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I thought this was a joke but it seems like it's actually legit. WoW, which has a subscription and paid expansions, just added a $90 item to their store. This is Korean MMO levels of absurdity. What do you think of this?

Seems like hundreds of people bought it immediately

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[-] Zarxrax@lemmy.world 21 points 14 hours ago

I'm more surprised that this game is still running. I haven't heard of anyone playing it in years.

[-] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

It's one of those games I've always been interested in trying, but the idea of paying a subscription for a videogame makes me uncomfortable for some reason.

[-] Buttflapper@lemmy.world 12 points 13 hours ago

I quit after they fraudulently charged me a 6 month subscription renewal and then refused to refund it for months because no customer service reps anymore, and then the next expansion had paid early access for a huge paywall. It's a total scam now

[-] meco03211@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

I had jumped back in when tbc classic was released. I wound up on a dead server. It made end game content essentially impossible. I was hoping to move right into wotlk classic at release as that was my jam back in the day. Except they weren't going to include the dungeon finder or cross realm groups meaning it would still be a dead server with no chance at end game content. I was done with pointlessly dumb leadership. Unsubbed and found a private server that hits all the right buttons.

[-] SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world 12 points 14 hours ago

There's a few at work who have admitted to still playing. Blizzard owes a lot to the very concrete social structures built around the game.

this post was submitted on 25 Oct 2024
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