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DarthTHC
05.07.2012 , 04:02 PM | #381
Quote: Originally Posted by WarSiren View Post
lol I'd like to see a source for those numbers. I mean I can make up numbers too..
It's simple maths.

EA says 400,000 people left in the last fiscal quarter.
A fiscal quarter is 3 months, let's just call that 1/4 of a year or 91 days.

400,000 / 91 = 4,396 people leaving the game per day.

There are 24 hours in a day.

4,396 / 24 = 183 leaving the game per hour.

Or about 3 per minute.

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MaverickXIV
05.07.2012 , 04:02 PM | #382
Quote: Originally Posted by Irilith View Post
"Through the end of the quarter, approximately 2.4 million units have sold through. In our last
call we indicated that we had 1.7 million active subscribers, and as of the end of April we now
have 1.3 million, with a substantial portion of the decrease due to casual and trial players
cycling out of the subscriber base, driving up the overall percentage of paying subscribers."


Just to make clear when these numbers have been recorded.
Where do you see this? I can't find it in the report.

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Dezzi
05.07.2012 , 04:02 PM | #383
Quote: Originally Posted by Galbatorrix View Post
Honestly, what are you so worried about? Or is it that you just want others to agree that 1.3 Million is some how a poor player base? Within the next couple months, we'll have transfers and a LFG tool. If anything, that should stabilize/raise the 1.3 #.

If the game still loses a ton of players after that, then there's nothing Bioware could have done to stop it anyway.
I just want others to agree that 400,000 people is a lot. You don't have to make a judgement about what this says of the success or failure of the game.
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itekazzawrrlic
05.07.2012 , 04:02 PM | #384
Quote: Originally Posted by Dezzi View Post
4 months = ~120 days
400000 / 120 = 3333.33

3333 people are leaving the game every day...

120 days = 2880 hours
400000 / 2880 = 138.89

139 people are leaving the game every hour...
417 people are not leaving this game every hour.
or about 9 per minute.
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Sulvan
05.07.2012 , 04:02 PM | #385
I hate to point this out but remember they gave us all a free month to play well this kept the numbers up. This is by the people who have an ACTIVE ACCOUNT not by the people who get logged on every night.

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BCBull
05.07.2012 , 04:02 PM | #386
Quote: Originally Posted by Dezzi View Post
4 months = ~120 days
400000 / 120 = 3333.33

3333 people are leaving the game every day...

120 days = 2880 hours
400000 / 2880 = 138.89

139 people are leaving the game every hour...
oh my lmao you guys are killing me.... 1 quarter is 3 months not 4....

3 months is roughly 90 days lmao.
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EvoEmpire
05.07.2012 , 04:03 PM | #387
Quote: Originally Posted by itekazzawrrlic View Post
it's not the end of the world either.
No your right, It's the end of the WORLDS lol
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Prolapse
05.07.2012 , 04:03 PM | #388
Quote: Originally Posted by Dezzi View Post
I just want others to agree that 400,000 people is a lot. You don't have to make a judgement about what this says of the success or failure of the game.
I agree, 400,000 is a lot. You're not alone.
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Husanak
05.07.2012 , 04:03 PM | #389
I don't know....

Khem Val emails me every couple weeks asking me to please come back and play with him....

I guess perhaps I should seeing as Bio has been paying my sub for me for awhile now. LOL

Really the numbers where held up by some well timed Free month tokens for people that where not playing enough... better that then having to report that many more unsubs a few weeks before quarter end. It will be interesting to see what they do to keep subs the month before the next quarterly report.

Hmmm... 3 months for the price of one sale ?
... More Free months for anyone with a level 15+ legacy ?
... $10 off monthly Sub E-Coupons for everyone ?

I guess we'll see how they can rig the numbers next quarter.

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Dezzi
05.07.2012 , 04:04 PM | #390
Quote: Originally Posted by Cerion View Post
and consider this MR Half-glass empty, it still retains nearly 3 times the number FFXI had at its peak.
No, I'm a "the glass is half empty or full depending on if you're pouring into it or pouring it out" kind of guy.

In this case, the water is being poured out.
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