I see it differently. We are paying to get the game as it is right now. EW isn't obliged to develop Classic with our money - it's theirs and if they choose to put it into CotW instead (because it's more profitable for them), they're free to do so. We were never entitled to get any development or new features, they just did it because it kept the game profitable.gas56 wrote:How can you justify a statement like that when we are still paying memberships and spending on features and events on this game?
So of course EW is interested to develop new features as long as those can be monetized - either by selling them directly or by keeping the game interesting thus selling more memberships. But my strong belief is that the management at EW/Avalanche is well aware that the game is at the end of its lifecycle. So if I were them, I'd only invest resources into features that can be monetized in the short term. New weapons - fine! A vehicle that sells at 1k em$ - obviously fine too. Development of a whole new reserve for a game that might only last another year or two? - No thanks, we better put that into CotW.
That's how I see it, but I'd be happy to be proven wrong. I'm just surprised that so many players don't seem to realize that Classic probably isn't the "star" in Avalanche's hunting portfolio any more - I would think that CotW has that role now. If we're lucky it's still a cash cow, but as far as I know those get milked without any long-term investments.