I don't think we are in Warhammer situation.

Yeah, seemingly as least some of them.

I wish they weren't.

Fixed that for ya. :P

EVE is a niche game that appeals to a very specific type of player and they have all the subs their ever gonna get. Most games that have come out in the last several years aren't trying to be EVE, they're trying to be WoW. A casual game that appeals to a much larger audience than what EVE is aiming for.

Yeah, seemingly as least some of them.

I wish they weren't.

Thats an intersting assumption.

What exactly do you base this off of?

People are re-rolling onto high pop servers in large numbers,

That's a very bad sign,

I love the Game, well, bits of it,

But,

GW2 and D3 are gonna kill it stone dead,

Still worth playing though,

But a monthly sub,.......hmmmmmmm

For what is fast becoming a single player Game,..........hmmmmmmmm

Bioware are already giving away 30 days free game time,.........hmmmmmmm

We gotta be honest with ourselves,

It aint looking good.

Basic economics? Every business is out to maximize profits. They also don't have unlimited capital. So they need to put their capital towards projects that will make them the most amount of money. When you spend big, you're expected to earn big.

Two different scenarios:

Person A spends 1000 dollars ofthe company's money and make 100,000 in profit.

Person B spends 10,000 dollars of the company's money and makes 200,000 in profit.

Person B clearly made more money...but Person A is going to be the next VP with a corner office, because he knows how to maximize investments and turn a little into a lot. Business isn't about making money...it's about making profit. Projects can make money and still be deemed failures, because the opportunity cost is simply too high...and the more you spend, the higher that opportunity cost is.

There's a reason they're giving away free time, trials and basically scrambling like they're being shot at right now in spite of the fact that the game is clearly making money. It's because it isn't making enough money. Expectations were extremely high for this game...not just from the fans, but from the suits and investors. People were sitting around really believing that the game would burst out of the gate and be right up there with WoW. It's not, and the pressure to get it there must be enormous.

Additionally, there's the LA factor to consider. Given the huge debacle that was SWG from start to finish, LA was really looking at this game to wipe away the stink from that failure...but instead, it's only further contributing to the perception that SW games are just not that good. LA wanted a home run here, and what they got was a ground ball to second.

All in all, there really can't be any doubt that the higher ups and investors are not satisfied with the current state of the game's profits. And it doesn't seem like marketing or the devs can get their acts together in a way that's going to offer them any relief whatsoever.

You know what they say about assuming things right?