Long lasting former WoW player here, retired for a year now.
Anyway I am recently contemplating returning however after a year away I have been spoiled by F2P MMORPGs, something I was against until playing some very fun titles. Now I am beginning to think that mandatory subscriptions perhaps may be a negative feature. It's certainly a factor in why I haven't returned personally - I'm beginning to think perhaps F2P MMORPGs are the way forward because they certainly aren't lacking players... In fact I often see more players in these F2P games than Orgimmar 2010...
What's your opinion?