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Originally Posted by fadetree
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Observing the MMO gaming trends, I have to say most people are in the second category. The reason that EQ1 is still being played at all, and especially the amazing creation of this server, is that some people are in the first category. Enough to support a new game that costs xxxx million to create? No way. Enough to support the continued existence of servers like these? You bet.
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And there it is. It is about money, and it really needs to be about money. I'm not sure what the operating costs are for this P99 server, but I'm sure it's significant. I can't imagine the costs of developing, publishing, marketing the game, and then maintaining the ongoing server to run the game.
When people (like me) complain that SoE made decisions based solely on money, we can't really take issue with that while remaining fair. If the development of EverQuest wasn't about making money, it would've never been created, or if it had been, it would've been on such a small scale that I certainly would never have heard of it. It was the prospect of profits that made the game accessible to most of us.