First off, AWESOME GAME!  I love it!  Of course, it has its flaws – but it could develop into an empire (and a cash cow). 

Unfortunately, it is, unnecessarily, on its death bed. 

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You developed the game to have fun and make money.  Your most avid players joined the game to have fun and make money.  You have made money.  Your players are still heavily monetarily invested in the game.  You have made implicit and explicit promises to your player-investors – and you have been consistently breaking those promises. 

I understand the realities of cash flow and whether or not you can afford to support and further develop the game.  You, however, don’t seem to see the reality that no one will EVER trust you again to create any sort of trustworthy investment.  When the going got rough, you stopped communicating and cut and ran (though, of course, we do see you and your bots all the time in SplinterLands – so we know that you *do* have time that you see better invested elsewhere than in your own game and reputation).  And please, do NOT attempt to spin it that you haven’t cut and run – you'll only embarrass yourselves and further trash your reputations. 

It’s time to open source Next Colony and allow other developers the chance to resuscitate it.  Maybe you can convince the players to chip in and buy it from you.  We’ve already put in a ton of time and money that we’d desperately love to rescue.  Maybe you can just create and keep a pile of stardust and cash it out later.  But, at this point, NO ONE is going to buy you and your development team.  You’ve done great work – but breaking faith with your users outweighs everything else. 

It’s time to salvage your reputations and allow others to attempt to recoup their investments.  If Next Colony were to survive and thrive, you probably could make good money in the ecosystem.  We all could have a lot of fun and make good money in the ecosystem – but you’ve got to let it go before it breathes its last.  And, believe me, anoxia is rapidly setting in.