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WAR passes 750,000 mark in players
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Who was it that said that WAR would fail after initial launch? You're looking rather foolish right now, don't ya think? 
http://play.tm/news/21780/warhammer-online-passes-750-000-players/
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and where did you pull this number out of? and do i need to call a doctor regarding it?
Proof would be nice.
Proof: http://play.tm/news/21780/warhammer-online-passes-750-000-players/
not to be trollish, but you know it's going to be said
Link or it didn't happen
in otherwords where did you get this information?
NVM, you are quicker then me
Don't know where you pulled that number from the last official number i've seen is 500k and all indications say it's been loseing players over the last few weeks.
Source:
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=20600%20target=
And Mark Jacobs answer (Mythic VP):
Folks,
Thanks guys. The bottom line is this, WAR is either #1 or #2 in terms of fastest selling subscription-based MMOs to date and one of the fastest selling PC games in history. So, no matter what, we have already earned a place in PC game history. This is one of the reasons we are using our current approach of turning on the exp firehose toward the selected servers.
As always, this is only the first step but WAR has, as of now, exceeded my initial projections for WAR when we were first acquired by EA.
We thank you for your support and patronage and we'll continue to work hard to deserve it.
I'll be delivering some more good news later today.
Mark
http://vnboards.ign.com/warhammer_online_age_of_reckoning_general_board/b22997/108942489/p2
Don't know where you pulled that number from the last official number i've seen is 500k and all indications say it's been loseing players over the last few weeks.
Looks like you've been getting fed some false information with these so called "indications," padawan.
750,000 players have registered
not to troll here. but that number aint real. if you believe that noone from those 750k left game already ur damn wrong..
Don't know where you pulled that number from the last official number i've seen is 500k and all indications say it's been loseing players over the last few weeks.
Where are you "pulling" your numbers from??
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/750000-players-join-waaagh-warhammer/story.aspx?guid=%7B7E782B5E-5B17-46B5-B799-D8E97BD55010%7D&dist=hppr
Don't know where you pulled that number from the last official number i've seen is 500k and all indications say it's been loseing players over the last few weeks.
Looks like you've been getting fed some false information, padawan.
And I think you got onwed:
http://vnboards.ign.com/warhammer_online_age_of_reckoning_general_board/b22997/108942489/p2
Folks,
Thanks guys. The bottom line is this, WAR is either #1 or #2 in terms of fastest selling subscription-based MMOs to date and one of the fastest selling PC games in history. So, no matter what, we have already earned a place in PC game history. This is one of the reasons we are using our current approach of turning on the exp firehose toward the selected servers.
As always, this is only the first step but WAR has, as of now, exceeded my initial projections for WAR when we were first acquired by EA.
We thank you for your support and patronage and we'll continue to work hard to deserve it.
I'll be delivering some more good news later today.
Mark
Don't know where you pulled that number from the last official number i've seen is 500k and all indications say it's been loseing players over the last few weeks.
Link? Or are you relying on XFire numbers?
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JonMichael
Currently: AION, an MMO Beta under NDA
Played: WAR, LOTRO, Hellgate: London, CoX, GW, SotNW, DAOC, EQ2, SWG, WoW, AO, Horizons, Second Life, There, TSO
Beta'd: There, Second Life, EQ2, DAOC:LotM, LOTRO, Tabula Rasa, Gods and Heroes, Hellgate: London, Requiem:Bloodymare, AoC, WAR, DDO, Fallen Earth
In my server I see less people not more. It's just one server though.
Glad to hear they beat the projections they had for the game 2 years ago. Obviously they didn't meet more recent projections considering 1/2 the boxes they shipped are still sitting on shelves.
Glad to hear they beat the projections they had for the game 2 years ago. Obviously they didn't meet more recent projections considering 1/2 the boxes they shipped are still sitting on shelves.
Link to the news article please? Any proof at all of this?
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JonMichael
Currently: AION, an MMO Beta under NDA
Played: WAR, LOTRO, Hellgate: London, CoX, GW, SotNW, DAOC, EQ2, SWG, WoW, AO, Horizons, Second Life, There, TSO
Beta'd: There, Second Life, EQ2, DAOC:LotM, LOTRO, Tabula Rasa, Gods and Heroes, Hellgate: London, Requiem:Bloodymare, AoC, WAR, DDO, Fallen Earth
Don't know where you pulled that number from the last official number i've seen is 500k and all indications say it's been loseing players over the last few weeks.
Link? Or are you relying on XFire numbers?
None of this crap matters until the free month is over. Personally, I cancelled, because I got to level 20, and found the game boring in its current incarnation, and also, I'm sorry, but I'm not shelling out 200 more dollars on ram/video card upgrades just so I can play Warhammer.
As intensive as Age of Conan was on my computer before I cancelled it too, at least when I put the settings on low on that game, it actually did something to improve framerates. No such luck with WAR.
Glad to hear they beat the projections they had for the game 2 years ago. Obviously they didn't meet more recent projections considering 1/2 the boxes they shipped are still sitting on shelves.
Link to the news article please? Any proof at all of this?
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=239033
"Mythic Entertainment has announced that its fantasy MMO, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, has shipped 1.5 million copies to retailers in preparation for its global release on Thursday. "
Don't know where you pulled that number from the last official number i've seen is 500k and all indications say it's been loseing players over the last few weeks.
