I don't know why nc chose to kill off coh. I tend to agree that they should have folded the servers into 1 or 2 and let the game live with little to no support beyond the usual, "I'm stuck" type of help. Frankly, I would have been happy if they never issued another issue. I doubt will ever get the real reason and am willing to bet at least half here wouldn't believe it anyway. That's why I say the reason they killed it is irrelevant.
What is relevant is that unless we make it free to play, it will generate revenue. Certainly enough to hire a full time programming staff, artisans, writers, etc. Likely we'll get even better support. It's a win for almost everyone. The only one who losses is ncsoft and that I don't have any issues with.
And I figure we're talking somewhere between half to two mil per month once it's up assuming nc doesn't find a way to kill it. I'm also reasonably certain the teams developing our new homes are taking necessary precautions. The biggest problem we have is giving those teams time to complete their work.
well the idea of server mergers and slowing down on issue releases been brought up a couple of times through out the years and man were their riots and a resounding "NO!" against it. Mostly worries about names. Of course in hindsight if chosen between what happened in the end and simply picking another name and dealing with old content for a while, I think , keyword, I think many would gladly choose server merger. I was one of those people long ago saying maybe servers should be merged because some of them were all but empty. Lot of flame for that. But people that mentioned it on the forums got the business much worse.
Although I think someone had a decent point against the content slow down thing at the time. It may give the appearance that the game was in maintenance mode, aka dead in the water.
And yeah no matter what reason they give true or not, I don't think many people would believe them anyways so what would be the point. Business wise, realignment reason is common, happens all the time in the business world and is always viewed as valid reason...until it affects the product that that particular person cares about or use. Then it's not good enough. Kind of like jails and prisons. People clamor to get more built but fight tooth and nail to prevent one from being built in their neighborhood. You know, but it in anyone else backyard besides mine sort of thing.
but yeah no revenue should be made or that is gift drop lawsuit.
You know, Pontiac dead brand GM have no plans on bringing it back. Thus it's not making money for them just like any other IP a company may sit on. They were actually in financial trouble too yet, still turned down an offer someone made them for the brand and they had dealership set up for it, factory set aside and everything and ready the whole nine yards plan for it. GM turned them down flat but they are selling Saturn and Hummer. They needed the money too. In most cases companies may not need the money yet some sell their IP some don't. Why? Who knows. Why do some people fight tooth and nail for an outcome that they want and others simply believe they have no control of what happens? Who knows.
Now, do this mean the person can go and produce his own car as a business, and sell it as a Pontiac? No. He cant even make his own car using no Pontiac or GM parts and slap the emblem on the hood even though GM is not using it. Or even use the distinctive Pontiac grille. Even if he planned on giving the cars away for free. Victim of company realignment, although a bit more involuntary, end result ended the same. Realignment, some stuff had to go.
But...he can create his own car that rides, feel, handles, even use the same electronic OBD codes, and looks like a Pontiac if one squint their eyes and use a different arrow head emblem design like color navy blue with a serrated edge that is more shorter and wider with a square instead of the cross thing, and even have the same horsepower and performance as a Pontiac.