If you were a Blizzard staffer who plugged all this data into a chart, you would be imaginary, because who has time to make charts when the new "Thrones Made of Bald Eagle Heads" catalog just arrived?
...Crap, we were so close.
If you were a Blizzard staffer who plugged all this data into a chart, you would be imaginary, because who has time to make charts when the new "Thrones Made of Bald Eagle Heads" catalog just arrived?
...Crap, we were so close.
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Posted: Oct 28th 2008 1:36PM FredFredrickson said
Not sure what you're talking about... but then, I've got AdBlock Plus installed, so I shouldn't.
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Posted: Oct 28th 2008 1:42PM (Unverified) said
I see it.. it's just a picture. Is it popping up for you or something?
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Posted: Oct 28th 2008 2:16PM (Unverified) said
Personally I choose not to use Adblock, even when I'm on Firefox (I use Chrome most of the time)
I respect sites that give me free service such as Joystiq but also realize that they have costs and are in search of a profit. Some sites need their ad revenue just to keep from going under. In the case of Isohunt (of which I've been a member for a long time) they need their ad revenue for legal cases.
With that said, I haven't noticed anything popping up on me on Joystiq or even any ads that are animated and I use no adblocks besides the normal popup blocker (and on Chrome the popup blocker just hides them, doesn't actually block them)
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I respect sites that give me free service such as Joystiq but also realize that they have costs and are in search of a profit. Some sites need their ad revenue just to keep from going under. In the case of Isohunt (of which I've been a member for a long time) they need their ad revenue for legal cases.
With that said, I haven't noticed anything popping up on me on Joystiq or even any ads that are animated and I use no adblocks besides the normal popup blocker (and on Chrome the popup blocker just hides them, doesn't actually block them)
Posted: Oct 28th 2008 3:56PM vidguy said
Wow, you guys missed the point. It's not a pop-up, but a disturbing embedded ad. I'm not bothered by having ads, just thought the content was humorous. Here's the ad:
Hand on the left
Hand on the right
Hands pull on dollar bill, which has a circle in the center that gets stretch.
It should bring up a horrible image for you.
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Hand on the left
Hand on the right
Hands pull on dollar bill, which has a circle in the center that gets stretch.
It should bring up a horrible image for you.
Posted: Oct 28th 2008 1:34PM (Unverified) said
Duck Tales the movie was the best movie ever (at least when I was a child)
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Posted: Oct 28th 2008 2:38PM (Unverified) said
80s and 90s cartoons were the best ever.
Though there are still some good ones nowadays. Fairly Odd Parents is extremely clever.
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Though there are still some good ones nowadays. Fairly Odd Parents is extremely clever.
Posted: Oct 28th 2008 1:36PM Atomicwaist said
So math time anyone? Let's say that Blizzard receives only $8/month per subscriber (since different territories handle it differently). That is approximately $88 million/month just in subscription fees. That is, at least in my opinion, on the low side of the spectrum. Alas, I can not wait until Wrath to reactivate my account and contribute my paltry sum to the mix. And honestly, all I want them to do with that cash is give me Lost Vikings please.
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Posted: Oct 28th 2008 4:07PM (Unverified) said
Actually, it was Vivendi and Activision that merged. Blizzard is owned by Vivendi.
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Posted: Oct 28th 2008 1:39PM FredFredrickson said
So let's see... 11,000,000 x $14 x 12 months = $1,848,000,000 a year (gross).
You've got to account for all their employees, servers, etc, but holy hell, that is still a shit-load of money.
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You've got to account for all their employees, servers, etc, but holy hell, that is still a shit-load of money.
Posted: Oct 28th 2008 1:50PM FredFredrickson said
Of course they do. But they also have other games on the market, which I did not include. I just thought $1.8 billion was a lot for monthly fees only.
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Posted: Oct 28th 2008 2:14PM (Unverified) said
I doubt those are active. I think it means subscribers total. So if you ever played warcraft, you're in that number.
