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Calling it now: Legion will be the last WoW expansion
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I don't see that working though. The problem is there are only so many card games, fps, and MOBAs they can churn out for cheep and get a big return on. If they make a second or third MOBA or card game they're likely only cannibalizing their own customers. Unless they have a vision for a couple new genres that they can create with cheap games... but seriously Blizzard hasn't shown the ability to create that kind of visionary work since the 90s.
I suppose they could go all in for mobile games. Sure the profits are amazing because the costs are so low but it's not like that market isn't saturated with games form companies with far more experience in mobile.
OMG you are calling it? Wow, how special.
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Legion = Letdown
If it is, I do hope they go out with a bang.
Honestly, lore-wise, this should have been the expansion after WotLK. Or at least after Cataclysm. It's sort of been filler for the rest.
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Pretty much.
The denizens of this site are nothing, if not predictably, and fortunately often amusingly, divorced from any remote semblance of reality.
"going into arguments with idiots is a lost cause, it requires you to stoop down to their level and you can't win"
As long as they can make a profit it will keep running and get updates / expansions, granted the Xpacs may reduce in size in the coming future if the subs continue to reduce.
It will become another EQ1 / runescape, run with bare min funding and support but it will be around for awhile yet me thinks.
It won't end on this expansion. The warcraft universe is so much bigger. But if we really kill Sargeras in this one then yeah we could probably say that's the end. But we won't . So many more expansions are on the way. The end will be when we meet the titans and defeat Sargeras , until that stop this nonsense about last expansion.
Peace!
I know you want WoW to last a 100 years, but for all that matter they stop production in 2y and just release small content to buy in the Store. Or it might just last another 10y with 500 expansion down the line.
You don't know that as much as OP does if it is the last xpac unless you are a Blizzard Exec.
"going into arguments with idiots is a lost cause, it requires you to stoop down to their level and you can't win"
Hmm they have 5 Mil subs still, still more than any other game ever and still making a profit. I dare you to stand up in front of their share holders and say we are making big profits but we think it's time to stop making our product and shut it down.
They would lynch you on the spot lol
That's not how I took it at all. I didn't really take his OP to really even be an attack on WoW or anyone that likes it.
I know it happens so often that it's almost a reflex at this point to assume that a WoW topic on this forum is going to be of the "I hate a popular game so that makes me cool and unique like everyone else" variety...
But I didn't see any of that here.
Sure... the "most of you guys don't get it" stuff is pretty snarky.
I don't always agree with Badspock... if I were to guess, I'd say maybe 60-40...? But I don't recall him having an opinion that seems purely malicious. I mean, even here in this OP he's not labeling WoW as some failure. Every MMO(or software in general), even the best ones, have a sunset, and he thinks he sees WoW's coming.
I can think of alot of things I'd rather be on record for being right about, but I don't see any malice in his OP.
Unless Blizzard is grossly exaggerating their account numbers,there is no way in hell they stop here,way too much money and money is the ONLY reason these businesses are here.
If anything Blizzard is likely eyeing up a time when they get back all those 16+ million and run a f2p cash shop operation.
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This, right here.
Wishful thinking is running rampant in this thread. Looking forward to it being thrown in your face when proven wrong.
I recall the same Bravado and boasting predictions from the Prophet Badspock , during the SWToR CB , then OB leadin up to launch and into early launch .. Then you disapeared .. SWToR would be the bestest MMO ever , all other MMos being crushed under the driving treads of R2D2, with you light sabre held high you were set to conquer all the MMO world... then the batteries went dead .....................
With what, 2 new zones every 1.5 years?