I agree it seems obvious in retrospect, but put yourself in their shoes - pretty much every AAA, hardcore MMORPG maker in history has been one bad launch away f

I agree it seems obvious in retrospect, but put yourself in their shoes - pretty much every AAA, hardcore MMORPG maker in history has been one bad launch away from bankrupcy, with usually marginal at best initial products. Are you saying that in their position you would have bet the company on the largely immature and unreasonable gaming press not having a field day bitching about your product nickle and diming players? Because even in hindsight, I'm not so sure I could make that call.