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Maken Tosch wrote:

http://www.ccpgames.com/media/47002/ccp%202012%20consolidated%20financial%20statements.pdf

According to their financial records for the 2012 year, they are doing just fine. How else can you explain CCP being able to cover expense of third-party voice comms for us after the release of Uprising 1.0? It might also explain their slow progress. Short staff in the Shanghai office, not flooding the development with too much money, etc. CCP is proving to be very efficient when it comes to money. That's usually what happens when an indie company has to adapt to make the most out of every dollar that they have.

Let's also not forget the fact that they are one of the rare few companies that are still experiencing a steady climb of Eve Online subscribers each year in relation to each year before that starting from 2003. World of Warcraft may have millions of subscribers and probably SWTOR but those companies see wild fluctuations in subscription numbers to the point that they are having trouble maintaining a constant growth over the period of a few years. Keep a very careful mind that this is all happening in era where free-to-play is becoming the norm.

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Tallen Ellecon KILL-EM-QUICK RISE of LEGION 142	Posted - 2013.06.26 15:15:00 - [1] - Quote Whether DUST is making enough money? I don't want them pulling from the EVE rainy day fund to keep DUST afloat, but I also don't want them to get rid of DUST.
RoundEy3 Metal Mind Industries 131	Posted - 2013.06.26 15:16:00 - [2] - Quote You should start up as many accounts as you can and buy elite packs for all of them.
Daedric Lothar Onslaught Inc RISE of LEGION 723	Posted - 2013.06.26 15:19:00 - [3] - Quote According to their financial sheets, they have at least a few million profit above all their expenses, including R&D
LT SHANKS Amarr Templars Amarr Empire 19	Posted - 2013.06.26 15:20:00 - [4] - Quote Or.. CCP should start selling customizable skins for our dropsuits, LAVs, HAVs, DSs, and weapons(?). I'd pay money for that. I'd also pay money for things that can make my Merc Quarters look better. Cosmetics... we need them.
Crash Monster Snipers Anonymous 803	Posted - 2013.06.26 15:22:00 - [5] - Quote RoundEy3 wrote: You should start up as many accounts as you can and buy elite packs for all of them. Well, either that or ****post all over the forums.
WhiteMage7322 Ikomari-Onu Enforcement Caldari State 82	Posted - 2013.06.26 15:25:00 - [6] - Quote F2P is a risky move. Other companies tried it, some succeeded while others have fail and I would not be surprised if CCP is losing funds on Dust. That is why CCP, needs to make people happy that play the game and try to get more to play the game. If I was CCP, I would have hire someone that knows a few things about FPS or at least get some reference on other games. P.S Also add more colors to the games, bright colors to be exact.
RoundEy3 Metal Mind Industries 133	Posted - 2013.06.26 15:32:00 - [7] - Quote Crash Monster wrote: RoundEy3 wrote: You should start up as many accounts as you can and buy elite packs for all of them. Well, either that or **post all over the forums. Watch out villainy! Forum defender is here! They're not all st posts, just some of them. I could go to extremes and use my powers of imagination to only make happy, content posts about how great this game will be someday.
Poplo Furuya Crux Special Tasks Group Gallente Federation 84	Posted - 2013.06.26 15:32:00 - [8] - Quote WhiteMage7322 wrote: P.S Also add more colors to the games, bright colors to be exact. We need a Heavy Laser, stat. The Cyclic Laser Cannon. Seven affixed lasers in rotation. You can modify the focusing crystals on each, altering the colour of each laser. Let them taste the rainbow, oh yes, ehehehee... brb, seeing if the name Mr.Skittles is taken.
Crash Monster Snipers Anonymous 803	Posted - 2013.06.26 15:36:00 - [9] - Quote RoundEy3 wrote: Crash Monster wrote: RoundEy3 wrote: You should start up as many accounts as you can and buy elite packs for all of them. Well, either that or **post all over the forums. Watch out villainy! Forum defender is here! They're not all st posts, just some of them. I could go to extremes and use my powers of imagination to only make happy, content posts about how great this game will be someday. I was trying to be funny... but I have a great name idea for an alt now.
RoundEy3 Metal Mind Industries 133	Posted - 2013.06.26 15:39:00 - [10] - Quote Crash Monster wrote: RoundEy3 wrote: Crash Monster wrote: RoundEy3 wrote: You should start up as many accounts as you can and buy elite packs for all of them. Well, either that or **post all over the forums. Watch out villainy! Forum defender is here! They're not all st posts, just some of them. I could go to extremes and use my powers of imagination to only make happy, content posts about how great this game will be someday. I was trying to be funny... but I have a great name idea for an alt now. Oh.. gotcha. I was kinda on a post roll. Line em up and shoot em down, y'know

