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• • Mines of Moria versus Wrath of the Lich King!

  • Originally posted by Mrbloodworth
    

    Originally posted by logicbox9
    

    Originally posted by Mrbloodworth
    

    Originally posted by logicbox9
    

    Originally posted by Professor78
    

    Originally posted by Superstition
    

    Originally posted by logicbox9
    

    Why would Blizzard be concerned or even competitive with a niche MMO with low numbers? LoTRO has nothing on WoW as far as subscriptions go... maybe they set that release date to be a dick, which I wouldn't put past them. You only get one chance to make an impression, LoTRO was hoping for 1mil+ subs, they missed their mark by hundreds of thousands and unless they make the game free they will NEVER see those numbers (and if you read the forums, you'll know that the fans of LoTRO don't even want those kind of numbers)...  All you are going to see is WoTLK dominate the sales charts and put MoM sales far in its shadow.

     

    Maybe if Turbine, you know, advertised like you're supposed to then things may have been different...

     

    well put, im sure blizzard hardly consider lotro a threat at all considering there current subscription numbers are around the 200k mark so in total the expansion mines of moria will be looking to sell less than that compared to wow which will be selling in the millions

     

    Just wondering where you get the 200K from. As far as im aware it hasnt been published anywhere? And a recent Interview Steefel said that LOTRO is well on its way to reaching mass-market - which only WOW has done so far. Oh, and LOTRO is not worldwide either.

    Great article here http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=228691

    I have to say that the LOTRO server im on is very densely populated atm.

    If I was Blizz, I would be afraid, and try underhand tricks to stock the competition hehe

     

     

     

    Top 10 selling games of 2007... LoTRO isn't on it, so that it means it sold less than 272k boxes. If you think the retention rate for MMOs is anywhere above 30-40%, you're crazy... so I think 200-250k is a very reasonable guess, besides if it were anywhere near impressive, Turbine would have blasted their sub numbers everywhere because it's great publicity... Blizzard has nothing to worry about, I'll be surprised if MoM sells more than 150k boxes.

    You clearly have not been paying attention.

     

     

     

    lrn2read.

     

    Just because it got good reviews doesn't mean it sold well.

    Yes, it did, unless you only consider Wow like numbers, Success.

     

     

    what ballpark do you think lotro's sub numbers are then to deem it 'successful'?

  • Posted: 9/16/08 5:37 PM
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• • Mines of Moria versus Wrath of the Lich King!

  • Originally posted by logicbox9
    

    Why would Blizzard be concerned or even competitive with a niche MMO with low numbers? LoTRO has nothing on WoW as far as subscriptions go... maybe they set that release date to be a dick, which I wouldn't put past them. You only get one chance to make an impression, LoTRO was hoping for 1mil+ subs, they missed their mark by hundreds of thousands and unless they make the game free they will NEVER see those numbers (and if you read the forums, you'll know that the fans of LoTRO don't even want those kind of numbers)...  All you are going to see is WoTLK dominate the sales charts and put MoM sales far in its shadow.

     

    Maybe if Turbine, you know, advertised like you're supposed to then things may have been different...

     

    well put, im sure blizzard hardly consider lotro a threat at all considering there current subscription numbers are around the 200k mark so in total the expansion mines of moria will be looking to sell less than that compared to wow which will be selling in the millions

  • Posted: 9/16/08 4:07 PM
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• • Crock of shyte

  • for the title of your thread alone i hand you the internet sir well done

    (hands over internet)

  • Posted: 9/16/08 3:52 PM
    Age of Conan
• • DC Universe: Writer Announced

  • when i first read it i thought they hired an anime writer with they way name is mispelled anme lol

    grammar police i know

  • Posted: 9/16/08 3:44 PM
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• • What happens when a gaming company goes bankrupt

  • Originally posted by hobo9766
    

    I can see it now. Banks in Norway with conan sales signs and guys in conan outfits as tellers. "Crom welcomes you. Would you like to open a checking account today."

     

    quoted for awesomeness!

  • Posted: 9/15/08 12:53 PM
    Hellgate: London