Quote Originally Posted by Fendred View Post
No they won't. They know the de-facto end game model doesn't work because of what happened during patch 2.2. MMORPGs don't go all "recruit a friend" unless something very bad is happening, and a lot of people did leave during 2.2.
I don't understand how you can come to the conclusion that "Recruit a friend" is somehow short hand for " Our game is dying." It's actually just a fantastic marketing strategy, plain and simple. In stead of spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in add campaigns You can spend a mere few hundred on in game items so that your players will do all the advertising for you. It doesn't mater if the game has 5 people playing it or 10 billion, it's still a good marketing strategy.