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Can't see Blizzard ever doing it. Cost would be the main factor, they don't want to pay additional staff (and it would require additional) to run a server that in all likelihood wouldn't be making enough money to justify itself.
More importantly they'd never split the player base, can't think of any MMO that has discovered that to be a good idea unless its got a free to play model which they aren't doing any time soon. Everquest being the most glaring example.

Dreadwinter wrote:

Ugh! WHY PEOPLE?! WHY?! Blizzard currently has a free to play model where you can buy in game time with in game gold. It has already happened. You can play WoW for free right now.....

Actually a lot of people struggle to reach the gold required especially in the EU, and that still doesn't make the game free to play, it just changes real world currency to in game, you still need to play a lot just to reach that money, why most folks aren't bothering.

Let's not twist things here, we all are MMO players, we know what a free to play model is, this clearly isn't that.

trexmeyer wrote:

I haven't played in months, but it was in the low 30's then. I'm assuming they probably upped the price to combat gold selling.

Price is dictated by the players, its loads more in the EU as more people want them and not as many folks are using the system for gold as they obviously are in the US. Will be interesting to see how Legion is effected for the price when they cut gold production from garrisons, the only way a lot of folks have been able to buy them.

Aye I should note I have no issue with the concept of the server might even give it a go if it was official and accessible as part of my sub, I'm just not seeing it ever happen Blizzard (more so Activision) end.