Honestly, why do you all care so much about the lore?

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The WoW sub count has dropped 41% since Shadowlands launch

https://www.superdataresearch.com/blog/worldwide-digital-games-market interesting read from SuperData, a Nielsen Company. And incase you have no idea what SuperData is or why you should care about some random chart: SuperData is the world’s leading provider of market intelligence. SuperData offers quantitative and qualitative insights on free-to-play games, digital console, mobile, PC downloadable, streaming media and gaming video content, eSports, and virtual reality. In simple terms, they …

Seriously, learn to google. Expand your horizons and escape your bubble.