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miko2Well okay, according to Wikipedia "On March 7, 2007, Blizzard announced that the subscriber base for World of Warcraft had reached a new milestone, with 8.5 million players worldwide; there are more than 2 million players in North America, 1.5 million players in Europe, and 3.5 million players in China." So desperate isn't the right word. Perhaps the right phrase is, "We've got so much money we don't know how to use it!"
Friday they sent me a copy of their new release "The Burning Crusade" with a 10-day trial. I find it interesting that they're mailing copies of their newest release to me free, just to try and get me to play again. Although probably I'd still have to pay a fee to "buy" the expansion if I wanted to keep using it. But still, that's a pretty clear illustration of the fact that online games make their money from the subscription fees more than from the sale of the initial game. Unless you're doing a game with absolutely no subscription fee, such as Guild Wars.
I want to get a non-online game for my new laptop. I don't know why, I just think that I have a cool laptop that can handle 3D games, and if I'm stuck somewhere without internet access I'd like to have a game that I can play. Not necessarily a new or state-of-the-art game, just something I'd enjoy. I havent' decided what that is, yet.
Friday they sent me a copy of their new release "The Burning Crusade" with a 10-day trial. I find it interesting that they're mailing copies of their newest release to me free, just to try and get me to play again. Although probably I'd still have to pay a fee to "buy" the expansion if I wanted to keep using it. But still, that's a pretty clear illustration of the fact that online games make their money from the subscription fees more than from the sale of the initial game. Unless you're doing a game with absolutely no subscription fee, such as Guild Wars.
I want to get a non-online game for my new laptop. I don't know why, I just think that I have a cool laptop that can handle 3D games, and if I'm stuck somewhere without internet access I'd like to have a game that I can play. Not necessarily a new or state-of-the-art game, just something I'd enjoy. I havent' decided what that is, yet.
