*UPDATE*

I'm going to play golf.

Hello :)
1) Ending storage accounts is not an option, I play 3 accounts all with prem, all with separate lines going. Personally I hate to shuffle through HQ for minutes, then go wait for minutes to play a single game.
2) Server merge won't work either

3) Back to basics...Marketing and Product/Service delivery
a) SDE has to have a formula and financial model of their ROI
b) Of the 10 new players that start, I would imagine 1 is retained?
WHY? do some research, correct and apply
c) Service levels are at their bare minimums. So this needs to be addressed before SDE does not retain loyal customers.
d) Product offerings are horrendous. All of the initial development that was done is now in repair states or shelved because of most likely lack of funding. This will not help retention. Influx capital and go back to the drawing board.

Instead of looking how to survive, look at how to grow your business.
1st step: Should be to continue shelved repairs and development projects.
ex:
1) open harbors
2) increase sailor caps from 50 in port
3) New recruits academy ( throwing XP and Prem will not retain)
4) Listen to the player base (they are your customers), without their input or loyalty you have nothing.

How to influx cash:
1) Do not sell the rights or company: look for outside investment from investment groups, angels, public offering, etc....

Marketing:
The concepts and action plans from SDE are Futile and will continue to lose market share unless a serious investment of time and approach is considered.
Realistically: scrap everything you are doing and start from scratch, add new marketing people along with ideas.

I am a loyal player and lover of this game....
I also have vast experience in growing business', raising capital, providing leadership through management, marketing, customer loyalty and delivering retainable services.

I would be interested in working with SDE to increase their Market Share in NA. Id SDE is interest in a serious approach I would love to discuss further.

Please PM me at anytime...

If not good luck, with the mind set of surviving in a capitalistic market.

All the best
Gen

Maybe you should consider just making an offer they cannot refuse.  Probably simpler that way.  I am sure they would love for someone to make such an offer......$$$$

Yea go buy the game and run it for us,lol

+10

I believe it is an accounts online cap, not a number of accounts with data on a server cap.

If I am wrong (which would be nice because there is an easier solution), I would gladly merge all my accounts together if it meant active players from Kaiser moved in the accounts place. While I dislike using the clunky HQ system, I would be willing to sacrifice my multi accounts and use it in order to get a merge of sorts. 

Honestly do any of you think they are going too do anything? SDE has given up on NF they will NOT invest money into advertising, They will NOT invest money into new servers, They will NOT care about the remaining player base.

Back in the day SDE tried too make a major change too the game and players all went on strike till they changed it back maybe thats what should happen again. I say EVERYONE stop buying olives or investing money into NF at all till NF shows they are serious about making this game better if you hit someone where it hurts (the wallet) they tends too make changes happen. 

WOT here I come.