[The Skirata Clan]

Originally Posted by pieisbetter2

I honestly don't know how many times this has had to be explained.

The game isn't necessarily RUN by Disney as much as it is OWNED by Disney....The game is managed by Disney Interactive which is just another branch of the Walt Disney Co..... I'm pretty sure they can't just go ask Disney for money. I am pretty sure they can.... Don't you think they would much rather gather money from the box office than from people subscribed to a game? True but they sure can piggy back of the success of the films to create revenue for their area.Movies are the basis of Disney. Family entertainment is the basis of Disney. Movies are what makes Disney so successful. Good marketing, excellent quality, and the creating the perfect experience is what makes the the best. Yes, the smart thing would be to invest in this game, as it could possibly generate as much revenue as films. But then what would happen to their films?Nothing would change if they do invest in their own products. A Disney film (Pixar or other included) are made with 50+ Millions Dollars and they generate twice as much or more. And that is just in the opening weekend. I highly doubt that POTCO would require 1 Million to greatly improve. They would flatten out, and people would lose interest. Not True. Movies have a wider audience than games. True. But what is the point of having a game based on a movie based on a ride?Think about it, a single movie probably makes more money than this game does in a year, let alone a franchise like the POTC films. Then why not make it free, better yet why did they made the game if not to generate profit out of it.

What I'm trying to get at is that the POTCO team can't just hire more developers and be throwing out the updates. Finding someone that can make the game the way it has been isn't as easy as plucking them from a crowd. Currently they are hiring, but who would want to work for Disney Interactive if they can work at Valve or Bungie for more prestige and probably better money. And even if they did start pumping the updates out, they would eventually have nothing else to give to us. Because they have given us a lot to do. They'd be fresh out of ideas and then the game would collapse. Sooner than if they take their time like they are now.

Updates take money, so they have to collect the money they've earned from paying players to do these sort of things. I am sure than 1% of the latest movie's revenue would get a lot done. When they hit a really big update is when more money usually starts coming in, and they can either use this to hire more developers, or have another big update. More developers = faster updates, but not necessarily big updates every time. More big updates = more cash flow and even more big updates.

Basically it's whatever road they choose. If I missed anything, I'm sure someone will point it out.

The problem is that none of us really know what goes on out there or what is really going to happen with the game. We often try to romanticize the way any business works Disney included. I keep saying money will generate more money. And the Walt Disney Co. is an expert if not the master of this. POTCO will never go to F2P.