Quote Originally Posted by Noel_Clover View Post
Actually they lost 800,000 subs. ((SOURCE)) : http://www.gamespot.com/articles/wor.../1100-6421529/ . But then again they lose and gain every now and then.

I would like to point out that add-ons made things easier, and so players were unable to work with a more manual system. I think I'm the one you're quoting on add-ons by the way, I could be wrong and presumptuous. Hope I'm not. It would be terribly embarrassing.

I would also say that your view of the add-on usage is also a wrong view then, because people were really coddled by the use of add-ons and really can't do raids and stuff without them...
I'm talking about Wrath of the Lich King, which was WoW circa 2008. Go look at financial reports for it at that point in time. They were in the positive and gaining subs at that point. You are erroneously looking at a financial report from 2014.

Addons hardly "coddled" players. Teams still wiped frequently before defeating bosses. Also, I hardly consider finding a good golden middle that lets the different demographics meet and share a genuine raiding experience (which is not Crystal Tower) "coddling" players. Especially when they have time to create an even harder mode for the top 1% of players like Blue Garter (I'm looking at you, "wasting developer time on newbs" Dwill...)