New Expansion Makes World of Warcraft Subscribers Over 10 Million

According to an announcement from Blizzard, within 24 hours of release over 3.3 million copies of Warlords of Draenor had been sold and the global subscriber base passed the 10 million mark. WoW has been popular for 10 years among gamers, which is quite a difficult thing. And the latest expansion makes the subscribers exceed 10 million. Of course, every gamer may love it at the different times, but they will be addicted to it once play it. What about you? When you want to buy WoW items, don't hesitate to choose us. You will get the discount prices, fast and safe delivery, and the best services!

Just a few months ago, the future wasn't looking so bright for World of Warcraft, with subscriptions dipping down to just under 7 million and Blizzard employees stating publicly that they didn't expect the subscriber base to grow going forward. What a difference an expansion makes, as Blizzard announced this week that the recent release of Lords of Draenor has pushed the game back over 10 million subscribers for the first time since 2012.

That's up from 7.4 million subscribers reported in October and a low of 6.8 million reported in July, Blizzard said. More than 3.3 million people have purchased a copy of Draenor even prior to the expansion's launch in South Korea, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau today. Following on from server issues which plagued the expansion's launch last week, Blizzard has allocated five extra days of game time to accounts that were active on November 14.

World of Warcraft's popularity peaked at 12 million subscribers in late 2010, around the release of the Cataclysm expansion and the game's first launch in China. Subscriber numbers have been on a slow but consistent downward slope since then, though. That wasn't materially changed by the 2012 release of the Mists of Pandaria expansion, which sold 2.7 million copies in under a week.

Warlords of Draenor differs from previous WoW expansions by offering users a free, single-use upgrade to level 90, giving lapsed players instant access to the expansion's new late game content without the need to spend hours grinding up dozens of experience levels. Players can also purchase additional level-90 boosts for a $60 fee, but they still have to work in-game to reach the new level cap of 100.

That new perk appears to be a big hit if these unexpectedly strong subscriber numbers are any indication. It will be interesting to see if those returning players stick around once they've worked through the expansion's new content, or if Draenor will be a temporary blip on WoW's long-running decline. World of Warcraft's peak subscriber count of 12 million was reached in 2010. Earlier this year, the subscriber count sat at 6.8 million for the MMO but began to increase in the lead-up to launch of the expansion. World of Warcraft 10-year anniversary celebration will begin at Nov. 21. Hope every enthusiast can enjoy the celebration! By the way, WoW items with reasonable prices await you!