5.5 million World of Warcraft subscribers may be the WOTLK Gold final number of subscribers which Blizzard announces. The company said it would not release new numbers for subscribers from now on, but will provide other, unspecified engagement metrics which are believed to provide "better indicators of general Blizzard company's performance."

It's been proven time and again that expansions with new features draw players back. However, given Blizzard's past statements about its intention to launch World of Warcraft content more frequently, people might wonder what the reason is for Legion will not be available until 2016.

Holinka stated that Blizzard would not like to rush with Legion an expansion that Holinka said is World of Warcraft 's best product to date."We are determined to spend every opportunity we require to make something in line with the standards everyone expects" Holinka says about Legion

"It's all about us reviewing the way certain features are moving forward and asking ourselves"Are we satisfied with this? Since the moment we go up with an upgrade, it's the perfect time to return to the game and be happy," he said. "So we're trying to make sure that we take every moment we require to make something in line with what everyone expects. We felt that we had to take this time to keep making things better. The truth is, Legion is shaping up to be, I believe, the most successful expansion we've ever produced."

Holinka adds she is aware that World of Warcraft 's regular schedule of cheap WOTLK Gold free updates as well as things like weekends-only events are only a few of the measures Blizzard is making to keep players engaged and engaged in between paid expansions.