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paulie Femto

Into the dark

Join date: 13 Sep 2003

Posts: 1,098

01-05-2004 16:21

Here's a link to a neat chart showing numbers of mmo subscribers. The most recent update is JUL 03, so SL isn't there. Darn. But, look how Everquest is KILLIN.

http://pw1.netcom.com/~sirbruce/Subscriptions.html

Oz Spade

ReadsNoPostLongerThanHand

Join date: 23 Sep 2003

Posts: 2,708

01-05-2004 17:23

Technicly SL isn't an MMO persey so I doubt it will be on there. Would be interisting to see some statistics on the virtual realitys though.

Interisting to view those, i dont play any of em, lol.

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Garoad Kuroda

Prophet of Muppetry

Join date: 5 Sep 2003

Posts: 2,989

01-05-2004 17:57

That depends on your definition of MMOG... I'd call SL one. (TSO is on the graph)

I don't know how accurate it is, but that's pretty cool. UO does better than I thought... I hate the game now, but since it was my first MMOG I'm kind of glad it's still doing well. As for LevelQuest, that's a stumper...really. Half a million people have issues if *that* keeps them entertained so well.

Played Eve online for awhile, don't really care for that too much but I guess it's fun for some people. Sold my account on Ebay. lol

"Motor City Online's" curve is rather humorus, what happened *there*? roflmao...

WWIIOL is pretty much as flat-lined as I'd expect, no surprise there. It's not going down, but it's being supported by pretty much the same people all the way through. Dedicated user base?

This is a cool link too, I don't know how accurate it is, but it's interesting.

http://www.freewebs.com/nrakjar/maps.html

The problem with a huge game world is that without enough players it'll just be empty...but since WWIIOL has a "front" where all the players are concentrated on, that's not a problem.

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WTF is C3PO supposed to be USEFUL for anyway, besides whining? Stupid piece of scrap metal would be more useful recycled as a toaster. But even that would suck, because who would want to listen to a whining wussy toaster? Is he gold plated? If that's the case he should just be melted down into gold ingots. Help the economy some, and stop being so damn useless you stupid bucket of bolts! R2 is 1,000 times more useful than your tin man ass, and he's shaped like a salt and pepper shaker FFS!

Lordfly Digeridoo

Prim Orchestrator

Join date: 21 Jul 2003

Posts: 3,628

01-05-2004 21:19

Motor City Online was a mess... I left around January, and in February they announced the game was shutting down, and they finally closed it in august.

That game didn't have any support maybe 4 months after it's release, so the problems just got worse and worse... can you say inflation?

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Garoad Kuroda

Prophet of Muppetry

Join date: 5 Sep 2003

Posts: 2,989

01-05-2004 22:53

That's the first one of these games shutting down that I've heard of. MMOG's really need to start leeching off of EQ to prepare it for it's termination. I hate that annoying game.

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WTF is C3PO supposed to be USEFUL for anyway, besides whining? Stupid piece of scrap metal would be more useful recycled as a toaster. But even that would suck, because who would want to listen to a whining wussy toaster? Is he gold plated? If that's the case he should just be melted down into gold ingots. Help the economy some, and stop being so damn useless you stupid bucket of bolts! R2 is 1,000 times more useful than your tin man ass, and he's shaped like a salt and pepper shaker FFS!

Carnildo Greenacre

Flight Engineer

Join date: 15 Nov 2003

Posts: 1,044

01-06-2004 00:05

From: someone

Originally posted by Garoad Kuroda
This is a cool link too, I don't know how accurate it is, but it's interesting.

http://www.freewebs.com/nrakjar/maps.html

The problem with a huge game world is that without enough players it'll just be empty...but since WWIIOL has a "front" where all the players are concentrated on, that's not a problem.

Just for comparison, all of SecondLife would fit nicely in the white-shaded area of Ultima Online, with room to grow.

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Pendari Lorentz

Senior Member

Join date: 5 Sep 2003

Posts: 4,372

01-06-2004 05:34

hehe.. I played EQ for 5 years with my hubby. Then I found SL and decided I would rather spend my time here and my hubby stopped playing EQ as well. After 5 years, it *really* was time to move on.

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Garoad Kuroda

Prophet of Muppetry

Join date: 5 Sep 2003

Posts: 2,989

01-06-2004 05:50

Hehe, I knew with almost half a million subscribers I'd be taking a big risk of offending someone here by stating that I dislike EQ.

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BTW

WTF is C3PO supposed to be USEFUL for anyway, besides whining? Stupid piece of scrap metal would be more useful recycled as a toaster. But even that would suck, because who would want to listen to a whining wussy toaster? Is he gold plated? If that's the case he should just be melted down into gold ingots. Help the economy some, and stop being so damn useless you stupid bucket of bolts! R2 is 1,000 times more useful than your tin man ass, and he's shaped like a salt and pepper shaker FFS!

