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chaintmchaintm Member UncommonPosts: 953
in World of Warcraft

A few friends at college got me to "go try warcraft again" as I left sometime ago, however in the last few weeks it's been nothing but a login , downserver, nightmare. As I left at the start and now come back, nothing seems to change. People really deal with this constant downtime? it just amazes me that people are ok with this just to play this game. In no shock or lost to most, I cancelled soon after, I just don't get how service like this is being accepted.. then again, it's warcrap and I guess that says it all.

Am I venting? yeah a bit, but then again  I am curious if any felt and done the same thing I have, I hear "millions play!" but I don't see it.

"The monster created isn't by the company that makes the game, it's by the fans that make it something it never was"

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  • MaeEyeMaeEye Member UncommonPosts: 1,108

    They say millions subscribers...that means people like me and you...that quit.  Game is way to bland for my taste and the community just ruins the experience for me.  I just cancelled my account for the 3rd time now. 


    /played-mmorpgs

    Total time played: 9125 Days, 21 Hours, 29 Minutes, 27 Seconds
    Time played this level: 39 Days, 1 Hour, 24 Minutes, 5 Seconds

  • AseenusAseenus Member UncommonPosts: 1,844

    WoW is a good game, it just needs a few fixes and it will be a great game...

    - improve world PvP
    - fix servers so barely any lag and those log in issues
    - bgs queues suck.. they should mix servers so that u get into battlegrounds easier
    - fix the community.. somehow..

  • Shade_3Shade_3 Member Posts: 2
    i've tried Wow but it jsut doesn't seem to hook me like other games...oh well i guess its different for other ppl oO
  • ajaxxajaxx Member Posts: 476
    unable to connect...

    Don't worry I'm sure they'll have all the server problems fixed when the expansion comes out


  • diaboyosdiaboyos Member Posts: 209

    Originally posted by MaeEye
    They say millions subscribers...that means people like me and you...that quit. 
    I've read that in several different places as well.  To calculate their subscribers WoW includes all inactive accounts, and since their inactive accounts currently are not being deleted after a set amount of time, the total subscribers that WoW is claiming are all accounts ever created since the game launched.  The actual number I would guess is around 50%-75% of what they claim.

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    as you are now so once was I.
    And as I am so must you be,
    prepare yourself to follow me.

  • ajaxxajaxx Member Posts: 476
    WORLD OF WARCRAFT® REACHES MORE THAN

    ONE MILLION CUSTOMERS IN EUROPE


    Total worldwide population for Blizzard Entertainment®'s massively

    multiplayer online game now more than 5.5 million customers







    Irvine, California - 19 January, 2006 - Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.'s World of Warcraft®, the world's
    leading subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game, has surpassed the one million customer
    milestone in Europe, more than quadrupling the previously estimated size of the entire European MMORPG market
    since its launch in February 2005. In addition, World of Warcraft topped the sales charts* for full-price PC
    games in Europe last year. Worldwide, the game has a growing audience of more than 5.5 million customers.


    "It is extremely rewarding to see so many European players enjoying
    World of Warcraft," said Mike Morhaime, president and cofounder of
    Blizzard Entertainment®. "The players have supported our belief in the
    European MMORPG market, and we thank them for helping us make World of
    Warcraft one of the most popular games in the world."

    Available in English, French, and German in
    Europe, World of Warcraft is operated by Blizzard's local European
    office. Established in late 2003 and already comprising more than 400
    employees and 22 different nationalities, Blizzard Europe - the
    second-largest Blizzard office in the world - has expanded rapidly to
    keep pace with the growth of World of Warcraft in Europe.

    World of Warcraft has steadily grown in
    popularity around the world since its initial launch in North America,
    Australia, and New Zealand last November. Following successful launches
    in Korea, Europe, China and Singapore, World of Warcraft launched in
    the regions of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.

    For more information on World of Warcraft, please visit the game's official website at
    www.wow-europe.com.




