| I think you could make an awesome analogy between the MMO and film industries. For every big-budget blockbuster which reaps huge returns (WOW), there are two-dozen moderately funded play it and forget one-shot MMOs which manage to eke out enough profit from their small to medium populations to stay alive. Then you have the flops.
I still don't know if Vanguard is a flop yet, and if they're able to inspire enough confidence in their product to actually sell it to Sony, I don't really think you can call it a failure.
I'm sure lots of people are enjoying Vanguard, but can you honestly say the game is a quality product that met or exceeded expectations? For all the hype, it really turned out to be full of hot air. I hope they can turn it around, and I think selling to Sony would be a great first step. Hell, It'd probably help box sales and help Sigil distance itself from the product. | 