WoW Down to 10.3M Subscribers, PTR Build 14966, Class Balance Q&A, TCG Art

WoW Lost 800k Subscribers, down to 10.3M
Activision Blizzard latest earning call revealed that World of Warcraft lost another 800,000 subscribers last quarter, following the loss of 300k subscribers announced last quarter and 600k loss from the quarter before that. This brings us to 1.7 million subscribers lost in the last 3 quarters. Some things they made note of on the call:


  • Most of the subscriptions were lost in China.
  • There is normally an increase in subscriptions around December.
  • The decreased profit came from all of the games in development and no launches occurring.
  • There will be at least two major releases next year.


Patch 4.3 - PTR Build 14966
A new PTR build is being deployed on test realms!
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Items
  • All replica armors from the Darkmoon Faire now require level 60 to be equipped.

Death Knight (Forums / Talent Calculator / Skills/Talents)
  • Raise Ally now has a 40 yards range, up from 30 yards.

Mage (Forums / Talent Calculator / Skills/Talents)

Paladin (Forums / Talent Calculator / Skills/Talents)
  • Redemption now has a 40 yards range, up from 30 yards.

Tier 13

Priest (Forums / Talent Calculator / Skills/Talents)

Shaman (Forums / Talent Calculator / Skills/Talents)



Reminder: Class Design & Balance Q&A
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
To follow up on our first World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria developer Q&A on the CoverItLive platform, we’re gathering the entire class design team to field your questions on the past, present, and future of World of Warcraft classes. Anyone is welcome to join in the live Q&A this Wednesday, November 9, beginning at approximately 10:45 a.m. and concluding around noon PST.

You can read along via the CoverItLive client embedded below while the Q&A is live. To participate, you just use your Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, or OpenID credentials, or simply sign in as a guest. If you’re on the go while the event’s underway on Wednesday, be sure to check out the free mobile apps available on the Android Market and iTunes Store.

We’ll see you back here on Wednesday morning!

Brazilian Portuguese Language Availability
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
With the release of the next World of Warcraft content update, Hour of Twilight (patch 4.3), players on European realms will be able to play World of Warcraft in Brazilian Portuguese. On December 7 a realm dedicated to the Portuguese community will open with optional time-limited free character transfers from specific European English realms with high Portuguese populations. Please stay tuned to these forums for additional information.

Trading Card Game Art Gallery Update
The Trading Card game art gallery has been updated with ten new pieces.



This article was originally published in forum thread: WoW Down to 10.3M Subscribers, PTR Build 14966, Class Balance Q&A, TCG Art started by Boubouille View original post
Published on 2011-11-08 10:43 PM
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  1. Firebert's Avatar
    I think I should say it again.
    Quote Originally Posted by Firebert View Post
    *not-so-large graph*
    Just saying. WoW's not in that bad of a state.
    WoW still has the same amount of subscribers as around patch 2.3.3 or 2.4. No problems yet.
  1. Idletime's Avatar
    Well this sub drop isn't even funny. Lots of people at Blizz lost their jobs this last week because of layoffs. When you lose that much income, you start chopping heads off. Unfortunately it's not the heads at the top making the decisions. China is confusing though, they just got Cata.
  1. micho's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Idletime View Post
    Well this sub drop isn't even funny. Lots of people at Blizz lost their jobs this last week because of layoffs. When you lose that much income, you start chopping heads off. Unfortunately it's not the heads at the top making the decisions. China is confusing though, they just got Cata.
    stop srpeading rumors
  1. Queen of Hamsters's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Idletime View Post
    Well this sub drop isn't even funny. Lots of people at Blizz lost their jobs this last week because of layoffs. When you lose that much income, you start chopping heads off. Unfortunately it's not the heads at the top making the decisions. China is confusing though, they just got Cata.
    You should stop taking rumours as facts...especially when Blues confirmed they're only rumours.
  1. mmoc11c07d8bf1's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Idletime View Post
    China is confusing though, they just got Cata.
    Not confusing for me - at least not if you follow the sterotype.

