5.4 PTR Discussion

[Palee]

I think WOW will eventually go F2P because it seems that is where the MMO industry is headed, but I think it's a few years off. As long as they can retain several million subscriptions I don't see why they would change. When they do, the number of people who will return will probably swamp the login and realm servers for a while. It's a fun game and it's managed to both attract and retain a surprisingly large number of players since it launched. Blizzard's real concern (IMO) should be that WOW might be an anomaly, and their next game will be like all of the other post-WOW MMOs, which has an early surge of subs but settles in with fewer than 1 million or even 500k.

Ha ha, wouldn't that be a bummer to work so hard on a new game and not be able to be as successful as their own same old WoW lol.
I can't see how they won't compete with each other. If the new game is anything short of amazing, they will have to use a lower sub/month to attract more people. Even if the new game is amazing, many people might just not want to move on. Old is sometimes better, just like wine. And I doubt they would just shut down WoW when it still has so many subs.

Now of course, there are going to be a whole new set of customers for the new game who never played WoW, or are no longer WoW customers.

[Khatovar]

I still think WoW is a long ways off F2P. Even with a new game I'd have to guess they'll keep the current subscription model and would probably opt for a "Station Pass" kind of deal if they come up against too many people unsubscribing from WoW to play their new game. That way they can increase their revenue while encouraging customers to simply swap between their games and possibly drop more money SC and D3 as well.

[Fat Tire]

I still think WoW is a long ways off F2P. Even with a new game I'd have to guess they'll keep the current subscription model and would probably opt for a "Station Pass" kind of deal if they come up against too many people unsubscribing from WoW to play their new game. That way they can increase their revenue while encouraging customers to simply swap between their games and possibly drop more money SC and D3 as well.

I dont think wow will wait 3 years to introduce new ways to increase revenue. Titan was pushed back to 2016.

[Kruschpakx4]

Healing Tide Totem is now baseline, available to all three Shaman specs.

ok plenty buffs in the past but now its getting scary

Season 8 part 2 incomming

[zenga]

Healing Tide Totem is now baseline, available to all three Shaman specs.

ok plenty buffs in the past but now its getting scary

Season 8 part 2 incomming

With the entire region being in same group now, 5 queues are going to be way more active. Played some ptr 3s myself with a disc, and had 450k shields at a give moment with stone bullwark totem/spirit shell. Combined with 4p from resto (aura mastery for swg) and since thunderstorm dr's now, I can see boxing ele being viable again in 5s. Just think you are more or less forced to play with a rogue for aoe stealth. So disc / rogue and triple ele, going in as rambo mode. Can't wait to queue.

[Multibocks]

Fraps! Fraps! Fraps!

[zenga]

Shaman: Chain Heal's effectiveness will no longer decrease with each jump, and there's a new talent.
Also healing tide is now baseline.

So basically ... if you play 4x ele or enhancement:
4x healing tide
4x Ancestral Guidance or you take the new talent that buffs healing stream totem by 100% and heals 2 extra people.
4x chain heal spam ... (instant in some cases)
4x healing rain (less practical in pvp ofc)

Boy oh boy .,..

[ebony]

why oh why i miss Av so much and the sham changes look fun for us :'(

[MiRai]

Connected Realms

http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/105...ealms-8_5_2013

[Kruschpakx4]

best idea ever