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Originally Posted by Tann
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actually during peak hours eqemu hits around 4k~ players.
pre-order doesn't = player base. star citizen sold as much purely based on the wing commander name. and i highly doubt they have those numbers now, considering how that game is a cash shop on crack.
I agree that "There's a huge space for a "hardcore" PVE mmo designed for adults (not fucking 8-year-olds) that's not being filled." but its not huge.. its small and flaccid.. the market as a whole doesn't want hardcore anymore, i'm not even sure they did back then but there was nothing else around.
its a niche market and will never draw in enough revenue for a big company to take a risk developing one.
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Not talking about peak hours, talking about players who actively log in. Players don't stay logged in all day, they log in and out. Consider that not everyone logs in every day, or every minute. If peak is 1000+ players, then X10+ that number for "active" players that log in minimum several times a week. If P1999 charged $4.99 a month for subscriptions, they'd probably rake in $50,000+ per month. And that's with p1999 still being relatively obscure and unknown.
Again I disagree with your statement. People want hardcore. Look at DayZ. Look at Star Citizen. That's the trend now. Challenging, serious games for teens and adults.