The State of the Game, December 2009

[swordshot]

Originally Posted by Frimbler Degree

"tread water" .

how is disney dreading on water?
>Thinks for a moment<
*They have plenty of membesr that pay for membership every month
*Its easy for them to make money
*They have a few parks that get $178,524-$1,800,456.That means the game could be better but they just gont want to!
*Many people are quitting of this because nothin' is getting better.
*they could make the veiwers happy if they wanted but, they dont!

the game is good but if they have all that money......
Make the game better!

[Jeanne Stormcutter]

Originally Posted by swordshot

how is disney dreading on water?
>Thinks for a moment<
*They have plenty of membesr that pay for membership every month
*Its easy for them to make money
*They have a few parks that get $178,524-$1,800,456.That means the game could be better but they just gont want to!
*Many people are quitting of this because nothin' is getting better.
*they could make the veiwers happy if they wanted but, they dont!

the game is good but if they have all that money......
Make the game better!

Disney doesn't make the game. The Team who builds up the game is working under Disney.
The money which comes from the parks does not go straight into developing teams pockets,
i'm afraid. Disney makes other games, produces HUGE movies, builds new attractions, fan
products etc. Plus the people working there need to get their salary. 10$ a month is hardly
anything, and even less if payed with the yearly subscription.


And basing your assumptions on a Fansite is hardly a wise choice. Many people are quitting, but
more people are coming in. That's life, right? Pirates of the Caribbean has been getting better
and has better performance than ever. People may be leaving because of lack of content, but that
decision is based on their attitude towards the game. You can get content out of everything if you
want to, some people just feel like it is easier to complain than cope.


If the Developing Team wouldn't want to make us happy, they would have shut down the game.
Is that good then? Would they be having all of the contests and invasion and who knows what
updates in the future, if they didn't want to please us? "Make the game better" you say, yet
you don't want to give them time to do that? Doesn't make any sense to me, but what would
i know.

[ex8404]

Originally Posted by swordshot

how is disney dreading on water?
>Thinks for a moment<
*They have plenty of membesr that pay for membership every month
*Its easy for them to make money
*They have a few parks that get $178,524-$1,800,456.That means the game could be better but they just gont want to!
*Many people are quitting of this because nothin' is getting better.
*they could make the veiwers happy if they wanted but, they dont!

the game is good but if they have all that money......
Make the game better!

I have been giving this some thought. Things might be slow on game development because of how screwed up the economy has been the last two years...

Disney is not just a couple of parks, remember. And while the profit from the parks can be measured in the BILLIONS of dollars and not just MILLIONS or HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of DOLLARS, their profits are still down 25% last year. People just didn't take vacations last year.

The TV part of Disney lost considerably less money in 2009 but the film division was hammered with a HUGE decline, somewhere over 75%. Overall, Disney made money last year but it was 25% less than it made in 2008. Tie that all in with the recent purchase of the Marvel Comics Group and POTCO all of a sudden looks insignificant. Looking at the "big picture" and we should be happy the game is even still here....Of course we aren't. All of us would like to see steady and continuous growth but if it mattered as much to Disney, the development team would be larger.