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s0nicfan
11/16/23 2:20:58 PM
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https://gameworldobserver.com/2023/11/10/starcraft-2-made-less-money-than-wow-mount-blizzard-jason-hall
As Hall said in one of his videos, he worked two years of overtime on StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty. And the entire game ended up making less money for Blizzard than a single mount in World of Warcraft.

A $15 microtransaction horse made more money than StarCraft 2, Hall said.

It is unclear which mount he referred to specifically, but given the release date of Wings of Liberty (July 27, 2010), this is likely the infamous Celestial Steed aka the Sparkle Pony, which was introduced in April 2010.

The mount, however, cost $25 at launch, not $15, but it definitely caused a stir (and controversy) within the WoW community. Within just three hours of its release, the Celestial Steed generated a 140,000 queue, resulting in revenue of millions of dollars. Not to mention all the money the mount has made since then.

Thats the whole meme, dude, Hall said. Youre wondering why these companies do microtransactions? Because dipshits keep buying all of them.

StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty sold 1.5 million copies in its first two days, surpassing the 6 million mark by the end of 2012. In 2017, Blizzard made WoL free-to-play, and the games lifetime revenue remains undisclosed (as with Celestial Steed).

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ArkhamOrigins
11/16/23 2:22:19 PM
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RTS will never die

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Zikten
11/16/23 2:22:56 PM
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ArkhamOrigins posted...
RTS will never die
When was the last new big game released?
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Crimsoness
11/16/23 2:23:05 PM
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People are idiots

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Humble_Novice
11/16/23 2:26:59 PM
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That says a lot more about StarCraft 2 than the whole RTS genre.

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ironman2009
11/16/23 2:29:18 PM
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The first microtransaction mount in one of the biggest games of all time near its peak vs RTS sequel

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/6/67c5d463.jpg

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Foppe
11/16/23 2:30:37 PM
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I lost interest in SC2 when they decided to split it in 3 games.

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royic
11/16/23 2:34:20 PM
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I lost interest when the plot of StarCraft went from a space western to another hot people fighting god JRPG thing

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HudGard
11/16/23 2:34:46 PM
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Thankfully technology and resources have also made it much more feasible for indie developers to create and publish games for the sake of art and gameplay.

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