[Waterluvian]

I'm not convinced the acquisition was responsible. The problem I've perceived (with my very limited wisdom on the topic) is that once they made it huge with World of Warcraft, shipping a "pay-once + expansions" product is just such a financial footnote that it's seen as a distraction.

I wonder if that's why the "Real Money Auction House" from Diablo 3 existed.

[bombcar]

WoW was too big of a cash cow for too long, and sucked the oxygen out of the room at Blizzard; everyone who was involved with making non-WoW games left.

[SkyMarshal]

How can that be true if Blizz still had multiple non-WoW games, including new releases like Overwatch 2 and upcoming Diablo 4?