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Lifire · Apr 21, 2005, 06:27 AM // 06:27

It would be insane if they did advertise on television or magazines.

IceD'Bear · Apr 21, 2005, 10:31 AM // 10:31

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Originally Posted by Manderlock

EQ2 and WoW already had a very large fan base, that is why the have the most subcribers.

Both Lineage I and II have more subscribers than WoW

You can see the nubers here, if you don't believe me.

Xellos · Apr 21, 2005, 10:35 AM // 10:35

San Andreas had 15 million pre-orders alone. But even that game didn't have billions.

Deagol · Apr 21, 2005, 11:24 AM // 11:24

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Just take half of the players from WoW, DAOC, Everquest, City of Heroes, FF XI Online, misc MMORPGs and add them up.

~10.000.000

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Now divide that number by, oh say 100,

~100.000

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then do a cube root of that number.

~50

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Lastly subtract 50 from that number you have right now

~0

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and you should come of with the answer

Xellos · Apr 21, 2005, 12:32 PM // 12:32

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Originally Posted by Deagol

~10.000.000

~100.000

~50

~0

That's around the right number. Seeing as how none of us count as subscribers.

Xellos · Apr 21, 2005, 12:49 PM // 12:49

Hey, keep the board civil.

chalt2 · Apr 21, 2005, 12:52 PM // 12:52

Ok so if we're still counting off

thats makes me "4"

gou · Apr 21, 2005, 02:59 PM // 14:59

yes it would be nice to know how many people are currently logged in when you play, but then isn't that the kind egotistical mould of orpg that gw is trying to break?

Manderlock · Apr 21, 2005, 06:03 PM // 18:03

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Originally Posted by IceD'Bear

Both Lineage I and II have more subscribers than WoW

You can see the nubers here, if you don't believe me.

I didnt know the numbers I just used the info that was given in this thread.

That still does nothing to disprove my point, Lineage has had time to let its fan base grow.

So what where you trying to prove by above statement?

Metallica · Apr 21, 2005, 06:33 PM // 18:33

counter-strike is the winner

cristidam · Apr 21, 2005, 09:25 PM // 21:25

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Originally Posted by Strycker

Just as much? Possibly. More? No. Honestly, the P2P fee means little to adults, which is a large majority of the players. Only kiddies care about the 2 quarters a day.

actually u got it all upside down. its the kiddies that dont care about p2p as they have parents that carry the credit card and GW will gather all those adults that have work and dont have that much time on theyre hands.

The_Communist · Apr 21, 2005, 09:37 PM // 21:37

The entire Worlds population... and some Cows. BEEF IS GOOD.

Dreamsmith · Apr 21, 2005, 09:43 PM // 21:43

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Originally Posted by Duality

what are you kidding? there are adults out there (like me) who think that those who would consider a p2p game as people who flunked math, or at least economics.

Adults may have more money, but they also usually have a much better understanding of the value of money. Teenagers are more likely to spend $15/mo on a game, I would think. People making a house payment, a car payment, insurance, bills, savings/retirement plan, school expenses for the kids, food, etc., tend to be less frivolous.

When you have the money to spare, it's still a lot easier to justify spending it on something once than taking on yet another monthly bill.

Kaiwyn · Apr 21, 2005, 09:50 PM // 21:50

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Originally Posted by static deathbringer

i think that he means no real magazine advertizeing, or tv commercials or any of the other much utilized adertisement that games as large as GW usually do.

i honestly havent seen one advertisement for thegame in all the pc mag's or vid game mags that i subscribe to, the only reason i found out about this game was from word of mouth and a crazed gamestop employee who wouldnt shut up about it...now i can see why

I learned about this game through PC Gamer Magazine. Then every magazine I bought for months, I would see articles and pictures of the game.

Manderlock · Apr 21, 2005, 10:03 PM // 22:03

I learned of this game while playing Diablo 2 (and being so damn borred its not even funny). We will being seeing much more coverege in the gaming mags come release, simply because the game will be much to big to ignore.

Auh · Apr 21, 2005, 10:05 PM // 22:05

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Originally Posted by Kaiwyn

I learned about this game through PC Gamer Magazine. Then every magazine I bought for months, I would see articles and pictures of the game.

