GGL Wire

Bow down, mortals and worship at the altar that is World of Warcraft! 10 million of your puny brethren have already joined the religion!

Your initiation begins with you jumping up and down repeatedly on a nationally televised talk show’s couch proclaiming your love for the game. Then, we’ll send you a free game card. Afterward, you can begin paying the low price of $14.99 a month to further your addiction subscription.

Here’s how Blizzard counts the masses of levelers that grovel at the Dark Portal, waiting to enter the mythical realm of Outland: The 10 million number counts those who have paid an addiction subscription fee or hold an active prepaid card. Visitors to Internet cafes also count toward the total.

Essentially what your overlords are saying is that they’re not counting expired subscriptions in any fashion. There really are 10 million active players scattered throughout the realms.

What are you waiting for? We’ll see you on the other side!