Cable Girl
Well-known member
I'm really hoping the Devs actually read this.
Dear DEVS,
As an on again off again player since launch, I really want you guys to understand how I feel and I'm sure there's plenty like me. I have always loved this game. There is no other MMO like it. With its unique combat style and crazy amount of customisation options for me it stood out amongst the rest. The fact it was DC comics based sealed the deal for me. I bought multiple lifetime accounts at launch so half my family could play because we all loved dc
However over the last couple of years you changed your business model (which is fine, I get it you're a company you need to make money). The pay to have the best powers/items in the game, while being kinda dirty to the people that don't have hundreds of dollars to keep spending in games to keep up was a smart idea. It's a sign you understand some of the playerbase(the sweats and people that can afford it will always pay to be on top/to have the best).
My issue with this, (again I'm sure there's plenty more that feel the same) is that for years now, this game/playerbase has been your top money maker as stated in multiple eg7 yearly financial conferences. This is where your first issue starts. It has been stated in said conferences that instead of reinvesting the money made from this game (your top earning game), you're taking the money, the money your loyal playerbase in this game makes you and reinvesting it into other games while leaving DCUO running on fumes with just enough to keep it afloat. Imho this is a dirty tactic and not fair on the playerbase that keeps coming back and throwing you guys more money only for you to take it and spend elsewhere.
This lack of reinvesting into this game is showing. New content releases were once exciting. We got at least one new raid, a new alert and a new solo/duo. Now to save money and use it elsewhere we get a recycled raid and alert along with a new raid/alert that is pretty much the same since you just give us a watered down version of the new raid as an alert. This becomes mundane and monotonous real fast. I'm sure you guys see it, you only have to look at how fast the number of people playing drops again after new content releases. I won't get right in to the power set updates (which was a great idea since water needed it heavily) that started but are just in a hiatus now *cough hard light cough.
I strongly believe you should be taking the money we invest into your game instead of spending it elsewhere and reinvesting it into this game that continually makes you the most money before you guys stop it from doing so. Relying on whales to keep the game afloat is only going to last so long. It's running on a 20 year old game engine which already turns off alot of new players off and I understand updating this will never happen since it will pretty much require a complete rebuild to update. However alot of us loyal/long time players see past this and still want to play but without a decent amount of content(not just recycled and reused) to keep us interested I fear this playerbase is going to continue to drop off.
There's a reason this game has lasted so long, so many of us love it. But unless you guys change something I don't see it continuing to be your top money maker. I personally have backed right off spending and playing because I'm of the belief why should I spend money on a game to only fund your other projects. I'm sure many others feels the same. Anyways that's the end of my rant. I hope you guys take something from this and can make our game thrive once again.
Dear DEVS,
As an on again off again player since launch, I really want you guys to understand how I feel and I'm sure there's plenty like me. I have always loved this game. There is no other MMO like it. With its unique combat style and crazy amount of customisation options for me it stood out amongst the rest. The fact it was DC comics based sealed the deal for me. I bought multiple lifetime accounts at launch so half my family could play because we all loved dc
However over the last couple of years you changed your business model (which is fine, I get it you're a company you need to make money). The pay to have the best powers/items in the game, while being kinda dirty to the people that don't have hundreds of dollars to keep spending in games to keep up was a smart idea. It's a sign you understand some of the playerbase(the sweats and people that can afford it will always pay to be on top/to have the best).
My issue with this, (again I'm sure there's plenty more that feel the same) is that for years now, this game/playerbase has been your top money maker as stated in multiple eg7 yearly financial conferences. This is where your first issue starts. It has been stated in said conferences that instead of reinvesting the money made from this game (your top earning game), you're taking the money, the money your loyal playerbase in this game makes you and reinvesting it into other games while leaving DCUO running on fumes with just enough to keep it afloat. Imho this is a dirty tactic and not fair on the playerbase that keeps coming back and throwing you guys more money only for you to take it and spend elsewhere.
This lack of reinvesting into this game is showing. New content releases were once exciting. We got at least one new raid, a new alert and a new solo/duo. Now to save money and use it elsewhere we get a recycled raid and alert along with a new raid/alert that is pretty much the same since you just give us a watered down version of the new raid as an alert. This becomes mundane and monotonous real fast. I'm sure you guys see it, you only have to look at how fast the number of people playing drops again after new content releases. I won't get right in to the power set updates (which was a great idea since water needed it heavily) that started but are just in a hiatus now *cough hard light cough.
I strongly believe you should be taking the money we invest into your game instead of spending it elsewhere and reinvesting it into this game that continually makes you the most money before you guys stop it from doing so. Relying on whales to keep the game afloat is only going to last so long. It's running on a 20 year old game engine which already turns off alot of new players off and I understand updating this will never happen since it will pretty much require a complete rebuild to update. However alot of us loyal/long time players see past this and still want to play but without a decent amount of content(not just recycled and reused) to keep us interested I fear this playerbase is going to continue to drop off.
There's a reason this game has lasted so long, so many of us love it. But unless you guys change something I don't see it continuing to be your top money maker. I personally have backed right off spending and playing because I'm of the belief why should I spend money on a game to only fund your other projects. I'm sure many others feels the same. Anyways that's the end of my rant. I hope you guys take something from this and can make our game thrive once again.
