WOW has lost 2 Million subs since dec 2010

[FlowGlider]

In Dec. 2010 subscriptions for WOW were estimated to be as high as 5,6 million in
US / Europe combined. But now today, according to < www.warcraftrealms.com >,
subscriptions have dropped to 3,6 million.

Data:
- Dec 2010...: 5,6 million
- May 2011...: 3,6 Million
----------------------------
= 2 million lost subscriptions

That is a 36% drop in subscriptions for the US and EU combined in the last 6 months.
So the questions stands, is WOW actually dying now? Is Cataclysm the actual WOW
killer that so many have actually predicted... Hmmmmm

...and do take into account that a WOW motion picture is being produced before your
answer this post.

[Karteli]

In Dec. 2010 subscriptions for WOW were estimated to be as high as 5,6 million in
US / Europe combined. But now today, according to < www.warcraftrealms.com >,
subscriptions have dropped to 3,6 million.

Data:
- Dec 2010...: 5,6 million
- May 2011...: 3,6 Million
----------------------------
= 2 million lost subscriptions

That is a 36% drop in subscriptions for the US and EU combined in the last 6 months.
So the questions stands, is WOW actually dying now? Is Cataclysm the actual WOW
killer that so many have actually predicted... Hmmmmm

...and do take into account that a WOW motion picture is being produced before your
answer this post.

Naw, 36% is just a drop in the bucket, these MMO's go up and down all the time. Its summertime, subs always drop in the summer. Blizz can lose 36% of their subs and not even blink. It was probably the botters that got banned. People needed a break, they'll be back.

[Kangodo]

Your numbers are wrong, that site is as incorrect as possible.
According to that site, my realm has 0 Horde players..

[dkz]

Another day, another person who references warcraftrealms.com as their source.

[unholytestament]

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

There are too few Alliance and Horde entries for this realm to give reliable results! Please help today by submitting data for this realm! Find out more about how to help here!

Oh hell, look what I found when I checked one of the realms I actually play on. http://www.warcraftrealms.com/census...servertypeid=1

No updates for over a week and they think there's only 231 Horde players at max level on the whole server? Good to know that my scrub guild makes up a quarter of the server's raiding population!

[Blizzcon2011]

as someone who used to extremely oppose warcraftrealms, i agree.

[SoulPoetry]

using a well known to be out of date and inaccurate website as your source isn't the best idea.

[Treelife]

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

There are too few Alliance and Horde entries for this realm to give reliable results! Please help today by submitting data for this realm! Find out more about how to help here!

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Might as well close the thread now.

[Ave07]

Really? You use warcraftrealms as your source when its highly inaccurate?

[halmotors]

In Dec. 2010 subscriptions for WOW were estimated to be as high as 5,6 million in
US / Europe combined. But now today, according to < www.warcraftrealms.com >,
subscriptions have dropped to 3,6 million.

Data:
- Dec 2010...: 5,6 million
- May 2011...: 3,6 Million
----------------------------
= 2 million lost subscriptions

That is a 36% drop in subscriptions for the US and EU combined in the last 6 months.
So the questions stands, is WOW actually dying now? Is Cataclysm the actual WOW
killer that so many have actually predicted... Hmmmmm

...and do take into account that a WOW motion picture is being produced before your
answer this post.

And how many has WoW gained? You can't make an argument without including the counter-argument to it, which in this case will refute any argument you can make.

Also, lolwarcraftrealms. That is the epitome of an intensely inaccurate website.

[equinoks]

false, as***** had nothing else to do eh?

[Seelenjaeger]

How come those "WoW is coming to an end!"-cryers remind me so much of all those "the world is going to end on XX.YY.ZZ!"?

[halmotors]

Really? You use warcraftrealms as your source when its highly inaccurate?

But he thinks it proves his point, which is all he really cares about.

[Abandon]

I was in Orgrimmar in the Valley of Honor and only saw like 20 other people.

That means WOW HAS LOST 12 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS OMG THERES ONLY 20 LEFT.

[noteworthynerd]

Yo dawg, I heard that WarcraftRealms was an official Blizzard website that takes into account all variables (e.g. people who haven't logged on or characters who have transferred off the realm) and does not rely on users generating their censuses when they make their subscription estimates. Oh wait...

ITT: An OP with 13 posts citing data from an out-of-date website to proclaim that the sky is falling; and the intelligent people who know better.

[Sarahjane]

Between the game being 7 years old, and the global economy's decline making multi-boxing less affordable, it's no surprise the game is losing subscriptions.

People just need to play the game or don't.

[Demonious]

The sky is falling everyone take cover!

[brirrspliff]

@OP:
hahahahah. internet. don't believe what you read there. wow has over 10 million subs afaik.

[Lerund]

Don't worry !
I will back to WoW buring the holidays like 193736553534( +/- 10% ) other ppl.;p

[ita]

Naw, 36% is just a drop in the bucket, these MMO's go up and down all the time. Its summertime, subs always drop in the summer. Blizz can lose 36% of their subs and not even blink. It was probably the botters that got banned. People needed a break, they'll be back.

Dec 2011

Nah, 82% drop in subs is only natural and happens to MMOs all the time. Subs always drop at xmas. Blizz can lose 82% of their subs and not even blink. It's probably the illegal mexicans who are sent back accross the border. They'll be back though and re-sub.

On topic. 36% is huge if it's true and means it's dying. Unfortunately that's not enough evidence to say for sure.