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Blizzard Tempts Inactive Players Back to World of Warcraft With a Free Weekend | MMORPG.com

SystemSystem Member UncommonPosts: 12,599
edited November 2022 in News & Features Discussion

imageBlizzard Tempts Inactive Players Back to World of Warcraft With a Free Weekend | MMORPG.com

Inactive World of Warcraft accounts are eligible to play through the full game, including all expansions, today through Sunday, ahead of Dragonflight's launch.

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  • sabrefoxxsabrefoxx Member UncommonPosts: 246
    Is WoW even still worth playing after all these years? I feel like Blizzard is paying MMORPG to prominently display WoW in the popular games list and elsewhere so its hard to tell how active and relevant it still is compared to newer titles.
    IceAge
  • MyrdynnMyrdynn Member RarePosts: 2,483

    sabrefoxx said:

    Is WoW even still worth playing after all these years? I feel like Blizzard is paying MMORPG to prominently display WoW in the popular games list and elsewhere so its hard to tell how active and relevant it still is compared to newer titles.



    its probably still the no 1 most played MMO, and no I don't play, but this offer intrigued me
    IceAge
  • foxgirlfoxgirl Member RarePosts: 485
    "Come back for a while and play our worst expansion ever! You thought Warlords of Draenor was bad? Wait until you get a load of Shadowlands!!"
    McSleazdragonlee66Diabhual
  • TheocritusTheocritus Member LegendaryPosts: 10,014
    By the time I got it downloaded, the weekend would be over......
    McSleaz
  • MensurMensur Member EpicPosts: 1,531
    edited November 2022
    Myrdynn said:

    sabrefoxx said:

    Is WoW even still worth playing after all these years? I feel like Blizzard is paying MMORPG to prominently display WoW in the popular games list and elsewhere so its hard to tell how active and relevant it still is compared to newer titles.



    its probably still the no 1 most played MMO, and no I don't play, but this offer intrigued me



    Mensur Response (Commet is bugged)
    No its not. FFXI, ESO and others have far more players. WoW has been away from top 1 spot fo a few years now mate.
    Hariken

    mmorpg junkie since 1999



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  • nfacatriusnfacatrius Member UncommonPosts: 100
    edited November 2022
    They only do that due to ffxiv doing the same (before them) and to try to sell more DF addons Pretty desperate attempt.
  • MahloMahlo Member UncommonPosts: 814
    I tried logging into my WoW account recently only to find it had been banned. I assume it was hacked or something.
  • koldmiserkoldmiser Member RarePosts: 353
    I logged in. Looked around. Logged out.
    enesisxlr8McSleazdragonlee66TheocritusHarikenDiabhualMensur
  • MyrdynnMyrdynn Member RarePosts: 2,483
    edited November 2022

    Mensur said:


    Myrdynn said:



    sabrefoxx said:


    Is WoW even still worth playing after all these years? I feel like Blizzard is paying MMORPG to prominently display WoW in the popular games list and elsewhere so its hard to tell how active and relevant it still is compared to newer titles.






    its probably still the no 1 most played MMO, and no I don't play, but this offer intrigued me



    Mensur Response (Commet is bugged)




    No its not. FFXI, ESO and others have far more players. WoW has been away from top 1 spot fo a few years now mate.




    https://mmo-population.com/

    shrug, I was just going by facts my man
    MensurMargrave
  • AngrakhanAngrakhan Member EpicPosts: 1,841
    I might poke around just to try the new class, but I'm not getting suckered back into this game. Here's how it always goes for me and WoW.

    1. Start the new xpac full of hope and expectation
    2. Enjoy the story line content up to the new max level
    3. Start running the normal dungeons
    4. Get geared up enough to start doing the heroic dungeons
    5. Realize I managed to yet again pick the absolute worst class for my role according to the current meta (it's a talent of mine)
    6. Reroll for the current meta and get back to step 4.
    7. Realize I really don't have the time or desire to work on heroics or raiding.
    8. Quit

    It's just easier to fast forward to step 8.
    koldmiserMyrdynnenesisxlr8McSleazTheocritusCalavry
  • foppoteefoppotee Member RarePosts: 537
    Very tempting but it's been so long since I played WoW I would be completely lost lol.
    Hariken
  • NeoyoshiNeoyoshi Member RarePosts: 1,489
    edited November 2022
    Meanwhile,

    https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/freelogincampaign/ image
    foxgirl


    Fishing on Gilgamesh since 2013
    Fishing on Bronzebeard since 2005
    Fishing in RL since 1992
    Born with a fishing rod in my hand in 1979
  • NeoyoshiNeoyoshi Member RarePosts: 1,489

    Myrdynn said:



    Mensur said:




