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Blizzard: WoW 2 could kill off franchise

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There is "no requirement" to make a sequel to MMORPG phenomenon World of Warcraft, Blizzard has claimed.

Speaking to VideoGamer.com hours before the midnight launch of expansion Wrath of the Lich King at HMV Oxford Street earlier this week, Blizzard executive Paul Sams said the developer will continue to improve World of Warcraft, which currently enjoys a whopping 11 million subscribers, with content updates and expansions "for so long as there's a meaningful number of players that are interested in playing it".

Sams added: "As it relates to other MMOs, time will tell what we're going to do but doing a sequel can help kill off the franchise and so I think we want people to be able to focus on this and again I think that we're going to be able to provide compelling content that's going to definitely feed the needs of players."
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Foxgod - 409 days 8 hours ago
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Instead of grinding, they could offer a monthly supply of drugs with WOW2 to keept their users addicted.
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The Matrix - 409 days 6 hours ago
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As long as they keep making patches and expansion packs I see no reason to make a sequel.
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EastCoastSB - 409 days 8 hours ago
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This game will probably be played for years to come, and as long as the people playing it are satisfied, there is no reason to make a sequel.
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ozsman - 409 days 7 hours ago
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Just like EQ2 had happen to it. More peps play EQ1 than EQ2 these days. WELL whats left of them.
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Synex - 409 days 7 hours ago
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EQ2 really isn't a bad game it's just SOE kind of screwed up in the beginning of the game's life and didn't listen to their customers.

Anyways, WoW will never need a sequel. Just keep releasing expansion packs and graphic updates and it should last well over a decade.
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rimbreaker - 409 days 6 hours ago
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indeed if you just update graphics every few years the life cycle of this thing will be very vast
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nqabassist26 - 408 days 18 hours ago
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Who needs a WoW sequel? I say when WoW finally dies off Blizzard should make a Starcraft MMO.

That's when I'll be getting back to paying blizz 15 bucks a month.
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Ezetta - 408 days 11 hours ago
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Why not make Warcaft 4? I liked Warcaft 3...
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