SWTOR total sales passed 2 million copies!

I couldnt have said it any better!

So it should be overlooked because others did it? Sounds like something my mom used to tell me... something about a bridge hah. Not to mention, barring WoW, those "others" did not end up doing very well at all. Actually, I think they could be lumped into a class that is not looked at favorably.

That said; I hope they do add more and get with the program. It can only do people good if we have competition and choice.

Naw they just launched with a 36 minute hot air balloon ride to pick up a magical data cube that for some reason gives you a permanent stat boost along with the ability to marry NPCs that you can flirt with and give gifts to. Its like a watered down version of puzzle sidequests and the Sims.

Just pray they never add Ewoks to this game :-D.

It's great that they sold a lot of copies, but quite frankly that was to be expected. It's a massive IP with a very well known developer.

The real test of success is how many subscribers they can hold in 3, 6 months.

Sigh, threads like these are so pathetic. You people try so hard to justify your purchase to stave off buyers remorse. Most high production value MMOs sell a million+ copies. TOR's nothing special in this regard. In fact it's, so far, following the EXACT path as every wow clone before it. What matters is whether it retains subs or not. So stop trying to make yourselves feel good with your "TOR succeeds, suck it haters!" nonsense and go sit in a corner quietly for a few months until we can confirm whether or not TOR succeeds.

Pretty much this. ^^

dude you've said what you've said. and that was so funny and untrue that i pointed it out for you - counting every mmo that breaks at least 600-700k initial sales then goes flop for a nickel you wont even have a dollar. because in fact there were 2-3 of those, may be 4, i CBA to count.

that means you cant even construct a proper hyperbole, how can you be taken seriously?

Not upset but I'm very much looking forward to pandaria. Most anticipated expansion for me, love pandarians and it has so many possibilities.

I have to agree. I have nothing against SWtoR in particular but it does feel like it is following in the footsteps of all that have come before it. It has a huge IP and a great developer (of single player games.) I have a feeling it will survive for a decent length of time but I do not think it will be carrying the subscriber numbers that some think it will. If there is an anti-alt game, this is it. I wanted to rip my eyes out after only a few characters.

To be fair cataclysm made me want to do the same. I hope this is not a trend but I am not holding my breath.

cmon, name those. how many MMORPG sold over 2 million lifetime subs? how many did it in first year? how many did it in first 3 weeks? go ahead.