The first communal game
This has been said a lot, but it requires repeating: The only Tabula Rasa killer will be Tabula Rasa itself. All of the executives in the industry know this, and the smart ones know that it is pointless to try to compete directly against Tabula Rasa. Instead, they are focused on making the best game possible and will just let the chips fall where they may. If BioWare does a good job, the MMO community will respond to that and rally around them. Will Star Wars ever get to Tabula Rasa numbers? We do not know Tabula Rasa is the first communal game to reach this level, and the social dynamics of a virtual population of millions of dedicated players has only begun to be studied. So would Blizzard lower the price in such a catastrophic situation? Tabula Rasa credits are just for you. I do not think they have even thought about it yet. There is no data to suggest they need to.