@Skyguarder

But if we fire people from the development team, we can use the excuse of "the team is low on members, and content production is slow".

Almost everyone I knew from a few years ago have quit, and we still see people coming en mass... but they all leave anyway, so why bother pretending like we're retaining them? Just let it happen and milk them while they're there. We have a "good community" which means that it's just big enough to have people that won't be able to see the process (because its rather hard to see, though you can feel it) and will keep playing. These players will be the base from which newer players will stick around to encounter.. as for the early missions, those are already a ghost town so no loss there.

Another thing to consider is that the game will make more money on the whole if this happens-- the software engineer(s) that make(s) the update that occurs once per year and various "events" that occur constantly possible will move on, and find a better job somewhere with a group of people that actually care about something. Its a win win for everyone except me and you, so I see no problem there.

@Klipik

Keep in mind that the current staff would all go on to produce newer and more successful products, like puzzle pirates... So the new project would have another shot at success and due to the nature of how coding things works, would probably have a better chance of working out than trying to fix up rusty old SK would anywho.

Another thing is that like you said, the veteran players are too dumb to realize what is happening, so it's ok to take advantage of them. In fact, whenever OOO introduces large grindwalls or ignores the playerbase or delays updates for 6+ months, they all actively stand up for OOO and excuse them for pretty much anything. All we need to do is provide a small excuse, and purchase some Nesquick to complement all of the milking we'll be set up to perform and we're set for life.

If anything, the developers should work on a single patch or two before they all move on to work on better more worthy projects. I suggest finishing the gunner update up, then implementing a casino of some sort and perhaps some kind of "super UV", wherein you can get random added effects onto your weapon with complete disregard to balance... for a huge price, of course! I'm thinking something easy to pick up, like a lottery ticket.. basically, it'd be like punch but harder to gamble for and more worth it. This will be used to trap the stupid veteran players that don't know any better into the calendar cycle.

@Trats-Romra

Or perhaps YOU are the one giving up on all of the brilliant future endeavors the various artists and programmer(s) and game designer(s) could potentially make, if they would only choose to liberate themselves from the failure that is Spiral Knights and move along in their lives.

The general consensus is that I'm garbage, lying to me like that could easily qualify as 'cruel and unusual' if not naive. Most of the things I say are completely without basis, and the rest have little to begin with.

@Tsubasa

Whatever potential there is or was or will be is clearly not being lived up to. The developers would be better off leaving the game and finding a new project.

@Pip

I don't mention those because every time there isn't an update, a promotion will be added to the game.

@Paris Thesia
That's actually a good point, and could be used to help keep veterans in the game longer.

Another good point is that this isn't an election in 'Murica, which means that "+1" and "-1" are meaningless. I'll go over the difference.

'Murica Poll: "+1". Why? Because Obama is black. SOUNDS GREAT. "-1". Why? Because Obama might have come from not the US. SOUNDS GREAT. "+1". Why? Because actually I just wanted to vote and did so randomly. Hooray for being 18! SOUNDS GREAT.

Discussion post: "+1". Oh, you all want for OOO to do the thing? You don't have a legitimate reason for it? YOU HAVE ADDED NOTHING.