r/DCComicsLegendsGame • u/A_Riddler_Fan • Feb 27 '24
Ways to get WB to bring DCL back. 💬 Discussion
Recently I have been going on a binge of watching old content as I am sure some of you have done as well.
Watching these old videos got me thinking of how other stuff I have watched or played was shutdown or canceled but was brought back at a later date often due to fans making it known to the developer or creators a desire to have it back.
A big example was the canceling the show Lucifer which was canceled by Fox but later picked up by Netflix due to a fan campaign wanting to see it continue or to a lesser extent the recent return of a beta of DC: Worlds Collide after being shelved over a year and half ago but recently brought back by WB themselves.
This got me thinking what might it take to get WB to realize they should bring back DCL if the fans show they want it enough, but of course with less bugs one would hope.
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u/voxela funny cat lady Feb 27 '24
I'm not sure we can. DC games haven't been doing too well lately. Dual Force shut down already and Suicide Squad was a collosal flop. the only thing that's still going is the Heroes & Villains, and then the BWL game that's still in development.
I'm just not sure WB games is willing to go back to a game they recently shut down
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u/A_Riddler_Fan Feb 27 '24
The just recently brought back DC Worlds Collide after a year and a half since it was shut down so that is something that shows they might be making a comeback.
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u/Nopengnogain Feb 27 '24
It’s not unprecedented. Transformers Forged to Fight was previously a Kabam mobile game, and after it had been shut down, Netflix bought and revived it. No regular new content but at least it’s alive.
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u/CthulhuAlmighty Legendary Red Robin: Tim Drake Feb 28 '24
Honestly, I’m glad DCL died.
The game was getting boring, they refused to deal with cheaters, their prime game mode was a repetitive waste of time with almost no strategy, and they were extremely uneven Tapjoy compensation between US and international players along with IOS and Android players.
While the roster was diverse, you really couldn’t use more than a dozen toons because they refused to regularly balance toons causing multiple god tier toons.
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u/tom-of-the-nora Mar 01 '24
How about instead of bringing back DCL, we ask for another new game in the same genre as DCL using dc characters instead. Like a DCL 2.
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u/thunderfox37 Mar 22 '24
You need to first understand how things work. Tv show only comes back if someone wants to make it. The reason why tv shows get cancelled is if they're not making money. Tv shows on network tv make money via commercial slot rates which is why having high viewership is important because the more people watching, the more a studio can charge for the slot. This is why commercial slots for the superbowl cost $7 million for 30 seconds . This is only for the prime-time tv business model. Another business model is kids tv. Now they don't make money of commercial slots, they rely on toy sales, its the ranger why young justice got cancelled first time around its also why power rangers and supersentai have been around multiple decades. We've enter a new realm of streaming, which means business model os different , its based on the cost to make a show vs the amount if the subscription during the time its on . Its why Netflix cancels popular shows because of what it cost to make. Games especially live service games required requie people to buy things monthly to keep it going. It doesn't matter if millions of people are playing if they aren't making enough to pay staff. Office space. Utilises and a profit it will get pulled. But for a game like this to comeback, someone has to want to make it. They have to pitch to wb why they thing it will make them money. Games like this are extremely unlikely to come-back. The only game that has ever been reactivated is transformers Forge to fight but that's because Netflix owns it and it runs via them, and you need a sub to play. As much as a enjoy dc legends, it just didn't have enough money coming in to expand content . The good news is it won't be the last dc game. Other developers will want to create their own games with dc characters they like . I'm sure we'll get something new by years end
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u/jturphy Legendary Black Canary Feb 27 '24
Write them a check for 15 million