EA to Release Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2012 Results on May 7, 2012

Yeah no matter how many time you explain it to them the hate machine still can't quite grasp that.

See my response above.

Yes yes all 1.7 mil unsubscribed and are only counted because of the free 30 days.

Splitting of hairs. An account is either active or inactive. So the correct term should be "active account"

If you still have play time left on your account, then it's still an active account even if you have cancelled your "recurring subscription". Your account is inactive once play time expires on it and is not renewed.

That's not what I said. More ad hominem?

I have a acquaintance who works at EA, they changed his working arrangement so instead of being an employee he works as a sub-contractor or something like that. Not sure if you would count that as a layoff, and to be honest I haven't talked to him in a few months.

And we know from past experience that these "active accounts" have been counted in subscription totals. Let's be honest here, their definition of "active account" allows them to count players who have actually left the game. There's no way to know just how many "active accounts" are actually "active players."

It's a neat trick.

Regardless of what others have said the 30 days free time has in fact keep other wise cancelled accounts listed as active.
Mine for example. The free days eligibility starts on the 12th my account was cancelled already but my game time didnt expire till the 18th. My account is still listed as active with no recurring sub. notice just says your game time will be ending soon. On the 24th i highly suspect my cancelled but still active account will be credited 30 days play time.
That makes my account and many many others still available as active for the investors call list.
The 30 days free time and the TIMING of if is clearly a play at keeping even cancelled accounts listed as active to boo9st the may investor call numbers.

As far as my call on numbers... Realistically i place tor at about 700k players that actually still play and not the ones sitting on cancelled but still active accounts.

Unless you can provide evidence that such a "neat trick" is being employed, though, your statements are nothing more than baseless rumor and supposition.

I canceled the night night before 1.2. I guess the gave me the free month...So I bet I'm still a sub. I had 3 days left the night before the patch.