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It's funny to see this considering that, for WoW at least, it seems that pandemic and WFH helped them create the best expansion since 2016. The last two expansions had worse design and systems than their latest. I personally think the only reason WoW hasn't caught on again is that BfA / Shadowlands killed enthusiasm for the game.

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> I personally think the only reason WoW hasn't caught on again is that BfA / Shadowlands killed enthusiasm for the game.

as a former WoW player (since beta!)

we're all wise to the situation that if Blizzard gets its userbase back it will return to its previous abusive ways

its reputation is unsalvageable

I too have played since beta. But yeah, I'm wary of that and ready to head for the door if that happens, but I just resubbed a bit to enjoy 10.1. I'll play for a month and then disappear until new content drops again. It's not going to my forever game anymore, but when it's good it'll get a month or two out of me.

I personally think Blizzard's fate was sealed when they were bought by Activision. Big corporate overlords can never keep their mitts off of successful subsidiaries for too long.

Come to think of it Diablo 4 too is shaping up to be the best Diablo since D2 days.

There was only one game in between. The number of viable titles in this genre are looking almost as bad as RTS which has also taken a big tumblr on popularity over the years. The question will stand if D4 will be able to engage the hardcores more than POE and still be able to attract normals enough to stick around and spend the big money. Time will tell.

Once I heard season pass and cash-shop I realized it wouldn't be the game for me.

WFH also had their first delayed expansion (understandable since Covid) and easily the worst content patch cycle it's ever seen.

True, but I don't know if that actually disproves my point. They stumbled at first but after a few years of WFH they are backing firing on all cylinders, better than they were before COVID. They proved it could work.

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