Early into Luclin's release on Live, I encountered a situation that made me feel the community was splintering apart and fading away.
I was going through East Commonlands and realized how quiet it suddenly was without all the auctions and shouts streaming across the screen. Everyone moved to the Bazaar since it was the "new thing". But then there was one person begging and pleading for anybody to come look at his wares since he could not afford the new expansion. The tunnel was barren and never was utilized for anything else again - save for this one poor bastard hoping someone, anyone, would play like the past and just visit him.
It made the game feel empty to me. Even the Bazaar with all the people (to the maximum allowed), felt empty since everyone was relatively quiet.
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