After AoC launch for like 2 weeks Iron Forge was a gohst town.  Now you'd never know anyone left.

You guys do know Blizzard can say everything they want right?, how do they know how many players left for AoC and not for some other MMO? My guess is they looked at the largest drop in players but does that guarantee that they left for AoC? I think not. How the hell do they know that 40% of those guys came back to them? That's a fair question and if you have a correct answer please repley me but I have no idea.

And yes i play both WoW and AoC and i'm not a fanboy of even one of these games.

PS.(Srry for my bad English)

Perhaps 40% of the people who returned marked "leaving for another MMO" on their exit surveys from WoW?

Originally posted by Sacrified

You guys do know Blizzard can say everything they want right?, how do they know how many players left for AoC and not for some other MMO? My guess is they looked at the largest drop in players but does that guarantee that they left for AoC? I think not. How the hell do they know that 40% of those guys came back to them? That's a fair question and if you have a correct answer please repley me but I have no idea.

And yes i play both WoW and AoC and i'm not a fanboy of even one of these games.

 

PS.(Srry for my bad English)

It could be that people cancelled at the same time as AoC went live, suggesting what the reason was. Or it could be they gave one of those surveys when you quit 'why are you quitting?' and the people said AoC. Or it could be the people who didn't say anything but cancelled when AoC came out and resubbed a few weeks later. Probably not an exact science but it would give them a good estimate.

As for your last line, I'm not sure its physically possible to still play AoC and not be a fanboy. Everyone who wasn't a fanboy has already cancelled.  

Originally posted by Zippy

A good question would be, whre did the other 60% go after they quit AoC?

To the bottomless pit of MMo players nightmares. Waiting on WAR I would guess. Possibly SGW?

Figure a majority of people play free stuff until their new game comes out. At least thats what I do.  Free shards ftw.

May try SWG, or go back to D&D Online, or WoW. I'm saving Vanguard as a freshgame if  Warhammar sucks.

Even if Vanguard has a good population now, it will go dead for a bit with Warhammers grand opening, so it's sitting on the back burner as a fail safe.

I left WoW month or two before AOC, so its not beacuse of AOC.

AOC, unfortunately, didnt deliver. High expectations, hype and great initial selling show that players are ready for next thing, WoW is old news for sure but sadly i must say that AOC is not that "next" big thing.

So what options we have...get back to Eve, WoW, Guild Wars...or play AOC in hope that something good will be released soon (Fallen Earth, Jumpgate, BlackProphecy, Darkfall)

If nothing else...Fallout MMORPG 2011 ;)

My case, from WOW to AOC to SWG. Just needed some vacancies from WoW. But it is really that, vacancies, since with WOTLK, guess i'll be back at WoW.

couple of  notes:

1."wow sucks"- no it does not. Wow>AOC and almost anything else. thing is after 3.5 years playing wow , people do need a break. that doenst mean the game sucks. means player got to a point where they are burn out

2."delete  toons and ..."- none should ever delete their characters on any game. Even AOC chars.  if you dont plan to return, dont delete, just let them die. costs the same - what means nothing. Life changes in a dynamic way. What today is true , tomorrow is not.

3- Blizzard might be slow on expansion making, but i guess that is because  not only they actually put a lot of thinking on them but also because they try to release the thing with minimal amount of bugs and a degree of polish above the market standard. myself, i preffer to wait and have something decent, than get my hopes crushed by early releases (AOC).

regards.

For me, I went from WoW to EVE to AoC to COV and Vanguard - both of which I'm playing now. CoV is fun and Vanguard really turned around. It still has it's share of problems but it's much better and deeper than AoC. The whole diplomacy thing adds a whole new level of gameplay.

Well i never left for conan cause i wanted t otry it first, and well i did and hated it, but i did quit wow.

