playerbase down 25% in 4 months?

[Rinsui]

Hmm...was it really necessary to revive this thread, Rinsui?

I guess: no. Some dogs should be left asleep. Mea culpa.

I also believe that newcomers joining now will already have a much better ride than we; there is quite a bit of content in the game already. In a way, the "loyal" players who never stopped playing are sort of an old mortage SE tries to pay off bit by bit - they will never be satisfied, because for them every patch will bring just a pittance of new stuff. Which would suggest that simply shutting the game down for a few month would have been an interesting solution... but that's also an old, and fruitless discussion.

I, for my part, consider myself a Beta Tester. Nothing more, and nothing less. I belong to an absolute minority of players who, when and if the game has it's re-launch in a few months, will be around to tell a tale of very humble beginnings. I don't really expect to be satisfied with the scheduled updates. Guys like me are way to few in number to actually matter from a business standpoint.

I am just a guinea pig that helps to shape a game. And I'm o.k. with that. I pay nothing, and if I want to, I am free to quit and come back whenever I want. For my "services" as a guinea pig, I just reserve myself the right to suggest, complain and rage whenever I fell like it. Simple.