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Looks like World of Warcraft is still over 12 million [Locked] |
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If you think that an annual report is a definitive take on WoW's current subscription, you really need to better understand how annual reports are created. The report is talking about 2010 - ie pre Cataclysm, and since they want to make everything look as good as possible, they will pick the peak subs time, which would be Jan 2010, when the Lich King patch was released, which was peak player subs.
Take one look at a WoW census site and you'll see that the player base has fallen since Cataclysm.
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Long_Ranger posted:
Take one look at a WoW census site and you'll see that the player base has fallen since Cataclysm.
I think the numbers from those sites are about as believable as the numbers that come from Blizzard.
I do believe that the number of people playing is down from what it was at the peak of WotLK, but as to how much the number has shrunk, I have no idea.
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Turumbar-HG posted:
Long_Ranger posted:
Take one look at a WoW census site and you'll see that the player base has fallen since Cataclysm.
I think the numbers from those sites are about as believable as the numbers that come from Blizzard.
I do believe that the number of people playing is down from what it was at the peak of WotLK, but as to how much the number has shrunk, I have no idea.
I agree their reliability might be dubious, but there's no smoke without fire it seems.
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Careful you two...
Stating the obvious based on your own in-game experiences....
You are both going to be labeled as "that group of doomsayer trolls" if you aren't careful..
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It's clear that the population has declined. It's also obvious why. The only question is, what will Blizzard do about it. Have they given up on the casual and long term players they've lost? Will they fire or shuffle off Ghostcrawler and bring on someone with actual talent?
My guess is Blizzard will keep doing things that are against their own best interests until populations have dropped so much that Activision is forced to step in. Then the real fun will begin. I can't wait for the scandalous stories.
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Im surprised they havent come out and said they're up to 20mil. WoW is better than ever!! thats why we're reverting it!!
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Blisteringballs posted:
It's clear that the population has declined. It's also obvious why. The only question is, what will Blizzard do about it. Have they given up on the casual and long term players they've lost? Will they fire or shuffle off Ghostcrawler and bring on someone with actual talent?
My guess is Blizzard will keep doing things that are against their own best interests until populations have dropped so much that Activision is forced to step in. Then the real fun will begin. I can't wait for the scandalous stories.
Bolded for emphasis. I don't think it's obvious why. I think there are many reasons that people are leaving, not just one. Laying all the blame on Ghostcrawler (like many are doing) is a bit naive.
I wouldn't be surprised to see that when the next expansion is announced, there's a joint announcement that GC will no longer be the lead designer. Whether or not that has a positive affect on the game remains to be seen.
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kyrv  Title: Lord Logicus
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I have no clue what the subs are, but I can say there seems to be way more player dissatisfaction with CAT than any previous expansions, or perhaps all of them combined?
However, no idea how that will play out as far as subs go.
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Date Posted:
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Turumbar-HG posted:
Blisteringballs posted:
It's clear that the population has declined. It's also obvious why. The only question is, what will Blizzard do about it. Have they given up on the casual and long term players they've lost? Will they fire or shuffle off Ghostcrawler and bring on someone with actual talent?
My guess is Blizzard will keep doing things that are against their own best interests until populations have dropped so much that Activision is forced to step in. Then the real fun will begin. I can't wait for the scandalous stories.
Bolded for emphasis. I don't think it's obvious why. I think there are many reasons that people are leaving, not just one. Laying all the blame on Ghostcrawler (like many are doing) is a bit naive.
I wouldn't be surprised to see that when the next expansion is announced, there's a joint announcement that GC will no longer be the lead designer. Whether or not that has a positive affect on the game remains to be seen.
Well, without trying to string together a list of specifics, I think most can agree that the end game is generally less favorable to casual players. And, the not-so-casual players that benefited from all of the increased heroic and raid activity during the WotLK.
I realize that GC doesn't work in a vacuum, but he sure does appear to wield a great deal of influence and is the most customer-facing dev on their team right now - so it's understandable why most of the blame is directed his way. In any event, as lead systems designer pretty much all of the ideas that players haven't reacted positively too had to cross his desk at some point.
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Blisteringballs posted:
Well, without trying to string together a list of specifics, I think most can agree that the end game is generally less favorable to casual players. And, the not-so-casual players that benefited from all of the increased heroic and raid activity during the WotLK.
I realize that GC doesn't work in a vacuum, but he sure does appear to wield a great deal of influence and is the most customer-facing dev on their team right now - so it's understandable why most of the blame is directed his way. In any event, as lead systems designer pretty much all of the ideas that players haven't reacted positively too had to cross his desk at some point.
Most of the blame falls on him because he acts like a jackass to the playerbase. Have you read his blog thing?
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