WAR hits 750k players.....

750,000 players in just a few weeks and still growing. Quite an achievement to say its an mmo with basically 0 advertising outside gaming circles.

Also its still recieving great reviews, the most notable to date a 9/10 from IGN and 5/5 from Gamespy.

Just a shame GS underrated this game so much, 8.5 will never get this game the recognition it deserves here on SW.

wow..thats awesome, hopefully the Fallout MMO reaches almost that in the same time..ive tried wow and i just couldent get into it, i may pick this up.

sadly we all know WAR will never reach the number of people playing WOW..we can dream though.

wow..thats awesome, hopefully the Fallout MMO reaches almost that in the same time..ive tried wow and i just couldent get into it, i may pick this up.

sadly we all know WAR will never reach the number of people playing WOW..we can dream though.

Pinkyimp

I honestly cant see any mmo ever reaching the number WoW has ever.

I do however think WAR has the potential to do very very well. Personally i'm loving my time on WAR.

WAR what is it good for?

honestly never heard of WARmingo123

Warhammer Online

750k players? It has been over a month my friend. That is a terrible player increase rate. Age of Conan had 1 Million in 2 weeks and they are now merging servers cause they don't have enough players. In truth, Warhammer is just one of those games that will just blend in with all other MMO's and Blizzard's WoW will either finally plateau or the expansion will see another quick growth.Shensolidus

huh? Please provide a link to back that 1 million in 2 weeks up. I read right here on GS AoC topped at just over 600k. Oh an WAR was released here only 2 1/2 weeks ago. Also it has yet to be released in many countries.

Sorry but 750k is a phenomenal number for a pay to play mmo. Its more than wow in the same time span to put it into comarison.

[QUOTE="Shensolidus"]750k players? It has been over a month my friend. That is a terrible player increase rate. Age of Conan had 1 Million in 2 weeks and they are now merging servers cause they don't have enough players. In truth, Warhammer is just one of those games that will just blend in with all other MMO's and Blizzard's WoW will either finally plateau or the expansion will see another quick growth.Frozzik

huh? Please provide a link to back that 1 million in 2 weeks up. I read right here on GS AoC topped at just over 600k. Oh an WAR was released here only 2 1/2 weeks ago. Also it has yet to be released in many countries.

Sorry but 750k is a phenomenal number for a pay to play mmo. Its more than wow in the same time span to put it into comarison.

Does not really work that way. WoW took awhile because MMOs were still a new concept to many.

time will tell with war, but just everyone from docters to Mr T knows about wow, it needs some heavy advertising if it wants to reach huge numbers like wow, if the game is good enough then the people will eventually come if they know about it

[QUOTE="Frozzik"]

[QUOTE="Shensolidus"]750k players? It has been over a month my friend. That is a terrible player increase rate. Age of Conan had 1 Million in 2 weeks and they are now merging servers cause they don't have enough players. In truth, Warhammer is just one of those games that will just blend in with all other MMO's and Blizzard's WoW will either finally plateau or the expansion will see another quick growth.HarlockJC

huh? Please provide a link to back that 1 million in 2 weeks up. I read right here on GS AoC topped at just over 600k. Oh an WAR was released here only 2 1/2 weeks ago. Also it has yet to be released in many countries.

Sorry but 750k is a phenomenal number for a pay to play mmo. Its more than wow in the same time span to put it into comarison.

Does not really work that way. WoW took awhile because MMOs were still a new concept to many.

Yes you are right. Like i said though, this game has had very little advertising outside gaming circles, Already someone on this thread has stated they don't know what it is. Although that could be as i called it WAR, not sure.

Yes you are right. Like i said though, this game has had very little advertising outside gaming circles, Already someone on this thread has stated they don't know what it is. Although that could be as i called it WAR, not sure.

Frozzik

I would try it and all, I use to play the miniatures years upon years ago. But I am waiting for the Star Trek MMO myself.

[QUOTE="Frozzik"]

Yes you are right. Like i said though, this game has had very little advertising outside gaming circles, Already someone on this thread has stated they don't know what it is. Although that could be as i called it WAR, not sure.

HarlockJC

I would try it and all, I use to play the miniatures years upon years ago. But I am waiting for the Star Trek MMO myself.

