The end of the arguement. Is SWTOR in decline? Can it be saved?

Those whom have insider information know that some investors have actually pulled out, so EA is considering downsizing the team and working on their next project than throwing more money and getting more loss. There is a major problem in subscriptions, when the subs which people have now run out the ones which arnt active cause dont find game worth logging in it going to drop by a huge number and EA is aware of that, with coming games coming out it also going to drop, estimations behind close doors is less than 400k subs by mid year, there is some last ditch efforts taking place like throwing in a exploding char patch to appeal to the lesser minded people whom can be distracted by such ploys but the deeper thinkers dont fall for it.

They truly when decided to give the 30 days free was because of the subs falling it was setup as a PR damage control but would not taken place if not for the financial side struggling and loss of investors.

If EA lays off 500-1000 people there will be no saving SWTOR, if you stay after that you'll just be going down with the ship. EA has never had the patience or commitment to grow a product. If its not immediately successful if gets axed, then EA will just buy out a game studio blow another one hundred million on another title. This game could be a healthy 1.5-2.5 million subscription game if EA supported it long term but they wont, they want Blizzard money and if this game cant deliver that EA will shut it down.

It's just sad that today's MMO developers REFUSE (seemingly) to learn from other companies triumphs and mistakes.

Folks bad mouth World of Warcraft all the time but Blizzard has set the industry standard for what players expect in an mmo. Period.

*** is so hard to understand?

I understand that features like cross-server grouping and such take time to develop but DEVELOPERS TODAY SHOULD KNOW IT'S EXPECTED.

There is no excuse for releaseing an mmo without standard features. Its just GREED on the part of the Suits.

Smoke on that awhile.

If EA lays off 500-1000 people there will be no saving SWTOR, if you stay after that you'll just be going down with the ship. EA has never had the patience or commitment to grow a product. If its not immediately successful if gets axed, then EA will just buy out a game studio blow another one hundred million on another title. This game could be a healthy 1.5-2.5 million subscription game if EA supported it long term but they wont, they want Blizzard money and if this game cant deliver that EA will shut it down.

You do realize that 500-1000 people is 5-10% of EAs current staffing right? So while its not a good thing, many big companies are having layoffs right now. Games sales are down across the board very badly.

Those features take resources to develop, and depending how the engine works, the databases are setup, and various coding issues, it can be alot more difficult then "just make it happen".

Gamers seriously need to stop thinking that they know software development better than people actually educated to do so.

He didnt make any claims about knowing how it the development works.

He simply stated what people wanted - and i agree with him to a certain extent.

I dont care how "it works" - just what they provide, and atm its a half baked service.

This isnt a bad time waster, and ill probably play casually for a little bit longer, but come may 15th, i dont think it stands a chance (atleast for me) .....