Please stop simplifying and homogenizing the game. Please.

[Jin-]

Thankfully a strong majority disagree since it's never been more popular

Too bad since its fallen back to ShB level if even lower on Steam side. Only 4 months after the launch. Same trend could be expected from the other platforms.

[Demetri_Delethorn]

Too bad since its fallen back to ShB level if even lower on Steam side. Only 4 months after the launch. Same trend could be expected from the other platforms.

And it'll go right back up with the new patch

[IdowhatIwant]

And it'll go right back up with the new patch

Give it a week and it'll go right back down. That's a whole separate issue with this games content and it's retention rate.

[Xirean]

Give it a week and it'll go right back down. That's a whole separate issue with this games content and it's retention rate.

I'm confused as to how this is a problem. People play when they want to and stop when they don't. Is the game supposed to capture them or something?

[LittleImp]

I'm confused as to how this is a problem. People play when they want to and stop when they don't. Is the game supposed to capture them or something?

The game uses a monthly subscription model to make money, so it's within their interests to try to keep players around. Their continued success is closely tied to their ability to retain players.

With their current 4 month patch cycle, players are potentially spending around $48-60 usd per major patch if they remain subscribed between.

[Xirean]

The game uses a monthly subscription model to make money, so it's within their interests to try to keep players around. Their continued success is closely tied to their ability to retain players.

With their current 4 month patch cycle, players are potentially spending around $48-60 usd per major patch if they remain subscribed between.

And yet the director of the game flat out stated that he doesn't mind if people don't play all the time. He wants people to play multiple games.

[LittleImp]

And yet the director of the game flat out stated that he doesn't mind if people don't play all the time. He wants people to play multiple games.

Ah yes, Yoshida who has said things like "We will never force you to stay subbed for housing", "We're planning to add more egi glamours", or "Hrothgar and Viera will get additional race specific hairstyles over time". His entire job revolves around trying to create positive optics for this game, which in many cases is completely divorced from reality. Clearly people swallow it whole with how often this nonsensical talking-point gets parroted.

Ahh. The crippling truth.

It's only really true because the developers don't seem to care; The forums are absolutely promoted as one of the primary places to give the developers direct feedback, by the development team itself. It ends up being nonsensical to shutdown people sharing feedback here in the hopes that the forums will fulfill their intended purpose.

[IdowhatIwant]

And yet the director of the game flat out stated that he doesn't mind if people don't play all the time. He wants people to play multiple games.

That's not really healthy for a MMO when it relies on active players for people to complete content.