Originally Posted by
Maddog11
Is it possible that the host of this game know it is a dying game. They have new products already in the market and this one is the outdated model. The problem is, people have spent real money on a product and if the host was to just turn off the servers there would be thousands of people filing suit for taking away profiles from players that have been bought and paid for. With that thought in mind, why not continue to keep the servers plugged in but lower quality of service to the point that everyone leaves on their own. The customer gets so frustrated with the service that they just quit. The host of the game after a few months can safely turn off the servers with no fear of litigation from customers that have spent tons of money. Sure there may be a few stragglers that they have to compensate with a shinny new carrot, but the real threats to the game host have moved on and taken their losses.
Just thinking out loud.