Possible patch delay

[TheVedis]

Ah hah, so the "industry standard" varies by model. *Now* we're making progress toward defining it, even though we still lack specific numbers.

I've read each and every single list of patch notes for Rift. They *have* had six patches of content. 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5., 1.6... and that's not including a few significant ones that they had in between each of those. They're currently at, glancing at my list, nine major updates total since March.

and yet rift has a steadily declining playerbase, which says alot there too
im not ragging on rift saying that, but its also somewhat the industry standard for that to happen no matter how succesful a game is considered cuz it isnt a veteran mmo(you should see my stance/rants on why people play vet mmos and always compare to them, and keep going basck to them while they hate them with a passion)

[ShinChuck]

and yet rift has a steadily declining playerbase, which says alot there too
im not ragging on rift saying that, but its also somewhat the industry standard for that to happen no matter how succesful a game is considered cuz it isnt a veteran mmo(you should see my stance/rants on why people play vet mmos and always compare to them, and keep going basck to them while they hate them with a passion)

Most MMOs do see a significant decrease in population after their initial hype, and population springs back during things like expansions, to my knowledge. News articles from as late as late November claim that Trion is continuing to expanding as a whole, so they can't be doing too bad.

I think I get what you're saying about vet MMOs, and I wouldn't be surprised if that's a significant factor!

Regardless, I still don't quite feel we've defined the industry standard yet. Got a busy week and a half ahead of me, but I'm not adverse to going through another game or two worth of patch notes.