Will Daybreak games shut down in 2 months?

Daybreak said...
Unfortunately, we are no longer in a position to fulfill its greatness and the current population of the game makes it untenable to maintain.

I do have to say while it is disappointing to see any title sunset (even one that I am not playing) - I do find this statement refreshing in that it is honest - - - and I think that is rare for Corporate America. Although it is masked in mgmt-speak, Daybreak here didn't hide behind the "it's not fun" masked / veiled comment.

They told it like it is - - there are too few players playing / paying to make a profit...

I am sure that some Just Survive users could write volumes on why the "p[l]ayerbase" is what it is and isn't what it isn't - - that is beside my point. I just found it pleasantly surprising that Daybreak chose to explain it this way - to the point, bluntly, and honestly.

 

I would be interested in a EQ3, but I have NO faith in DBG at this time. They would have to work a long time to for me to start to believe their promises ONLY by keeping any promises they make... as well as making a fun game!

 

I don't have faith in DBG at all because I don't have faith in the bean counters pulling their strings. I don't care if they're Russian or not. I don't think they have the best interest of the product and the customer in mind so I have no desire to give them any money for anything. I can be very forgiving in supporting those that entertain me, but not if I feel like getting ripped off is imminent.

Though I almost hate to say it, Pantheon really does seem like the closest thing to a Norrath replacement we're likely to see anytime soon. I'm not sure I wan to give them money any time soon, either.

 

I tend to think probabilistically when making decisions, so pretty much zero chance I will trust DBG, no matter what the hype is.

Data ftw.

 

I also feel this way about Sony too, from their days of owning EQ. Sony may not be to blame, but as Truman said "The buck stops here"

 

Lol's........the CN thing hasn't really gone away.

H1Z1 Pro League in Peril, Struggles to Fulfil Contractual Obligations | VPEsports

 

Wasn't H1Z1 DBG's most profitable title?

 

Thanks for the link as it was a very very interesting read. Hopefully one of the Orgs will take them to court and the nature of Force Majeure will have to be disclosed.

 

I'd be willing to bet the numbers for EQ2 (at least) are lower.

Regardless, it doesn't bode well for things to come, considering some of the information that article contained.

 

That's how it looks like now...

Also, if you check the new H1Z1 forums for pc, there a thread called "Lack of communication from the PC side of H1Z1"... does that sound familiar to us I wonder.... The thread have been "cleaned" many times by mods... go figure.

 

I haven't done any detailed digging, but over the last couple of years as I've poked around from time to time I've had the impression that all of their titles are declining and none of their communities are generally content. Of course, some of that poking around is on reddit subs and chan boards so I might have contracted eye cancer and missed something. Still, it makes me wonder where the bean counters are allowing this to go.

 

Tax write-off. We're entering Uwe Boll territory.

 

Heck I can make my bronco get me to work on E for at least four days.

I know my truck darn it.

 

H1Z1 funds are now being siphoned to fund EverQuest 3; players who missed zombies in H1Z1 will be pleased to learn that the game itself will soon become one.