Quote Originally Posted by JusticeReborn View Post
What I've found interesting about this downtime is that, if substantial, it gives players a time to get their "fix" elsewhere, and perhaps develop an attachment during said downtime there instead. Be it FFXI (imagine if the new expansion pack came out before ARR comes back online), another company's MMO, or even just offline games, not only will SE be trying to attract new players, but they'll have to work towards convincing those that have spent their time gaming elsewhere during the downtime to return before they grow attached to another game.
Or...People that have put well over 2 years into their game, and won't leave it. Seen it before, and this won't be the last time. People aren't gonna throw it away. A couple migt , but those will just be people we don't care to lose. Its only been hardcore fans that have dealth with the game since day one, that are still here. Almost all of us aren't going anywhere.