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I translate stuff.
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Vancouver, Canada
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[Translation] Aion Races to 200k Concurrent Users
I won't keep translating numbers every 50k users hehe.. but these articles were interesting. Also, excuse my constant comparisons to WoW, my bf is a diehard WoW fan so I naturally look for info that might p1ss him off.
![]() ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sources: Thisisgame Aion users Article, Thisisgame WoW article ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Aion Races to 200k Concurrent Users First day breaks 100k mark; 200k reached in 5 days 80% of players are finding the game 'fun' 91% of players are 20+ After setting a record reaching 100k concurrent OBT users in the shortest amount of time in Korea, NCsoft's Aion has reached 200k concurrent users on the 5th day - November 15th around 8pm. Also impressive is the fact that the numbers hardly fluctuated throughout the weekend, maintaining a growing user rate right until the end of Sunday. Aion is currently drawing a slightly older crowd, with 79% at ages 20~30 and 12% at 40+, showing that the gamer base has aged since the launch of NCsoft's past products. In an in-game survey (pops up in game every 10 levels) that more than 300k players replied to, 79.9% reported that the game was 'very fun' or 'fun'. Survey Results*: How fun is the game so far?
Aion is also topping the charts as the number one game in netcafes since the beginning of OBT. (Meanwhile the user numbers of NCsoft's other games Lineage and Lineage2 haven't been much affected so far.) Based on the numbers, Jaesung Lee an employee at NCsoft suggested that a large number of players that had stopped playing MMOs altogether have been revitalized by Aion. But can Aion beat WoW? (In Korea) At the current rate? It's more than possible. Comparing Aion's user numbers to WoW's launch 4 years ago, there's no doubt that Aion is growing at a comparable rate. Back in 2004 when WoW conducted their OBT, they reached maximum concurrent user numbers of 240k, including the users in queue. Currently Aion's presumed to have 220k users when taking the queued users into account. WoW has Aion beat in the speed new servers were set up (Aion is currently at 31 servers), but considering that WoW had a lot of server stability issues throughout OBT, the numbers were necessary as a buffer for downtimes. WoW's OBT Timeline in Korea
The real race begins after launch WoW had a very short beta period of 2 months before launching, and it seems that Aion will follow suit. Much of the content held off for after OBT, including the Abyss area, is ready for release so there is no real reason for NCsoft to continue the beta for too long. There's very little doubt that Aion will reach the 240k OBT concurrent user record that WoW had set 4 years ago. The real question that remains is whether the subscribed user numbers will be equally as impressive.
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Guides & Translations Compiled Last edited by Hellrose; 11-17-2008 at 03:56 PM.. |
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Officer
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Netherlands
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OMG! That is like over 30000 people joining per day :0
And over 1300 people joining per hour! And over 23 people joining per minute!
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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Sounds pretty sweet to me!!! now get it over here plssss
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I translate stuff.
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Vancouver, Canada
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Yea he loves me ^_^ <3
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Officer
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Calgary, Canada
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Class: Chanter
Race: Asmodians
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Thanks for the translation of the interesting insights Hellrose
![]() Nice to see so many people interested, and the growth being so steady. The interesting thing to watch when it launches is the number of people who actually subscribe and aren't just after a free ride in the OBT. |
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Star Officer
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Right here.
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Class: Sorcerer
Legion: Crimson Resurrection
Race: Asmodians
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This news has made me happy.
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Officer
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: USA, EST
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Class: Cleric
Legion: Guilds = Drama = Nothnx.
Race: Elyos
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"WoW had a very short beta period of 2 months before launching, and it seems that Aion will follow suit. Much of the content held off for after OBT, including the Abyss area, is ready for release so there is no real reason for NCsoft to continue the beta for too long.
There's very little doubt that Aion will reach the 240k OBT concurrent user record that WoW had set 4 years ago. The real question that remains is whether the subscribed user numbers will be equally as impressive." D: Wasn't it said we'd get the game soon after OB was finished? D: D: D: If OB only lasts two months....D: D: D:....D: *dares to dream* |
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The Answer Man
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Corona, California
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Legion: For me to know! O.O
Race: Elyos
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thanks hellrose
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