This may have TOR in the article but i think this is much more of a look to the future for the executives concering WoW.
I have said it before but I will say it a thousand more times, competition is coming, and not small, no name, low budget competition (no offense to Trion I have respect for what they're doing and the successes you guys have had). We are talking big titles over the next 12 months. The whole annual pass thing was an obvious cry to lock people in so they won't jump ship and they can make stockholders number look good. Next 12 months:
TOR
The Secret World
GW2
Tera
Firefall
Archeage
Not all of these are subscription based games and some say they won't directly compete with Blizz due to that. However having high quality alternatives to turn to is going to give those who have had their faith in WoW shaken other alternatives to turn to. Trying to call out TOR is just the type of the iceberg, there are more sharks coming to these waters. WoW has not shown anything to me in Cata or the previews for MoP that says its going in a direction that I care to follow.
Closing this. there's nothing really to discuss, and there's no point in bashing someone.
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