I don't care as long as GW2 is the great game we expect it to be. Who cares if millions of people are still on the gear-hamster-wheel. It's their loss, let them deal with it. I'll just play a game that's actually fun to play.
Nope WoW won't be killed. As someone else already said earlier, a lot of WoW players don't even know GW2 exists. They just live their lives in ignorant bliss loving the only mmo they are aware of. I know several people at work like this who one day saw a tv commercial with Mr. T or Chuck Norris and the rest is history.
EDIT: 2nd Question. Will GW2 force blizzards hand to make changes to their sub model?
I'm mixed on this part. I think WoW would need to take a 50% hit to NA / EU subscribers to really force their hand. Even if they drop to 2 million (NA / EU) at $15 per month, that's still one seriously large pile of money. As it is, they have box + subs + expansions + cash shop + account services.
The cash cow keeps on mooing, and as long as it does, I don't see them moving away from it.
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I feel bad for the empty, souless person who would cheer for the end of 9.1 million people's fun just so their game can "win" some sort of make-believe competition.
Why is it so difficult to just let everyone enjoy their game and leave them alone?
GW2 doesn't need to kill WoW. I predict it will be a great game and please many players. If anything it will probably just do WoW and Blizzard a few favors, such as ideas they can "borrow" for themselves if anything. That's what Blizzard does as we all know.
EDIT: 2nd Question. Will GW2 force blizzards hand to make changes to their sub model?
lol , if it were that simple nobody would be playing WoW atm , so no GW2 won't be killing WoW. Seriously a fantasy MMO vs another fantasy MMO such as WoW is a sure loss. Planet Side 2 might be able to dent WoW , but a fantasy MMO hurting WoW? Not anytime soon , maybe ArcheAge , but that's most likely for 2013.
Pretty sure we'll know within 6 months, but I doubt it.
More interestingly, Diablo 3's relative failure might cause Blizzard to not pursue a RMAH strategy in WoW, which, imho, they were inching towards bit by bit. Then again, they might still do it in the long run.
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Answer: No. At most, GW2 will be another MMO in a market already full of many MMOs.
No, no and yes.
GW2 will have to do alot better to take it down, it will affect all other mmos though.
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Nope WoW won't be killed. As someone else already said earlier, a lot of WoW players don't even know GW2 exists. They just live their lives in ignorant bliss loving the only mmo they are aware of. I know several people at work like this who one day saw a tv commercial with Mr. T or Chuck Norris and the rest is history.
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I'm mixed on this part. I think WoW would need to take a 50% hit to NA / EU subscribers to really force their hand. Even if they drop to 2 million (NA / EU) at $15 per month, that's still one seriously large pile of money. As it is, they have box + subs + expansions + cash shop + account services.
The cash cow keeps on mooing, and as long as it does, I don't see them moving away from it.
1. Nope and for the 2nd question Nope and you can quote me on that
I don't think we will see a change in the WoW sub model until Blizzard releases their next mmorpg title.
WoW is a creature that cannot be killed by other game anymore.
The only way is suicide by bad internal decisions.
I feel bad for the empty, souless person who would cheer for the end of 9.1 million people's fun just so their game can "win" some sort of make-believe competition.
Why is it so difficult to just let everyone enjoy their game and leave them alone?
Sad sad sad...
Agreed! Funny, but I don't think even Titan will kill WoW.
No it won't kill WoW.
GW2 doesn't need to kill WoW. I predict it will be a great game and please many players. If anything it will probably just do WoW and Blizzard a few favors, such as ideas they can "borrow" for themselves if anything. That's what Blizzard does as we all know.
lol , if it were that simple nobody would be playing WoW atm , so no GW2 won't be killing WoW. Seriously a fantasy MMO vs another fantasy MMO such as WoW is a sure loss. Planet Side 2 might be able to dent WoW , but a fantasy MMO hurting WoW? Not anytime soon , maybe ArcheAge , but that's most likely for 2013.
GW2 kill WoW? Hahah too funny. Not a chance.