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minus-squareryathal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·3 months agoEveryone wants WoW levels of income without WoW levels of effort. I also don’t think companies realized how competitive live services are, very few people will buy in to more than one live service at a time.
minus-squareVaultBoyNewVegas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·3 months agoIt took WoW near a decade to make as much as it does though. MMO’s aren’t exactly profitable in the early years.
Everyone wants WoW levels of income without WoW levels of effort.
I also don’t think companies realized how competitive live services are, very few people will buy in to more than one live service at a time.
It took WoW near a decade to make as much as it does though. MMO’s aren’t exactly profitable in the early years.