Snake_Foxhounder;n10811511 said:
Been reading a few posts here and some people raise a good question. Will Gwent be alive in 6 months?
I'm not that serious of a Gwent player so waiting isn't a big deal. I have plenty of other games to play. But the fanbase is dwindling down, isn't it? The major streamers all left too.
What will keep players interested for 6 months? Or do you plan on launching an aggressive marketing campaign to promote this "new" Gwent as a new start?
100% they'll market the hell out of it. Don't be surprised if there's a bunch of articles that drop around that time. They'd be nuts not to poke Kotaku and other publications to get them to have a look at the new content. And if Thronebreaker is dropping at the same time... well, obviously there'll be eyes on it. Thronebreaker was the thing that got interest in GWENT fired up in the first place.
On the other hand, GWENT
is unique, and it's springboarding off an increasingly popular property that's getting a netflix series, so it does have a few as-yet untapped advantages to keep its name in circulation and draw additional players. Some streamers are just starting with it (Kripp, for example), and others aren't going anywhere (Swim). The streamers will likely come back if they feel GWENT puts itself back in order. Lifecoach I'm sure would be happy to return, and CDPR will likely sponsor a few people just to get the initial eyes going (and hopefully they'll stick around after as Kripp has suggested he will).
Finally... there's no really hard numbers on players. It's mostly assumption that the base is dwindling, as far as I can tell. There's obviously some bleed, but I don't know if it's as drastic as people think. If it were, CDPR probably wouldn't a) have a 6 month timetable or b) bother. If a game is properly dying, companies pull the plug simply because design costs money, and I don't think those awesome card arts come free either.
I see no signs of panic out of CDPR that I know to look for when games are obviously in serious trouble. That suggests to me they're at least confident GWENT will survive until Homecoming hits. And if Thronebreaker is as good as they clearly feel it is, that'll probably be a
massive shot in the arm.