My two cents here...
I think that this was overdue. Since SoF was released, we all half-expected something like this to happen. It was inevitable. My biggest gripe is that I wish you were honest with the players earlier.
I don't need to remind anyone about how well SoF was received when it was implemented. If you had been more respectful to your own principles, made a greater effort to explain just how serious the problem was, and be more open to the community, we probably would have taken it better than we had.
That said, I'm relieved to see that there is a response from you, and that you are taking measures to secure your future, the player's future, and the game's future (for which I thank you). I hope lessons have been learnt from this.
25-Sep-2013 17:43:50