Future updates & "Expansion Packs"?

[Kat Sheffield]

What I think was such a big draw to this game when it came out was the fact that we could download it, as opposed to plunking down money on a game that we didn't know about. No actual software to buy, just download and go. A quick way to get new players on the game and attract more casual gamers who might simply have been curious - as I was. But as the game expands, I'm beginning to wonder about at what point Disney will stop making the updates downloadable and instead forcing us to buy what other games call "Expansion Packs" and all that. For little updates, downloading them is fine. But, for something along the lines of what's supposed to be coming out this summer, if we did have to buy the expansions, would that mean that they would be able to put more into the updates themselves? I'm just curious if this game can continue to flourish if Disney is only getting money from the monthly membership fees? Then again, I doubt that Disney is actually hurting for money. But if there's more money coming in then maybe..just maybe they could sink more money into further developing the game. Not that I'm asking to have to pay more I just can't help but think that maybe if we did that the Developers would be able to add more content into the game.

For example, the Father's Day quest. Yes, the double rep was great, but it was kinda lame that we never even got to see Captain Teague. Not a cinematic, not even a shot of him standing at the bar with Jack. Was this due to time constraints, lack of caring, or the expense? Since I have no clue how these things work I'm just wondering.