World of Warcraft Loses 800,000 Subscribers in Three Months

<< LINK REMOVED >> I would bet any amount of money on the fact that there will not be a wow killer at all. It will only fade away on its own. People may get tired of it but the game will go at least another 10 years without a problem. May be less than a million subs but people will still play. I played Ultima Online for a number of years starting in 1997 and that game is still doing decent.

<< LINK REMOVED >> oh ESO, the game that could of been but never was.

<< LINK REMOVED >> It has nothing to do with SC2 LoTV..it's made by a different branch. They have a branch of developers for each of their franchises.

<< LINK REMOVED >> This is Blizzard, are you surprised?

@Dissentioncc @tableofjapan How is he tableofjapan wrong? Most of you are saying he is wrong without backing why.

The server merging for me, felt like it didn't really tune the populations up. In particular, I wasn't sure why Blizzard decided to merge low level server populations like Farstriders to Thorium Brotherhood, and Silver Hand when their own population isn't even that huge to begin with. So unless you guys can comment about your server mergers, I don't understand why its not unreasonable to see that maybe some people do not see your point of view.

What servers are you on? Moon Guard? It kind of makes a difference when you state your server.I was on Farstriders. It's a server that has a medium population. I have played on Area, Moon Guard, Wyrmrest, and Greymane and I can safely say there is a difference in the amount of people you encounter. Also, much of WoW's community is pretty silent unlike the golden days from vanilla, and BC. Hardly anyone ever talks in a guild much less in general chat so no wonder some people are left with the impression that WoW feels dead. People hardly interact unless it's a hardcore raiding guild. Even with that being said, most go off and do their own thing through LFR or PvP. I found a lot of people didn't even participate with the guild (kind of defeating the purpose of being in a guild).

WoW isn't dead but it's certainly seen greener days.

<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Huh...? LOL? Not all servers are like yours riptal. Played on Lethon? Farstriders? They are pretty dead compared to previous years. Maybe YOUR lucky that your server isn't like that but not everyone else has the same situation as you.

<< LINK REMOVED >> If Blizzard didn't make games that gamers like, they wouldn't be the powerhouse they are today. Complain all you want, but it seems they do indeed make engaging games for us. In fact they make games so good that gamers are willing to pay too much for them.

@WolfGrey Well considering that they have dominated their market for the past decade says otherwise. It may not agree your preferences but your preferences are apparently not what makes money. It makes a ton of money because people like it.

<< LINK REMOVED >> If you owned a game that had almost 7 million subscribers on a paid model, would you abandon it?

I personally would like to think I would be nice enough to make it a F2P model, however, that is a lot of money...

<< LINK REMOVED >> Hold on mate. There is nothing "old". Wow is coming back very stong with new expansion pack. Wow lost subcribers because the content end and there is not that much things to do left. Only repeating things at the end of content. Just follow it, when next expansion release Wow shall have 10m+ subcribers at least again.

<< LINK REMOVED >> I just stoped reading at "Never touched the game myself ".

How can you have an opinion if you never tried! Worthless post ever!

<< LINK REMOVED >> "Anyone playing WOW for years on end AND paying a subscription really could do with either a full frontal labotomy" what in the hell are you talking about. God forbid anyone playing the game is having fun - just because its changed, not for the better, does not mean its a not a good game worth playing. I have been playing since release, and still play - I play for nostalgia, for the atmosphere and fun. Yes, I played UT>3k>4k for many years, and never got bored. Just because you get bored with a game, does not mean to say everyone else does. ......

@ecurl143 not that amazing actually. Most of the people that were there for vanilla are long gone. What they are banking on is the churn. For every person that leaves, a younger kid comes of age that hasnt played it yet so they give it a try at least for a few months.

It losing subscribers because its just starting to show its age. 2004 graphics arent that amazing to a kid that has just built their first gaming rig with a 770 in 2014.

I think I had a 6800gt when WoW first launched and that was a top end card at the time lol.

They need to put WoW on a f2p model and bring out the next gen mmo. probably wont happen though because I think they still have two expansions to go before they close the curtain on wow.

<< LINK REMOVED >> Most of your players today are casual with a few hardcore sprinkled in. I would say a bulk of those subscriptions are people who are paying the fee and not using the service.

If you ever decide to start playing the game, I think you'll understand quickly why so many people still have a subscription. I personally have tried to find other MMO's that are better (from an all around perspective) and I have yet to come across one that offers as much as WoW does. The formula is old, the game is old. the graphics engine is dated, but at the end of the day it just works.

<< LINK REMOVED >> Free to Play most likely won't happen until they drop under 2 million...maybe even 1 million, however, cutting the fee in half is not a bad idea.

<< LINK REMOVED >> I started playing WoW this year, its not that bad to pick and it's a ton of fun!

<< LINK REMOVED >> Your reason for not playing WoW would not be a very good one then. The gameplay is extremely balanced between experienced and inexperienced players. When you start out as a new player, there really is not any entry barrier that will scare you away from playing against other players. By the time you reach max level, you will know your class just as well as the next guy and it really won't make a difference if you have only played the game for a few months, or a few years. Raids are where your inexperience could possibly show the most, however, there is always a learning curve for each new raid boss that appears in the game.

I will say however, that if you buy a max level player and start playing it, you will be overwhelmed and that is where you assumption will hold water. I would also like to point out that the game today, is not what it was in 2004. Someone who stopped playing in the second Xpac, would have to learn the basics of each class all over again, except this time around, the basics are more casual and easier to pick up on.

If you have any interest in playing it, I say go for it. The main reason I would tell someone to avoid it is because it is dated, however, that doesn't take away from its formula which in my opinion, is the best in the business.

<< LINK REMOVED >> Yep, people can complain all they want, but several million others are still telling Blizzard that it's totally fine to charge monthly and be swimming in cash. Until people stop paying and voting with their wallet, it's not going to be free.

Don't give away for free what people are willing to pay for. Common sense.

<< LINK REMOVED >> D3 will sell millions more when it drops on consoles becuz of the current lack of console games. watch.

<< LINK REMOVED >> I must be one of your "barin damaged people" then....

I play it casually, and I don't mind the $15 a month. That model is actually cheaper if you buy it by the year though. I spend $15 on a bunch of things that give me no entertainment every month....even if I only get 5-6 hours of gameplay in it is justified to me.

<< LINK REMOVED >> pretty sure you can pay to level a character to the minimum level in the next xpac. Basically people that left at WotLK and want to come back can pay to raise their character to the minimum level of the new xpac.