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Celestin · 03-10-2008, 11:42 AM

Actually, there's already huge interest in this type of demographical information. If NCSoft doesn't do it themselves, there is a 100% a third party will take it up as their personal mission to find out themselves.

It happened for WoW. In fact, the third party? It was Xerox PARC. Yes, Xerox PARC, the super famous and prolific computer R&D center.

Why? I don't know, but they tracked everything. Average time to max level by class and faction. Class and race popularity. Success in PvP, average PvP rank. Everything.

I'm sure though, that the root cause has to do with making money. For example, before MMOs, researchers used simulations to find out all these things about sociology. But now, they don't need a sim. They have MMOs that does everything a sim does, but with real people.

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Celestin Daeva Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Formerly Isengard, Middle Earth.	Actually, there's already huge interest in this type of demographical information. If NCSoft doesn't do it themselves, there is a 100% a third party will take it up as their personal mission to find out themselves. It happened for WoW. In fact, the third party? It was Xerox PARC. Yes, Xerox PARC, the super famous and prolific computer R&D center. Why? I don't know, but they tracked everything. Average time to max level by class and faction. Class and race popularity. Success in PvP, average PvP rank. Everything. I'm sure though, that the root cause has to do with making money. For example, before MMOs, researchers used simulations to find out all these things about sociology. But now, they don't need a sim. They have MMOs that does everything a sim does, but with real people. __________________ "Those who dance are considered insane by those who can't hear the music." - George Carlin "We'll meet up at your place / I sting like a first divorce / More than first newborns / Whatever hurts you more / "You're headed for self destruction" been there, did that / kick back with the wrong angel to f*** with." - Atmosphere Last edited by Celestin; 03-10-2008 at 11:45 AM..