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Posted: Oct 28th 2008 4:23PM (Unverified) said
The single biggest expense for any MMO is the power bill. It is hard to fathom how much it costs to power and cool a datacenter full of servers.
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Posted: Oct 28th 2008 1:53PM (Unverified) said
I don't see why you're separating WoW subscribers and zombies into two separate categories?
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Posted: Oct 28th 2008 3:05PM (Unverified) said
Exactly.
It's more like 4M Subscribers,2M Zombies and 5M of grey area in between.
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It's more like 4M Subscribers,2M Zombies and 5M of grey area in between.
Posted: Oct 28th 2008 1:58PM (Unverified) said
Did you actually have that up b4 this post?
+1111 for you!
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+1111 for you!
Posted: Oct 28th 2008 2:34PM (Unverified) said
That Duck Tales game (the box art in the pic) was the BEST!! I remember playing that thing for hours! What is the name of the game again??
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Posted: Oct 28th 2008 2:38PM (Unverified) said
Cant...stop...nostalgia...too...strong...too...joyus!!!
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Posted: Oct 28th 2008 2:37PM (Unverified) said
I'm surprised Google hasn't offered to purchased WoW from Blizzard yet.
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Posted: Oct 28th 2008 2:53PM F1 Basu Gasu Bakuhatsu said
I'm suprised that they havn't merged yet. The sheer power behind the three could easily take over the southern half of Rhode Island (the north is controlled by Sony. Also Bungie and Microsoft own the moon)!
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Posted: Oct 28th 2008 3:10PM (Unverified) said
Unfortunately, they are too busy merging with Apple
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Posted: Nov 10th 2008 11:43PM (Unverified) said
Omg don't say that! If google buys blizzard all i can sense is a game being ruined
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Posted: Oct 28th 2008 3:18PM (Unverified) said
Doing a head-on dive would likely lead to broken fingers or arms, while a belly flow or swan dive could very well shatter some ribs.
After careful analysis, a pencil dive would be deemed the safest approach when jumping into a pile of gold coins.
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After careful analysis, a pencil dive would be deemed the safest approach when jumping into a pile of gold coins.
Posted: Oct 28th 2008 3:28PM (Unverified) said
And Blazur you would know how???
Any gold coins tucked away in your mansion??
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Any gold coins tucked away in your mansion??
Posted: Oct 28th 2008 4:20PM (Unverified) said
Yep, dangerous game jumping into a pile of gold. its best not to do it at all, or at the very least submerge the coins in some sort of fluid, it would have to be a heavy fluid though, possibly murcury, but then again murcury would probably kill you lol.
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Posted: Oct 28th 2008 4:56PM (Unverified) said
@Cubfan786
I'm working my way up. Right now I've got a pool full of pennies, but eventually I hope to earn enough to fill that poll full of gold coins. Gotta start small and dream big, I always say...
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I'm working my way up. Right now I've got a pool full of pennies, but eventually I hope to earn enough to fill that poll full of gold coins. Gotta start small and dream big, I always say...
Posted: Oct 28th 2008 3:40PM AwesomeTown said
I'm a simple guy. All I need is a giant sea of balls.
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Posted: Oct 28th 2008 4:45PM (Unverified) said
If bliz has so much money I wonder where it is going. It sure isn't apparent in their games. You'd think WoW would have 3 times what it has now with the huge budget it probably has.
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Posted: Oct 28th 2008 5:10PM (Unverified) said
Seriously dude. Have you SEEN how SC2 and/or Diablo 3 are developing? Also, in addition to these two games, AND the latest WoW expansion...there's also at least one unannounced game they're working on.
So in short, 2 blockbuster sequels, one expansion pack to WoW, and plenty of support needed to maintain their WoW community via ongoing content is enough for them to spend their money on.
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So in short, 2 blockbuster sequels, one expansion pack to WoW, and plenty of support needed to maintain their WoW community via ongoing content is enough for them to spend their money on.
Posted: Oct 28th 2008 6:01PM (Unverified) said
Take this with a grain of salt. So many people bought 2nd accounts to do the 3x xp promotion.
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