The End Of World of Warcraft
If the title caused your heart to miss a beat then you may want to read more of this short commentary and find out exactly where it is heading.
No we are not reporting on the end of the game or even a possible date for the end of the online experience. We are asking that if your heart stopped for a moment when you read the title you may need a few minutes to think and comment on life without World of Warcraft.
With 9 million subscribers playing online there is one inevitable fact for them all. Not death or taxes this time, but life after the game is no longer available. If you are one of those people who spends twenty or more hours a week hacking and slashing your way through endless monsters you need to think of the inevitable fact that it will not last forever.
What have you given up in order to spend so much time online? What have you gained by being in front of the computer for so long? What will you use to fill the void when the game is no longer there?
The game is already dated, the graphics starting to look old and each new patch brings easier content removing some of the challenges. The next patch, 2.3 is going to make it easier to complete the lower levels, is this a good thing for you or are you annoyed, after all you had to put in all those hours to receive your level 40 mount.
It’s not just us questioning. other commentators are thinking along the same lines. Do you really want the less dedicated masses to catch you up without doing the work you had to?
Blizzard has a simple money making formula 9,000,000 x $16pm = $144 million plus of course the fact you have to buy the software. We cannot begrudge them the profit and you can see how tempting it must be to grab new subscribers with promises of easier leveling.
Anyway leave us a comment on what you think. We have set the ball rolling.
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