Will the game survive 2013 ?

Nice... another "will this game survive" thread. You are not the first or the last.

The answer is yes. Anything else?

F2P, Makeb/Chapter 4(Could be two different things altogether) and Open World PVP in January could easily revamp this game's popularity, especially if they surprise us with something like revamped Space Combat in say March.

The only thing they need to do is add a second keybar like what you start out by default. As for operations, flash points, and warzones is where most people spend their time in this game. Thus, it makes natural sense to cap those else most of their current subscribers will switch to f2p. As for f2p there would be no incentive to switch to a subscriber if for example all you want to do is run warzones. Had warzones been a lot more numerous or unlimited I probably would switch to f2p, but since that is what I do mostly when I play this game there is no reason to downgraded to f2p.

Personally, I think most of people who want more options with f2p simply don't want to pay at all and want to play for free. Now I do understand that there are a few things that probably need to be change like adding more than 1 key bar. However, I don't think a the current limitations on warzone, operations, or flashpoints will deter players from wanting to upgrade or paying for more access.

What activities do players spend the majority of their time in game? If you have unlimited access or too much access to those activities, then there is no invective to subscribe or pay for access. Finally, it's free to play, f2p players shouldn't complain since they are getting free access. It's that simple. I don't complain when I get free stuff.

Maybe maybe not. The Mayans didn't have leap year. so from the induction of leap year you have to go back and start to subtract those extra day. I do believe someone did that and discovered that the Mayan calender actually ended like 7 months ago. but I could be wrong.

Time will be the judge on that, not you.

Much worse MMOs, with much worse management decisions have survived many years in the MMO market. And F2P has boosted active player accounts and revenue for every AAA MMO that has implemented a freemium business model.

No, you're not wrong.

The Mayan calander thing was disproved quite a few times. The only people who still believe it are those religious nuts that still think the rapture will happen.

According to some of the "specialists" that looked into it, the Mayan calander did indeed end several months ago.

Feeling a little defensive are we?

Yes have to type more didn't accept "yes"

"Will the game survive 2013?"

I hope I'm wrong, but I don't think it will.

I think the game's problems have absolutely nothing to do with how much it costs, but in its simplistic and derivative gameplay. That gameplay is why most subscribers quit, either they didn't like it or they got bored of rapidly. That gameplay isn't changing so why expect the number of people willing to pay for it to change?

Indeed. I feel the same way.