EA launched Star Wars: The Old Republic just before Christmas to positive reviews and a warm reception from the MMO community, positioning it as a competitor to Blizzard’s World of Warcraft. Is the galaxy far far away starting to falter already? During a recent earnings report, EA announced that SWTOR’s subscriber base has dropped from 1.7 million to 1.3 million in just two months.idzmj1023
It was previously reported that server populations for the game were dropping, with Bioware’s Daniel Erickson saying that wasn’t the case despite a decrease in peak time activity. The latest numbers seem to confirm the worst for EA, who say that swtor credits the drop is in line with “original assumptions” for the games launch. EA went on to say that it was planning on adding more subscribers with new upgrades and features to the game.