World of Warcraft is down 2 million subscribers

Yeah, lets see what the holiday season brings - I'm sure that number wont be so bad in the end.
The whole thing is just too massive to have such a drastic decline over a longer period.
 
yea agreed, was a really really awesome game, Im just upset with the changes they made to the characters in cataclysm. All of my favourite chars were changed heavily and i did not enjoy the shortened talent trees compared to wotlk, the raids and difficulty was nice but the PVP went backwards in my opinion and thats what i enjoyed the most.
 
MOnk said:
Numbers will go up when next expansion hits but it's past its prime for sure.
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Well, that's also part of the story not being told...

A whole large portion of deserters are leaving BECAUSE of the upcoming expansion.
On a personal experience only - My EVE corp has grown by 25 in the last 2 months, since the announce at Blizzcon. More incoming.

So?!
Well, they're all coming over from WoW. My guildmates.
Why? They're pissed. And oh boy, are they...

Thing is, when Cataclysm was announced; hardcore fans were pissed off. Whuh? But why?
Well, we were expecting an Emeral Dream expansion! At that Blizzcon (Cataclysm) the question came up.

Q: "What happened to Emeral Dream?!"
A: "The next expansion will be Emerald Dream, we promise."

Result: ROFLTROLOLOLOL! FUCK YOU! EAT PANDA!

Yeah.
People are pissed.
Badly.
 
Thing is, when [insert anything] was announced; hardcore fans were pissed off
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That's par for the course for just about every change ever made to WoW or any other MMO with a strong competitive component. Not really a good indicator for the mood of the community. Personally I just think it's an old game and people are getting tired of it now, sure they have been changes but the basic gameplay is still the same. Some of the changes have pushed people away but lets be honest here WoW still has a huge population especially given its age.
 
Imho the only real and proper wow was the initial package without the expansions, the 1st one was cool, but from there it just went to shit-hole.



wheunis said:
Well, that's also part of the story not being told...

A whole large portion of deserters are leaving BECAUSE of the upcoming expansion.
On a personal experience only - My EVE corp has grown by 25 in the last 2 months, since the announce at Blizzcon. More incoming.

So?!
Well, they're all coming over from WoW. My guildmates.
Why? They're pissed. And oh boy, are they...

Thing is, when Cataclysm was announced; hardcore fans were pissed off. Whuh? But why?
Well, we were expecting an Emeral Dream expansion! At that Blizzcon (Cataclysm) the question came up.

Q: "What happened to Emeral Dream?!"
A: "The next expansion will be Emerald Dream, we promise."

Result: ROFLTROLOLOLOL! FUCK YOU! EAT PANDA!

Yeah.
People are pissed.
Badly.
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I think there is a trend with MMO's especially WoW, towards the end of an expansions life cycle the subscriber base drops, and then booms again when the next expansion hits. As time goes by the "Booming" effect will decrease, but Blizzard will tactfully drop us their "Project Titan" and we'll be eating out of the palm of their hands yet again :D
 
I don't know, I reckon it's just the WoW is getting really long in the tooth now. Subscribers are no doubt looking for games with a little more of the fresh and minty look.
 
MOnk said:
That's par for the course for just about every change ever made to WoW or any other MMO with a strong competitive component.
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The difference, I believe, this time around is that they are straight up breaking promises and shoving the big fat finger at their loyal players.

Pr⊕phet said:
Imho the only real and proper wow was the initial package without the expansions, the 1st one was cool, but from there it just went to shit-hole.
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Meh. I didn't enjoy BC a whole lot. WotLK was ok, not too bad. Cataclysm was just too short.

Charrgrill said:
I don't know, I reckon it's just the WoW is getting really long in the tooth now. Subscribers are no doubt looking for games with a little more of the fresh and minty look.
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Yeah there is that, but that specific reason for quitting is nothing new. People like myself who have played since day 1, had that feeling YEARS ago...


My biggest problem personally, and much the same for my guildmates leaving, is the broken promises. Time and time again, and now it's just enough.
Also: I mean... c'mon... watch the trailer and tell me honestly that it doesn't feel like Hello Kitty Adventure Island 3 (Revenge of Kung-Fu Panda).
We're not 7 years old Blizz...
 
I see this dropping even further when SW:TOR Launches. Known fact if there is one thing nerds love more that elves or orcs its Star Wars.
 
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