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Re:Blizzard shutting down Nostalrius, popular WoW private se... by debacle on Thursday April 07, 2016 @11:41AM (#11448127)
Blizzard releases paid expansions because people will pay for them.
Re:Blizzard shutting down Nostalrius, popular WoW private se... by Falcon9 on Thursday April 07, 2016 @12:55PM (#11448736)
Yeah, it's hard to make the business case for leaving money on the table - with every expansion comes change and change much more than the expansion cost is really what is causing the gating effect.
Re:Blizzard shutting down Nostalrius, popular WoW private se... by cynoclast on Thursday April 07, 2016 @06:40PM (#11451271)
Treating your customers as customers rather than cash cows engenders positive feelings toward your company, and ensures continued subscription. There's your business case.
Re:Blizzard shutting down Nostalrius, popular WoW private se... by cLeEOGPw on Saturday April 09, 2016 @03:52AM (#11460414)
Positive feelings don't always maximize profits.