Admin,
Good comments. Guys, other games that suck have millions or players and poor support and make tons of money. Based on my estimations and past experience from what people really make vs. what you think they make, I am guessing Playmage is profitable but not by too much. The player base is very small, so we need to support the game. If you think they are "greedy" making hundreds of millions of dollars, you are crazy. As long as Playmage keeps up the quality support and keeps the prices fair, I am all for them increasing the revenue stream of the game as they as they don't forget their roots.
Once, I had a small business, and just because we were ranked first on Google, people always said, we made "millions of dollars," so I would reply that if you think so, I can sell you the whole thing for $250,000. We actually barely paid our bills (not to mention getting paid!). Furthermore, you have to understand that even though they are in China, they have overhead and people to pay, and so forth. SO, even if they made a few million, by the time they pay everybody (which probably isn't a lot like you think) and probably cover losses from games not making money, developing new games, etc., there is not much left.
Sooo, how about we all just buy gems and shut up?