WoW dying (not so) slowly.
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Lydon
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World of Warcraft won't die any time soon, but it won't stay on top for very long.
1) When a new WoW expansion is released, people who have flocked somewhere else are likely to flock back to WoW in order to try it (and in many, if not most cases, they will end up staying).
2) WoW is ageing. New players in the market, such as Aion, are doing very well and are likely to be appealing alternatives to WoW.
Keep in mind that 11.5 million - 5 million = 6.5 million subscribers. That alone is far, far more than any other MMO on the market at the moment. I think dying is a bit of a harsh word to use
A more correct term would be downsizing.
Also, Blizzard have a new MMO in the works. If WoW is anything to go with, people will probably flock to it in order to try it out. If it's as addictive as WoW is, well then they have another winner on their hands.
1) When a new WoW expansion is released, people who have flocked somewhere else are likely to flock back to WoW in order to try it (and in many, if not most cases, they will end up staying).
2) WoW is ageing. New players in the market, such as Aion, are doing very well and are likely to be appealing alternatives to WoW.
Keep in mind that 11.5 million - 5 million = 6.5 million subscribers. That alone is far, far more than any other MMO on the market at the moment. I think dying is a bit of a harsh word to use
A more correct term would be downsizing.Also, Blizzard have a new MMO in the works. If WoW is anything to go with, people will probably flock to it in order to try it out. If it's as addictive as WoW is, well then they have another winner on their hands.
_Caboose_
MG's resident Boozer
+1 to that my friend
freejacker314
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the uber players seem to run straight through it then get border... although one guy I know has started up playing a clone
runes of magic?
runes of magic?
Lydon
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Runes of Magic is indeed very similar. A free-to-play game, though, so it comes with its fair share of free-to-play-related problems. On the whole, though, if someone gets bored of WoW they're going to get bored of RoM too, as it's basically WoW in another skin.
RoM is in no way a terrible game though. I quite enjoyed it.
You seem to be forgetting that WoW in china works on a different pricing model.
Their 5mil subscribers = more money than the rest of the world. If they were to not play anymore you can see WoW's income drop by about 50-75% in the end this would mean less content, much slower update progress etc. etc.
It won't be good.
Their 5mil subscribers = more money than the rest of the world. If they were to not play anymore you can see WoW's income drop by about 50-75% in the end this would mean less content, much slower update progress etc. etc.
It won't be good.
Voicy
Resident Panty Kicker
Uhh no ... people pay a certain rate for monthly access, whether they play 150hrs a month or 1hr a month ... same rate. It's not pay-as-you-go. It's contract rates.
Lydon
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Not in some Asian countries such as China, no. Some, due to laws, are required to pay for a number of hours access. Apparently it's around $0.065 per hour.
What this also means is that in order to match what we pay per month, a Chinese player would have to play for 7/8 hours per day. In other words, they're paying less than what we are to play the game (as the average Chinese player also apparently plays for 15 hours a week).
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Voicy
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That's rather interesting...would be awesome if they could do the same. However, it would remove the fun factor from the game - you'd never find anyone just lurking doing fun stuff then, everyone would be super stressed about every second costing them.
Nah - In hindsight, I'm happy with a flatrate.
Nah - In hindsight, I'm happy with a flatrate.