Realistically, how long do you think neopets has left?

[demilovato]

they should migrate to a full mobile app...
and of course fix whts broken...
and to really save neopets, they need to be bought by a big company like nikelodeon times, to invest all the money in marketing

[jackavaler]

I've seen a lot of games like Neopets come and go, but I think that Neopets has so many features and opportunities for customization (not to mention the LORE of the game has always been top-notch) that it's unique enough to avoid being shut down or going out of business. I'm the only person I know who still plays Neopets, but there seems to be enough die-hard fans all over the world to keep it alive and well. Personally I don't care what issues the site has or how long it takes them to upgrade everything to HTML 5, as long as I don't lose my Zafara baby like I lost my penguin, I'm okay.

[♥ Seagate ♥]

Despite the poor shape neopets is in, I can see it very easily surviving another five or even ten years. I say that because there are a lot of "dead" sites that are still up and running to some extent. Verpets and Misticpets come to mind, those sites have a max of 6 users online at any given point and the only news posts anymore are automated.

Neopets may not be functional within that time span, but as long as someone is still paying that server cost it'll easily be around for a good while.

[Ridley]

Cost versus revenue. Neopets still makes money and has plenty of ways to make money, even if its user base is small, and it doesn't cost very much to maintain.

[demilovato]

Cost versus revenue. Neopets still makes money and has plenty of ways to make money, even if its user base is small, and it doesn't cost very much to maintain.

hmmm... i think they have a lot of database costs :/ hopefully it will be alive as long as possible

[Mr. 49]

hmmm... i think they have a lot of database costs :/ hopefully it will be alive as long as possible

They've already cut down quite a lot on server costs, after the switch and that's why we see the site lag a hell of a lot pretty regularly now. But they are still making plenty of money from ad revenue and of course, NC and premium.

[demilovato]

They've already cut down quite a lot on server costs, after the switch and that's why we see the site lag a hell of a lot pretty regularly now. But they are still making plenty of money from ad revenue and of course, NC and premium.

ohhh thats right, the switch ruin the site.
miss nickelodeon and that strong marketing strategy :/ gold days :/

[Jacky]

I don't think Neopets will die someday, actually. Although it doesn't have the technology of the current games, Neopets is a singular game, with a complex and gigantic content and it has a base of players that most games do not yet have.
The problem, in fact, is that it has become a stagnant game. It survives because of the contents of 1999-2007.
It's need to take some of the childish aspect of the game, revitalize the site design, improve the forum, and especially invest heavily in the creative side. They need to create content for smartphone too, don't need to turn the whole game into a mobile game, it's impossible.

[Mindfang]

Despite the poor shape neopets is in, I can see it very easily surviving another five or even ten years. I say that because there are a lot of "dead" sites that are still up and running to some extent. Verpets and Misticpets come to mind, those sites have a max of 6 users online at any given point and the only news posts anymore are automated.

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