Originally Posted by
Naqaj
As long as the game doesn't generate any income, every additional player causes nothing but cost. Why should they get a bonus for that?
The best thing for SE right now would be to get the number of players to a bare minimun, essentially treating it like the beta phase it didn't really have, and use the PS3 launch as a "reboot", getting new unspoiled players who don't know about the game's early unlife.
Better explanation for this action: just as most people in this thread assume/hope, it's a measure to reign in the negative word-of-mouth. Even the most expensive ad campaign in the history of SE can't really do much if people left and right are posting how bad the game is. People tend to pay much more attention to recommendations than to advertising.
I love the tag cloud of this thread btw :)