    World of Warcraft's Customer Definition

    World of Warcraft customers include individuals who have paid a
    subscription fee or purchased a prepaid card to play World of Warcraft,
    as well as those who have purchased the installation box bundled with
    one free month access. Internet Game Room players that have accessed
    the game over the last seven days are also counted as customers. The
    above definition excludes all players under free promotional
    subscriptions, expired or cancelled subscriptions, and expired pre-paid
    cards. Customers in licensees' territories are defined along the same
    rules.



    * Based on numbers from Media Control & GFK panels across Europe as well as internal studies and account data.



    About Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.

    Best known for blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft® and the Warcraft®,
    StarCraft®, and Diablo® series,
    Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Vivendi Games, is a premier
    developer and publisher of entertainment
    software renowned for creating many of the industry's most critically acclaimed games. Blizzard's track record includes
    nine #1-selling games and multiple Game of the Year awards. The company's free Internet gaming service, Battle.net®,
    reigns as the largest in the world, with millions of active users.

     

      They aren't counting inactive accounts.



  • diaboyosdiaboyos Member Posts: 209
    I don't know how they hold on to so many with an end-game as bad as theirs is...

    ====================
    Remember man that passes by,
    as you are now so once was I.
    And as I am so must you be,
    prepare yourself to follow me.

  • Fenrir767Fenrir767 Member Posts: 595
    Most of the players are MMORPG noobs so its pretty easy for them not to get dissapointed in the game. I for one am not all that impressed in end game. If they made it so that a small guild could at least attempt to compete in pvp and not need to raid MC/BWL for gear I would be happy. The problem with wow is to much of the game depends on raiding they need to give the casuals a way out and if the raiders want cool uber PvE raid gear let them have it. I want kick ass pvp gear and pvp options I like WoW pvp just sucks being outgeared and if your not in an end game guild good like getting in one especially if your a certain class like a rogue.

  • AntipathyAntipathy Member UncommonPosts: 1,362
    I presume you must have been very unlucky with your server choice.

    I can't remember having any login problems with my server (EU Bronzebeard) over the last few months. Even when I have had problems, they were normally only on nights when game updates went live.

    I also don't seem to ever experience queueing - despite my server showing up as being "Full" on the server list.


  • JoekabukeJoekabuke Member Posts: 191
    My two accounts have been closed for three months. I might try again when they allow server transfers. They now "claim' it will start this summer, until then, I've been playing Diablo 2 and having a lot more fun, and it's free.

  • ajaxxajaxx Member Posts: 476

    Originally posted by Antipathy
    I presume you must have been very unlucky with your server choice.

    I can't remember having any login problems with my server (EU Bronzebeard) over the last few months. Even when I have had problems, they were normally only on nights when game updates went live.

    I also don't seem to ever experience queueing - despite my server showing up as being "Full" on the server list.



      
    My server was stable as a rock for the first year, than I took a break and after Christmas it's been a crapshoot ever since.

      I loaded up d2 the other day also
  • KushliusKushlius Member Posts: 3
    i have never been disconnected. it is a little bit laggy sometimes but its ok.

  • CBOYBEBOPCBOYBEBOP Member Posts: 15
    if anbody wants give me there account i'll be glad to accept it.

  • britocabritoca Member Posts: 1,484

    Originally posted by chaintm

    A few friends at college got me to "go try warcraft again" as I left sometime ago, however in the last few weeks it's been nothing but a login , downserver, nightmare. As I left at the start and now come back, nothing seems to change. People really deal with this constant downtime? it just amazes me that people are ok with this just to play this game. In no shock or lost to most, I cancelled soon after, I just don't get how service like this is being accepted.. then again, it's warcrap and I guess that says it all.
    Am I venting? yeah a bit, but then again  I am curious if any felt and done the same thing I have, I hear "millions play!" but I don't see it.

    I haven't had any major problems since January or so.  Sometimes it's a bit laggy during peak hours. Yesterday was the first nigth in many months that I saw Windrunner down for maintenance, other than that, I can't say I have problems connecting to wow.  Very reliable for the most part in my experience.

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