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Originally Posted by rangoth 
I don't believe they are hurting long term retention or loyalty, especially if they segregate the servers and leave the option to play in the fashion you prefer.
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Well, I am going to go ahead and assume that either Sony is going to launch a product based around real currency or further integrate this model into current products. Leaving it on segregated servers, as you saw, generated a few drops in the pan..but it wasn't sensational by any means. I can't in my wildest dreams see Smed integrating this stuff into all of the EQ2/Vanguard servers, but I bet we see a release in the future that embraces it. Interestingly, if this does happen it will be essentially creating a new genre, and I question whether models and assumptions from the traditional MMO sector will transfer over. I am going to go ahead and bet that, if such a game is released, it will tank (ie: not generate a laudable $$ gross) and generate innumerable amounts of forum hate across the intarWeb. I see the potential, don't get me wrong, but unless the execution is perfect, the game is incredibly compelling, and the model fits...well...I guess well see.
