If they can prove that WoD is fun, I think we are good.
WoW subscriptions are still below 2007 levels.
MATH: it's all in how you use it.
I don't play anymore but always check mmo-champion weekly out of curiosity. I'm so happy that they've actually gained subs this quarter.
It's silly, but I really hope WoD has what it takes to bring back the WotLK sub numbers. I think with enough change in the right places they can completely counter the age of the game and get people back into it.
I <3 JK Rowling.
Active WoW player Jan 2006 - Aug 2020
Occasional WoW Classic Andy since.
Nothing lasts forever, as they say.
But at least I can casually play Classic and remember when MMORPGs were good.
I wonder if this is inflated from second accounts that people never played but bought for the RaF reward changes.
200k less subs scenario - Omg! WoW is dying!
No, it is not. It is still 7.600.000 subs higher than zero. Dead=zero. At most, WoW could be DECLINING, not dying.
Even if Blizzard would consider 2 million active subs as the threshold to call it quits, we're still far away from that mark.
200k more subs scenario - Omg! WoW is unbeatable!
Perhaps. Although +200k subs is a 2.6% increase from the previous mark, WoW still is 4.200.000 subs below its prime, which happened back in WotLK. WoW business model relies not only on copies sold, but on number of active subs.
This nothing but a storm on a teacup.
Waiting for the Q1 2004 report...
Fake numbers - Blizzard are trying to hype their own game.
gz blizz im really happy that wow get back peoples
ah i see the people that got banned from the ban wave, bought new accounts aswell Goodjob in making new subscribers Trololol
Very proud of Blizzard and excited to see a positive growth in the standard decay!
Over seven million is an incredible figure in this life cycle of the product.
Subscriptions Q1 2014 may dip but as a gamer and researcher I hope that WoD brings it back to a solid 8M for most of 2014.
Good job.
I would like to see this graph with an overlay of releases and announcements/news.
Good work blizz
Unfortunately these numbers are going to take a face plant when people realize that WoD isn't going to out until Sept/Oct.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztVMib1T4T4 I hope your jokeing inless the warcraft fan base dies or the wow movies is bad you won't see wow die in your lifetime.
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