✨ "How many Subscribers will Classic have?" [Guessing Game]

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This is a game to predict how many players Classic World of Warcraft will have with a Magical RPG twist to it.

TL:DR How to play the game (At the end)
A petit peu de Appetizer for the Role-play folks (Read the next part)

*You look up

:sparkles: Enabrann’s Magick Reliquary & Antiquarium :sparkles:

*Enabrann Appears

Enabrann:
"Ah Hello, Hello, and Welcome to my emporium of the Ancient, Unwise, Sinister, Chaotic, and most definitely Dangerous Relics and Artifacts of Yore.

"You wish to see into the Future, to know how many Subscribers Classic World of Warcraft will have…
…and for that you’d need a relic of prophecy…

…Fortunately for you, there are many such housed within this great domicile of artifice…

…Come in, come in, don’t just stand there"
*Enabrann beckons you in

*You enter…Reluctantly.

While the Building may have seemed rectangular and distinctly Victorian on the way in, the interior seems somehow larger and cylindrical, as if you were at the base of a large Tower.

You see disorganized piles of ancient tomes layered with papyri and weathered scrolls.
Crystal orbs inlaid with Silver filigree, Golden Pharaonic statues adorned with pictorial engravings, Pagan Totems made of animal hides, bones, and indecipherable rune engravings.
It is a sight of hideous shambles mixed with an aura of unquenching mystery.

“…so here we have” — *You just realized Enabrann is talking — "Nordic Rune Readings that are great for beginners, or maybe even the Eye of Ra, OR MAYBE…

— *You seem to lose interest and your attention drifts in and out —

“…Oh and don’t get me started on this Urim and Thummim that was used to translate the Golden plates…”

*Some unseen force directs you towards what appears to be a box draped by a velvet quill. Your hand is drawn towards it as you begin to remove the —

"NO! ABSOLUTELY NOT!" Enabrann Yells as he grabs your hand away from the box and you seem to snap out of a hazy Catatonic state.

“There are some things, that even I have never dared laid eyes upon…”
Enabrann began in a more somber tone

“I thought I told that imbecile Aberforth to put this in the Restricted section…guess I’ll have to do it myself…as usual” He Mumbled

*Enabrann took the Velvet draped box and moved towards a darkly lit corner with a downwards stair way.

*A moment passed before you hear a loud ‘Clink’ sound as something was dropped, and hear as Enabrann races up the stairs and…
SLAMS The Door shut and closes One…Two…Three different locking mechanisms.

*Enabrann looks over at you and smiles wide with all his teeth.
“Everything is fine, I assure you” and Haphazardly sticks the keys into his pockets.

“Now back to futuring the prediction…ahem…Predicting the Future, as he moves towards a table with a cup and kettle of tea.”

“I will now demonstrate for you the Art of Foreseeing the future with Tea leaves!
Please have a seat!”
He said exuberantly.

*Enabrann sits there for approximately 5 minutes sipping his cup of tea.

*He leans over and shows you a cup with residue clumped up at the bottom.

“Notice how the tea leaf residue is clumped up? Hmmm? And see how it’s a circle?”

*You nod in agreement, yet are unsure of what he is getting at.

*Enabrann fishes around in his pocket for some coins, and brings them up to your view.

“Well, we all know that coins are circular…for instance, this residue is too big for the size of a penny, too small for a quarter, but just right for a dime…”
*He looks at you enthusiastically
*You smile awkwardly

“And a dime is 10 cents…therefore these magical tea leaves predict that Classic World of Warcraft will have 10 Million subscribers!” He proclaims ecstatically.

“And good thing too, these Lipton” — *Enabrann jerks to attention
“Lipton?? Damnit that bumbling old fart has mixed up the bags again!”

“You stay here” Enabrann orders you as he marches off upstairs

*You sit there waiting and begin to doze off.
Some unheard suggestion makes you lean over the table and look at the floor.

*You see that in his hurry, Enabrann has dropped something…something very important.

The keys to the Restricted section

Quest Objectives
Use a mystical relic to predict how many Subscribers Classic World of Warcraft will have.
(e.g. You use a Divination bowl to see 7 million Classic players…and train your Divination level to 99)

0/1 Pick a Magical Relic
(It could be anything from History, Mythology, or your imagination)
[Definitely not from the Restricted section] :wink:

0/1 Predict how many subscribers Classic World of Warcraft will have
(Anything Less than a Million and I will put a “Curse of Alexensual” on you)

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Granny’s pearls.

15-30 million at launch.
Wide ballpark I know.

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Realistically - I’d say in the 1-3 million ballpark, starting. Drop down to million or slightly lower after a few months.

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My Relic is the other post

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300 million at launch, rising to just over 900 quadrillion 2 months later when the Martians and the Klingons start playing

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You get a Greater Blessing of Asmongold

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100k-500k after a year or two. 5-10million within first phase of content.

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I use “the powers of Google”:

600k active players a week sounds like a healthy number for Classic 3 months after launch.

There are a few YouTube video with 800k+ views on classic topics, so that shows there is at least a definite interest there. It’s hard to say.

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as many as retail

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if you mean people active in classic vs retail (because of course the sub count will be the same as retail)

Launch 2 Million.
2 months in 1.5 million - 8.2 if it’s decent, doesn’t look like this is happening though honestly I have played maybe an hour total since 8.2 came out.
6 months 2 million 8.2 is on farm
2 years if 9.0 is awesome? 1 million
2 years if 9.0 is BFA ver 2? 3 million.

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The Mask of Darth Nihilus

2 million during phase 1

Dropping down to 500k to 1m over the course of phases… then again there’s always a chance the sub numbers rise as content releases.

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The All Seeing Eye of Xuthulubooboo

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3m launch

0m when people realize there’s layering

8m when layering’s gone

15m when they announce new content

0m when they add new content

3m relaunch

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Probably 500k at launch dropping to 100k 3 months in

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Classic will have 0 subs, the subs are “retail” subs.

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I curse you with the “Curse of Alexensual”

“Chance for Alexensual to spawn and yell ‘NO CHANGES’ into your ear”
Lasts 15 minutes

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Definetly over ten

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If you just mean people actually playing classic, probably about 2-3 million at launch since it’s the new thing for everyone actively playing, and a few months in stabilizing down to 1-200k dedicated players, with maybe another 100k in people cycling in and out.

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This many |_|

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Conservative numbers 3-6 million Subs the first week.

Classic will pick up steam though expect it to topple WoD at 10 million Subs. Remember WoD had a lot of hype and there are a lot of WoW players that came back for that. Despite WoD being what was considered a “bad” expansion it still had 10+ mil Sub. Think about that. These players are still around, waiting.

Phase 2 - Subs spike 10-12 mil

Next year Subs eclipse WotLK and go over 15 mil. as hype around the world talking about the MMO that started it all is in full throttle.

These are my most realistic numbers. Classic is the future of WoW and will have 5+ times the Subs of Retail.

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