"Loyal" players, huh? Someone who played the game since launch and let their subscription lapse the day before the abrupt announcement would not get this severance package while someone who just created an account would - and with the game having been heavily discounted for a while, the most recent deal being just a dollar on Amazon and a penny at Gamestop/EB Games (admittedly, it is supposed to be destroyed at that point, though it up to the discretion of the management)- I suspect that there's more of the latter than the former getting this severance package.

What incentives do currently active TR players have to play other NCsoft titles? Absolutely none - but many veterans already do. Why not reward the people who actually supported your game? The veterans reward program was designed to reward players in three month intervals (they have to be consecutive), and people who have played both of NCsoft's last two monthly-fee required titles are getting the shaft. (Auto Assault's severance package was done the same exact way.)

Crap, I wanted to see what the original comments said but the web crawlers come up short.

Is it just me, or does John Riccitiello look like Dr. Kelso from Scrubs? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Kelso

Unlike Dr. Kelso, however, I would be surprised if Mr. Riccitiello had a heart.

Your post would fool a lot of people too if they were idiots - which I guess you are. 6 cents an hour sounds right, but the average monthly wage there is only about $150 USD. According to purchasing power parity, that would be equivalent to about 25 cents here, so it'd only be cheaper if you played less than 15 hours a week.

Why does this story have significantly less posts than the other TGS stories? Sega has the best upcoming lineup, though I'd prefer a traditional Shining Force title.