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aoc is NOT a wow killer...
kingtommyboy
Member Posts: 543
first of all aoc is NOT a wow killer because wow will NEVER DIE!!!
wow will loose players to aoc... because is't getting old (almost 4 years) BUT wow will stay for manny manny years. So in the next few years you will probably see server merging in wow.. but that's just normal
There will always be people who come back or leave wow
but you'll see in 10 years wow will still have servers running ( UO is also still online..)
I will not say aoc won't break wow's records. The game is getting so popular that is't perfectly possible it will easely hit 10 miljion players
so will wow die because of aoc? the answer is:
NO!!!!
and also a little poll 
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/care
Don't tell D3mis3 that!
You're absolutely right of course. Except the AoC hitting 10 million subs part.
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A human and an Elf get captured by Skaven. The rat-men are getting ready to shoot the first hostage with Dwarf-made guns when he yells, "Earthquake!" The naturally nervous Skaven run and hide from the imaginary threat. He escapes. The Skaven regroup and bring out the Elf. Being very smart, the Elf has figured out what to do. When the Skaven get ready to shoot, the Elf, in order to scare them, yells, "Fire!"
Order of the White Border.
I don't think aoc will break even 1 million subs.
I predict a good number at launch.. about 500k, then a hefty decline after the first month and settling in at 150-250 subs..
PS: not a wow fan nor aoc
can't we ban anyone that says "AoC is not a WoW Killer". please, can we... i'm getting sick of all the WoW players that are younger than 17 trolling these forums.
WoW will never die? I call shenanigans on that one. WoW will die. All MMOs die at some point. Will AoC kill it? No. Will WAR kill it? No. Will the combination of the two lead to a decreased WoW population? Yes somewhat it will.
It was the same thing with EQ when WoW was released. People said that WoW would be the EQ killer. Which it wasn't, EQ was simply killed by two things, old age and new MMOs. However it's not like the day after WoW came out there was a mass exodus from the EQ servers.
Get real. And stop making posts for the specific purpose of creating drama. That's all that can come from a thread like this.
nothing will "kill" wow. As the OP stated, UO is still online, and being played. So is EQ1, DAOC, AO, and most of the classics.
AoC will steal a good amount of players from all games. Some will not like the active combat mechanics, some will not like the fact that they need a real PC to play it. Most will fall in love with it though, and stay.
I think we'll have a couple million playing in a few months, and will probably stay around there. It's an amazing game, and I'm sure people around here consider me a "fanboi", but realistically I doubt more than a couple million people will meet the AoC target audience criteria.
I do believe it won't be no wow killer but i would rather the idiots stay in their pen and not bother us.
Yeah, this is a pretty lame attempt.
It has hate crime written all over it.
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strange... i'm 17... and that's a bid of a stupid thing you just said...
It is not that i hate aoc, I'm even thinking about it to buy the game in a few months after the release.
But I still like wow and i have played that game for almost 3 years
I just got sick of all those people who are screaming in a lot of forums that wow will die because of aoc but that's just not realistic
so i think we stand at the same side :-)
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I'm pretty sure most of us realize this.
No game that is going to come out in the next two years will have the potential to kill WoW. I predict WoW will kill itself at this point or sooner (they've been doing so with their expansions) but if not then that would be the time to take the throne of the God of MMORPGs.
WoW has been holding that title for a very long time and will keep that title simply because of how well the company has been managing it. What will cause WoW to die is by killing itself or by Blizzard making a new MMO, or if it exists in two years, maybe somebody can take it by then. But by now there's no chance of anything taking away WoW subscribers... well there is, just very small. I believe there's always a possibility for anything to happen but it's better to hope realistically.
Never in my life have I seen a sentance that I agreed with more than this one.
Couple million ? You sir have very high expectations, Don't hold your breath waiting for the first million to show up.
I realy do not get you ppl.Will your cofee be better tasting in the morning if a game"dies" or not?In the end as other said Uo is still there eq as well, christ sake even SWG NGE is still there too.De gustibus non discutandum.
I know for myself I found a game that please me.Is all I care.I dont play for others lol, I play for me.Perrsoanly I found AoC fun and entrataining.Do I care or makes me feel better if the "mmo near you" is or not anymore on the market?Sigh wake up peeps..
WoW will never die and i could care less if it did.
"Negaholics are people who become addicted to negativity and self-doubt, they find fault in most things and never seem to be satisfied."
^MMORPG.com
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that's why i started this topic :-)
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i have a question:
Who The Fuck Cares?
My opinion, WoW sucks and I won't play it.
This is one smart man!
Couple million ? You sir have very high expectations, Don't hold your breath waiting for the first million to show up.
I have high expectations because I've been playing the game, and I know those expectations are realistic.
AOC will not kill WOW. There are still plenty of nubs that can't afford to buy decent PC to play AOC. So they are stuck with WOW.
WOW is now the poor mans game !
I bought this game and I am ready to play tommorow morning when i get off work. You are right no mmo ever dies completly. Except for me I have tried a couple mmo and by far this one is the best. WOW I am done playing no. After lv 55 i got bored of the game.
The truth is out there SOMEWHERE ?
I agree with Alan. WoW will be around a LONG time. But this i'll tell you, WoW will have to start merging servers soon. I got on a server the other day and there was 15 ppl online during Prime Time. It was pretty sad...
They said DAoC would be the EQ Killer... whatever.. That game immediatly turned into a dust collector, then I started playing AO.. Man... AO was soooo much nicer.
Yes, World of Warcraft will have "MANNY" " MILJION's" of players
-Selek
I think AoC is going to be way more fun. And everyone playing WoW is going to be a big loser for playing a lame game that is not nearly as fun.
As long as the 10 year olds stay on wow, i honestly dont care if aoc beats them out. Just dont come on my server and crack chuck norris jokes.