# AMA - CCP Acquisiton by Pearl Abyss! Starts at 16:30 UTC! **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** official, ama\ **Created:** [September 7, 2018, 1:03pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ama-ccp-acquisiton-by-pearl-abyss-starts-at-16-30-utc/104473 "2018-09-07T13:03:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 333
**Author:** ![Jallukola](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/jallukola/32/184701_2.png) [@Jallukola](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Jallukola)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ama-ccp-acquisiton-by-pearl-abyss-starts-at-16-30-utc/104473/333 "2018-09-07T17:26:02Z")
@CCP_Falcon @CCP_Guard I’m making a shameless self-quote, but have you actually played BDO? Like really played-played it? What I am saying here is the trainwreck state of BDO, got any thoughts? > [@Dev blog: Black Desert Online makers Pearl Abyss to acquire CCP!](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/1407): > > You still don’t get it, do you? Everyone here wishes CCP to strive financially, as it would strive the success of EVE directly. CCP becoming a subsdiary isn’t the issue. It’s who CCP is coming subsdiary of. This was no small deal, 425 millions is a lot of money, serious money. Which brings us to the actual problem that decides the ultimate fate of EVE. With the current subscription numbers and factoring in how much a certain margin of players spend on PLEXes directly, EVE’s best year financial… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ama-ccp-acquisiton-by-pearl-abyss-starts-at-16-30-utc/104473)._