Ashes of Creation - Indie Dreams or Corporate Greed?

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Published on June 30, 2021 1:27:29 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcPt_g8iMWc

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Ashes Of Creation (2017)

Duration: 14:06

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For some reason, we keep getting threads on reddit or on the forums why the monetization model Intrepid Studios has chosen for Ashes of Creation isn’t enough. People keep thinking that a $15 monthly subscription is enough to pay for the game. They do some simple numbers and they see something like 500,000 people * 15 a month equals $7,500,000 a month and that should be enough to run the company. The sad thing is most of these people don’t understand business, or owning their own business, so they don’t understand how quickly $7,500,000 monthly or $90,000,000 annually gets eaten up. Payroll, benefits, studio rent, taxes, these things all have to be taken into account. By the time you do that, you’d be surprised how much of the money gets eaten up.

The threads from reddit this references are

Why is 15$ month not enough?
https://www.reddit.com/r/AshesofCreation/comments/o8ub6q/why_is_15_month_not_enough/

would it be possible to make monetization without "heavy skins" shop?
https://www.reddit.com/r/AshesofCreation/comments/o8pqc9/would_it_be_possible_to_make_monetization_without/

So yes, this one is going to be a bit boring, since we have to put a lot of numbers on the chalkboard, but I think this one is worth the watch. It should also serve as evergreen content. Whenever anyone brings up corporate greed and Intrepid, just point them towards this video.

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00:00 - Video Starts
00:16 - Reddit Post “Why is $15 month not enough?”
02:22 - Validating Income at 500,000 Users
03:04 - Epic Royalties
03:23 - Payroll Costs
05:33 - Studio Costs
07:46 - Online Games are a Service not a Game
08:42 - AWS Costs
09:26 - Other Costs (Legal, Accounting, Conventions, etc)
10:40 - Taxes
11:28 - 4 Months to pay off $45,000,000

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