will the game reach 1 million players?

[exLupo]

I have no idea what the pop caps are going to be. One anecdotal post* says 2k per team per map. So lets just play with those numbers.

(2000x3)3 = 18000
1000000/18000 = 55.55... So 56 maxed out servers to break 1m concurrent players.

For concurrency, SWTOR peaked around 350k. WoW, at some point, averaged 900k so over 1m isn't out of the question. PS2's too niche, I don't see it happening.

*http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cf...158764#5158764

[Sunrock]

Originally Posted by exLupo

I have no idea what the pop caps are going to be. One anecdotal post* says 2k per team per map. So lets just play with those numbers.

(2000x3)3 = 18000
1000000/18000 = 55.55... So 56 maxed out servers to break 1m concurrent players.

For concurrency, SWTOR peaked around 350k. WoW, at some point, averaged 900k so over 1m isn't out of the question. PS2's too niche, I don't see it happening.

*http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cf...158764#5158764

"2k per map" do you meant continent or? Are you counting each continent have 3 maps as it looks like that in your math.

And yea 6k per continent sounds reasonable... consider each continent is 8km x 8km

[Darthkorr]

Originally Posted by Salidin

On PC? or a single platform

Nope across all 3 platforms? sure

For a game that breaks sales records opening night every year it launches it doesn't have a million people playing? Are you joking? It sells MILLIONS, thats with a S. Your telling me less than half dont go home upon day 1 purchase and play? Im sorry to tell you but more than a million play at 1 time. now 3-6months after release. you'd prolly be right. but at LEAST launch day and the following week. After that prolly not.

Hate COD btw. thought i'd let that be known. not defending the game just using it to make a point.

[Boomhowser]

Im gonna say yes its possible purely because everyone else is saying no!!
seriously thiers no reason why It can't hit the mark, F2P, looks damn good, has lazors & floaty tanks, good teamplay mechanics, looks damn good, Epic battles to be had, you can wear zebra striped camo, ohh did I mention it looks damn good..
So be positive and think Yes PS2 will reach 1 million players... be proud be positive be thier!!

[Salad Snake]

^I agree, we should be positive guys. Remember that this is also a completely new genre for a large percentage of video gamers in general, there is a bit of unpredictability in that.

Originally Posted by Darthkorr

For a game that breaks sales records opening night every year it launches it doesn't have a million people playing? Are you joking? It sells MILLIONS, thats with a S. Your telling me less than half dont go home upon day 1 purchase and play? Im sorry to tell you but more than a million play at 1 time. now 3-6months after release. you'd prolly be right. but at LEAST launch day and the following week. After that prolly not.

Hate COD btw. thought i'd let that be known. not defending the game just using it to make a point.

While that is certainly true for a retail title, the F2P sales model looks a bit different. Starts out with much less players normally, but gains quicker because word of mouth effect is much more important for a F2P. Just look at LoL's numbers over time.

[Ivam Akorahil]

Originally Posted by greenberetdelta

call of duty

never has (btw CoD sucks )

flame hat on

[Sunrock]

Originally Posted by Darthkorr

For a game that breaks sales records opening night every year it launches it doesn't have a million people playing? Are you joking? It sells MILLIONS, thats with a S. Your telling me less than half dont go home upon day 1 purchase and play? Im sorry to tell you but more than a million play at 1 time. now 3-6months after release. you'd prolly be right. but at LEAST launch day and the following week. After that prolly not.

Hate COD btw. thought i'd let that be known. not defending the game just using it to make a point.

That would be true if every one in the world lived in the same time zone. But there is like 9 hours difference between central europ and the west coast for an example. So when some people log in others log out.