It’s definitely still chugging along, although I will point out that the sub numbers now include not only modern WoW players but also Classic players. If the 7 million number is accurate, that’s 7 million across all WoW versions, not just modern WoW.
Same. A friend and I were excited to play together like we did in D3, but we barely managed to finish the campaign. It’s on the shelf for now unless/until we hear the team turned things around.
I know the article says it was published one day ago, but the author must’ve missed an update or something. The Hildir’s Request update in August 2023 also gave us world modifiers; we no longer need a mod to portal metal and other restricted items!
Other than they ongoing payments for games I continue to play (hello, World of Warcraft), most of my money now goes toward games from smaller studios that aren’t so expensive. Valheim, Timberborn, and many others are well below $70, and now I get to try games from other creators while still affording the couple of big spenders I enjoy.
For any transmog collectors who also have Amazon Prime, there’s a new Prime Gaming reward available through December 26 for the Tabard of Fury that was formerly available as a TCG item.
Nice! I know there was a Spirit of Competition pet as well that recently became available again via the August 2023 trading post; I wonder if they would leave the tabard as an exclusive now that the pet was brought back around. It’s nice that some of the retired items are coming back, but I can also see value in some of the event-based ones remaining unavailable.
I have no concrete answers, but this was fairly common with the Sync for Reddit app as well. We’d go several months without updates before they’d resume for a while and then drop off again.
I’m relatively confident the same will happen here, so updates will probably return soon^TM .
I see your point - I’m also happy with the current version. That said, I did purchase the app with the expectation of continued development. I’m not demanding major weekly updates in perpetuity or anything, but I don’t feel it’s unreasonable to want reassurance that the app you paid for hasn’t been abandoned a few months after release.
(To be clear, I mentioned in another comment that I know this is normal for Sync and we will likely get more updates down the road. I can just also understand OP’s concern.)
As someone who uses gold to buy WoW tokens for both game time and shop credit to make other Blizzard purchases, I have a hard time getting upset over this. I’ve been playing the game without spending money for years, and tokens are also how I buy both WoW expansions and other Blizzard games. Asking me to pay money for a month of sub time every few years seems reasonable, especially if this change makes it even the slightest bit annoying/harder for bot accounts.
Free trials can’t farm gold anyway because they’re capped to 1k gold, so this really does only impact bot accounts for the most part. There’s likely a small number of people who use tokens because they otherwise couldn’t afford to play, but I expect that’s not terribly common.
The WoW token wasn’t introduced until WoD, so if you played that long ago it wouldn’t have been an option. If you’re ever looking to jump in again though, it’s definitely a useful system if you like to make gold in game.
True, if it turned into a situation where you had to sub with money for a month every time you wanted to redeem a token or something, that would definitely lessen the value for me. I’d still say it was worth it because I could use the tokens for expansions and other games, but not everyone may have the same opinion.
While karma might help spam/bots in some ways, I feel like it would also lead to karma farming, which I’m personally happy to not have here. Maybe they could instead allow communities to set requirements for minimum time subscribed or minimum interaction (voting, commenting, etc.) before people could post? I’d prefer that be set per-community, though, and not a site-wide mandate.
That might be better, but I’d still worry about people rep farming (for lack of a better term). Any time you give people a score, title, or other personal metric, you run the risk of people posting to influence that metric rather than to post for the sake of contributing content.
It’s possible the good such a system could do would outweigh the bad, but it will definitely always have elements of both.
We get a mount this time! If you have Amazon Prime, there’s a new Prime Gaming reward available through November 28 for the Armored Bloodwing mount that was formerly available as a cash shop purchase but was removed from the store several years ago....
The game is coming out in a few days, show of hands who is excited to play it right as it comes out, even if game performance is reportedly sluggish?...
