Barx@Antonia Bayle wrote:
Kosh@Blackburrow wrote:
Barx@Antonia Bayle wrote:
The guy that makes the SC furniture gets paid because people buy the SC furniture. He spends some of his time making non-SC items as well (mainly live event items I believe). In the end, because people are buying the SC furniture we end up with a bit more non-SC stuff as well. Thus in a way people buying the SC-stuff are subsidizing some of the stuff that gets added into the subscription.
I see alot of posters saying this.
Is it true, though?
It's been said by some trustworthy developers a few times. I believe Domino said it on the forums before, although I'd have to try and find it (which is painful using their buggy forum search).
When SC was first starting out, it was said that SC funds SC production, and no EQ2 devs are wasting their time making SC items/art. This was later changed to say that EQ2 devs do in fact make SC art/items, but SC funds "other things" besides just SC. IMO, the "other things" it funds are hairbrained ideas like EQ2x.