SoE is missing money

[fastboy21]

Originally Posted by Deanob [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

lol 10k a month is peanuts for Sony corp.

1. it isn't just the cost of running the server. they lose tons in opportunity costs (like the money in SKUs every 6 months with a new expansion).

2. there is a real threat that sony has (and, as much as i like classic i think they have a point here) in that a new classic server would hurt the larger existing live community. whole guilds would disappear, live server pops could become unstable. this has a domino effect.

3. as a philosophy (given by Smedley for better or worse) EQ has been directed to produce content for its FUTURE. They believe the big picture points towards new expansions and content for the current live game, and that a classic server content would detract from their ability to do that (right or wrong, this is the business decision Smedley has made).

4. 10k/month is not exactly peanuts. Sony has been firing people en masse the last few months. While you're right that they have money to invest in new products and concepts, it doesn't mean that any developer at sony has access to a huge petty cash box.

A classic server would be a MAJOR change in strategy for the current live team. It represents costs and server changes that FAR exceed the price of keeping the server on.

When it comes down to it, it is really very simple: until the live team (and Smedley) decide that EQ has a bigger market from nostalgic projects (like classic EQ) then it does from new live expansions, then and only then will you see them open up a classic or another progression server.