Aww, if you have atleast a tiny interest in Warhammer you gotta try it. Even my wife, who loved WoW is having a blast on it. You learn alot about the lore of Warhammer too. The PvP is great, so much fun and highly adictive and unlike WoW isn't all gear/class dependant.

Hell, even the Tomb of knowledge is addictive, just trying to fill in the blanks to see what it will unlock next lol. I got the nick name "ow my eye" unlocked as i clicked on myself 100 times, even got xp for it lol.

[QUOTE="Frozzik"]

Yes you are right. Like i said though, this game has had very little advertising outside gaming circles, Already someone on this thread has stated they don't know what it is. Although that could be as i called it WAR, not sure.

HarlockJC

I would try it and all, I use to play the miniatures years upon years ago. But I am waiting for the Star Trek MMO myself.

I'm holding out for a Mechwarrior MMO myself :P

wow..thats awesome, hopefully the Fallout MMO reaches almost that in the same time..ive tried wow and i just couldent get into it, i may pick this up.

sadly we all know WAR will never reach the number of people playing WOW..we can dream though.

Pinkyimp

that really doesn't matter though. WoW isn't on contiguous world - the increased population just means more servers.. as long as you have a weel populated server it shouldn't matter how many people play as long as it's enough to keep the servers running ;)

Also its still recieving great reviews, the most notable to date a 9/10 from IGN and 5/5 from Gamespy.

Just a shame GS underrated this game so much, 8.5 will never get this game the recognition it deserves here on SW.

Frozzik

Wait what? GS underrated WAR because they gave it 0.5 lower than IGN did?

[QUOTE="Frozzik"]

Also its still recieving great reviews, the most notable to date a 9/10 from IGN and 5/5 from Gamespy.

Just a shame GS underrated this game so much, 8.5 will never get this game the recognition it deserves here on SW.

RK-Mara

Wait what? GS underrated WAR because they gave it 0.5 lower than IGN did?

maybe i worded that wrong. I actually agree'd with GS review, i said that in a PC forum thread. All i meant is as it didn't get 9+ nobody here in SW will give the game any kind of attention or credit for quality.

[QUOTE="HarlockJC"][QUOTE="Frozzik"]

Yes you are right. Like i said though, this game has had very little advertising outside gaming circles, Already someone on this thread has stated they don't know what it is. Although that could be as i called it WAR, not sure.

thepwninator

I would try it and all, I use to play the miniatures years upon years ago. But I am waiting for the Star Trek MMO myself.

I'm holding out for a Mechwarrior MMO myself :P

[QUOTE="Shensolidus"]750k players? It has been over a month my friend. That is a terrible player increase rate. Age of Conan had 1 Million in 2 weeks and they are now merging servers cause they don't have enough players. In truth, Warhammer is just one of those games that will just blend in with all other MMO's and Blizzard's WoW will either finally plateau or the expansion will see another quick growth.Frozzik

huh? Please provide a link to back that 1 million in 2 weeks up. I read right here on GS AoC topped at just over 600k. Oh an WAR was released here only 2 1/2 weeks ago. Also it has yet to be released in many countries.

Sorry but 750k is a phenomenal number for a pay to play mmo. Its more than wow in the same time span to put it into comarison.

The official release date for Warhammer was September 16th, it is now October 15th. We're one day shy. As for the news story on Age of Conan hitting 1 million in a month, I believe it was a story back in June or May that hit Kotaku. I'm not gonna bother looking it up. And Warhammer was released in both Australia, and all European markets. It is only missing a few asian markets, they probably won't turn over either due to how much money they make on WoW.

Sure it got to 500K the fastest, but it definitly slowed down after that. I don't see why you are pushing this game either, I left the game over the weekend with a Rank 31 Chosen. It got boring really quick imo.

[QUOTE="Pinkyimp"]

wow..thats awesome, hopefully the Fallout MMO reaches almost that in the same time..ive tried wow and i just couldent get into it, i may pick this up.

sadly we all know WAR will never reach the number of people playing WOW..we can dream though.

3picuri3

that really doesn't matter though. WoW isn't on contiguous world - the increased population just means more servers.. as long as you have a weel populated server it shouldn't matter how many people play as long as it's enough to keep the servers running ;)

Actually, server population and just play population is more important to WAR than any other MMO on the market today. Where as other MMO's are great social hubs to gather people together to achieve goals together, in this game other people is your goal. The less people playing, the less exciting it will be. And that goes for all times of the day. If you aren't a prime time hour player, you really have nothing much to do.

