I think if you look over other subscription based MMOs they would be in the same boat. I don't think WoW is in a bad place, I think subscriber games are in the bad place.
Time to go f2p maybe.
I think if you look over other subscription based MMOs they would be in the same boat. I don't think WoW is in a bad place, I think subscriber games are in the bad place.
Time to go f2p maybe.
Holy sh***t, never expected that much of a drop. I expected something around 500k. Patch 5.2 wasn't so fascinating after all?
This usually happens, at the start of each expansion subs rise and toward the end they drop. They will rise again and they will drop again WoW life goes on.
Originally Posted by UnknownOriginally Posted by Bertrand Russell
Seems pretty standart for this late in the expansion. This Blizzcon is going to be the most important of all Blizzcons so far. It will make or break the scene:
1. Next WoW expansion info. Has to blow everyone away. Some badass Burning Legion expansion with lots of testosterone, new class, new races, new planet to visit, etc...
2. Starcraft 2 Legacy of the Void info. The ultimate showdown, etc...
3. First Titan announcement (blue confirmed to be at Blizzcon). This will either be a "OMFG THIS IS AWESOME AAARGHHHH" or "Wait what? That's it? Laaaamee...."
/popcorn
Oh, and the obligatory INB4 "WoW is dying!" because it ain't.
You must be on one of the remaining super servers, were my server's pop has went from around 3500 people on at prime time at the launch of cata to under 1000 on now at prime time. Lucky
What ? I'm going to challenge you to find those numbers. We had roughly 9.2ish at the end of cata, MoP launched and we got to 10 million and by the end of the first full quarter we're back down 9.6ish. At most you can say is they added around 400K for 1 quarter.
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Everyone quit cause of dead realms nothing to do AH is overpriced no cross realm AH yet no one is paying $55 to race transfer to another server for each toon.
time to fire ghostcrawler and get a guy in there who knows what he is doing.
Anything above lets say 5mil is still freaking amazing number for any MMO. So no big deal to players. Unless you decide to make it one for yourself.
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Not in the least surprised. WoW is too old a game to show growth anymore, the best they can hope for is a slower decline. Don't misconstrue this, by the way; WoW is and remains the giant of the industry and the go-to standard. They have improved their game considerably, and continue to do so. But improved content or not, it is still a game that is almost a decade old now. You cannot maintain those amazing numbers with such aged technology and concepts, but that's okay. Blizzard is very aware of this, and will slowly begin easing over its player base to whatever new title they bring out (Titan, most likely), a process that will take a few years. WoW is still doing quite well, and certainly magnitudes better than any competitor.
Of course, it's not as though they aren't still making mistakes. MoP's timesink-galore alienated a lot of players and/or made them very angry. The expansion's overall theme's reception was mixed and divided, and apparently did not do as well in the eastern markets as some people thought. Then again, those markets tend to emphasize eye-candy a lot, and WoW just isn't up to par in that respect.
Personally, I was quite pleasantly surprised by the quality of MoP's raiding content, but taken aback by the rest; 5.2 was consequently a very good patch for me (and even made me resub). ToT is a great raid, and the daily/grindy content was kept at a minimum. The game is 8 years old and it shows - but for me, there just isn't a viable alternative right now (and believe me, I've tried). I'm very much looking forward to BlizzCon this year and the hopeful revelation of the next generation. WoW was great and all, but as we see it just won't continue forever.
WOW IS DYING
no it isn't
however, they need to shine with their next expac and think of a more attractive marketing strategy.
Not gunna lie, that's a shit-ton.
The game design is n the best spot it's been in in a very very long time. Class balance certainly, esp with the changes coming in 5.3, will be in the best state it's ever been in. The raids and Pandaria as a whole have been spectacular.
As I put on the last page, dying low pop servers, lack of direction after hitting 90, and the fickleness of the Asian market are adding to the standard "age of the game" losses.