I would like a figure on how large of a business there is in the selling and trading of world of warcraft gold and other things obtained in the game. How much money is there in total, so basically how big is the industry, and a number figure would be much appreciated.
2007-03-14 01:04:46 · 7 answers · asked by nickdevil23 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Video & Online Games
It is tough to gauge the amount of business revolving around World of Warcraft because it is punished so severely that it is tough to get an impartial estimate (The gold-sellers can CLAIM to do so much business but there is no way to confirm).
According to Blizzard, they removed 12 million gold from the economy due to cheating practices in the month of November. Using the earlier estimate of $15 for 100 gold, that makes $1.8 million dollars removed in a single month. That is not counting the loss of gear and valuables that were lost when the 105,000 accounts were cancelled.
And that is only what was caught, there is no way of knowing how many are getting away with it.
2007-03-14 08:13:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Most sales of gold are for approx. $15 US for 100 Gold. If we presume that 10% of the 8 million players have bought gold at least once and another 5% have bought at least 300 gold that would equal $30 million. And if we say that another $10 million from items sales and $5 million in sales of whole accounts (I've heard of an account selling for $5,000), that is $45 million. If I have I've erred by a factor of 10 either way it could be anywhere from $4 million to almost half a billion dollars.
2007-03-14 06:50:43 · answer #2 · answered by Gargoil 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea how much it makes, but i do know that it's only $15 a month, not $50.
2007-03-14 02:52:42 · answer #3 · answered by Shorty 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm not quite sure, but check this out.....
Over 8.5 Million people play the game so:
8,500,000 Suscribers
x $14.99 Monthly Subscription Fee
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$127,415,000 a month income....just on SUBSCRIPTIONS
2007-03-17 18:08:23 · answer #4 · answered by Twiztnin 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure, but I know it is probably a lot. People have killed over it. There is money in it.
2007-03-14 01:07:42 · answer #5 · answered by Girl Goes Back To The Future 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not play this game, but I know you have to pay $50 a month and there are over 4 million players (maybe even more).
2007-03-14 02:29:22 · answer #6 · answered by brand1995 1 · 0⤊ 5⤋
approx. 1.2 billion dollars a month
2007-03-14 01:16:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