Link? Or are you relying on XFire numbers?
You need to be blind not to see the drop,like right now karak eight peaks is sitting at med/high at the start of prime time a week ago there would have been queues of a few hundred both sides to get in. Unless they have increased to pop caps they has been a sharp decline in numbers.
Glad to hear they beat the projections they had for the game 2 years ago. Obviously they didn't meet more recent projections considering 1/2 the boxes they shipped are still sitting on shelves.
Link to the news article please? Any proof at all of this?
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=239033
"Mythic Entertainment has announced that its fantasy MMO, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, has shipped 1.5 million copies to retailers in preparation for its global release on Thursday. "
Hey troll, keep posting trying to prove that WAR is a failure.. and we keep this post of 750mil registered accounts on the top.
Glad to hear they beat the projections they had for the game 2 years ago. Obviously they didn't meet more recent projections considering 1/2 the boxes they shipped are still sitting on shelves.
Link to the news article please? Any proof at all of this?
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=239033
"Mythic Entertainment has announced that its fantasy MMO, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, has shipped 1.5 million copies to retailers in preparation for its global release on Thursday. "
And the link to the article that states half of them are still sitting on the shelves?
Just because they have an estimated 750k of subscribers at the moment does not mean the rest of them are sitting on the shelves.
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JonMichael
Currently: AION, an MMO Beta under NDA
Played: WAR, LOTRO, Hellgate: London, CoX, GW, SotNW, DAOC, EQ2, SWG, WoW, AO, Horizons, Second Life, There, TSO
Beta'd: There, Second Life, EQ2, DAOC:LotM, LOTRO, Tabula Rasa, Gods and Heroes, Hellgate: London, Requiem:Bloodymare, AoC, WAR, DDO, Fallen Earth
Also from the Gamasutra article:
"Mythic has also said that in its first week the game became EA's most pre-ordered PC title, and claims WAR was also the fastest-selling new MMO of all time, with 1.5 million units sold to retailers in launch territories."
So after the first month looks like half of the players who bought the box didn't subscribed, still 750.000 subs are no bad but losing 50% of potential customers in the first month is not a good indicator.
This game has the fun factor but for a short time.
The real test if after 3 months, when people get bored of grinding scenarios.
If they still can keep 750.000 or improve this number, than hats off to Mythic, but I doubt it.
Don't know where you pulled that number from the last official number i've seen is 500k and all indications say it's been loseing players over the last few weeks.
Link? Or are you relying on XFire numbers?
You need to be blind not to see the drop,like right now karak eight peaks is sitting at med/high at the start of prime time a week ago there would have been queues of a few hundred both sides to get in. Unless they have increased to pop caps they has been a sharp decline in numbers.
And you know for sure they haven't increased the pop caps?
DOOOM and GLOOOOM!
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JonMichael
Currently: AION, an MMO Beta under NDA
Played: WAR, LOTRO, Hellgate: London, CoX, GW, SotNW, DAOC, EQ2, SWG, WoW, AO, Horizons, Second Life, There, TSO
Beta'd: There, Second Life, EQ2, DAOC:LotM, LOTRO, Tabula Rasa, Gods and Heroes, Hellgate: London, Requiem:Bloodymare, AoC, WAR, DDO, Fallen Earth
Retailers, not consumers.
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JonMichael
Currently: AION, an MMO Beta under NDA
Played: WAR, LOTRO, Hellgate: London, CoX, GW, SotNW, DAOC, EQ2, SWG, WoW, AO, Horizons, Second Life, There, TSO
Beta'd: There, Second Life, EQ2, DAOC:LotM, LOTRO, Tabula Rasa, Gods and Heroes, Hellgate: London, Requiem:Bloodymare, AoC, WAR, DDO, Fallen Earth
Glad to hear they beat the projections they had for the game 2 years ago. Obviously they didn't meet more recent projections considering 1/2 the boxes they shipped are still sitting on shelves.
Link to the news article please? Any proof at all of this?
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=239033
"Mythic Entertainment has announced that its fantasy MMO, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, has shipped 1.5 million copies to retailers in preparation for its global release on Thursday. "
And the link to the article that states half of them are still sitting on the shelves?
Just because they have an estimated 750k of subscribers at the moment does not mean the rest of them are sitting on the shelves.
750k people have registered an account with a game key, not subscribed. 1.5m boxes were shipped to stores. Where are the other 750k boxes?
Actually, it isn't a 50% drop. Read very carefully: "1.5 million units sold TO retailers". That means that retailers purchased that many units from EA. That does not mean, and I HIGHLY doubt they sold all 1.5 million units. WAR can still be found on the shelf in many stores.
The real question is, how many did sell and relate that number to the 750k. However, that is info we will never see.
And just for the trolls: http://herald.warhammeronline.com/warherald/NewsArticle.war?id=371
There is the actually press release. And it says "registered" so to pre-empt all of the responses:
1. No that does not mean players right now.
2. No that does not reflect the actual playerbase right now.
3. Yes probably some players have quit since they registered.
4. It really doesn't matter anyway - WAR exceeded expectations by all accounts and is doing well.
i agree on all counts