Warlords of Draenor – MMO Fallout

Post-Expansion WoW Drops 3 Million Subscribers

For those of you who follow MMOs to a T, this news will not be that surprising. World of Warcraft is now seven months out of the launch of Warlords of Draenor and hitting a peak of ten million players, and the numbers are beginning to fall. Activision Blizzard announced in its first quarter filings that subscription figures dropped from 10 million to 7.1 million, bringing the number down to just above its trough before the launch of the Draenor expansion.

(Source: Activision Blizzard Q1 reports)

Blizzard Announces Warlords of Draenor Launch Date Announcement Date

You are too kind, Blizzard. World of Warcraft’s next expansion Warlords of Draenor is ready to bust through your door and kick your productivity to the curb. In an announcement put out, Blizzard has revealed that on August 15th we will…find out when Warlord of Draenor will be released. Yes, the hype train goes so deep that we now have announcements to tell us when something will be announced.

Next up on MMO Fallout: Trion Worlds announces upcoming press event to discuss the details of a viral marketing campaign that will hint towards when we can expect a full announcement on the release date of ArcheAge. Maybe.

Free To Play Is Not Coming To World of Warcraft

With Blizzard’s latest quarterly report showing another drop in subscribers for World of Warcraft, the internet is once again asking the age old question: Will the game go free to play? If you have to ask, the answer is no. Blizzard’s Production Director J Allen Brack stated to Eurogamer:

“We would have to rework the game pretty significantly in order to make it free-to-play. It’s not something we’re currently considering.”

That sounds familiar for some reason. Blizzard opened its convention with the announcement of the next expansion pack, Warlords of Draenor, where players will travel back in time to the Warcraft RTS era.

(Source: Eurogamer)