I think that with such a confined circle of blogs, the loss of one or two is amplified.

In reality we probably see more people leaving our guilds on a daily or weekly basis, and I am sure WoW looses subscribers at a huge rate… but they may not personally effect us, so we don’t really notice.

WoWbloggers notice the departure of WoWbloggers, and undoubtedly many of their loyal readers do to…

But tomorrow’s bloggers and readers probably wont appreciate the significance of these departures.

Ultimately I will keep on writing as long as I feel like writing (and playing WoW). I have been on the verge of burnout with both Blog and WoW on numerous occasions… I have just had to stop and think things through… I’m still here today, and probably will be tomorrow…

Gnomeaggedon’s last blog post..Oztraylian bloghers?

I’m still as passionate about the game and writing now as I was when I first started. It’s hard to believe and I get questions all the time “Don’t you get tired?” “How do you do it?”. The ideas, like the spice, must flow.

It’s a wonder I’m still here. There have been times in the past where I’ve come so close to throwing in the towel myself. But I’m still young. I’m still in school. Don’t have a family or anything else like that to invest my time into. I suppose that makes me an exception.

Professional WoW blogging isn’t all that its cracked up to be. There’s a lot more pressure involved and you find yourself rejecting some of your own creativity. It’s hard for me sometimes.

Matt’s last blog post..Healing Ulduar: Freya

I am not a ?blogger? like the majority of your other replies, just a reader.

I haven?t played WoW since December (my daughter was born in January,) and even then I was playing part time, I have upgraded to wrath but not touched the content – infact I would say that I have not played properly since before tbc and the days of molten core – I have a level 70 character, yes just one, and he has not seen any of tbc content either.

Real Life is of course to ?blame? ? I have moved house, and started a family with my new partner. I have more jobs that need doing than time to do them. I would LOVE us to play WoW as we used to, that?s every night all night, but it just can?t happen at the moment. Hopefully once all the ?BIG- jobs at home are done and the little one (who is gorgeous by the way) sleeps the night happily there may be time for us to get back to playing WoW ? even if just a little ? until then I have blogs, they keep me in touch with the game, just a taste. Something to read in my lunch break (how sad am I?)

If you remember I said that I would stop reading this blog once you shifted your main to your warrior but I am still here, can?t give it up. So I say again

I really hope the age of blogging isn?t dead.

Lissanna’s last blog post..Legendary Part 2: How much can druids heal for in 15 seconds?

I think people still do want the help and advice, which is why I started my blog. I had been a highly active member of the druid WoW community for as long as the game has been out, but I never thought about blogging – until resto4life shut it’s doors and I realized that would leave a huge hole in my beloved community – so I am taking the time to fill the gap that I believe was left, and there are a plethora of other druid blogs that have information just as helpful (or more helpful) than what I post.

With being basically a brand new blog, I still had thousands of visitors the week that 3.1 went live because I put up a post with links to a variety of druid specs for all the druids picking up their dualspecs (and because WoWinsider’s publicity for my blog took it to new hights instantly, lol). I still get a ton of hits from people google searching for help on how to play their druid. DPS rotations got harder in WotLK, and healing got more complicated, too. I had a brand new druid on my server actually send me an in-game mail seeking advice the other day.

There’s still a huge demand for information. While things may feel obvious to some people, there will always be a demand for guides to help newer players, and when old blogs close, there will always be people who can fill those shoes in some capacity or another.

People come and go with an MMO. It happens, but I don’t think blogging is dieing, I just think that some people have RL stuff that happens that take them away from the game. Maybe I’m just optimistic ’cause I’m new to the blogging community?

Lissanna’s last blog post..Legendary Part 2: How much can druids heal for in 15 seconds?

And maybe, just maybe, blogging is like an economy? A self fullfilling prophecy? The more negative people become, the less well it goes. A never ending spiral, until someone stands up and breaks it.

Shy’s last blog post..Guide to the Red Proto Drake

Either way, a blogger will churn out posts as long as he/she wants to, even if there had been no achievement, one can write about guild, or the little things that happened on one sunny day. A WoW blog isn’t much different from any other blog – it’s distinguished and defined by the author’s attitude and style, more so than the actual content displayed.

While the community hurts a little on the inside with the depature of prominent bloggers, it is only natural that other writers will gradually rise to prominence. Looking at the big picture, it’s more or less a cycle, and I’m sure the community will continue to grow with the prospect of Arthas and his army looming over all of us, as well as the possibility of future expansions.

I agree that there just simply is not that much to talk about any more. When I started it was to have aplace to keep my guides and lists. things that are no longer really needed.

Not even gear lists are looked for much any more thanks to the magic of gear weight filters on wowhead (I know I use them too)

With every thing so laid out for us and overall easy to figure out there just is not much need for the things I used to write.

As for me, I am kind of trying to find my voice again. To find something to write about that will matter somehow.

Dechion’s last blog post..The more you tighten your grip, the more will slip through your fingers