Would you be upset if the game went offline?

[Averix]

Just wait it out a bit and you will be able to see what they are going to do themselves. At the end of their fiscal year is when the suits will decide whether it's even worth trying to salvage or that the game is simply hemorrhaging too much money and to shut it down. SE has fairly deep pockets, but even they will drop it before it gets that bad. Face it, they are still making money on box sales. Like it or not, this is a business, our feelings as fans of the franchise are not taken into account, if they were, the team(s) put into place would be much further ahead with changes. I find it comical when someone said putting a skeleton team in place as if that isn't what is currently going on.

[Cendres]

Just wait it out a bit and you will be able to see what they are going to do themselves. At the end of their fiscal year is when the suits will decide whether it's even worth trying to salvage or that the game is simply hemorrhaging too much money and to shut it down. SE has fairly deep pockets, but even they will drop it before it gets that bad. Face it, they are still making money on box sales. Like it or not, this is a business, our feelings as fans of the franchise are not taken into account, if they were, the team(s) put into place would be much further ahead with changes. I find it comical when someone said putting a skeleton team in place as if that isn't what is currently going on.

FINALLY! Yes this is exactly where my fears are based. IF the game had known more solid updating since it was taken over I wouldn't even be considering this, but this is not the reality. Reality is the game is still very much in limbo and an MMO cannot afford to stay like this forever.

And a skeleton team is FAR worse of a fate for any game then having it taken offline and reworked... :S It's called being put on life support and that's just not fun and we'll be able to count our dwindling community on two hands.