WoW's Subscribers Drop To 5 Millions

[Abedeus]

http://tobolds.blogspot.com/2009/07/wow-subscriptions-down-to-5-million.html

WoW looses over half of its subscribers, as month ago they had to close Chinese servers due to problems with law.

I guess that Aion will be the new big MMO after all.

ive heard that Aion is pretty generic and even more of a grind fest than wow.

but i guess with all the gold farmers gone the in-game economy would improve.

I've heard there are hippies frozen at the South Pole.

Well, we both've heard wrong.

Playing 5 hours a day, pre-updated (on Chinese servers), it would take one 2 months to get to level 50.

But since EU/US/Korea will have version 1.5, quests will give almost twice as much exp as they do now. This will basically halve the time it takes for a casual gamer to get to max level.

PvE might be generic, but people enjoy Aion because of PvP and PvPvE, where you have to watch out for both enemy factions... you never know, what will happen.

Elyos fighting against Balaur, then Asmodians dropping from above, defeating the enemies?

Asmodians and Elyos allying to defeat the Balaur, then one of the sides betrays the other?

Balaur deciding to help one of the sides? Remember, they are AI, so you can't really set this up.

So yeah, if you are JUST for PvE... Go to WoW and enjoy your grindfest.

 

[Minimike3636]

Yes, you are paying for exclusive content - more content that no other game has. You're paying for a continuously evolving game, you're paying for live customer support, you're paying because MMOGs are notoriously expensive to run. And I have to disagree that there's no variety I remember reading that two years ago, before Burning Crusade, that Blizzard's maintenance costs - server upgrades and repairs, bandwidth, etc. - were upwards of $200 million dollars. That's more than entire game budgets, and that was half the population of the game now.

Okay, this Fanboy vs. Fanboy argument will never end. I don't doubt that WoW is a good game. All I'm saying is that WoW turns you into a addicted game junkie. Then again, Xbox drags you into the world's largest growing population of fanboys.

Let me go calculate the price of all of the games I have purchased for Xbox, and let's get back to each other in about 8 years (because by that time you will have definitely spent more on WoW than I have on videogames )

 

[Minimike3636]

Forgive my atrocious memory. In which other thread have we crossed paths and posts?

That would be "Pissed Off?"
(Sorry to the other Escapists for being off-topic)

 

[PrinceMarth]

Okay, this Fanboy vs. Fanboy argument will never end. I don't doubt that WoW is a good game. All I'm saying is that WoW turns you into a addicted game junkie. Then again, Xbox drags you into the world's largest growing population of fanboys.

Let me go calculate the price of all of the games I have purchased for Xbox, and let's get back to each other in about 8 years (because by that time you will have definitely spent more on WoW than I have on videogames )

Excuse me? WoW is a game. You cannot blame wow for what people do. That's like blaming the columbine shooting on doom. Games do not make people do anything or become anything. Only be Yahtzee has an opinion does not mean you suddenly share the same one, nor is he always right.

 

[Nox13last]

Forgive my atrocious memory. In which other thread have we crossed paths and posts?

That would be "Pissed Off?"
(Sorry to the other Escapists for being off-topic)

Ah. Indeed!

Stop following me! *flees to "Pissed Off?"*

 

[John Funk]

Yes, you are paying for exclusive content - more content that no other game has. You're paying for a continuously evolving game, you're paying for live customer support, you're paying because MMOGs are notoriously expensive to run. And I have to disagree that there's no variety I remember reading that two years ago, before Burning Crusade, that Blizzard's maintenance costs - server upgrades and repairs, bandwidth, etc. - were upwards of $200 million dollars. That's more than entire game budgets, and that was half the population of the game now.

Okay, this Fanboy vs. Fanboy argument will never end. I don't doubt that WoW is a good game. All I'm saying is that WoW turns you into a addicted game junkie. Then again, Xbox drags you into the world's largest growing population of fanboys.

Let me go calculate the price of all of the games I have purchased for Xbox, and let's get back to each other in about 8 years (because by that time you will have definitely spent more on WoW than I have on videogames )

If you buy more than three games a year, I still come out ahead

And it's not just WoW. I like MMOGs in general, and I don't understand this vehement mindset against monthly fees for continually updated content.

 

[Minimike3636]

Excuse me? WoW is a game. You cannot blame wow for what people do. That's like blaming the columbine shooting on doom. Games do not make people do anything or become anything. Only be Yahtzee has an opinion does not mean you suddenly share the same one, nor is he always right.

I did not, in any way, take my ideas on WoW from Yahtzee. Okay, yes, it is the user's fault for becoming so obsessed with one game. I did not mean to blame the game, but I still refuse to partake in its insanity. Maybe it's just TOO good, in which case I do blame it

 

[Minimike3636]

And it's not just WoW. I like MMOGs in general, and I don't understand this vehement mindset against monthly fees for continually updated content.

In a way, WoW is making you pay a monthly fee because its like using/paying for a newer version of the game. Alright, alright, I'll give you that. I'm still not buying it though ^_^ My computer is crap anyway. I only move at like 3 fps in Guild Wars for God's sake.

 

[PrinceMarth]

Not trying to convert you. I actually direct my friends away from wow when they ask me about it. Just trying to bring reason to the hate.

 

[Da_Schwartz]

Apparently from what i more or less understand china passed a law stating that the trading of real money for virtual money is illegal. And these massive gold farming companies (apparently a billion dollar a year empire..80%+ of theses companies reside in china) are what have actually been shut down. I don't recall hearing anything of servers going out or blizzard losing half of their accounts. I mean I'm sure there would be numerous Blizzard lawyers involved v.s the chinese gov't before they fold up and just one day "hit the switch". If i had to guess wherever that link used to go the original poster was ill informed.

 

[Seydaman]

This is truly a great day.

Perhaps the greatest day of this year.
Time to throw a celebratory party me thinks.

 

[Cortheya]

-snip-
Also, buff shadowpriests.

NO don't buff them!! One that was full arena gear ALMOST killed my half blue and half epic tanking death knight after I had been not paying attention for half the fight
nah nerf death knights and the whole game will be balanced

This is truly a great day.

Perhaps the greatest day of this year.
Time to throw a celebratory party me thinks.

less wowbashing please. They haven't hurt you