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Right now and for the foreseeable future, of two years or so, the Big Picture concerning CCPgames customer base looks bad.

- World of Darkness Canceled (there goes that strong IP's fanbase)
source: http://www.ccpgames.com/en/public-relations/press-releases/article/77171/ccp-games-halts-development-of-world-of-darkness-mmo/

- Dust514 shot in the feet (there goes those invested paying costumers and whales)
source: http://www.polygon.com/2014/5/3/5678596/Project-Legion-Dust-514-CCP

Project Legion CCP CEO Hilmar Veigar Pétursson told Eurogamer. "It's still a young project that needs to take baby steps. Much of its future will also be decided by gauging fan reception at Eve FanFest this week, in a similar way CCP did with Eve Valkyrie last year".
source: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-05-02-ccp-re-imagines-ps3-shooter-dust-514-for-pc-as-project-legion

- Eve Valkyrie remains a Pie in the Sky

Management at Oculus VR, the Irvine, California company that Facebook bought for $US2 billion earlier this year, will be “disappointed” if it doesn't have a headset available at retail for ordinary people by 2016, according to Jim Redner, an Oculus spokesperson
source: http://www.businessinsider.com.au/oculus-riftdate-for-sale-to-consumers-2014-4

And If CCPgames is allowed to switch VR headsets (?)

PlayStation president of Worldwide Studios rules out 2014 launch date for head-mounted display, says you shouldn't expect to pay $1000.
source: http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4-s-project-morpheus-vr-device-won-t-launch-in-2014-1000-price-point-unlikely/1100-6418418/
It may be be released in late 2015, perhaps giving us a hint at Project Morpheus' release date itself.
source: http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/consoles/media-molecule-could-debut-a-new-game-just-for-project-morpheus-at-e3-1247511)

- CCPgames Serenity server for China has as far as I know just over 100.000 players who pay a 60 Yuan subscription fee, prove me wrong please

- CCPgames Ancillary products, across various media formats and other branded products, like the Eve Store (musterbrand) and comics/book (dark horse) tends to have a relative high cost price attached to the product.
And therefor probable not be shipped to a(ny) costumer number in the tens of thousands.
source: https://www.ccpgames.com/media/47894/ccp_hf_financial_statements_december_31_2013.pdf

- This leaves us with the majority of CCPgames paying customer base of 400.000 strong (or slightly less, again prove me wrong please) on the Tranquility server only.

IF we have a(ny) estrangement from CCP towards it's current customer base on Tranquility, I feel in my opinion, we could have another Incarna level event occur again, and I sincerely hope CCP will heed to the feedback of it's current fanbase on that server.

The Big Picture currently and for the foreseeable future of two years or so, does not look particular healthy.

Regards, a Freelancer

PS: not to mention that most of CCP games runs on the Unreal Engine which has a license fee attached to it.

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