WAR what is it good for?

HarlockJC

Absolutly Nothing!!!

[QUOTE="HarlockJC"][QUOTE="Frozzik"]

Yes you are right. Like i said though, this game has had very little advertising outside gaming circles, Already someone on this thread has stated they don't know what it is. Although that could be as i called it WAR, not sure.

Frozzik

I would try it and all, I use to play the miniatures years upon years ago. But I am waiting for the Star Trek MMO myself.

Aww, if you have atleast a tiny interest in Warhammer you gotta try it. Even my wife, who loved WoW is having a blast on it. You learn alot about the lore of Warhammer too. The PvP is great, so much fun and highly adictive and unlike WoW isn't all gear/class dependant.

Hell, even the Tomb of knowledge is addictive, just trying to fill in the blanks to see what it will unlock next lol. I got the nick name "ow my eye" unlocked as i clicked on myself 100 times, even got xp for it lol.

Bolded for bull tbh, you praise this game way too much, popping out to Superb reviews and claiming no advertisement is not only false but apperent most MMO's at the time..... WoW didnt have advertising on TV for 2 years.

Didnt age of conan sell faster?

[QUOTE="Frozzik"]

[QUOTE="Shensolidus"]750k players? It has been over a month my friend. That is a terrible player increase rate. Age of Conan had 1 Million in 2 weeks and they are now merging servers cause they don't have enough players. In truth, Warhammer is just one of those games that will just blend in with all other MMO's and Blizzard's WoW will either finally plateau or the expansion will see another quick growth.Shensolidus

huh? Please provide a link to back that 1 million in 2 weeks up. I read right here on GS AoC topped at just over 600k. Oh an WAR was released here only 2 1/2 weeks ago. Also it has yet to be released in many countries.

Sorry but 750k is a phenomenal number for a pay to play mmo. Its more than wow in the same time span to put it into comarison.

The official release date for Warhammer was September 16th, it is now October 15th. We're one day shy. As for the news story on Age of Conan hitting 1 million in a month, I believe it was a story back in June or May that hit Kotaku. I'm not gonna bother looking it up. And Warhammer was released in both Australia, and all European markets. It is only missing a few asian markets, they probably won't turn over either due to how much money they make on WoW.

Sure it got to 500K the fastest, but it definitly slowed down after that. I don't see why you are pushing this game either, I left the game over the weekend with a Rank 31 Chosen. It got boring really quick imo.

it wasnt released until the 18th.

[QUOTE="Shensolidus"][QUOTE="Frozzik"]

[QUOTE="Shensolidus"]750k players? It has been over a month my friend. That is a terrible player increase rate. Age of Conan had 1 Million in 2 weeks and they are now merging servers cause they don't have enough players. In truth, Warhammer is just one of those games that will just blend in with all other MMO's and Blizzard's WoW will either finally plateau or the expansion will see another quick growth.warmaster670

huh? Please provide a link to back that 1 million in 2 weeks up. I read right here on GS AoC topped at just over 600k. Oh an WAR was released here only 2 1/2 weeks ago. Also it has yet to be released in many countries.

Sorry but 750k is a phenomenal number for a pay to play mmo. Its more than wow in the same time span to put it into comarison.

The official release date for Warhammer was September 16th, it is now October 15th. We're one day shy. As for the news story on Age of Conan hitting 1 million in a month, I believe it was a story back in June or May that hit Kotaku. I'm not gonna bother looking it up. And Warhammer was released in both Australia, and all European markets. It is only missing a few asian markets, they probably won't turn over either due to how much money they make on WoW.

Sure it got to 500K the fastest, but it definitly slowed down after that. I don't see why you are pushing this game either, I left the game over the weekend with a Rank 31 Chosen. It got boring really quick imo.

it wasnt released until the 18th.

18th?? I WORK AT GAMESTOP! We were selling copies when it came in on the 16th. It was not street dated so we were absolutely allowed to sell it as soon as it came in. On top of that, the day it officially came out is trivial, cause had you preordered it you could've started playing the game the weekend BEFORE it came out. And it wasn't considered Beta, all your progression was carried over.

strange, when a Pc game is doing well nobody cares, maybe mythic should scream piracy to get WAR on the map lol.Frozzik

MMO's are the only games that are truly piracy proof. The devs really don't care about piracy when you have pay $14.99 a month anyway.

