Mortal Online turns it around and posts massive Q3 profit!!!

Slapshot1188

OK.  Not quite.  Roughly $18k USD but it's their first since they launched way back in 2010.  Still down roughly $80k YTD.

Lawlmonster

I know that one of their staff and founders comes from a monied family, I just don't understand how losing eighty thousand dollars a year would be acceptable to anyone. Who's bank rolling this, exactly? Isn't it family members of a dude who's involved?

Lobotomist

Oh, man

18k USD. Thats barely enough for all team member paychecks.

Well at least its not losing money...

Dullahan

Lawlmonster said:

I know that one of their staff and founders comes from a monied family, I just don't understand how losing eighty thousand dollars a year would be acceptable to anyone. Who's bank rolling this, exactly? Isn't it family members of a dude who's involved?

Probably because 80k/yr for hobbies is nothing to rich people and its not just a hobby. If he is doing what he loves and has the money to afford the loss, I say go for it.

Lobotomist

Dullahan said:

Lawlmonster said:

I know that one of their staff and founders comes from a monied family, I just don't understand how losing eighty thousand dollars a year would be acceptable to anyone. Who's bank rolling this, exactly? Isn't it family members of a dude who's involved?

Probably because 80k/yr for hobbies is nothing to rich people and its not just a hobby. If he is doing what he loves and has the money to afford the loss, I say go for it.

True.

But with all the poison from toxic MMO (and gaming community), i wonder if its worth it ?

Hulluck

Lobotomist said:

Dullahan said:

Lawlmonster said:

I know that one of their staff and founders comes from a monied family, I just don't understand how losing eighty thousand dollars a year would be acceptable to anyone. Who's bank rolling this, exactly? Isn't it family members of a dude who's involved?

Probably because 80k/yr for hobbies is nothing to rich people and its not just a hobby. If he is doing what he loves and has the money to afford the loss, I say go for it.

True.

But with all the poison from toxic MMO (and gaming community), i wonder if its worth it ?

Likely. It's their world that they can lord over and manipulate.   You've seen the accusations with  how the game is run. Not very professional at times in the past.   I'd say if they have the money to burn that's a good enough reason.

Edit: Basically the drama in and out of game is part of the fun to them I am sure.   Recall all the cross posting a gm's coming over here trying stirring crap up?

Lawlmonster

Definitely, if they have the means to sink eighty thousand a year on an unfulfilled dream, then obviously money isn't a huge problem. It would explain a lot, though, if it were family members that were controlling the purse strings on this. Otherwise, I can't imagine outside investors, no matter their passion, sticking around for as long as MO has had a chance to turn a profit.

Loke666

Well, it is good news that things finally seems to go in the right direction, lets hope they can continue like this.