On the $15 a month- I'm not getting anywhere and I already feel I adequately stated my point. By deserve I already said I meant it on a business scale, not a personal one. And orchist- half those things you mentioned aren't upkeep and bring new money and new players into the game (new expansions pay for themselves, same goes to ads and blizzcon despite what they tell you.) Companies are not a charity, they don't do cons for the lawls, marketing is either worth it and they do it, or its not and they don't. Blizzcon is just another marketing avenue. And scaling up is actually the opposite, it gets more profitable and more efficient rather than the other way around. That's just general business principle, look to walmart and target for proof.
Old EQ- I also loved how races actually felt different. I remember the lighter races feeling a certain racism toward dark elves and laughing at the dark elves that would have to beg for food when they came to our zones. On the other hand, I remember this dark elf warrior fully decked out in bronze armor (the thing at the time) and being a terrifying sight to behold. We all gathered atop a hill and had an anime style fight and took turns rushing him like some old movie where the henchmen only fight one at a time
