Blizzard dates Burning Crusade

this proves 7.5 million people have no lives

7.5 million active account or not it still rocks plus the more money the game harvest the more the game gets better now they can hire more ppl imagine how big it gets or let me guess world of starcraft with a new engine even better than WOW maybe but iam sure i'll get it

I'll be getting this :D

WOW is a awsome game, one of the best, and the expansion looks awsome, but Blizzard has a delaying problem, and if you did not know, you should though, they said they want to have expansions come out yearly, now great idea considering Guild wars, and EQ2 have many expansions, but I do not see it happeni9ng, they cant keep one date, they have to go change it, so they will have a lot of problems with expansions comming out yearly

WoW, one day after my birthday. Awesomez.

Great post, eanbowman. Stereotypes are for people who can't think for themselves. This game has players of all sorts. Some are losers for whom the game is their life, but I'm willing to bet that most players are totally normal gamers like every other gamer out there.

Blizzard = Rich = Sweetness =D

Was that 7.5 million subscribers an all-time single month high or is that where the new consistent subscriber base is at now? If they maintain that level of support they will be officially too rich for even EA to takeover, which is a good thing. And as many have already stated Blizzard, can you please put out a new Diablo or Starcraft sometime before 2010? Heck, I'll even settle for a "when its done", as long as it is in the works.

Actually Burning Crusade was originally scheduled to release in July... not just before xmas. I quit playing in April, expecting a late release, judging by the minimal screenshots / trailers / advertising that was available at that time, or not available rather.

chrisdojo i bet they delayed release on purpose...... there have been a lot of lvl 60's on (seems like they are just standing around doing nothing) just waiting for BC to be released. now they have to pay for an extra month for an "active account" when BC does come out. OOOOR it's to iron out problems discovered by Beta players and to make sure it's nicely polished off and readyfor launched.

BigDawgSteve420: Some people take it to extremes, but I bet I get out and party with friends about 10x as much as you ever do, and I have a level 60 warlock and raid two nights a week. I also work at a web design/marketing company and manage to have a photography hobby. I also get out to go mountain biking, walking, play basketball, etc... I'm by no means a loner or although I might be a 'nerd' since my major is computer science. People who play WOW come from all walks of life, buddy. Way to reveal your small-minded nature for the masses by playing into a misguided stereotype... :P P.S. I played WOW for a few minutes while waiting for a bus to another city in an internet cafe and several hot girls came up to me and told me how much they loved the game. I was kinda shocked to know that real girls, and not ulgy ones actually play... and they're in my own city! P.P.S. It was my ex-girlfriend who got me to play the game in the first place. That's an odd one. At first I was reluctant as I was worried all my time would be devoured. I found that I was able to regulate myself well, though.

This is nice and all, but it's strange that there are no new character classes being introduced in the expansion.

i bet they delayed release on purpose...... there have been a lot of lvl 60's on (seems like they are just standing around doing nothing) just waiting for BC to be released. now they have to pay for an extra month for an "active account" when BC does come out.

People can crazy for WoW for whole day..

WoW just gets better

WOW is a great game there is no doubt of that but the game is 2 years old hanestly they should lower the monthly fee at least to $9.99, and in 4 years should be $4.99, or make World of Warcraft 2 Using the oblivion engine.

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Well that is more peoples lives and exam results being ruined.

wow it's great

Wow indeed. 7.5 million subscribers....

7.5 mil omg blizzard is going to be rich this way......oh wait they ARE rich :P

i want it now damn blizzard for delay the release >=(

sweet collectors edition

is it a single instalation or a run over ?

7.5 million subscribers.. that's amazing..

WOW

7.5 million. That's impressive.

blizzard = $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

I agree...sort of...there are 7.5 million accounts, but not necessarily that many active playable accounts. Not to mention the numberous players that buy multiple accounts...Only Blizzard knows the actual current population of WoW, but you have to admit 7.5 million copies sold for an MMO is staggering in itself...think of how much they are raking in from monthly fees...

"You're getting this information from where? Assumptions don't equate to fact so don't mislead people. There are 7.5 million players, that does not mean 7.5 million active accounts. This goes for everyone claiming it does when you don't have the facts or figures to claim so" you should read what Mutated_Nantuko has to say

Nice. Looking forward to it.

"World of Warcraft's Customer Definition World of Warcraft customers include individuals who have paid a subscription fee or purchased a prepaid card to play World of Warcraft, as well as those who have purchased the installation box bundled with one free month access. Internet Game Room players who have accessed the game over the last thirty days are also counted as customers. The above definition excludes all players under free promotional subscriptions, expired or cancelled subscriptions, and expired prepaid cards. Customers in licensees' territories are defined along the same rules." http://www.blizzard.com/press/061109.shtml

Mmmmh I love me some WOW! Well. More so when I actually get to play those delicous blood elf guys.

OH YEAH!!! I will count the days.

"Eadara It means 7.5 million active accounts. Active accounts meaning that they are paying for it. If it counted all acounts then it would be alot higher. There was a period last summer when WoW would always be the top selling computer game for the month however blizz never announced a rise from 6.5 mil till 7 mil. That was due to the fact that there amount of people quiting and the amount joining was about equal. Posted Nov 9, 2006" You're getting this information from where? Assumptions don't equate to fact so don't mislead people. There are 7.5 million players, that does not mean 7.5 million active accounts. This goes for everyone claiming it does when you don't have the facts or figures to claim so.

Game: $50 x 7500000 Monthly: $15 x 7500000 Blizzard: :D:D:D:D:D

what pet is it gonna be. i loved the panda

It means 7.5 million active accounts. Active accounts meaning that they are paying for it. If it counted all acounts then it would be alot higher. There was a period last summer when WoW would always be the top selling computer game for the month however blizz never announced a rise from 6.5 mil till 7 mil. That was due to the fact that there amount of people quiting and the amount joining was about equal.

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whatever

7.5 million accounts. This counts in the bans, inactive, and frozen accounts. So if you played the 10 day demo, you are being counted. Also, I've heard that 3 million accounts are from just China. Ni Hou, farmers. - Maybe you should read the Blizzard site to see what they count as players before you make any remarks. As for your Chinese remarks its Ni Hao and no blizzard does not have 3 million accounts solely from China. You should get your facts straight before commenting

7.5 million accounts. This counts in the bans, inactive, and frozen accounts. So if you played the 10 day demo, you are being counted. Also, I've heard that 3 million accounts are from just China. Ni Hou, farmers.

I wouldn't be surprised if it gets delayed again.

This expansion will be free to current subscribers, that's what people are paying for every month: New content.

7.5 million? Wow...

sweet finally they speak, cant wait

WOOT! :D So I'll be able to make the opening night then. :) With exams starting on Jan 25, I was afraid that I wouldn't get to make the opening night. :D YAY! :D Wow, 7.5 million, that's alot. :O Keep going Blizzard! :) @ big_questions: The monthly fee is like $12 bucks a month, even if they take a couple of bucks off of the monthly fee, that'll save people, what, fifty bucks in the long run? IMO, it's fairly priced. Heck, I'm a 16 year old whose income comes from a weekly allowance, yet I still find this monthly fee to be completely unnoticable (I pay in the 6 month bulks).

Such great news, I'll be able to afford to buy it by then while I pay off my debts to the mafia in the meantime. I hope my starter deck comes with that Turtle Mount FTW!

7.5 million players... I sure in the hell hope they lower the cost of it. And Wow does not suck.

Been playing the Beta for about a couple of weeks now...still got a few kinks to work out but it's still fun to play though :) Can't wait for more players to join us:)