10-14-2007, 07:17 AM
Not really. The "'bottom' 98%" as you put it will more than likely not get angry enough to stop playing the game. The "top 2%", on the other hand, may very well stop playing if they feel their "accomplishments" have been in some way been made less "meaningful."
I don't really pay enough attention to the various numbers and statistics to really explain why, but you can simply point out that Blizzard has always, without deviation, catered to the "top 2%" of the player-base, and yet millions of people worldwide pay their $15 a month anyway. If it was really such a big deal, people would quit and Blizzard would instead screw over the "top 2%."
Personally, I quit because I got tired of the endless gear treadmill; that's never going to change because it's a large part of how Blizzard generates the subscription fees.
I don't really pay enough attention to the various numbers and statistics to really explain why, but you can simply point out that Blizzard has always, without deviation, catered to the "top 2%" of the player-base, and yet millions of people worldwide pay their $15 a month anyway. If it was really such a big deal, people would quit and Blizzard would instead screw over the "top 2%."
Personally, I quit because I got tired of the endless gear treadmill; that's never going to change because it's a large part of how Blizzard generates the subscription fees.
ArrayPaladins were not meant to sit in the back of the raid staring at health bars all day, spamming heals and listening to eight different classes whine about buffs.[/quote]
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