I think it’s a bit a a stretch t' say that MMOs be dying, but big traditional ones be certainly in a rough spot. Approximately seven-hundred quadrillion a them have responded by fishing a finger into free-t'-play’s jangling pockets, but one titan’s managed t' stick with subscriptions. I’m talking, a course, about World a Warcraft, ruler a the MMO realm since time immemorial (2004 be how many years ago? No seriously, I forgot). But things change, 'n even the most negligent a subscribers’ credit cards eventually expire. WoW can’t hold out forever, so Blizzard’s dabbling in the darkest booty-producing alchemy a them all: in-game microtransactions.

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