LOWER THE COST OF WORLD OF WARCRAFT!!!!!

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Author: DMFDDope

Started: November 3, 2008, 11:15:30 am

Target: Blizzard Entertainment (World of Warcraft)

Category: Uncategorized

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100,000

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If they just lower the costs to 5 bucks a month, they are still getting 660 million a year, which is a huge profit. Let me know how this petition goes, E-mail me if you can. Im just a teenager... dont go too hard!
The article that your about to read is Sebz's, not mine. I just wanted people to know that this is what I aggreed on.

Why Does World of Warcraft Cost a Monthly Fee?

By Sebz, published Feb 08, 2008
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So, you've probably heard about or played World of Warcraft. If you don't play, did you know it costs 15 dollars each month? 15 dollars to pay for something you already bought. Sure, it's an MMORPG, so they're updating it, they're paying to run servers, they've got pay their employees, etc. There are 10 million subscribers. That means, even if 1/10 are paying every month, they are making 15 million dollars each month. That's 1.8 billion dollars a year. Do they really need that? Let's find out.

They have to pay for their server maintenance, support, and ongoing content creation. Every year, they're spending around 120 million dollars a year. Server maintenance costs around 100 million, and support and content creation cost about 20 million. You've also got to take in to account the amount of money it took them to make the game in the first place. Most PC games today cost around 10 million dollars to make. That really isn't all that much. So, after their anual fees, they're still making a good 1.68 billion dollars a year. There is no reason they still need to charge you 15 dollars a month.

Now, it is the top MMORPG ever created. Why? Because it is one awesome game. The people that play have no problem with paying 15 dollars a month. They obviously wouldn't if they didn't feel it was necessary. There's all sorts of quests to do, different races to be, different classes to bem and a huge map to explore. The game has a very addicting quality about it that helps with its sales. Give it a try, you'll see what I mean.

Now, getting back to the point. Why does World of Warcraft cost a monthly fee? Because people will pay for it. There is no reason they need to charge a monthly fee. If people stopped playing, they would probably drop the price, maybe even make it free. Of course, people won't stop. When a game is so good and so addicting, you can't help it. You can read about World of Warcraft at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Warcraft if you're interested.

Just a few last things I'd like to say; No, World of Warcraft does not need to cost 15 dollars a month, like I said. Yes, if you play, you will get addicted and you will try justifying the cost. And finally, sorry if this article isn't that great, because it's my first one.

SIGN THIS PETITION!!!!

Christopher Cabreros said 11/03/08, 10:31 pm (verified)

I am not a World of Warcraft player. I play other things, but from what I have heard, World of Warcraft is good. But for 15 dollars a month? That's messed up! And especially when you put the part about their profits, what will be done about the $1,680,000,000? I totally agree!