MMO statistics show WoW wins
by Jennie Lees 
Jun 1st 2006 at 9:59AM
We've pointed to MMOGChart before, but the site's latest update is worth commenting on. With subscriber numbers for all major MMOs through to May 2006, there's one game that stands head and shoulders above the rest -- no prizes for guessing which.
In fact, the pie chart above shows that over half (50.6%) of all MMO subscriptions are for World of Warcraft. The growth of WoW has been phenomenal, and it's great to be part of its popularity. However, we all know that WoW isn't without its problems, and it's going to be hard for a challenger to come along and threaten WoW's dominance.
[Via Joystiq]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Nathan Jun 1st 2006 12:09PM
That last sentence makes no sense.
sneaky_conservatives Jun 1st 2006 9:20PM
made no sense???? lets examine, at first it seems to contradict itself, but,,,
However, we all know that WoW isn't without its problems,
List of problems, no duel refusal option, no raids over 40, (nothing near eq1's 72 man raid), cartoon armor sets (look ma i'm megatron), no technical aspect (whatever happend to the raid chain heal,.. 1 war 1 pal 1 clr and 1 dru can now hold agro,and heals on an epic boss, please what a joke), raid chat channels? so on and so forth
and it's going to be hard for a challenger to come along and threaten WoW's dominance.
What here is soo hard to understand?, wow has a winning model, like it or leave it (ha i left it) Sony is done. (pie chart) Lineage may be worth a try (hmm), want free try silkroad, but a few days and your done with it. No new model can challenge WOWs silky smooth load of spuge. face it
eq1 ruled, and sans graphics, load times, and the year+ it would take to make a great toon, i still value my time in eq1 better than eq2 or wow, cause there was a technical aspect, not a candy coated piece of fluff.
Jarrett Jun 4th 2006 12:35PM
That last sentence and the previous comment make no sense.
You see, Sneaky, Nathan wasn't challenging the factual content of the statement, just the apparent non sequitur of joining two opposing ideas with the conjunction "and".
The original post reads, "However, we all know that WoW isn't without its problems, and it's going to be hard for a challenger to come along and threaten WoW's dominance."
A better writer would have chosen a structure like, "While we all know that WoW isn't without its problems, it's going to be hard for a challenger to come along and threaten WoW's dominance." The word "while" changing the first idea into a dependant clause, and hints to the reader know that a counterpoint follows in the next clause.