Blizzard: World of Warcraft will do fine, global economic collapse be damned

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I have to quote the article quote above:
He said that WoW is immune to economic downturn because it offers an excellent bargain: "People might not want to go out to the movies and spend $100 for a couple of hours and then go to a restaurant. You can go home and pay $15 a month for 100 hours of entertainment if you're staying at home more."

You know, I have no idea what movies Rob Pardo is going to see that cost $100 for a couple of hours - but this is clearly a sign that that guy makes WAY too much money. I wonder how much he spends on dinner?

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I'm taking that to mean that he's taking his family along. I know when I take my immediate family (2 adults, 2 kids over 12) we're looking at $45 in tickets just from the word go. Add in gas to/from, a trip to the concession stand, then dinner after? Yeah - $100 isn't unreasonable. (That's at my nearest Regal Cinema, nothing fancy.)

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An evening out with my better half:
Movie: $30 (With popcorn and sodas)
Dinner: $30
Ice Cream: $15 (Coldstone, the good stuff)

$75 minimum. Pretty close, depending on where you go to eat.

If I take the kids, $100 won't even come close.

Considering how most WoW players have failed to mate within the confines of their mother's basement, the $75 is probably closer to the mark.

You could get by cheaper without the movie snacks, eating at McDonalds, and buying a tub of Ben and Jerry's for dessert but, again, that reduces your mating opportunities. You'd still be down for more than twice your monthly game sub for only a few hours of entertainment.

All in all, $15 a month for a MMO sub isn't a lot considering the number of hours you get out of it per month in entertainment. According to my calculations, based on my play time, I'm averaging $0.19 per hour in costs. Not too shabby when you're paying around $4 an hour for a movie.

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