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[LyricalShrike]

rev != profit, employee count is irrelevant

not a business major, eh?

Slay the Spire 2: has probably broken even on day 1 with an employee count that low.

 

[Hollywood Hitman]

Don't forget it is national blender day, everyone making their shakes and shit... By tomorrow once they're all done those numbers will absolutely bounce back

 

[SpokkX]

So we can 100% expect a pivot to free to play within 3 months, right?

 

[CentralScrutinizer]

Don't forget it is national blender day, everyone making their shakes and shit... By tomorrow once they're all done those numbers will absolutely bounce back

On National Oreo Cookie Day? As if.

 

[MayauMiao]

So we can 100% expect a pivot to free to play within 3 months, right?

That would enrage people who paid full price of the game.

 

[Hollywood Hitman]

On National Oreo Cookie Day? As if.

Jfc I forgot about that, double whammy! No wonder

 

[FoxMcChief]

Marathon right now

 

[Fbh]

Don't forget it is national blender day, everyone making their shakes and shit... By tomorrow once they're all done those numbers will absolutely bounce back

Are you insane?
Tomorrow is national frozen food day.
Those frozen pizzas won't bake themselves.

 

[SpokkX]

That would enrage people who paid full price of the game.

they will get smurf berries to purchase skins. Has happened before

 

[Unknown Soldier]

That would enrage people who paid full price of the game.

Not really? Games have started out B2P and later went F2P for decades now

 

[Joe Cool]

This is something I might pay $20 for when it's on sale in a few years and it's 2am and I'm a little drunk and its been patched to hell and back and there are a few worthwhile solo modes for friendless losers like me. If it were to bomb and fail long before that, no great loss and I will admire the flames as it burns.

 

[EDMIX]

That would enrage people who paid full price of the game.

I bought it full price and would not care lol

If someone can play it later for free, I don't care sir.

So we can 100% expect a pivot to free to play within 3 months, right?

Strong doubt.

This game is charting on Steam right now...we would have to see those figures on PSN and XBL, but its likely far higher as this company's bread and butter has generally been console gaming.

 

[BigBeauford]

That would enrage people who paid full price of the game.

They will just convert the $40 into 100 different shades of lipstick cosmetics.

 

[PeteBull]

So we can 100% expect a pivot to free to play within 3 months, right?

3 months without shuting down modern audience gaas at sony?

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

PS5 sales are their only hope at this point. These numbers aren't sustainable for a company as big as Bungie

 

[March Climber]

can't wait for GAF to masturbate to the CCU # for the next 48 hours

Try next 48 days.

 

[MayauMiao]

I bought it full price and would not care lol

If someone can play it later for free, I don't care sir.

It worked so well with Overwatch 2.

 

[Guilty_AI]

I had to check what exactly is Slay the Spire, turns out to be a game genre I would ignore but and THAT is more popular than Marathon?

I ignored deckbuilding games too until i tried one. Stuff do be addicting

 

[Kacho]

Try next 48 days.

 

[MayauMiao]

They will just convert the $40 into 100 different shades of lipstick cosmetics.

Or add 100 different pronouns.

 

[Moridianae]

It's already dropping?

 

[Kacho]

It's already dropping?

Yep

 

[Guilty_AI]

It's already dropping?

it'll go up again, peak ccu for these is usually during weekend.

But if the player count is lower on the weekend than now, game is 100% cooked.

 

[Bernardougf]

Very good lol

 

[Fake]

Don't worry, Xbox One version will save Marathon.

 

[ByWatterson]

I mean it's holding weirdly steady.

 

[manfestival]

This game just might be the next Mario 64

 

[coachmcguirk91]

PS5 sales are their only hope at this point. These numbers aren't sustainable for a company as big as Bungie

The hard work is done. Sustaining a GAAS game is much easier. Anything reaching daily peaks of 20k on Steam will get constant updates. Marathon ain't going anywhere

 

[zaga]

This game just might be the next Mario 64

Because of the very low TTK ?

 

[diffusionx]

ARC Raiders launched with over 250,000

The hard work is done. Sustaining a GAAS game is much easier. Anything reaching daily peaks of 20k on Steam will get constant updates. Marathon ain't going anywhere

didn't Highguard launch with almost 100k?

 

[coachmcguirk91]

Yep

Europe going to bed. It should peak again around 10EST

 

[FoxMcChief]

I mean it's holding weirdly steady.

Steadily going down.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

The hard work is done. Sustaining a GAAS game is much easier. Anything reaching daily peaks of 20k on Steam will get constant updates. Marathon ain't going anywhere

700 odd employees are not living off 20k CCUs

 

[splattered]

Goddammit you shit birds i bought into the hype and bought the deluxe edition... actually kinda sorta starting to like this game.

This better not be another concord, highguard, anthem situation.

 

[coachmcguirk91]

ARC Raiders launched with over 250,000

didn't Highguard launch with almost 100k?

Highguard was F2P and dropped off to practically nothing within hours after launch. Marathon is 40$ and had a full beta where players could try it out. Big difference

 

[Pataponpon]

It's a marathon.. not a race.

 

[diffusionx]

Highguard was F2P and dropped off to practically nothing within hours after launch. Marathon is 40$ and had a full beta where players could try it out. Big difference

game cost $250 million to make. they have a huge staff of people. they need a lot more than 20k.

Arc Raiders is getting almost 10x that.

 

[coachmcguirk91]

700 odd employees are not living off 20k CCUs

No, it should only take a couple hundred to provide continual updates

 

[Kacho]

Europe going to bed. It should peak again around 10EST

Yep. We're seeing activity similar to the Server Slam last week, just much lower numbers overall.

 

[Three]

Yep

Europe is going to bed

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

No, it should only take a couple hundred to provide continual updates

So, lay offs

 

[lastmessiah]

The game is quite good, it would be a shame if it "fails" imo.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Goddammit you shit birds i bought into the hype and bought the deluxe edition... actually kinda sorta starting to like this game.

This better not be another concord, highguard, anthem situation.

 

[PeteBull]

 

[Gaiff]

The game's success entirely depends on how strong it is on PS. If it's stronger than on PC, then it should last at least a little while, assuming there's no massive exodus. The reviews seem decent on Steam.

 

[Hoho for breakfast]

They're asking reviewers to withhold reviews until after the next content drop some time later in the month. IGN complied because of course they would. I'll note they did not ask consumers to withhold their $$$ until the game is actually ready.

So what could happen is anyone who does not comply and releases an early review is more likely to be biased against the game and it will have lower reviews until those that do comply post their own reviews later. Seems like a dumb move but I guess we'll see. The way these things have been going the game might be shut down by the time it's actually ready (according to Bungie) for review.

 

[diffusionx]

No, it should only take a couple hundred to provide continual updates

they need a sizable userbase to sell stuff to. When you get to only 20k users, you dont have an audience to sell those updates to, so you enter the death spiral (a soft maintenance mode that then makes people leave).

Couple hundred people is going to run you millions of dollars a month and 20k users are not supporting that.

 

[Last Hearth]

So we can 100% expect a pivot to free to play within 3 months, right?

Yeah because the aesthetic of the game is so conducive to selling skins.

 

[Guilty_AI]

The game is quite good, it would be a shame if it "fails" imo.

The woes of live servicing gaming

 

[Gamer79]

Goddammit you shit birds i bought into the hype and bought the deluxe edition... actually kinda sorta starting to like this game.

This better not be another concord, highguard, anthem situation.

It will be