You mentioned the Workshop, so I wanted to drop this forum post here in case you weren’t aware of the recent news. C:S2 will not have mods available on the Steam Workshop. Mods will be available through Paradox Mods - although not at launch - which will allow for cross-platform mods (yay!) but means you’ll need to use Paradox’s platform if you want them (not as yay).
In recent years there’s been a shift from “white/black list” to “allow/block list” in an effort to avoid the stereotypes associated with those terms. I wouldn’t say it’s the new norm yet, but it’s slowly becoming more popular.
The in-game micro holiday is inspired by a charity event hosted every October on Scarlet Crusade-US. People make level 1 gnomes to run from New Tinkertown to Booty Bay, and the funds raised go to support the development of a breast cancer vaccine....
The donation links go straight to the fundraiser on the Cleveland Clinic’s site to support the Tuohy vaccine for breast cancer. None of the race organizers collect the money themselves.
Here in South Europe people mostly use Viber. Edit: I was very unaware about situation in Southern Europe as I’ve learned from this post… Most people in Croatia use Viber!
Like others have commented, unlimited texting has been available in most phone plans for the better part of a decade now; I’d struggle to name a place that offers plans without it.
As for the accented characters, that’s something I personally don’t encounter much as a native English speaker. I obviously can’t speak for those who do need those keyboards, but for me it’s not a problem.
With regards to encryption/privacy, I can’t say that’s a concern I’ve personally had regarding my texts. Could the government read my messages? Probably, but all they’re getting is cute cat pics and random chatter about games and food and whatnot. Again, that’s another aspect that’s probably more of a concern for people in more sensitive situations, but I can’t speak for them.
This is me. I played at the start and for a bit of Season 1 but lost interest ~60 hours in. Maybe it’ll be good in a couple years, but for now there are too many other fun games available to keep playing this one.
They may not be the first animal you’d expect to find in this community, but the rubber ducky isopods in SerpaDesign’s new video definitely made me say “awww.”
If I ever get out of this apartment that only allows nano tanks, I - and my floors - will be in trouble. So many ideas, so little usable space for them all.
World of Warcraft Subscription Numbers Are Higher Now Than at Expansion Launch in a Franchise First (www.ign.com)
Woah. I didn’t realize WoW was still this popular.
What recent video game do you have buyer remorse for?
The best Valheim mods (www.pcgamesn.com)
Now that the industry has stabilized around 70$/€, how has your monthly spending on video games changed?
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New Prime Gaming Loot: Tabard of Fury (worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com)
For any transmog collectors who also have Amazon Prime, there’s a new Prime Gaming reward available through December 26 for the Tabard of Fury that was formerly available as a TCG item.
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WoW Tokens now require you to buy a real-money subscription first (www.pcgamesn.com)
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New Prime Gaming Loot: Armored Bloodwing Mount (gaming.amazon.com)
We get a mount this time! If you have Amazon Prime, there’s a new Prime Gaming reward available through November 28 for the Armored Bloodwing mount that was formerly available as a cash shop purchase but was removed from the store several years ago....
Who is excited for C:S2's release?
The game is coming out in a few days, show of hands who is excited to play it right as it comes out, even if game performance is reportedly sluggish?...
Favorite Lemmy Client
What is your favorite client for Lemmy?
YouTube cracking on ad blockers. (lemmy.world)
The Running of the Gnomes Begins! (lemmy.world)
The in-game micro holiday is inspired by a charity event hosted every October on Scarlet Crusade-US. People make level 1 gnomes to run from New Tinkertown to Booty Bay, and the funds raised go to support the development of a breast cancer vaccine....
What app you americans use for personal conversations?
Here in South Europe people mostly use Viber. Edit: I was very unaware about situation in Southern Europe as I’ve learned from this post… Most people in Croatia use Viber!
Diablo® IV is coming to Steam (store.steampowered.com)
Rubber Ducky Isopods (youtu.be)
They may not be the first animal you’d expect to find in this community, but the rubber ducky isopods in SerpaDesign’s new video definitely made me say “awww.”