannot do is make an entire thread about it. Nuking an inappropriate thread does not mean they aren't going to fix billing. In fact, they have said a couple of times that they'd work on it. I'm not an apologist; the payment options are unacceptable. What I am saying is that they done wrong, they know it, and they're going to try and make amends.

I think it's too early to say that the update will make people sell out. They haven't announced very much that's specific. Level Cap of 95 and GoV? I think we need more. A lot more. Like, at least a mini-expansion's worth, let alone a full blown one--remember like that last one we had, Treasures of Aht Urgan?

Yes, they have been dismantling POL slowly over time, it has been in the works. However, do you see anything that's all that much of an enticement as of yet? I mean, the Rousney Wand not withstanding...