Food For Thought About This Game's Current Development...

[Sephr]

I agree with Starlord here, the fact they've kept it running for free should be a show of their dedication (you can guarantee the higher-ups will be asking Yoshida about his progress every damn day) to fixing the game and their confidence that they can do it.

Pretty much goes unnoticed by a lot of people, though.

[Mack]

I agree with Starlord here, the fact they've kept it running for free should be a show of their dedication (you can guarantee the higher-ups will be asking Yoshida about his progress every damn day) to fixing the game and their confidence that they can do it.

Pretty much goes unnoticed by a lot of people, though.

Yes, they're dedicated to making money, what company isn't? Starlord was saying they are doing this out of goodwill. I think what goes "unnoticed" by a lot of people is the fact that SE made quite a bit of money on launch day by selling this game to begin with and servers don't take millions of dollars to upkeep (the majority of that $13/month that you pay goes to SE themselves, it doesn't go to upkeep servers) so SE isn't "losing" money per se (at this point its no different than an investment, they think they can invest more money into this game and make it a success), they're just not making any off an MMO which sole purpose is to upkeep a steady cash flow.

[Starlord]

Yes, they're dedicated to making money, what company isn't? Starlord was saying they are doing this out of goodwill. I think what goes "unnoticed" by a lot of people is the fact that SE made quite a bit of money on launch day by selling this game to begin with and servers don't take millions of dollars to upkeep (the majority of that $13/month that you pay goes to SE themselves, it doesn't go to upkeep servers) so SE isn't "losing" money per se (at this point its no different than an investment, they think they can invest more money into this game and make it a success), they're just not making any off an MMO which sole purpose is to upkeep a steady cash flow.

You just don't wanna admit the good things SE is doing, and thats fine =)

[Mack]

You just don't wanna admit the good things SE is doing, and thats fine =)

Lol you just don't wanna admit logic. But fine, SE loves you starlord and they're doing this for you. Now go fetch your nose before you lose it.

[Starlord]

Lol you just don't wanna admit logic. But fine, SE loves you starlord and they're doing this for you. Now go fetch your nose before you lose it.

I think your ear is in Iceland because you don't listen , SE forgives you hehe <3

[Renshi]

Its nothing to do with nobility lol. After the failed launch SE sat down and did what is called an IRR (internal rate of return) on the project. They thought: if we go forward with overhauling this game and making it better meanwhile allowing free play, what is our rate of return and is it worth it. If this analysis showed them that they wont be profiting, they would have gave us all the middle finger. There is no nobility in business, just profit. Them keeping the servers running so as to allow people to come back and try the game while they were fixing it is a choice they made because they think it'll pay off in the end and will bring a lot of players back.

Yes, they're dedicated to making money, what company isn't? Starlord was saying they are doing this out of goodwill. I think what goes "unnoticed" by a lot of people is the fact that SE made quite a bit of money on launch day by selling this game to begin with and servers don't take millions of dollars to upkeep (the majority of that $13/month that you pay goes to SE themselves, it doesn't go to upkeep servers) so SE isn't "losing" money per se (at this point its no different than an investment, they think they can invest more money into this game and make it a success), they're just not making any off an MMO which sole purpose is to upkeep a steady cash flow.

You just don't wanna admit the good things SE is doing, and thats fine =)

Lol you just don't wanna admit logic. But fine, SE loves you starlord and they're doing this for you. Now go fetch your nose before you lose it.

I think your ear is in Iceland because you don't listen , SE forgives you hehe <3

The funny thing is that I don't give a sh*t about all of this =D

But seriously, they're fixing a game letting us know, and most importantly help them in real-time to develope the game.

[Mack]

The funny thing is that I don't give a sh*t about all of this =D

Funny I don't remember either one of us asking your opinion =D.

I don't give a shit either. Starlord think SE loves all of us and they're giving us free playtime as a "sorry" and I was explaining how there is no logic behind that.