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.

Posted: Oct 15, 2014 11:53 am
Related Forum: PC Gaming Forum

Source: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/478856/world-of-warcraft-subscribers-rise-ahead-of-expansion-release/

Comments

LatencyPosted: Wed. Oct 15, 2014

Gulp i think that people will get bored very quick

I already got bored almost a month after the release of MoP

LatencyPosted: Wed. Oct 15, 2014

I still don't think World of Warcraft is worth it. I think the expansion is going to die fast so I quit.

YhormPosted: Wed. Oct 15, 2014

Told you guys that it will increase in number when it gets close to the new xpac.

Also, got my Mistwalker title. Woot.

MissPosted: Wed. Oct 15, 2014

No doubt that pack made more people played it. They were probably getting bored of the same thing and needed something new to bring em back. I know I'm like that with some games.