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Ekim's Gamer View: Putting a Price on MMORPG Player

Posted by Myrthos @ Saturday - April 19, 2003 - 09:00 -
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I know you were wondering about where it was, but here is Ekim's next edition to his series Gamer Views. This time it takes a look on how many players an MMORPG actually needs to be a success.
So, how many players does an MMORPG publisher needs to think that it’s worth extending the life of a game? That’s got to be tricky… With some MMORPGs out there averaging over 500,000 subscribed players at any given time, you have to wonder where this lowly 30,000 ranks in, and it must be far down the list. So, in this regard, if any one of us were in EA’s shoes, would we allow the game to continue breathing, allowing the few players that are still loyal to happily go about their daily virtual lives? Do you risk losing money to keep them happy?
Read all about it, right here.
 
 
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