    Myrdynn said:





    sabrefoxx said:



    Is WoW even still worth playing after all these years? I feel like Blizzard is paying MMORPG to prominently display WoW in the popular games list and elsewhere so its hard to tell how active and relevant it still is compared to newer titles.









    its probably still the no 1 most played MMO, and no I don't play, but this offer intrigued me



    Mensur Response (Commet is bugged)








    No its not. FFXI, ESO and others have far more players. WoW has been away from top 1 spot fo a few years now mate.









    https://mmo-population.com/



    shrug, I was just going by facts my man



    https://mmos.com/editorials/is-mmo-population-com-accurate-not-at-all

    Just for some context on how troubling mmorpg player number tracking is just in general; do you know what someof the aggregates that are used? "Social media posts, likes, dislikes, Twitch streams, etc"

    Let that sink in for a minute; mmo population websites actually use social media presence of a game in question to gather some of it's in-game player estimate.... that's just.... so problematic in so many ways.
    Hariken


    Fishing on Gilgamesh since 2013
    Fishing on Bronzebeard since 2005
    Fishing in RL since 1992
    Born with a fishing rod in my hand in 1979
  • FrodoFraginsFrodoFragins Member EpicPosts: 6,057
    sabrefoxx said:
    Is WoW even still worth playing after all these years?
    From what I've seen it hasn't been since Legion.
    Hariken
  • McSleazMcSleaz Member RarePosts: 280
    Hackers got my acct locked after Warlords of Draenor & I just can't be bothered to jump through the hoops to get it back.
  • user298user298 Member UncommonPosts: 152
    Yea.... Thanks for an offer, Blizzard, but no. In this game you're still just a low-detailed, cartooney "comical relief" character in a tiny static world filled with dumb AI monsters which you mindlessly bash while listening to your favorite add-on telling you when to move to avoid next pre-scripted attack from those dumb AI enemies. And that's not what I find entertaining for me anymore.
    IceAge
  • OldKingLogOldKingLog Member RarePosts: 601
    TheDalaiBomba
  • VagabondoVagabondo Member UncommonPosts: 93
    Time to move on now.

    I doubt i would play, even if it went free to play
  • TokkenTokken Member EpicPosts: 3,650
    edited November 2022
    IMO Wow hasn't been good since BFA. I am one of the few who liked BFA. <SHOCKING I KNOW>
    I wish they would combine servers a bit. I'm tired of my server's low population. Free transfers would be better!

    Proud MMORPG.com member since March 2004!  Make PvE GREAT Again!

  • hopefulz33hopefulz33 Member UncommonPosts: 3

    Mensur said:


    Myrdynn said:



    sabrefoxx said:


    Is WoW even still worth playing after all these years? I feel like Blizzard is paying MMORPG to prominently display WoW in the popular games list and elsewhere so its hard to tell how active and relevant it still is compared to newer titles.






    its probably still the no 1 most played MMO, and no I don't play, but this offer intrigued me



    Mensur Response (Commet is bugged)




    No its not. FFXI, ESO and others have far more players. WoW has been away from top 1 spot fo a few years now mate.




    And please, Never let those Pesky Facts get in the Way of Truth Now!
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  • MyrdynnMyrdynn Member RarePosts: 2,483

    DarkZorvanReturns said:


    Myrdynn said:



    Mensur said:




    Myrdynn said:





    sabrefoxx said:



    Is WoW even still worth playing after all these years? I feel like Blizzard is paying MMORPG to prominently display WoW in the popular games list and elsewhere so its hard to tell how active and relevant it still is compared to newer titles.









    its probably still the no 1 most played MMO, and no I don't play, but this offer intrigued me



    Mensur Response (Commet is bugged)








    No its not. FFXI, ESO and others have far more players. WoW has been away from top 1 spot fo a few years now mate.









    https://mmo-population.com/



    shrug, I was just going by facts my man


    According to that site, TERA is in 35 and Wildstar is in 42 spot. You know, games that are shut down? Dead games? I bet the site runner is a democrat. :D



    to be fair that is only based on total players of the game all-time, so thats possible
  • Jaguaratron1Jaguaratron1 Member UncommonPosts: 299
    Why would anyone give a crao about a weekend on an ancient game? If it was a week or two I may have had a look but a couple of days? Not worth peoples time even to install.
  • TheocritusTheocritus Member LegendaryPosts: 10,014
    edited November 2022
    foppotee said:
    Very tempting but it's been so long since I played WoW I would be completely lost lol.

    I dont remember what expansion it was, but I did a free trial for a week.....It wasn't the same game I knew.....Just not fun....What I ran into with WoW is that they tried too hard to entertain me, instead of building a game where I make my own entertainment.
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