1.66 was a big patch alright, the last one was 1.69 which was 6 years after release. It's a good reason to support it because it was played a lot though!
I had no idea they felt like that about it, I can understand they must be disappointed other games of theirs didn't have that sort of longevity but I'm surprised they regretted it.
good reason to support it yes. But their main interest are money ofc. And supporting something that old while you should develop and sell new things... makes you loose on both sides (you spend more time AND people don't feel the need to buy anything else).
Same as MS still supporting WinXP. Many times prolonged. They were "forced" to. But it's bad for business if it doesn't help your name anymore (MS doesn't need it, BW doesn't need it).
