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WoW Street Date Announced

Posted by Zonk on from the azeroth-here-i-come dept.

OneMadOgre writes "Ready or not, here it comes. Blizzard has announced that the World of Warcraft will be released to NA/AU/NZ on November 23, 2004."

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  1. Open Beta is going to be awefully short then! by Razman · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Looks like Open beta is going to be fairly short, as it is still be be announced according to the world of warcraft website.

    1. Re:Open Beta is going to be awefully short then! by cowscows · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Yeah, this open beta isn't really a beta in that it's not meant to test anything. It's really like a demo. A few weeks to get us hooked so we'll all go buy it when it hits the shelves. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

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  2. Yay... by Cutriss · · Score: 3, Insightful

    And hopefully that means that the number of gilsellers in FFXI will go down on November 24th!

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  3. Re:$15/month? by NaugaHunter · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The $50 upfront pays for the past ~4 years of development, printing, boxes, advertising, etc.

    The $15/month goes towards active storage, backups, GM/support, internet fees, and, most importantly, active development and fixes.

    Here comes the math: Over one year, WoW would cost $50 + $15x12 or $230, which would break down to just over $20 a month if you only play one year. How much do you spend on movie/game rentals, concerts, books, or whatever entertainment you do in a month? Hell, one nice dinner with drinks could cost 20 bucks. If you end up playing just 5 hours a week, you're active entertainment cost is $1/hour. Given that a movie cost $7-$10 for ~2 hours, and you aren't in charge, it works out pretty well.

    Sorry for that math rant, but it's kind of pointless to say 'can't justify the cost' if you don't actually do the math.

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