Khamon Fate

fategardens.net

Join date: 21 Nov 2003

Posts: 4,177

01-06-2004 05:58

after bulletin boards were supplanted by the web, i started playing graphical puzzle game series' such as zork, kyrandia, myst. then i bought a copy of asheron's call.

it's been fun, but after three years i'm tired of having to fight for everything. i'm really tired of having to use prefab graphics.

linden has provided a solution to all those problems. thank you all very much.

mmo subscriptions
paulie Femto Into the dark Join date: 13 Sep 2003 Posts: 1,098	01-05-2004 16:21 Here's a link to a neat chart showing numbers of mmo subscribers. The most recent update is JUL 03, so SL isn't there. Darn. But, look how Everquest is KILLIN. http://pw1.netcom.com/~sirbruce/Subscriptions.html
Oz Spade ReadsNoPostLongerThanHand Join date: 23 Sep 2003 Posts: 2,708	01-05-2004 17:23 Technicly SL isn't an MMO persey so I doubt it will be on there. Would be interisting to see some statistics on the virtual realitys though. Interisting to view those, i dont play any of em, lol. _____________________ "Don't anticipate outcome," the man said. "Await the unfolding of events. Remain in the moment." - Konrad
Garoad Kuroda Prophet of Muppetry Join date: 5 Sep 2003 Posts: 2,989	01-05-2004 17:57 That depends on your definition of MMOG... I'd call SL one. (TSO is on the graph) I don't know how accurate it is, but that's pretty cool. UO does better than I thought... I hate the game now, but since it was my first MMOG I'm kind of glad it's still doing well. As for LevelQuest, that's a stumper...really. Half a million people have issues if that keeps them entertained so well. Played Eve online for awhile, don't really care for that too much but I guess it's fun for some people. Sold my account on Ebay. lol "Motor City Online's" curve is rather humorus, what happened there? roflmao... WWIIOL is pretty much as flat-lined as I'd expect, no surprise there. It's not going down, but it's being supported by pretty much the same people all the way through. Dedicated user base? This is a cool link too, I don't know how accurate it is, but it's interesting. http://www.freewebs.com/nrakjar/maps.html The problem with a huge game world is that without enough players it'll just be empty...but since WWIIOL has a "front" where all the players are concentrated on, that's not a problem. _____________________ BTW WTF is C3PO supposed to be USEFUL for anyway, besides whining? Stupid piece of scrap metal would be more useful recycled as a toaster. But even that would suck, because who would want to listen to a whining wussy toaster? Is he gold plated? If that's the case he should just be melted down into gold ingots. Help the economy some, and stop being so damn useless you stupid bucket of bolts! R2 is 1,000 times more useful than your tin man ass, and he's shaped like a salt and pepper shaker FFS!
Lordfly Digeridoo Prim Orchestrator Join date: 21 Jul 2003 Posts: 3,628	01-05-2004 21:19 Motor City Online was a mess... I left around January, and in February they announced the game was shutting down, and they finally closed it in august. That game didn't have any support maybe 4 months after it's release, so the problems just got worse and worse... can you say inflation? LF _____________________ ---- http://www.lordfly.com/ http://www.twitter.com/lordfly http://www.plurk.com/lordfly
Garoad Kuroda Prophet of Muppetry Join date: 5 Sep 2003 Posts: 2,989	01-05-2004 22:53 That's the first one of these games shutting down that I've heard of. MMOG's really need to start leeching off of EQ to prepare it for it's termination. I hate that annoying game. _____________________ BTW WTF is C3PO supposed to be USEFUL for anyway, besides whining? Stupid piece of scrap metal would be more useful recycled as a toaster. But even that would suck, because who would want to listen to a whining wussy toaster? Is he gold plated? If that's the case he should just be melted down into gold ingots. Help the economy some, and stop being so damn useless you stupid bucket of bolts! R2 is 1,000 times more useful than your tin man ass, and he's shaped like a salt and pepper shaker FFS!
Carnildo Greenacre Flight Engineer Join date: 15 Nov 2003 Posts: 1,044	01-06-2004 00:05 From: someone Originally posted by Garoad Kuroda This is a cool link too, I don't know how accurate it is, but it's interesting. http://www.freewebs.com/nrakjar/maps.html The problem with a huge game world is that without enough players it'll just be empty...but since WWIIOL has a "front" where all the players are concentrated on, that's not a problem. Just for comparison, all of SecondLife would fit nicely in the white-shaded area of Ultima Online, with room to grow. _____________________ perl -le '$_ = 1; (1 x $_) !~ /^(11+)\1+$/ && print while $_++;'
Pendari Lorentz Senior Member Join date: 5 Sep 2003 Posts: 4,372	01-06-2004 05:34 hehe.. I played EQ for 5 years with my hubby. Then I found SL and decided I would rather spend my time here and my hubby stopped playing EQ as well. After 5 years, it really was time to move on. _____________________ hugs everyone
Garoad Kuroda Prophet of Muppetry Join date: 5 Sep 2003 Posts: 2,989	01-06-2004 05:50 Hehe, I knew with almost half a million subscribers I'd be taking a big risk of offending someone here by stating that I dislike EQ. _____________________ BTW WTF is C3PO supposed to be USEFUL for anyway, besides whining? Stupid piece of scrap metal would be more useful recycled as a toaster. But even that would suck, because who would want to listen to a whining wussy toaster? Is he gold plated? If that's the case he should just be melted down into gold ingots. Help the economy some, and stop being so damn useless you stupid bucket of bolts! R2 is 1,000 times more useful than your tin man ass, and he's shaped like a salt and pepper shaker FFS!
Khamon Fate fategardens.net Join date: 21 Nov 2003 Posts: 4,177	01-06-2004 05:58 after bulletin boards were supplanted by the web, i started playing graphical puzzle game series' such as zork, kyrandia, myst. then i bought a copy of asheron's call. it's been fun, but after three years i'm tired of having to fight for everything. i'm really tired of having to use prefab graphics. linden has provided a solution to all those problems. thank you all very much.

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