One thing I always notice is a misunderstanding on how many people play the game. When Anet says "Over 3 million copies sold!" I've read people mistake that to mean over 3 million accounts and even up to over 3 million active players. So when they say over 3 million they mean combined purchases of the chapters. Think of how many people have one account but more then one chapter. Then think of all the people who aren't active. Hell, let's throw some botter's in there as well. Now I know most botter's don't use full versions but i'm willing to bet quite a few do.
I'd like to see some more specific figures. Like X amount of chapter Y were sold. Also I'd like to see their definition of active players and how many of those there are. Oh and let's not forget how many players are in what territory. While I'm dreaming here I'd also like to see X amount of people playing Y chapter at Z time.
Obviously Anet nor NCsoft are going to release such figures to the public because the numbers are going to be much lower then peoples expectations and probably crush morale in the community. If anyone has some of these specific numbers don't be bashful to send me a PM :P
Last edited by Tarus From Taros; Jul 30, 2007 at 10:35 AM // 10:35..
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