    Blizz just launched a legal way for you to buy gold (Guardian Cub) - suddenly the chinese aren't interested anymore? :P

    Seems the farmers are out of work...
  1. Metallikiddd's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Idletime View Post
    Well this sub drop isn't even funny. Lots of people at Blizz lost their jobs this last week because of layoffs. When you lose that much income, you start chopping heads off. Unfortunately it's not the heads at the top making the decisions. China is confusing though, they just got Cata.
    hopefully kalgan was fired too.
  1. Queen of Hamsters's Avatar
    Does it matter to me? No.Will I stop playing? No.Will I stop thinking that people wishing WoW dead are idiots? Nope.It's all guud.
  1. Znuff's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Idletime View Post
    Well this sub drop isn't even funny. Lots of people at Blizz lost their jobs this last week because of layoffs. When you lose that much income, you start chopping heads off. Unfortunately it's not the heads at the top making the decisions. China is confusing though, they just got Cata.
    Blizzard has about 100+ open positions. Check their jobs page, and stop spreading shit.
  1. Uselessrouge's Avatar
    800k OMG WELL THIS MEENS nothing at all for me.. ill continue playing for a year i guess and see whats comming at me i like the mop anoucement and others so yeah for me.. :|
  1. BatteredSausage's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Rorcanna View Post
    You should stop taking rumours as facts...especially when Blues confirmed they're only rumours.
    what makes you think there telling the truth?
  1. mmoc0bf86c05d8's Avatar
    Losing subscribers?Suits them right.
  1. Skarsguard's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Rorcanna View Post
    You should stop taking rumours as facts...especially when Blues confirmed they're only rumours.
    Blizz is not going to discuss the firing or not firing of any employees why should they it would be disrespectful and not in there interest.
  1. Austilias's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Idletime View Post
    China is confusing though, they just got Cata.
    I don't think you recall just how bad Cata was, do you? It makes perfect sense.
  1. Firebert's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by chaud View Post
    *my graph*
    I love you chaud. <3
  1. Novarius's Avatar
    daaaamn where is the f****ing release candidate build...cant read this update shit any longer without the release candidate note ... -.- neeeeeed xD
  1. Valenhil's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Dmitri View Post
    800,000 bitching, whining, "vanilla was best"-elitists gone. I shed a tear.
    My thoughts exactly. Less subscribers, and yet nothing was really lost.
  1. Mascotte's Avatar
    Its a rough month for games in general with BF being released only a mere 2 weeks ago and MW3 going live today. Add Fifa12 to that list and a stale wow and subs are bound to drop. Alot of people will play that for a while, but they will return once 4.3 goes active and numbers will rise again. Its no biggy. And as some other people pointed out; numbers dropping is a good thing. Blizzard wants those subs back, thats more content in a faster pace as a result.
  1. kharyll's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Sil View Post
    I quit because the game turned fucking boring for me. MoP not exactly appealing for me to come back either. Loads of replies in this indicate that they are scared of the truth and don't know what to do when this game DOES come to an end. What use is your parents basement when WoW doesn't exist anymore right? What to do? Find a job. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA WORK SCARY!!!
    If you played wow for years just because you didnt have a job, or if you couldnt quit a game you'd been bored of until you got a job, you're an unfortunate loser.
  1. The Professor's Avatar
    China is unsubbing to WoW cause they don't like having pandas fighting in their game.

    ---------- Post added 2011-11-08 at 07:57 PM ----------

    Quote Originally Posted by Mascotte View Post
    Its a rough month for games in general with BF being released only a mere 2 weeks ago and MW3 going live today. Add Fifa12 to that list and a stale wow and subs are bound to drop. Alot of people will play that for a while, but they will return once 4.3 goes active and numbers will rise again. Its no biggy. And as some other people pointed out; numbers dropping is a good thing. Blizzard wants those subs back, thats more content in a faster pace as a result.
    Nobody cares about Soccer
  1. Perished's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by The Professor View Post
    China is unsubbing to WoW cause they don't like having pandas fighting in their game.
    Pandas in WoW would probably increase Chinese subs.
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