[QUOTE="3picuri3"][QUOTE="Pinkyimp"]

wow..thats awesome, hopefully the Fallout MMO reaches almost that in the same time..ive tried wow and i just couldent get into it, i may pick this up.

sadly we all know WAR will never reach the number of people playing WOW..we can dream though.

Shensolidus

that really doesn't matter though. WoW isn't on contiguous world - the increased population just means more servers.. as long as you have a weel populated server it shouldn't matter how many people play as long as it's enough to keep the servers running ;)

Actually, server population and just play population is more important to WAR than any other MMO on the market today. Where as other MMO's are great social hubs to gather people together to achieve goals together, in this game other people is your goal. The less people playing, the less exciting it will be. And that goes for all times of the day. If you aren't a prime time hour player, you really have nothing much to do.

you don't get what i'm saying.

WAR has populated servers pretty much across the board, but not as much as WoW *servers, not people*. my point was that you shouldn't be concerned about the numbers as long as you have enough to fill the servers that exist - so comparing it to the population of WoW is a MOOT POINT.

you don't get what i'm saying.

WAR has populated servers pretty much across the board, but not as much as WoW. my point was that you shouldn't be concerned about the numbers as long as you have enough to fill the servers that exist - so comparing it to the population of WoW is a MOOT POINT.

3picuri3

Well yes, comparing the population of the two games right now isn't exactly fair, nor does it prove anything. However, what I was saying is valid, this game is going to rely heavily on tightly balanced server population, and it will only be considered "fun" at all levels with the most amount of people playing the game as possible. Just balancing the numbers on certain population and forcing the community to only make characters of a certain faction on particular servers will become a reality going forward.

[QUOTE="Frozzik"]

[QUOTE="Shensolidus"]750k players? It has been over a month my friend. That is a terrible player increase rate. Age of Conan had 1 Million in 2 weeks and they are now merging servers cause they don't have enough players. In truth, Warhammer is just one of those games that will just blend in with all other MMO's and Blizzard's WoW will either finally plateau or the expansion will see another quick growth.Shensolidus

huh? Please provide a link to back that 1 million in 2 weeks up. I read right here on GS AoC topped at just over 600k. Oh an WAR was released here only 2 1/2 weeks ago. Also it has yet to be released in many countries.

Sorry but 750k is a phenomenal number for a pay to play mmo. Its more than wow in the same time span to put it into comarison.

The official release date for Warhammer was September 16th, it is now October 15th. We're one day shy. As for the news story on Age of Conan hitting 1 million in a month, I believe it was a story back in June or May that hit Kotaku. I'm not gonna bother looking it up. And Warhammer was released in both Australia, and all European markets. It is only missing a few asian markets, they probably won't turn over either due to how much money they make on WoW.

Sure it got to 500K the fastest, but it definitly slowed down after that. I don't see why you are pushing this game either, I left the game over the weekend with a Rank 31 Chosen. It got boring really quick imo.

Don't ever mix the amount of copies a MMORPG sold with the amount of active subscribers it had, age of conan may have sold multiples million of copies over time, but it's active subscribers in any moment since it released never top 700K players, let alone a million , and it droped fast. Warhammer Online was the most preordered pc game in EA's history, and it ship 1.5 million copies at launch, having over 750K players for a new launched P2P MMO is an amazing achivement, probably more amazing than a FPS title selling 3 million.

[QUOTE="Frozzik"]strange, when a Pc game is doing well nobody cares, maybe mythic should scream piracy to get WAR on the map lol.Il_Exile_lI

MMO's are the only games that are truly piracy proof. The devs really don't care about piracy when you have pay $14.99 a month anyway.

Actually... some people create private servers and play on those using pirate copies of the game. You don't get the "massively" multiplayer online experience when you're playing with 10 other people, though.

[QUOTE="thepwninator"][QUOTE="HarlockJC"][QUOTE="Frozzik"]

Yes you are right. Like i said though, this game has had very little advertising outside gaming circles, Already someone on this thread has stated they don't know what it is. Although that could be as i called it WAR, not sure.

Rougehunter

I would try it and all, I use to play the miniatures years upon years ago. But I am waiting for the Star Trek MMO myself.

I'm holding out for a Mechwarrior MMO myself :P

I have no idea.

All I know is that, if they were to actually make it, it would be the epitome of awesome :)