Darth Hater

I'm so very glad SW releases before this monstrosity.

I want a red ponytail anyway.

What was it 8 years for starcraft 2 and 6 years for diablo 3? And Blizzard thinks they will pump out a new, from scratch mmo in 3-4 years? LOL.Maybe we will see it when 2020 gets here.

Starcraft I --> Starcraft II - 1998 --> 2010
Diablo II --> Diablo III - 2000 --> 2012
WoW --> "Titan" - 2004 --> 2016?

It seems the usual cycle is 12 years.:)

That is, because MMO competition sucks and Activision Blizzard made a fortune out of WoW. Slackers.

Don't be to harsh on the Pandas... you never know what happens, once TOR is old and venerable and user numbers are declining!

Just a hint: It could start with an "E" and end with an "woks".

Endor wasn't even discovered yet in the TOR era. So its not gonna happen.

Yeah, you're right. Thank goodness they only forgot about the Chiss.

Gungan...

I guess, WoW reached their peak and now it's slowly declining in Western markets, so they try to appeal and replenish their numbers in Eastern markets. Stalling until Titan is ready.

If this is not the case, then they need to quit mushrooms.

Stalling until Titan is ready is a lot of stalling...

Completely agree with this. Solidifying their hold in the eastern market is a safer move than continuing to try to appeal to the western market that is largely ready to move on. No western competitor is able take a piece of the eastern market share, not even TOR. Gains in this region are much safer than gains in the west, especially since they only need enough time for their next best thing to hit, which is probably only two to three years away.

PS, always love the Tigers hat.

Well, Blizzard has in fact had certain problems with China over the Pandaren issue before. So I doubt this will endear them any more. So it is perhaps less of an Asian move, as a 'new segment' move. They have understood that their old regulars are getting tired. For years they have managed to keep hold of them because there literally wasn't anything as good or better out there. And because they kept adding new stuff.

This time it is different, and Blizzard is jumping boat. And you are right, they will just keep WoW alive enough to run a profit until Titan. Which is about 2-3 years out (based on the leaked publishing list).

I'd expect they'll anounce their new panda plush toy series real soon ;)

lol :)

i must admit i want a ponytail as well but i will never go back to WoW.
ToR an MMO without grinding is a piece of heaven on earth for me.