WoW now owns 50% of the MMORPG market

Peacecraft · 06-02-2006, 12:55 PM

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060601-6964.html

Has any other MMORPG ever made up this much of the market?

Samus Aran · 06-02-2006, 12:56 PM

UO had 100% when it came out.

EQ had more than 60% when it came out.

So yes.

edit. Also, whoever wrote that article doesn't have much experience in MMO's and when I read things like "the game has, for example, the best-looking "mini-icons" (used to indicate items in your inventory) of any game that I've seen", my brain hurts

Soygen · 06-02-2006, 12:59 PM

Already being discussed: http://www.fohguild.org/forums/mmorp...ted-again.html

WarderX · 06-02-2006, 01:00 PM

Fucking hell even the news articles just bitch on and on about casual vs. raid.

It's as bad as these boards

Cad · 06-02-2006, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by WarderX

Fucking hell even the news articles just bitch on and on about casual vs. raid.

It's as bad as these boards

Gee, perhaps it's not an issue invented by a casual minority. THE HORROR!

FohMD · 06-02-2006, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by WarderX

Fucking hell even the news articles just bitch on and on about casual vs. raid.

It's as bad as these boards

When was the last casual vs raid thread? Seriously.

fuffalo · 06-02-2006, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by zdonovan

UO had 100% when it came out.

EQ had more than 60% when it came out.

So yes.

edit. Also, whoever wrote that article doesn't have much experience in MMO's and when I read things like "the game has, for example, the best-looking "mini-icons" (used to indicate items in your inventory) of any game that I've seen", my brain hurts

UO did not have 100% when it came out. People need to stop pretending it was the first MMORPG.

Peacecraft · 06-02-2006, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Soygen

Already being discussed: http://www.fohguild.org/forums/mmorp...ted-again.html

shit, how'd i miss that other thread? oh well, the mods can just delete this one if they want

Tabris · 06-02-2006, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Cad

Gee, perhaps it's not an issue invented by a casual minority. THE HORROR!

Dear fucking lord can someone ban this fuck already?

Samus Aran · 06-02-2006, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by fuffalo

UO did not have 100% when it came out. People need to stop pretending it was the first MMORPG.

Ok, even with MUDs and the like, it was over 50%

Happy?

leane · 06-02-2006, 01:48 PM

Lotta the more recent growth on the charts has been due to their regional launches, think its slowed down and leveled off here in america and the other areas will probably do likewise.

I'm just hoping that introducing this many new, non-MMPOG players to the genere will allow a lot more niche games to flourish as they try out other options over time.

BirgittePovar · 06-02-2006, 01:53 PM

How anyone can truly believe WoW has 50% market share is beyond me. They include WoW numbers for Korea and China and the like, without including all MMOs from that region.

Either you cut out Korea and China WoW numbers, and they don't have 50% share, or you include ALL Korean and Chinese MMOs, and they don't have 50% share that way either.

Conclusion? 50% Market Share's assumptions are faulty.

Note: SirBruce's assumptions are not faulty, I'm referring to the author of the article.

fuffalo · 06-02-2006, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by zdonovan

Ok, even with MUDs and the like, it was over 50%

Happy?

If you're going to include muds, it would be more like 10%, if that.

Itzena · 06-02-2006, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by BirgittePovar

...the same tired old bollocks...

And yet, if anyone dares to suggest that EQ is losing customers, you go mental.

BirgittePovar · 06-02-2006, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Itzena

And yet, if anyone dares to suggest that EQ is losing customers, you go mental.

On the contrary, if you read what I wrote in that other thread I said that the people asking why it wasn't losing numbers need to re-evaluate, given that we simply don't know if it is or not. It probably is.

So, honestly, I have no clue whatsoever how you derived the above.

*EDIT* Oh. Let me guess, you got the above from my first reply to the thread. I "go mental" when people ask the same question that's been asked 87 million times before. I could care less if EQ is dying or not. Those aren't the same thing, not at all.

But hey, if you have me figured out, maybe I can just cue you in the future so I don't have to actually say anything.

06-02-2006, 12:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
Peacecraft Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 488	WoW now owns 50% of the MMORPG market http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060601-6964.html Has any other MMORPG ever made up this much of the market?

06-02-2006, 12:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
Samus Aran Sons of the Storm Heal Bitch Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 771 +1 Internets	UO had 100% when it came out. EQ had more than 60% when it came out. So yes. edit. Also, whoever wrote that article doesn't have much experience in MMO's and when I read things like "the game has, for example, the best-looking "mini-icons" (used to indicate items in your inventory) of any game that I've seen", my brain hurts Last edited by zdonovan : 06-02-2006 at 01:00 PM.

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leane Noob Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: State of Confusion Posts: 849 +0 Internets	Lotta the more recent growth on the charts has been due to their regional launches, think its slowed down and leveled off here in america and the other areas will probably do likewise. I'm just hoping that introducing this many new, non-MMPOG players to the genere will allow a lot more niche games to flourish as they try out other options over time. __________________ Murder! meyhem! kitties!

06-02-2006, 01:53 PM	#12 (permalink)
BirgittePovar Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 692 -1 Internets	How anyone can truly believe WoW has 50% market share is beyond me. They include WoW numbers for Korea and China and the like, without including all MMOs from that region. Either you cut out Korea and China WoW numbers, and they don't have 50% share, or you include ALL Korean and Chinese MMOs, and they don't have 50% share that way either. Conclusion? 50% Market Share's assumptions are faulty. Note: SirBruce's assumptions are not faulty, I'm referring to the author of the article. Last edited by BirgittePovar : 06-02-2006 at 01:58 PM.

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WarderX Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,593 +1 Internets	Fucking hell even the news articles just bitch on and on about casual vs. raid. It's as bad as these boards