Blizzard getting desperate?

This is actually kind of creepy...

free to play soon

I want free stuff too.

Hey, at least the box looks nice on the shelf.

[ ] desperate

[x] standard business practice

You're the example of proof. Here you are, talking about WoW somewhere on the nets; intended cause and effect.

Activision-Blizzard and generous? No way! Rather the NSA found out that you like computer games and sent a copy to your house. Should be a sign for you to wear a tin foil hat.

WoW started to fail hard after Lich King.It was the last good thing Blizzard done, after that Blizzard went full retard.

Cataclysm > Pandaria, but both are so bad and made Blizzard desperate !

Uh, that's an expensive way of recruiting old players. Why not just issue people with digital copies instead of mailing out disc copies?

Well around this time last year, they sent me the WoW Battle Chest for free, digital copy of course, along with 30 days of playtime, the playtime may have ran out but I still have the game in case I ever want to play it again. Also, the only thing I previously had on Battle.net was Diablo 3

They sent me a free digital copy of Wow with 30 days two years ago with a discount to upgrade to lich king for like 5 bucks an expansion

Damn, nothing on my mail, but maybe it was just for the beta players? Not that I desire to play the game again that much, but I guess I could try it again for a month or two with expansion.

I got an email a couple months ago giving me everything up to Mists. I played it for a week .. But never paid to play a sub based game.. and still don't play do

I have played LOTRO and Marvel Heroes. I enjoy the f2p model, and buy what I want. I spent about 2 years playing LOTRO and put in about $100. And MH since May and put in $5

Although you're the first person i've heard of getting a physical copy, I have heard of other people who had quit getting MoP (digitally) for free, I wouldn't mind getting one myself (quit right after Cata released) but still no dice :p

In russia, you can get MoP for free from several retail stores, if you bought smth from them before. For 5 months already D: But, to activate it, you must have everything else (Vanilla + WTLK + BK + Cata).

Blizzard never gets desperate.

Happened to me too but i was silly...i didn't "accept" the gift...i thought since i don't wanna give them 27 euro each 2 months for playing a freaking game it was pointless to even redeem it...

I still enjoy the game, if you dont well thats your opinion
But honestly, who says no to something you get for free? :)

I've been wanting to play WoW again for awhile now. Only missing MoP.
WHERE IS MY MAIL TOO, BLIZZARD?

I got a scroll of resurrection from a friend back in the Cata days and they gave me Cata free for redeeming it, so this isn't as farfetched as it sounds.

World of Warcraft - NO Thanks !

Hopefully this happens too in Diablo 3 upcoming expansion :P I'm honestly excited about it but wouldn't dare to touch that game again wit ha 10ft pole.

Hey, I own Diablo 1 and 2 including all expansions and Diablo 3 :D

They still make tons of money. I doubt giving out an expansion for free would hurt them much.

Giving away free stuff isn't really a sign of desperation. It's a sigh of "Hey, look at us! We're loaded so we can give free stuff to people who wants to try out or product!".

Anyone hear about that Titan thing? I heard a rumor. Perhaps this is the beginning of it.

EDIT: I really enjoyed playing WoW but completely uninstalled it around a month ago. MoP was good, better than Cata, but I just can't keep on playing. [I do plan on keeping up with the lore, though. Garrosh getting his ass whupped will be the best lore event ever.]

Lol, this thing has been going on for years already, when they still had 12+ million subscribers. Trust me, they are anything BUT desperate.