Its highly dependent on how fun WAR is if i go back to WoW

Originally posted by Chezzik

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/53962

 

I wonder what percentage have left AOC for some other game (other than WoW).  My AOC acct is still active, but I've mostly begun playing other MMOs while I wait for WotLK. In another month, my AOC acct will go dead.

i came back to wow because it plays perfectly on my PC and Blizzard doesnt stop nvidia and ati users not playing the game

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Originally posted by HumbleHobo
 
When WAR releases, I'm gonna be on that so fast...  It's a viable, high-quality alternative to WoW, and unlike AoC, it looks like it will satisfy all my old Warcraft itches.

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As for how Blizzard determined who left for AoC, I imagine they went by all the "AoC rox" comments in the canceling process.

Originally posted by Czzarre

Originally posted by Demeel

Yep i went back to WOW better game better Company by far...

 

Better company, but I cant take the game anymore. AoC is better in its flawed state than back to the same stuff Ive been played for 3 yrs

Amen.  I will jump from one new MMO to another for the rest of my days.  Never again will I let myself get sucked into the same stupid s*** for such a long period of time only to realize it isn't the game keeping me there, but my friends and guildies.  Ask any end game raider why they play.  They sure as f*** wont come out with, "because (insert game here) is so f-ing awesome."  It's not about the games anymore guys, it's following the community.

Age of Conan will end up like Star Wars Galaxies.  A GREAT concept, but failed developers.  Well, the game will be great in 2 years from now, but who wants to wait that long.  Warhammer and WoW have more promising PvP, and All Age of Conan has for itself is the Conan title like Star Wars and Guild VS Guild cities, no matter how good it gets

Could be but i doubt that Blizzard makes a special 'quit for AoC' tab, i think they still use 'quit for another mmo' or something, not sure :)

about the fanboy thing, i still play WoW but i just bought AoC and i got 30 free play for it, i'm planning to go back  to AoC  again when there is more end-game content like quests and stuff (i got a lv60 barb), WoW is just to addictive atm.  

The funny thing is that because of AoC.. Blizzard is not really worried about Warhammer.   Everyone who wanted something new probably tried AoC.. some came back.    But there won't be a huge decrease in subs for Blizzard when Warhammer launches because those folks are already gone...

I'm just glad that companies like Blizzard are rewarded financially by being ethical and actually trying to create and maintain a fun game.  Companies like Funcom will eventually release it's a waste of time and money trying to sham players.

Originally posted by Souldrainer

Unlike AoC, WOW is not trying anything new just endless grind

Unlike AoC, I can  Troll the official forums and act  like a complete and total Asshat.

Fixed ^

Yep..  WOW is an endless grind.

At endgame you can

Grind 5mans
Grind heroics for badges
Grind Battlegrounds
Grind Arena
Grind Kara and ZA
Grind the 6  25-man raids
Grind Dailies
Grind crafting/gathering
Grind reputations

I don't think it is considered grinding when you have like 5 completely different things you can 'grind'.  Yes, you are at the level cap, but there are easily 5 different things a casual player can do to improve his character.  All of them are viable and none of them are broken.  Do some battlegrounds, then run a heroic dungeon.. maybe do some dailies and gather mats for you profession... all will advance your character

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Originally posted by Azrile

I'm just glad that companies like Blizzard are rewarded financially by being ethical

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Everything is okay until you run into a glitch in the game...

I, like many people on thise thread, left WoW because I was bored of it after 3 years of playing. I was hoping AOC would fill the 3 month void I have until I start my masters. Sadly I lasted 5 weeks in AOC and much of that time spent I was just forcing myself to keep at it in the hope things would quickly improve, and due to guild loyalty (my wow guild moved to AOC, and like most other guilds that moved, only about 3% of people still play AOC and its pretty clear theyre only at it becuase they are being stubborn and have nothing else to do :P).

I'm currently playing EVE online and mildly enjoying it. Im finding I cant really play it for extended periods though. There just doesnt seem to be the variety in EVE that keeps you hooked in for potentially entire days at a time like WOW. Despite that, I fully expect to keep playing it for a long time to come, even alongside WAR if WAR turns out to be good.

Will not be returning to WOW though. Nothing Ive read about WOTLK has excited me too much apart from the siege zone. We will see anyway. If anyone has any recommendations Id be delighted to hear them!