Alternative Power Source for SE

[Ruvion]

Why do you all not understand that they arent losing money for not having the servers up. No power=No cost to keep the servers active. They already got our March payment, and if the servers arent up and we are credited for April, theres really no loss at all. They arent losing money, there is no cost when there is no power, duh

You obviously never studied business. They still have to pay overhead costs. The cost of renting the buildings they're in, paying taxes on the land if they own it, paying the salaries of the employees for this time off, etc. SE IS losing money, which is why they should be using this time to build servers in California and run this game from the US as a back up plan. Remember they are also losing any earned income for providing a free subscription in the month of April, and that's if this game is back up and running by then. Not to mention the countless number of people that will probably not return because they discovered something else to do.

Why does everyone think FFXI is their only revenue? I guess they never publish or release anything else. i must be living under a rock.

They're losing money on FFXIV right now too. They also cannot produce ANY other games they make, no Research and Developement is taking place. They are losing money in more ways then one. FFXI and FFXIV were great sources of revenue for SE...

[Lolism]

Remember the Japan office isnt the only one, Im sure they are still hard at work on Deus Ex stateside, they were never making money off 14. Not releasing Deus Ex and the failing 14 were this years losses for them. They have multiple IPs, and whatnot they are still making money off of, All i was stating is that everyone around here seems to think they are going to sink because of FFXI being down.

I was never saying that they were making money. I was just pointing out to all the chicken littles that they arent sinking.

http://www.neoseeker.com/news/15463-...ofit-forecast/

[breau]

i can´t understand you, don´t you have a real life? there is much more to worry about than when we will be able to play again. and if it helps we should be happy to pay our accounts even without playing, take it as a helping gesture for people suffering and let´s pray everything comes to a good end.
ooops lol this was meant to mordanthos

[NightDagger]

yes they are starting to get some good support with their hydro problem which is just great for everyone. That will make peoples lives a little easier & put some hope into everyone's hearts.

Now a bit off topic:

I have heard people say this time & time again "No Severs, No Money Lost". Well that is not all true. They will still have to pay their ISP bill (even when it is not being used) Their lease on the building, workers will be using their sick days/holidays & what ever money they are in debt(the interest etc) Etc..... not to mention what ever else Japan makes they pay for ( not totally aware if they have land taxes, Employment insurance, workers compensation etc....)

So it does sound good saying they are not losing any money but in reality all companies are losing a fortune by not having the business up & running. Just think about Toyota, Honda & such, My mother in-law no longer has over time at the Toyota plant in Ontario, Canada due to the fact that their parts to build cards come from japan, so they have enough stock to work for just over a month but then they are screwed.

Just some stuff to think about ^^

NightDagger
Server - Lakshmi