WoW passes 11 million Subs...

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.jayderyu said:

Ickalanda said:
Sweet. I'm one of those 11 million.

And by the way, I'd like to bring up one very important issue, the 11 million isn't actually game sales, that number is probably closer to 20 million or even past it. The 11 million is active accounts, so accounts that still have money on them. WoW is an even much more successful game that some people are willing to admit, still growing after 4 years even with there being a large number of people with no longer active accounts. I'm sure a lot of growth with the release of the expansion will actually be people reactivating accounts rather than people actually buying the game for the first time.

 Nope. That's why Blizzad specificly sais "subscribers". A subscriber is not the same as an active account. It is by far more boastful to say 11 milion Active Accounts. "Subscribers" can be anyone who has registered an account key. How many "subscribers" are there at VGCharts. The count includes bans and people who stopped visiting ages ago. There account still exists. Which makes them a "subscriber". Blizzard is boasting "subscribers" thus this does not equal active accounts. So in reallity the active users are lower.

 

I know it's a bit of shock, but is called marketing. It's a standard practice to sell your better qaulites and down play weaknesess. Important never mention them. Not even Blizzard is above this. It's a small thing, but it's common.

subscribers != active paying accounts

 

It's 11 millions active subscribers:

World of Warcraft's Subscriber Definition
World of Warcraft subscribers include individuals who have paid a subscription fee or have an active prepaid card to play World of Warcraft, as well as those who have purchased the game and are within their free month of access. Internet Game Room players who have accessed the game over the last thirty days are also counted as subscribers. The above definition excludes all players under free promotional subscriptions, expired or cancelled subscriptions, and expired prepaid cards. Subscribers in licensees' territories are defined along the same rules.