While it has been the most successful MMORPG of all-time, World of Warcraft is slowly dying. Blizzard, game publisher, said that the numbers are down by 600,000 players in the last seven months. Blizzard reported another loss in the second quarter, subtracting another 300,000 players from the game. This means that WoW has lost nearly a million users in about nine months. The reason that the decline might have slowed by Blizzard bringing in a free-to-play model. Players can play for an unlimited amount of time for free until a character hits level 20. Then they have to start paying the monthly fee for online access. Blizzard has been releasing recent expansion packs like Cataclysm and future content like the Mists Of Pandaria. But it looks like that trand is set, as more attractive MMORPGs take the scene. But fear not for Blizzard, as Diablo III launch is coming. For good or worst, remains to be seen.
