Version 2.0 - apparently the real miracle patch

[Alerith]

Then why dont they assume zero, not charge until the actual game they intend for us to play is out? because it obviously is not this version since it is being tossed out

What part of "server upkeep and GM crap" did you not understand? It takes money to run an MMO. Even the Free-to-Play models have a cash shop to pull in money for basic server needs.

You've had a year free for an originally planned Pay-to-Play game, which is way more than any other MMO company would do for you. Now the costs are starting to really stack up, and instead of isolate the entire playerbase by shutting down the servers until 2.0, they are moving forward with their plans while still keeping the game open AND updating it.

Do you not think that the whole process would be easier for the dev team if they shut down the servers til 2.0 time? Of course it would. But for once, a section of a corporation is going out of it's way to listen and support it's playerbase, and to do that, the money from the subs are needed to at least cover the basic costs of keeping the servers and GM services online.

[Starlord]

Not to mention, Yeah some stuff will be wiped off the grid, but the Strong holds/Primals fights Garland empire stuff will NOT be deleted just placed in a different spot >.>.

[Answa]

cry more, and troll - expected from these boards. Well I will let you guys pay for the new game under the guise of more soon to be deleted content.

Does this mean you're leaving? Please, God, tell me it's true.

[Betelgeuzah]

cry more, and troll - expected from these boards. Well I will let you guys pay for the new game under the guise of more soon to be deleted content.

We pay so that they will keep the game online with the relevant services running. Nothing forces them to do this.

All content is extra and has nothing to do with the fee.

[Mushy]

How many GMs do they have on staff? How many are maintaining the servers? not a drop in the bucket compared to the staff working on the new game, not even close. And trust me the localization team is spending much more of their time on the new world as opposed to the few hundred lines we get with each patch

[Answa]

How many GMs do they have on staff? How many are maintaining the servers? not a drop in the bucket compared to a new game, not even close. And trust me the localization team is spending much more of their time on the new world as opposed to the few hundred lines we get with each patch

omg.................. do you even have the capacity for reasoning (or reading, for that matter)?

[Starlord]

How many GMs do they have on staff? How many are maintaining the servers? not a drop in the bucket compared to a new game, not even close. And trust me the localization team is spending much more of their time on the new world as opposed to the few hundred lines we get with each patch

Sheesh if anyone is QQing right now its you >.>

[Alerith]

How many GMs do they have on staff? How many are maintaining the servers? not a drop in the bucket compared to the staff working on the new game, not even close. And trust me the localization team is spending much more of their time on the new world as opposed to the few hundred lines we get with each patch

Since you clearly have no idea what you're talking about:

[Nuru]

Then why dont they assume zero, not charge until the actual game they intend for us to play is out? because it obviously is not this version since it is being tossed out

Because that would result in the shutting down of servers, and would cause several cases of people complaining to the company about purchasing a game they cannot play. They know for a fact that they would bring in enough revenue when they start charging to be able to keep the servers live, even when thinking about giving a discount. So all in all they are quite confident in what they are doing and how well 2.0 will do.

[Betelgeuzah]

How many GMs do they have on staff? How many are maintaining the servers? not a drop in the bucket compared to the staff working on the new game, not even close. And trust me the localization team is spending much more of their time on the new world as opposed to the few hundred lines we get with each patch

How many players will pay for the sub fees? It's a drop in the bucket compared to the revenue they need to fund 2.0.

Yet it's enough to keep the servers online and services running. Saying it's a drop in the bucket doesn't matter because it's still money wasted for no reason. That's why these costs need to be covered one way or the other.