Malfucius Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I found it interesting in case anybody cares (you dont). In Article on yahoo.com by Blizzard, has blizzard admitting that even though they been steadily losing customers over the years they credit SWTOR with taking away a large chunk of there player base faster than expected. They also admit to playing SWTOR themselves, though mainly there playing of SWTOR they said, is for them to do research on how to better improve WoW. True story.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melacon Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I found it interesting in case anybody cares (you dont). In Article on yahoo.com by Blizzard, has blizzard admitting that even though they been steadily losing customers over the years they credit SWTOR with taking away a large chunk of there player base faster than expected. They also admit to playing SWTOR themselves, though mainly there playing of SWTOR they said, is for them to do research on how to better improve WoW. True story.... Happens with every new mmo that comes out They will all return when pandas come out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ch_Zero Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 interesting Sources? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohacs Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 who wrote the article, Barney Stinson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mashy Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Happens with every new mmo that comes out They will all return when pandas come out Couldn't care less myself as I only play a game if it's fun... WoW isn't fun anymore and this game definitely is. No amount of Pandas is going to change that, in fact it actually sealed it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orizuru Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 interesting Sources? I believe this would be the news story he read. http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2012/03/20/world-of-warcraft-admits-subscribers-are-leaving-for-the-old-republic/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittyPrawn Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 It's clear that they are borrowing stuff from other games... all MMOs do it, because they want people to have everything they might enjoy in one place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ch_Zero Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I believe this would be the news story he read. http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2012/03/20/world-of-warcraft-admits-subscribers-are-leaving-for-the-old-republic/ Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malkosha Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 WoW is a great game. Played for years and loved it. The problem is that I played for years and loved it. WoW was then and SWTOR is now. Its not rocket science its just time to move on. Oh .... Sith > Pandas. Just saying ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulmius Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Oh .... Sith > Pandas. Just saying ..... I don't know, the panda on "Kung Fu Panda" was pretty darned awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meldwyn Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Shopping the competition is a must for any successful business. BW certainly shopped WoW, at least I hope they did. On second thought, maybe they didn't, cause they left out a whole bunch of things that are pretty standard there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinrain Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I don't know, the panda on "Kung Fu Panda" was pretty darned awesome. Actually the panda wasn't awesome. Jack Black's dialogue was. OMG, VOICEOVERS WIN!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xorcist Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 WoW will become a game for children mainly. TOR is more so for the mature, and better quality, while still remaining family friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferroz Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Oh .... Sith > Pandas. Just saying .....Nah, sith are pretty lame compared to pandas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meldwyn Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Actually the panda wasn't awesome. Jack Black's dialogue was. OMG, VOICEOVERS WIN!!!! Without the illustrations, you only have half of what makes the Panda so good. Facial expressions and body language made the character great, some of which had no VO at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSchmo Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 who wrote the article, Barney Stinson? Can't tell you, he took a broath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaiahsdad Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Actually about 5 of my friends already renewed their wow subscriptions! Swtor is too dang linear. This game puts you on a railroad track. So it will fade when people do all the quests Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branclor Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Happens with every new mmo that comes out They will all return when pandas come out Creating an expansion based on an april fool's joke.. Doubt wow will get that many new players to come back or new players at all. Maybe for just the first month or two but not more than that. And the majority of the hardcore players in wow weren't exactly super happy about it either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rouge Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 This is the fourth thread about this, but better these than the "sky is falling, server mergers now and by the way, I'm so leaving SWTOR for GW2 when it comes out" -threads that populate these forums. There's lot of articles about this around, like: Blizzard Admits The Old Republic Stung World of Warcraft http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/116425-Blizzard-Admits-The-Old-Republic-Stung-World-of-Warcraft Blizzard producer attributes drop in WoW subscriptions to Star Wars: The Old Republic http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2012/03/blizzard-producer-attributes-drop-in-wow-subscriptions-to-star-wars-the-old-republic.ars?clicked=related_right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kourage Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 SWTOR team played WoW. True Story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rouge Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Actually about 5 of my friends already renewed their wow subscriptions! Swtor is too dang linear. This game puts you on a railroad track. So it will fade when people do all the quests Feb2012, check. Hutt avatar, check. From under which water spanning construction did you come among us? All MMOs, except the most sandbox-type ones, are linear. WoW included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asbalana Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I believe this would be the news story he read. http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2012/03/20/world-of-warcraft-admits-subscribers-are-leaving-for-the-old-republic/ I don't think so. The linked article does not discuss a number of items in the original post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reevax Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Feb2012, check. Hutt avatar, check. From under which water spanning construction did you come among us? All MMOs, except the most sandbox-type ones, are linear. WoW included. How many billions did WoW make? Such a failure!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptZeal Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Happens with every new mmo that comes out They will all return when pandas come out I won't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rouge Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I don't think so. The linked article does not discuss a number of items in the original post. Blizzard acknowledges Star Wars: The Old Republic's impact on WOW http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-03-19-blizzard-acknowledges-star-wars-the-old-republics-impact-on-wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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