Quote Originally Posted by Isaveron View Post
XIV will sink or swim depending on the PS3 release, they couldn't care less if more PC players quit the game right now. I'm surprised their shareholders have been this patient with the game bringing in no revenue (outside boxed sales).
I don't think this is entirely accurate. If you watched the last live producer letter, Wada said they're considering lowering sub fees, even if it means just 1 extra person plays.

As some polls have shown, the majority of the current players will be staying, even at full cost. So no matter how much they lower the fee, the extra number of players willing to pay would still result in less profit because more than 50% of those players would be willing to pay full price anyways.

This pretty much means that they care about their players, but they really have no choice but to start subs. They've been working on the game for over a year since release now, and they have every right to start charging.