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They’ll release one more update (my guess is whatever release-ready content they’ve already got), then the servers will shut down next Thursday.

“We don’t need player counts to be super huge in order to be successful” is starting to ring hollow.

  • merc@sh.itjust.works
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    5 hours ago

    Whenever a game like this flops it gives me hope. Why? Because this kind of game isn’t something that interests me at all. I keep hoping that these companies are going to learn from getting burned, and switch to a style of game that I like more.

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      4 hours ago

      I can’t help but think there’s money in acquiring all these completed assets and coming up with a story based single player game around them.

      The creative part is already done! Pop it into a non-GaaS structure and see what happens!

      I’d have LOVED to explore the world of Brink and it was set up to be another Assassin’s Creed Assassins vs. Templars vibe… and it all fell apart…

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      4 hours ago

      You think the responsible will be made responsible? No they will receive parachutes and bonuses as they swap to the next shorting mafia target