SuperData Report - Shadowlands Numbers Stabilizing as Expansion Honeymoon Phase Ends

Posted 2021/03/03 at 7:18 PM by Archimtiros

monthly digital games market blogWorld of WarcraftShadowlandsWorld of Warcraft player numbers fell back to normal levels as the excitement around November’s Shadowlands expansion subsided. From November to January, revenue fell by 61% and user numbers declined by 41% (these figures do not include China). This roughly matches the pattern seen for the past several expansions, though Shadowlands had a bigger launch. Blizzard does appear to have found a way to increase how often expansions are able to boost earnings. The publisher recently announced that it will be adding the 2007 Burning Crusade expansion into World of Warcraft: Classic this year. Alternating between releasing all-new and classic expansions could cause WoW revenue to spike annually for the near future, instead of every two years (the typical development time for the title’s expansions).ShadowlandsWorld of WarcraftCyberpunk 2020League of Legendspatch 9.1 is on the horizonsmaller patch 9.0.5World of Warcraft: ClassicBurning Crusade ClassicBlizzConline

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Comment by SkyreiGuess i'm under a rock. I've never heard of 'Dungeon Figher Online' lolComment by KabookiejoeWell, when you make pve a horrible grind for gear, destroy mythic plus and make pvp the best and easiest way to gear for pve, throw in these boring, unfun systems what did they expect?

And on top of that they think valor is gonna fix the problem lolComment by ArchimtirosWell, when you make pve a horrible grind for gear, destroy mythic plus and make pvp the best and easiest way to gear for pvp, through in these boring, unfun system, what did they expectComment by GidayuAnd yet it's still in the ten top grossing titles, so...Comment by TheRevenantHeroRemovedComment by pektiIt's an interesting way to look at data. And you know, in the 14 years I've been playing, I've never had so many friends who have been as dissatisfied with the expansion as they are with SL. People seem genuinely unhappy with it... and yet it's still a top title. It's as if we've been in an abusive relationship for so long, we just don't know how to function without it.Comment by madogworgenGuess i'm under a rock. I've never heard of 'Dungeon Figher Online' lolComment by AnjackWell, when you make pve a horrible grind for gear, destroy mythic plus and make pvp the best and easiest way to gear for pvp, through in these boring, unfun system, what did they expectComment by ArchieAngelWell, when you make pve a horrible grind for gear, destroy mythic plus and make pvp the best and easiest way to gear for pve, through in these boring, unfun system, what did they expect?

And on top of that they think valor is gonna fix the problem lolComment by ArchimtirosWell, when you make pve a horrible grind for gear, destroy mythic plus and make pvp the best and easiest way to gear for pvp, through in these boring, unfun system, what did they expecteveryeveryComment by AsaliahI don't really like SL but after playing non stop since day 1 I can't give up my character as I've invested so much time and still have good memories....Comment by BlackSackclothIt's a "goth fantasy expansion" with no "goth fantasy customizations" which have been voiced by the devs as something not happening during a previously quoted "customization expansion".Comment by IstraNullJust let me fly already; I need to chill on those floating Bastion sky pads.Comment by GortuskIt’s weird seeing Grand Theft Auto 5 on that list, did it not originally come out for the PS3/Xbox 360?Comment by AnddoValor is the reason why a part of those quit
I farmed 1 sword 30 runs never dropped
I farmed a trinket 20+ runs never dropped
I have 100+mythic dungeons and I don't have a single piece I wanted .....

And now what you farmed until now cant even upgrade in 9.05 so yeah SCREW VALOR AND SCREW wowComment by AzraelUltimaYou missed the point spectacularly - this happens every expansion and with virtually every game launch ever. It has nothing to do with WoW specifically, or any expansion being good or bad.

The data actually suggests the exact opposite - Shadowlands had a much longer "honeymoon" phase than previous expansions, indicating that it's actually been doing quite well compared to previous.Comment by NecrodogeIt’s weird seeing Grand Theft Auto 5 on that list, did it not originally come out for the PS3/Xbox 360?Comment by OverhaulIt isn't as good as Burning Crusade, Wrath, MoP, or Legion - but it beats Cata, WoD and BFA. So I guess that makes it mid-tier.

Was hoping for a real smasher since BFA sucked, but I guess BFA didn't suck as much as WoD so can't really ask for Legion level of development when they didn't give up on BFA the first couple months like they gave up on WoD.

People who cry about how bad SL is was either a noob in WoD, didn't play it, or are only focusing on the raid encounters. That expansion was completely gutted in terms of content.Comment by KabookiejoeWell, when you make pve a horrible grind for gear, destroy mythic plus and make pvp the best and easiest way to gear for pvp, through in these boring, unfun system, what did they expectComment by RightheroKinda looks like it's still on top of the charts.

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