World of Warcraft sees 600k subscriber boost ahead of Warlords of Draenor launch

World of Warcraft’s subscriber figure was 7.4 million as of September 30, a 600,000 user increase since the 6.8 million figure as of June 30, Blizzard has announced.

The rise comes as players gear up for the launch of highly anticipated expansion Warlords of Draenor on November 13.

To prepare the game for the imminent expansion Blizzard has released Patch 6.0.2: The Iron Tide, which includes:

• “Iron Horde Incursion” World Event: players looking to upset the Iron Horde invasion can journey to the Blasted Lands to face down the onslaught and venture into the revamped five-player version of the Upper Blackrock Spire dungeon
• New Character Models: several of the game’s original races are new and improved, with increased resolution as well as updated animations and facial expressions
• Interface Improvements: questing is now easier than ever with an updated quest log and inventory changes, including a Toy Box for the fun items players acquire through their adventures
• Character and Class Changes: myriad character- and class-specific updates are now live, making this a great time for players to re familiarise themselves with their characters ahead of the expansion’s November 13 launch

Blizzard also revealed that in order to make the transition to Warlords of Draenor as seamless as possible, all previous expansions have been added to all existing World of Warcraft accounts. All current subscribers and everyone reactivating their subscription will automatically be up-to-date with the latest content through Mists of Pandaria.

New players buying the game also get all expansions up to and including Mists of Pandaria. You can buy WoW digitally from Battle.net for £9.99.

Source: Blizzard