Later this year the 5th expansion for World of Warcraft - Warlords of Draenor - will be released. Ready to see it?
Warlords of Draenor will not only bring us a new land, raise the maximum level of a hero (to 100) but also add the ability to create and manage a garrison and - for many it is most important add-on - will refresh the character models and their animations. Ready to see it?
Former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra recently suggested an interesting concept that has sparked a debate among gamers - the idea of being able to tip developers after completing a game.
If I had a 100% way to be sure that this money would go to a fund or a reserve dedicated only to the guys who develop the games, be them designers, artists, programmers and so on, I could think about it.
But we all know that this 'tip' would only end up in a publisher's CEO pocket to buy a new yacht, so, no, I ain't tipping anyone anytime soon on this industry
So they eventually don't pay their workers and depend on our tips to pay them like the case with waiters!
Is this a joke? How about the big wigs giving up some of their pay for their hard working developers.
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did they lower the damage and health?
I dropped WoW right after Cataclysm launched, never to pick it up again.
That said, I do have to admit that the developers have really put a lot of polish on a 9 year old game.
Someone financially minded really needs to take WoW and assess how they can make more money from the dedicated fan base.
Box price, boxed expansions, subscription, pay 2 win cash shop are all a decent start but there must be some way to squeeze out a few more drops.