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WoW Only Has Measly Subscriber Base of 9.6 Million

World of Warcaft subscriber base has dwindled down to 9.6m.
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Today in video game personification news, World of Warcraft was found Death in its home, wearing nothing but a panda costume. Neighboring MMO Tera could not be reached for comments. The cause of death has been determined as a loss of subscribers. Although foul play is a possibility, no WoW killer has been announced.

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In all seriousness, the total subscribers for Warcraft has gone down from the “over 10 million” at MoP’s launch to 9.6 million. Although the jump might seem a bit big, this is par for the course after expansion releases.

To deter subscribers from leaving and to lure back those who have unsubscribed, Blizzard has been releasing patches at a much faster rate. VG247 states that Blizzard’s next update will come out in the next few weeks.

It was always funny to me when I’d see journalists make a fuss over the drop off after an expansion comes out. It’s been this way since Burning Crusade. Sometimes the drop offs are more steep, but WoW is still the #1 subscription based MMO.


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