Unhealthy in that context ... Too people/players in a limited amount of space gets over-saturated and people start to get nasty with each other ... which from what understood was driving new (and older) players away from the game ... most importantly, the new players. Subscriptions were either falling off and/or were stagnant. Once the arena caps were put in place ... the subscriber base began to grow again ... growing subscriber base = $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Again, what do you mean by people get nasty with each other, I guess the only way that can happen is via 200 or vox. I’ve said it before, when a popular crowed bar has a problem with people getting nasty , they remove the bad behavior . They don’t open a second bar and move half the people to it.
Shut down 200. eliminate the right to use vox for the offenders. What other type of nasty behavior could exists within an AH arena. People trying to kill each other in planes?
And I have never understood how this unhealthy environment takes off on Tuesday nights. No Nasty people on Titanic Tuesday?
I really think it has much more to do with the “Me Generation” then the “Boomers” different set of social interaction, different set of values. Loyalty to no one but yourself.
I do understand the need for a business to make a profit. But I’d bet that the majority of people that did not subscribe could not afford it. And that the old times that left were having financial problems. I was forced to leave the game for about 3 months due to being out of work for almost 2 years.
We in a depression with real unemployment at about 23 % there are no jobs out there that will allow someone to make a living.
AH does not do an exit interview when you close your account it’s just gone. I see no reason that they would know why someone chose not to continue their subscription. My guess is that it’s the economy.