A lot of people don't suscribe to magazines. I do occasionally pick up a few, But not very often. I'm not a die-hard gamer.. I still like to do a bunch of things, and ordering a magazine doesn't do much for me. I'm thinking maybe a commercial or something more broad like that, that a lot of people tend to see. The E3E event was a good start, But that was a while ago. People may have lost interest or so. I'm just saying it hasn't been advertised as well as other games has. It will still have a goodly sized playerbase to start, But not nearly as much as WoW or EQ have already. I'm saying things like this need time to grow. Personally, I never even heard about GW till 2 weeks ago, When I was at a local GameCrazy and my brother pointed it out to me in it's preorder box and said, "That game is supposed to be bad !!" (Bad meaning good, Slang)

Pevil Lihatuh · Apr 21, 2005, 10:06 PM // 22:06

one of the main reasons i chose guild wars over wow is because i, an adult, dont want to pay monthly fees :P after all, not only does that take away food/bill/rent money, but it also makes me feel i have to keep playing because 'oh i already paid for this month, and if i don't pay for it i'll lose my account' whereas if i wanna give up on gw for a couple months i dont have to worry i'll have them wiped if i dont keep up the payments.

if i was a kid i'd probably be badgering my parents to pay for WoW lol.

I'd guess that guild wars won't start out as big as WoW or everquest, but give it a few years and more and more people will join (attracted by no fees) plus because the chapters will be like everquest 2: i.e. they'll attract new people because they're additions to an already known game; one of the things that would attract people to everquest 2 is the fact that everquest is already an established and successful game.

Apr 21, 2005, 09:37 PM // 21:37	#32
The_Communist Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: In your mind!	... The entire Worlds population... and some Cows. BEEF IS GOOD.

Apr 21, 2005, 06:27 AM // 06:27	#21
Lifire Academy Page Join Date: Apr 2005	It would be insane if they did advertise on television or magazines.

Apr 21, 2005, 10:35 AM // 10:35	#23
Xellos Jungle Guide Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: No Idea	San Andreas had 15 million pre-orders alone. But even that game didn't have billions.

Apr 21, 2005, 12:49 PM // 12:49	#26
Xellos Jungle Guide Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: No Idea	Hey, keep the board civil.

Apr 21, 2005, 12:52 PM // 12:52	#27
chalt2 Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ohio Guild: Heros of Oakhurst - Leader Profession: E/R	Ok so if we're still counting off thats makes me "4"

Apr 21, 2005, 02:59 PM // 14:59	#28
gou Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: globally warmed england Guild: the discarnate	yes it would be nice to know how many people are currently logged in when you play, but then isn't that the kind egotistical mould of orpg that gw is trying to break?

Apr 21, 2005, 06:33 PM // 18:33	#30
Metallica Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Ohio/Arkansas(college)	counter-strike is the winner

Apr 21, 2005, 10:03 PM // 22:03	#35
Manderlock Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: TX Guild: Crimson ScS Profession: W/N	I learned of this game while playing Diablo 2 (and being so damn borred its not even funny). We will being seeing much more coverege in the gaming mags come release, simply because the game will be much to big to ignore.

Apr 21, 2005, 10:06 PM // 22:06	#37
Pevil Lihatuh Jungle Guide Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Yorkshire, UK Profession: R/Me	one of the main reasons i chose guild wars over wow is because i, an adult, dont want to pay monthly fees :P after all, not only does that take away food/bill/rent money, but it also makes me feel i have to keep playing because 'oh i already paid for this month, and if i don't pay for it i'll lose my account' whereas if i wanna give up on gw for a couple months i dont have to worry i'll have them wiped if i dont keep up the payments. if i was a kid i'd probably be badgering my parents to pay for WoW lol. I'd guess that guild wars won't start out as big as WoW or everquest, but give it a few years and more and more people will join (attracted by no fees) plus because the chapters will be like everquest 2: i.e. they'll attract new people because they're additions to an already known game; one of the things that would attract people to everquest 2 is the fact that everquest is already an established and successful game.