2008 GDC: Pardo Nay-Says Micro-Transaction Model On WoW

Posted by Medievaldragon | Feb 21, 2008 | Uncategorized | 0 |

Rob Pardo said to GamesIndustry.biz at 2008 GDC San Francisco that a micro-transaction system implemented to WoW would feel like a betrayal to fans. It’s not remotely considered by Blizzard. What may work for other games, won’t ever work for World of Warcraft.

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Tomas Hernandez is owner of Blizzplanet.com since 2003 posting news about World of Warcraft, StarCraft II, Diablo III, Hearthstone, Next-Gen MMO, Blizzard Careers, and the Warcraft film. Blizzplanet is a leading fansite covering news about upcoming Blizzard Entertainment licensed products. I also post previews and reviews. I have interviewed book writers and Blizzard game developers. I was previously an employee of the OGaming Network (2003), and IncGamers (2008-2010). I was a guest newsposter for GosuGamers (World of Warcraft) a few years ago and for Diablofans.com (formerly Diablo3.com)