World of Warcraft subscribers rise ahead of expansion release

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Blizzard has announced that World of Warcraft subscribers totalled over 7.4 million as of September 30, up from 6.8 million at the end of June.

Subscriber growth for the nearly decade-old MMORPG can likely be attributed to interest in the game's fifth expansion pack, November's Warlords of Draenor, and this week's release of The Iron Tide patch, which introduces many of the upcoming game-altering feature updates.

Iron Tide key features

Iron Horde Incursion World Event: players looking to upset the Iron Horde invasion can journey to the Blasted Lands to face down the onslaught and venture into the revamped five-player version of the Upper Blackrock Spire dungeon
New Character Models: several of the game's original races are new and improved, with increased resolution as well as updated animations and facial expressions
Interface Improvements: questing is now easier than ever with an updated quest log and inventory changes, including a Toy Box for the fun items players acquire through their adventures
Character and Class Changes: myriad character- and class-specific updates are now live, making this a great time for players to refamiliarize themselves with their characters ahead of the expansion's launch


Set for release on November 13, Warlords of Draenor will explore the franchise's history across the new continent of Draenor, formerly presented as the shattered Outland. It will also increase World of Warcraft's level cap to 100 and offer players the option to immediately boost one new or existing character to level 90.

The pack will introduce new zones, dungeons, and PvP areas, including the perpetual battlefield of Ashran, where players can loot half of their fallen foes' PvP currency.

In a bid to strengthen the game's subscriber count and "make the transition to Warlords of Draenor as seamless as possible for current and returning players", Activision has made the title's first four expansions available to all existing World of Warcraft accounts.

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Teddy_PickerPosted:

I can't believe over 7 millions people still play this. I may have to try it one day

VanDykeBrownPosted:

DeluxeHazard I have heard so much about World of Warcraft but I have never tried it once. With that many people playing it, the game must be worth a shot.


Don't judge it by the first 10 minutes of gameplay. The first hour or so is really boring. Like. RREEEAAAAALLLLY boring. Make sure you think about what race and class to be, as you'll have it until you create another character.

LarphPosted:

CokaCola I really don't like this game as it lags so much and that you have to pay every month, I rather stick with runescape haha.


Thats because you picked a server your computer / internet connection cant handle lol.

WoW is awesome, haters gonna hate.

LatencyPosted:

Forest Didn't get into the beta for this expansion, so it will be a fun time once the new expansion hits.
Been playing for eight years now, and this is the first expansion I'm looking forward to again.


Me either so don't feel alone.

DeluxeHazardPosted:

I have heard so much about World of Warcraft but I have never tried it once. With that many people playing it, the game must be worth a shot.

MusketPosted:

Never played it. But it seems pretty fun might give it a shot.

MajPosted:

Never played this game, never will.

Looks awful AND You have to pay monthly ?!? Screw that

ForestPosted:

Didn't get into the beta for this expansion, so it will be a fun time once the new expansion hits.
Been playing for eight years now, and this is the first expansion I'm looking forward to again.

AchePosted:

I don't understand how people can play this game.

I've tried it for a month and hated it... plus you have to pay monthly.

That's just messed up in my opinion.

21Posted:

That's quite impressive. I've never played this but always wanted to give it a go, I just never get round to it.