Crash Monster Snipers Anonymous 805	Posted - 2013.06.26 15:49:00 - [11] - Quote Poplo Furuya wrote: WhiteMage7322 wrote: P.S Also add more colors to the games, bright colors to be exact. We need a Heavy Laser, stat. The Cyclic Laser Cannon. Seven affixed lasers in rotation. You can modify the focusing crystals on each, altering the colour of each laser. Let them taste the rainbow, oh yes, ehehehee... brb, seeing if the name Mr.Skittles is taken. For new weapon creation in record time I recommend this company... https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=89511&find=unread
Tallen Ellecon KILL-EM-QUICK RISE of LEGION 142	Posted - 2013.06.26 15:56:00 - [12] - Quote Crash Monster wrote: Poplo Furuya wrote: WhiteMage7322 wrote: P.S Also add more colors to the games, bright colors to be exact. We need a Heavy Laser, stat. The Cyclic Laser Cannon. Seven affixed lasers in rotation. You can modify the focusing crystals on each, altering the colour of each laser. Let them taste the rainbow, oh yes, ehehehee... brb, seeing if the name Mr.Skittles is taken. For new weapon creation in record time I recommend this company... https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=89511&find=unread I'm glad you brought that here.
Crash Monster Snipers Anonymous 807	Posted - 2013.06.26 16:13:00 - [13] - Quote Tallen Ellecon wrote: I'm glad you brought that here. My sarcasm detector is flashing amber...
Maken Tosch DUST University Ivy League 2892	Posted - 2013.06.26 16:22:00 - [14] - Quote http://www.ccpgames.com/media/47002/ccp%202012%20consolidated%20financial%20statements.pdf According to their financial records for the 2012 year, they are doing just fine. How else can you explain CCP being able to cover expense of third-party voice comms for us after the release of Uprising 1.0? It might also explain their slow progress. Short staff in the Shanghai office, not flooding the development with too much money, etc. CCP is proving to be very efficient when it comes to money. That's usually what happens when an indie company has to adapt to make the most out of every dollar that they have. Let's also not forget the fact that they are one of the rare few companies that are still experiencing a steady climb of Eve Online subscribers each year in relation to each year before that starting from 2003. World of Warcraft may have millions of subscribers and probably SWTOR but those companies see wild fluctuations in subscription numbers to the point that they are having trouble maintaining a constant growth over the period of a few years. Keep a very careful mind that this is all happening in era where free-to-play is becoming the norm.
Tallen Ellecon KILL-EM-QUICK RISE of LEGION 143	Posted - 2013.06.26 17:33:00 - [15] - Quote Crash Monster wrote: Tallen Ellecon wrote: I'm glad you brought that here. My sarcasm detector is flashing amber... EDIT: I also worry about whether or not I will recognize the alt that Vethosis will be making. Actually I was being serious.
Iron Wolf Saber Den of Swords 5410	Posted - 2013.06.26 17:36:00 - [16] - Quote Maken Tosch wrote: http://www.ccpgames.com/media/47002/ccp%202012%20consolidated%20financial%20statements.pdf According to their financial records for the 2012 year, they are doing just fine. How else can you explain CCP being able to cover expense of third-party voice comms for us after the release of Uprising 1.0? It might also explain their slow progress. Short staff in the Shanghai office, not flooding the development with too much money, etc. CCP is proving to be very efficient when it comes to money. That's usually what happens when an indie company has to adapt to make the most out of every dollar that they have. Let's also not forget the fact that they are one of the rare few companies that are still experiencing a steady climb of Eve Online subscribers each year in relation to each year before that starting from 2003. World of Warcraft may have millions of subscribers and probably SWTOR but those companies see wild fluctuations in subscription numbers to the point that they are having trouble maintaining a constant growth over the period of a few years. Keep a very careful mind that this is all happening in era where free-to-play is becoming the norm. World of Warcraft is dropping subscriptions like a rock though lately.
