He released a game at a time when most people had P4 or early C2D PC's, and the thing required a monster rig and monster video card to play. The most successful games are the ones where people can play on modern PC's or PC's within the last five years.

Vanguard, AOC, and War all ran horribly on PC's that even met their recommended settings, and how many folks are willing to blow 3,000 on a new gaming rig for 1 game when they run everything else just dandy?

Bad gaming performance = bad word of mouth = few friend referrals = low subs.