Most of the games this board considers failures didn't fail from a money standpoint and as far as making more games is concerned thats all that matters.
The lack of audience growth is a severe problem from the repeated failures, even if the companies themselves didn't take a money loss. Instead of satisfying veterans and keeping them interested in a brand or franchise they are filling their subscription quotas and cash shop proceeds from a growing number of casual players who have no dedication beyond something that fills the time.
So true and the franchise won't die either. EQ was a wasteland the last decade and still survived. Vanguard was one of the worst disasters ever and stayed afloat until SOE wanted to restart and focus their efforts elsewhere. EQN is the best hope RIGHT NOW for a move towards something different. While nothing is determined yet, the success of SWToR and the long term viability of WoW even after multiple newer releases gives hope that the genre has a fairly robust base of people who have time to waste. The opportunity to redefine the genre is the only real possible loss here. This game will make money.
This is what i wanted - an EQ1 remake with a twist. It sucks no games have bards and true support roles outside of EQ and VG.
It has......bards? - i watched some videos and the game itself seemed a bit bland.
It has no classes, but it has a music themed skill tree and you can absolutely build a bard character that plays anthems and has instruments and all that crap.
