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Short update on AoC

They say the last words on any flight recorder recovered from a plane crash are always "oh shit."

Maybe Funcom is reaching the "oh shit" point on their particular crash and burn. I just received an invite to participate in a survey. The most interesting part was in the last few questions:

With Conan at it’s present state, how long do you think you will stay subscribed?
1 to 3 months
4 to 6 months
over 6 months


If you have planned to stop playing Age of Conan, please tell us why?
Technical reasons (ie. You have problems playing the game)
Gameplay reasons
Financial reasons
Social/Time reasons

Keep in mind this game is only about 3 months old. This is a time when most MMos should be focused on growth of the player base. There were lost of satisfaction questions but not ONE "would you recommend AoC to your friends" type questions.

Reading between the liens, I see subscriber bleed as the primary concern right now. If they actually started *listening* to their users, maybe they could pull the nose up in time. or maybe its too late already. I give it 50/50 odds and time will tell.

Posted at 12:40PM Jul 19, 2008 by gameguy in General  |