World of Warcraft Gives New Meaning to Expansion
Undoubtedly one of the biggest MMORPG in the entire planet as speculated by David Cole of DFC Intelligence. But are you ready for this? World of Warcraft is bound to get bigger as Blizzard bigwig Paul Sams states in an interview with Technology Guardian.
First thing that comes to mind when someone says that WoW is going to get even bigger is its first expansion pack The Burning Crusade, however, that is only the tip of the iceberg. Since Blizzard aims to make games that are “easy to learn but hard to master” and they have somehow managed to maintain a certain amount of simplicity in WoW’s complicated gameplay, new players are not daunted to try the game and at the same time keeping hardcore gamers hooked.
Word of mouth has also been a major factor in Wow’s “expansion.” “Girlfriends and wives are playing with their partners and telling their friends about it. Globally, around 10% of WoW players are women whereas historically for this genre it was around 2%,” Sams says. He thinks that this rapid growth in female players can be traced back to a husband or boyfriend playing the game.
Unlike other games, the adventure doesn’t end when a player hits the level cap. “The game is different depending on what race, class or faction you choose. I don’t see this as being game over when you get to the level cap. There are a lot of different play styles and experiences to try.”
As previously mentioned, getting bigger means expanding, so when asked about The Burning Crusade he gladly gave a lot of information on the pack. “Players will now be able to grow their characters up to level 70. And there are new races, new areas and flying mounts plus a host of other features that will excite Warcraft fans. We are going to continue growing the content when Burning Crusade is released. The plan is to release an expansion pack every year as well as expanding the content in the game. But you don’t have to upgrade to carry on enjoying the game, and there are no plans to raise subscription costs.”
Undoubtedly one of the biggest MMORPG in the entire planet as speculated by David Cole of DFC Intelligence. But are you ready for this? World of Warcraft is bound to get bigger as Blizzard bigwig Paul Sams states in an interview with Technology Guardian.
First thing that comes to mind when someone says that WoW is going to get even bigger is its first expansion pack The Burning Crusade, however, that is only the tip of the iceberg. Since Blizzard aims to make games that are “easy to learn but hard to master” and they have somehow managed to maintain a certain amount of simplicity in WoW’s complicated gameplay, new players are not daunted to try the game and at the same time keeping hardcore gamers hooked.
Word of mouth has also been a major factor in Wow’s “expansion.” “Girlfriends and wives are playing with their partners and telling their friends about it. Globally, around 10% of WoW players are women whereas historically for this genre it was around 2%,” Sams says. He thinks that this rapid growth in female players can be traced back to a husband or boyfriend playing the game.
Unlike other games, the adventure doesn’t end when a player hits the level cap. “The game is different depending on what race, class or faction you choose. I don’t see this as being game over when you get to the level cap. There are a lot of different play styles and experiences to try.”
As previously mentioned, getting bigger means expanding, so when asked about The Burning Crusade he gladly gave a lot of information on the pack. “Players will now be able to grow their characters up to level 70. And there are new races, new areas and flying mounts plus a host of other features that will excite Warcraft fans. We are going to continue growing the content when Burning Crusade is released. The plan is to release an expansion pack every year as well as expanding the content in the game. But you don’t have to upgrade to carry on enjoying the game, and there are no plans to raise subscription costs.”
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