Talk:Recent Updates/@comment-62.43.34.119-20140130144816/@comment-24333595-20140130200423

as for revenue.....according to wiki

"Speaking at a symposium held by Kadokawa ASCII Research Institute on 27 September 2013, the chairman of the board of directors of  Kadokawa Group Holdings,  Yoshihiko Kadokawa, stated that despite the game's popularity,  Kantai Collection is nearly unprofitable for the company, in part due to the game being funded by various company partnerships. Kadokawa's stock price rose by 1000 yen within June 2013, following the initial rise of the game. It is expected that Kadokawa will need to rely on sales of intellectual property media works such as books and manga in order to raise profits. [82]  Kadokawa Games president Yoshimi Yasuda affirms that the free-to-play business model of the game will not change despite reports of a lack of revenue gain."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kantai_Collection#Reception

maybe thats y they are not that interested in increasing foreign players. increasing player only cause them needing more server.