- * The only reason OTM added this or that was was to sell more plat! Grrrrrr! Rawwwr! *Akkgh* *choking on spit sounds*
* OTM is greedy! They only made this change so they could make more money! *saliva drip*
* OTM will never change this feature because it would mean less plat sales for them. (spoken with nostrils upturned so much you can look directly into them)
First off, we know OTM needs to make money in order to survive as a company. That's a given. So they designed a game that has a plat store.
However, I don't personally agree that OTM does anything in the game solely for the purpose of making money.
I think they have shown a passion to build a unique game that enables the community to take a large role in helping develop it.
We have seen them implement several features that were requested by the community. Have they implemented all of them? No, but often, requested changes may not be as simple to implement as the community may think, and other changes may not be compatible with future plans.
I like the fact that OTM gives the community a voice, and they listen to it. I reject the notion that they do not implement certain changes (such as removing mount whistles) simply because it would mean less plat sales.
That's a specific topic that deserves it's own thread (and has some), but I mention it as a current example.
I suspect one major reason mount whistles were added was to prevent owners of battle mounts from having too much of an advantage over players that don't. So the whistles were implemented to add some additional difficulty/cost to using battle mounts in battle. I think it is similar to the reason resurrection idols were limited to give less health when used. OTM added some additional cost to resurrecting in the middle of a fight.
I guess my point in all this is to suggest that OTM is not at all greedy, and to a great degree they give us what we ask for.
Lastly, I don't know about you, but I really want OTM to make money! I want the game we have all invested in (OTM and the players) to survive well into the future.
So if they implement a change that results in their making more money, good for them!
But I do not believe they make changes solely for that purpose.