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Guild Wars Hits the Million Mark

Posted by Zonk on from the hacking-and-slashing-with-no-fee dept.

-pms-mistletoe writes "Hot on the heels of World of Warcraft's breaking the 4 million subscriber mark, Guild Wars has also reached a big milestone with over 1 million users. The differences and similarities between the two games are marked, especially given Guild Wars' lack of traditional sharding and no monthly fee. Are these large numbers of players signals that the popularity of MMORPGs is growing? Or are the same people playing both games?"

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  1. Apples and Oranges by popo · · Score: 0, Troll


    To say that Guild Wars is "hot on the heels" of competitor Worlds of Warcraft is being very, very generous to Guild Wars.

    First off, in terms of numbers of players: No. They're not. The numbers aren't close.

    But much, much more importantly: Guild Wars charges no monthly fee. Even if the numbers were equal, WoW would still own Guild Wars on revenue.

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