126067-hello-goodbye-i-have-hard-numbers-that-bear-good-news

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Thought I'd stop by to once again link the reddit metrics for the /r/Wildstar sub. 
 
For the first time since the initial launch, /r/Wildstar is gaining subscribers!
 
It's pretty good news in light of the Q1 report, and indicates that the factors many are discussing, such as the box rewards or drop 5, actually attracted people to the game. While it may be a small increase, it is a really big deal for a MMO to gain subscribers outside of big expansions, and is hugely good news for WS. Games don't get shut down because they are performing badly, but because they will perform badly. Yeah there's some flaws behind that logic but it's how investments like that work.
 
Oh, and one more thing before I disappear again. Don't worry about WS getting closed in the immediate future. There's next to no chance it will be shutdown before the China launch, even if it makes no money. Until that even gets announced, you really shouldn't ruin your fun worrying about it. 
 
 
 
Even if I'm not about to play again, I'll keep my eye on WildStar and might chime in from time to time. 
 	
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			If it does not make you come back......why should we not be nervous?;) No offence but its like you'r telling us that this boat will not sink...then you go in the lifeboat leaving us behind;)	
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			Whats surprising to me is that at it's high point the wildstar reddit was at 40k subscribers. That's only 10k higher than where it's at currently. I had this assumption that it had a huge reddit following, and then had a huge mass exodus. Maybe a 10k subscriber loss is a lot over the course of a year in the reddit world but it really does't seem that bad considering 40k was its high point. 	
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			It is good news that the reddit is gaining subs, it's certainly the case that the game is fuller now than it has been for ages. Things definitely feel on the up.	
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			You know it's only to make jabs at the F2P conversion, right?	
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You know it's only to make jabs at the F2P conversion, right?
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			I'm coming back today...so, yeah. Something's happening :)	
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