Does anyone think WoW 2 could be in the pipes?

The graphics in the game are getting a bit tired. This would lead me to assume that Blizzard might try something like that in the not too distant future. Any comments? I want to get WoW but I'm not too clear on the whole buying process. Do I need the first game for Burning Legions/Lich King?

Absolutely not.

When ever a company looks at a project, they have to evaluate the cost and the benefit. The benefit has to be greater than the cost for the project to even be considered. The resources needed to make and launch an MMO are pretty huge, it takes a lot of developers and a lot of work - and most MMOs launch 2-3 months before they're finished, so the games always need a hell of a lot of post-launch work before they even start with regular tweaks and free content updates. In short, the cost is huge.

And what's the benefit? While the unit sales revenue is great, MMOs are all about monthy fees. That means subscribers. Who are these WoW2 subscribers going to be? WoW1 subscribers is who they're going to be. And how many of them? There is nothing concrete to suggest that a significant percentage of the WoW community would migrate, but at any rate, the end result is twice the resources (working on both WoW and WoW2) for a roughly equal subscriber base.

What is in it for Blizzard? They would have to put in years of work, and even if every single WoW player moved to WoW2, the revenue from sales wouldn't cover three months of WoW subcriber income. So why bother? WoW's popularity is still growing. So why bother?

And you also have to recognise that part of WoW's popularity is that it uses simple graphics, that almost anyone can run it. Newer graphics means steeper hardware requirements means fewer people able to play it.

No. There is zero chance of a replacement/competitive product from Blizzard in the next 4-5 years, and perhaps long after that. What will likely happen is WoW will just get a graphics update. They could rework most of the textures and remake the character models, and add it in with an expansion or offer it free through patches. Using the old or new visuals could be an optional thing (EverQuest did it, so WoW can) so it wouldn't be a barrier for people with lower end machines.

But no, no sequel. Absolutely not. Expect a new expansion every 12-18 months, though.

Great, its settled, ill go buy wow know! Thanks!

does anyone think that wow gamers need to get a life ? i know people who clocked up over 200 hours... i do play games but mmorpgs are such a waste of time u could like find a cure for cancer or something

*highly unlikely cause wowers live with thier mum and can only know how to press wasd keys some even go as far as to learn

to use numbers 1 thru 9 omgosh wat an achievement*

and on global warming we can solve all our needs by harvesting
wowers and using there vast vast --- * 10^50 giga watts of fat energy to power our homes .. its a win win dont ya say

save the earth aswell as reducing train cues as no one is there 2 block the entrances into the train. gosh ill vote for that

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The graphics in the game are getting a bit tired. This would lead me to assume that Blizzard might try something like that in the not too distant future. Any comments?

Cellie1985

Blizzard always has cartoon-like graphics with Warcraft games; even if they made WoW 2 it would look and play exactly like the current WoW.

WoW still has a great art style that can be tighened up through expansion packs. Expansion packs will keep coming out every year at least once, and I would assume they are working on a Starcraft MMO, offering something for Sci-fi fans, and a way to get people to pay for their games. If you can recall, W3 came out before WoW, I expect SC2 to be a nice setup for an MMO.

Blizzard won't let that one out of the bag either way. Look how long they kept SC2 a secret before deciding to tell us.

some WoW actually really really do need to get a life. about 2 months ago, i read online or heard on tv (i forget which) about this lady who bought her husband WoW for chirstmas. he got so into it that he completely shut the wife out. it destroyed their marriage. they're now divorced.

that's just an extreme case. and i'm sure there r plenty other extreme cases of WoW destroying marriages cuz of its high addictiveness.

some WoW actually really really do need to get a life. about 2 months ago, i read online or heard on tv (i forget which) about this lady who bought her husband WoW for chirstmas. he got so into it that he completely shut the wife out. it destroyed their marriage. they're now divorced.

that's just an extreme case. and i'm sure there r plenty other extreme cases of WoW destroying marriages cuz of its high addictiveness.

staindredglass

WoW doesn't destroy people, people destroy people. There was obvisouly other problems going on in the marriage. It's a person's decision to play a game, there's no gun to their head. People have to manage their time with everything in life. That includes many more things than playing video games. You know how many marriages fall apart without games involved? 99% of them.