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Alavastre
07.27.2012 , 09:16 AM | #211
They started with 1.7mill, lost 400k, which happens with new MMO's.

Let's say they loose, but it's probably slowed down. So I'm saying 1 million subs. 800k min.

I highly doubt it's at 500k, that would be a huge loss. But, you never know.
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belizar
07.27.2012 , 09:16 AM | #212
Quote: Originally Posted by Majestic_Jazz View Post
I mean what are they trying to prove? It is over 300k or under 300k, how on Earth does this effect my game experience? I could careless really, as long as there is a substantial amount of people to keep my server busy then I am happy and lately, my server has been really busy! Warzones are faster to get into now, getting Flashpoint groups are much easier, and I am actually completing more Heroics!

I am having fun and shouldnt that be the only thing that matters?
how does it effect u simple less paying subs = less content

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07.27.2012 , 09:19 AM | #213
Quote: Originally Posted by dandamanno View Post
Edit: Oh and I should add that the thread with the "estimate of concurrent logins" shows the population is stable for the past month or so. I am sure you don't want to dispute that though, do you?
I wonder if the influx of players doing the "free to play trial to level 15" has had much of a impact on the server pop being stable now? If we say none or very little, then that would mean very few have taken advantage of the free trial.
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RkJedi
07.27.2012 , 09:22 AM | #214
my wager would be around 750k-900k for sure below the 1mil mark.
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Kourage
07.27.2012 , 09:24 AM | #215
Waaaaaay over. That low-ball number is an attempt to troll.
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dandamanno
07.27.2012 , 09:30 AM | #216
Quote: Originally Posted by Valkirus View Post
I wonder if the influx of players doing the "free to play trial to level 15" has had much of a impact on the server pop being stable now? If we say none or very little, then that would mean very few have taken advantage of the free trial.
It could be having one of many effects.
It could be that no one is doing the free trial, in which case population is nice and stable.
It could be that there are tonnes of people doing free trials in which case the population is still falling but the free trials are masking it.
It could also be that the free trials period is attracting people at a rate that is increasing subscriptions at the same speed that subscriptions are being lost, which would be fine because it would have a stable popualtion overall.

However, I should point out that concurent logins did appear to be stable, or at least levelling out before the free trial period began.

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Jett-Rinn
07.27.2012 , 09:32 AM | #217
Worst forum community ever.

if they lose anything more these stellar individuals will rub their hands together with glee, if it remains the same or grows these same "people" will say they are lying.

Bioware just can't win...thankfully the in game community is nothing like this.

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MasterKayote
07.27.2012 , 09:32 AM | #218
Quote: Originally Posted by DarthTHC View Post
People would have paid for the 6 month sub for a variety of reasons. One of them is the hope that the game is good (and we humans thrive on misplaced hope!). One is to get the $3/month discount. Another is because they managed to play the game prior to release and liked what they saw (and the first 15-30 levels are amazing, right?).

Lots of reasons for 6 month subs. I doubt it's a huge number... but then again it could be a large percentage of the number they reported in March and another large percentage of the number they report this month. We won't know until they report a number that covers the period after mid-August.
Its still no secret that MMO's lose the most amount of players after the first month, every month after that they lose less and less until it eventually stabalizes (assuming it doesnt continuously grow). If they lost 400k subs in the first 4(?) months it'd be highly unlikely theyd lose another million, as some here are claiming, on the second 4 months.

Like I said, there is nothing to hint the subs have plummeted even further. Specially considering the games improvments and the promotions its been getting since then (friend mounts, f2p to level 15). Worse case scenario, the rate at which subs were dropping has slowed from the first 4 months.

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belizar
07.27.2012 , 09:33 AM | #219
Quote: Originally Posted by Jett-Rinn View Post
Worst forum community ever.

if they lose anything more these stellar individuals will rub their hands together with glee, if it remains the same or grows these same "people" will say they are lying.

Bioware just can't win...thankfully the in game community is nothing like this.
prob will be the same 6 months subs arent up to next month

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Valkirus
07.27.2012 , 09:38 AM | #220
Quote: Originally Posted by dandamanno View Post
It could be having one of many effects.
It could be that no one is doing the free trial, in which case population is nice and stable.
It could be that there are tonnes of people doing free trials in which case the population is still falling but the free trials are masking it.
It could also be that the free trials period is attracting people at a rate that is increasing subscriptions at the same speed that subscriptions are being lost, which would be fine because it would have a stable popualtion overall.

However, I should point out that concurent logins did appear to be stable, or at least levelling out before the free trial period began.
Some good points. However if it is as you suggested it may be..." It could also be that the free trials period is attracting people at a rate that is increasing subscriptions at the same speed that subscriptions are being lost, which would be fine because it would have a stable popualtion overall. .....then that would mean the sub rate had declined some after the free to play to level 15 was introduced. So without the free to play to level 15 offer, the pop on the servers would not have stayed stable.
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