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    The Cash Cow Model - find all the answers here

    Widely used business model, based on a simple concept. Any feedback, any suggestion or any critique you might have(about any game/business) - this model, should answer the most.

    Look up the details - it could turn out to be some fun experiment. Basicly:

    ? symbol is always considered expense -
    Building a new WoW expansion costs a lot.

    Star symbol is always considered expense -
    Surviving the WoW killers costs even more(market domination).

    Cow symbol is always considered wealth/income -
    Whatever you can think of, that took time to fix/change - was most likely a plan from the beginning(milking).

    Everything is here - including timegating, grinds and seasons, raid tier, zones opening up, new mounts, "wait for the upcoming changes" etc.
    Creativity is expected.

    It's all about earning the expense back, before entering another expense cycle.

    Do you have any good idea? Consider features involving milking - the chances is that they would listen.

    Dog symbol is always considered expense -
    Expansion got old - get rid of it and return to start. In this case - about every 2nd year.

    Last edited by HansOlo; 2022-10-13 at 10:53 PM.

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    Good analysis. Simple but true. Easy to spot if you know a thing or two about business 101.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Daronokk View Post
    Good analysis. Simple but true. Easy to spot if you know a thing or two about business 101.
    Thank you. I just had to test it out
    Last edited by HansOlo; 2022-10-13 at 09:58 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HansOlo View Post
    Widely used business model, based on a simple concept. Any feedback, any suggestion or any critique you might have(about any game/business) - this model, should answer the most.

    Look up the details - it could turn out to be some fun experiment. Basicly:

    ? symbol is always considered expense -
    Building a new WoW expansion costs a lot.

    Star symbol is always considered expense -
    Surviving the WoW killers costs even more(market domination).

    Cow symbol is always considered wealth/income -
    Whatever you can think of, that took time to fix/change - was most likely a plan from the beginning(milking).

    Everything is here - including timegating, grinds and seasons, raid tier, zones opening up, new mounts, "wait for the upcoming changes" etc.
    Creativity is expected.

    It's all about earning the expense back, before entering another expense cycle.

    Do you have any good idea? Consider features involving milking - the chances is that they would listen.

    Dog symbol is always considered expense -
    Expansion got old - get rid of it and return to start. In this case - about every 2nd year.

    Sorry but.....what? What are you asking? You hand wave it by saying "yeah it's all covered" but don't actually go into any specifics at all. What are you here to discuss in relation to wow?
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    Others, including myself, are saying that they only exist because Blizzard needed to create things so they could monetize it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by arkanon View Post
    Sorry but.....what? What are you asking? You hand wave it by saying "yeah it's all covered" but don't actually go into any specifics at all. What are you here to discuss in relation to wow?
    He's drawing a correlation between facets of WoW's design and a widely-used business model as depicted by the image... Is that not obvious?

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    ...I can't remember the last time I saw so many business-lingo buzzwords stuffed into one block of jargon.
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    Kaleredar is right...
    Words to live by.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sagenod View Post
    He's drawing a correlation between facets of WoW's design and a widely-used business model as depicted by the image... Is that not obvious?
    Ok English for those of us without a MBA

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sagenod View Post
    He's drawing a correlation between facets of WoW's design and a widely-used business model as depicted by the image... Is that not obvious?
    But to what point?

    The only possible response to the post is "Ok."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Neuroticaine View Post
    But to what point?

    The only possible response to the post is "Ok."
    Well, you could agree or disagree with him. You could also express your thoughts on the matter of WoW's business model, etc. That's what forums are for; to discuss things. If you don't want to engage in a discussion, why are you replying? Is it because you want to attack the poster for not bringing up a topic that you care about, like the guy I previously replied to? Because it comes off as condescending, so try not to be like that.

    When you ask what the point is, are you being rhetorical? The point of the thread is in him sharing what he believes the WoW model to be, given the reasoning behind the correlations he sees between the game's design and the aspects of the depicted popular business model.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sagenod View Post
    Well, you could agree or disagree with him. You could also express your thoughts on the matter of WoW's business model, etc. That's what forums are for; to discuss things. If you don't want to engage in a discussion, why are you replying? Is it because you want to attack the poster for not bringing up a topic that you care about, like the guy I previously replied to? Because it comes off as condescending, so try not to be like that.

    When you ask what the point is, are you being rhetorical? The point of the thread is in him sharing what he believes the WoW model to be, given the reasoning behind the correlations he sees between the game's design and the aspects of the depicted popular business model.
    If a thread title says "Find all the answers here" and then barely elaborates on details with the assumption it seems that everyone is a business major, it's hardly being "condescending" to ask for further elaboration.

    I would say it's a bit condescending however, to respond to someone's inquiry about it with "isn't it obvious". And the fact that OP seems to just be shoving a ton of info out just to say "you're being milked" to which I'd say, lord have mercy on that poor horse.

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    How is fixing things a planned income? This is like those crazies who say blizzard makes money banning cheaters. I can guarantee the money they make on a game sale is not worth the headache to ban them. Add to that cheaters often steal accounts because why would anyone stop at one crime? Entertaining bad actors encourages bad practices. A shit flavored snowball if you will.


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    ...Tldr your astrology is weird and I think it is bad
    This comment wins... /endthread
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    No fucking way. The worst idea since democracy.

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    This thread appears to have very little to do with WoW, and very little in the way of constructive discussion to be had. Closing this.
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