When does BIOWARE pull the plug

I just brought 2 * pre paid game cards if that helps.

TBH this thread is pointless as you are doing nothing whatsoever constructive

So lets see, "this game comes no where close to expectations"....proof? Beyond the ramblings of some players such as yourself?

"Obvious drop in subs" proof as to how much? Bioware has never released subscription numbers so once again this is simply an anecdotal assumption.

Thanks for the humor injected into my day though. You can go back to playing parchesi now. It's probably more your speed.

Meh.. that's pretty much my thinking. BW has failed to cover all that was expected of them. They continue to fail to address the community in an honest fashion. The level on animosity is growing. The positive spin is slowing.

Thank you for admitting your problem.

Just the fact that you think in terms of game time cards invalidates your opinion. The game will do very well in the long run. Much better than SWG.

As with all MMOs, or for that matter anything in the culture, there is an initial mad rush of lemmings who want to be like everyone else and say they have played. (See Aion, AOC, Rift, Darkfall etc.)

Then the " game is dying" posts start, posted by folks with absolutely no knowledge of the real numbers. These are usually accompanied by the "no end game" posts by those who rushed to level cap to impress someone.

Finally, a new "latest thing" emerges and the game is left to those who actually take the time to enjoy it.

ROFL.. This give up attitude *must* be a product of the entitlement generation.

BioWare will pull the plug when the game is no longer profitable or when Lucas rescinds the license, whichever comes first.

In other words, many many years from now.

Thanks, Willy Wonka.

why hasn't this thread been closed yet?

Its playerbase in the US will continue to go down. However, they still got to properly milk all the asian markets. That will allow them to say subscriptions have improved in the short run. Once that dries up, it will be around at least 2-3 years before they stop updating completely. People do like Star Wars and if you drop one crappy update every 3 months, a lot will still pay. After that, it will be moth-balled but they will still allow people to spend $15 bucks to play if they want but there won't be any changes. SWG stayed open till SWTOR came out. This one will probably stay open till the next star wars game. It really doesn't cost them much to keep it running and it is free money. All the hardware has been paid for and they only need like a 1000 people to play to keep someone around to do maintenance. It could even be the same people that are doing Warhammer. Throw in some random flash-points now and then and you can get 1 million in free money for 10 years. Why would you shut that down? Who cares if it is a crappy game and it will be a joke that people use to describe future MMOs. People are still willing to shell out money...