Alucard Fang Sand Mercenary Corps Inc. Interstellar Conquest Enterprises 14	Posted - 2013.06.26 17:39:00 - [17] - Quote Yeah, I think WoW has like 7 Million subscribers now, it had like 12-13 Million 2 years ago.... That's a huge drop, WoW won't die anytime soon but that's a really huge drop. Since you know this is a Sony exclusive, I'm sure Sony has given CCP a bag a cash...
hooc roht Deep Space Republic 103	Posted - 2013.06.26 17:44:00 - [18] - Quote Daedric Lothar wrote: According to their financial sheets, they have at least a few million profit above all their expenses, including R&D I am skeptical that you have access to CCP's financial sheets. It is a private company.
Iron Wolf Saber Den of Swords 5411	Posted - 2013.06.26 17:48:00 - [19] - Quote Alucard Fang wrote: Yeah, I think WoW has like 7 Million subscribers now, it had like 12-13 Million 2 years ago.... That's a huge drop, WoW won't die anytime soon but that's a really huge drop. Since you know this is a Sony exclusive, I'm sure Sony has given CCP a bag a cash... Sony expects that bag of cash back though eventually however I think from the way I am seeing things as a CPM it seems to be more of Sony actually investing in preparation for the PS4 environment of having free to play and MMOs on its consoles. A very very harsh lesson that Xbox is going to have to learn with WoT developer (and if they don't learn the lessons there MMOs will flock to the PS4) I mean lets take everyone's favorite example, Planetside 2. Planetside 2 has near weekly patches on the PC Client. Now Imagine those weekly patches being not only a month late but a month at a time vs its PC version. Oh how the meta is going to game around that. You will see a very unhealthy shift in cert spending based on the month or two warning in advance of patches up and coming. So there is only two solutions, Sony gets better at its approval process, or SOE (separate division from Sony) has to deep six their weekly patches so that PS4 side does not cause the meta death on the PS4 client keeping them relatively close to each other. But that is the old Sony. It will take me about another month or two to see the results of CCPs workings with the console company bears any fruits because I'll be honest code lock for 1.2 was some time back.
Daedric Lothar Onslaught Inc RISE of LEGION 726	Posted - 2013.06.26 17:50:00 - [20] - Quote hooc roht wrote: Daedric Lothar wrote: According to their financial sheets, they have at least a few million profit above all their expenses, including R&D I am skeptical that you have access to CCP's financial sheets. It is a private company. Feel free to have a look http://www.ccpgames.com/en/company/corporateinformation

Tallen Ellecon KILL-EM-QUICK RISE of LEGION 143	Posted - 2013.06.27 13:48:00 - [21] - Quote Daedric Lothar wrote: Feel free to have a look http://www.ccpgames.com/en/company/corporateinformation Thanks for that.
Crash Monster Snipers Anonymous 846	Posted - 2013.06.27 13:55:00 - [22] - Quote Iron Wolf Saber wrote: But that is the old Sony. It will take me about another month or two to see the results of CCPs workings with the console company bears any fruits because I'll be honest code lock for 1.2 was some time back. I think a lot of folks are a bit clueless about the depth of process that can be involved when dealing with large corporations that are coordinating actions between many players. Things slow down.


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