Originally Posted by
palladiamors
No you're right, but they've got all the data they need. They don't need to 'take it back' to an earlier time, but they do need to build on what made the game great. They didn't do that with Cata, they tried to breath new life into the game, to bring back vets and attract new customers, and they failed miserably. There was the usual "Expansion spike" but in no time flat that wore off, and they began to bleed out subs. Wow still has a ton of subs, but I would still consider this expansion a failure, at least in terms of WoW's success.