Lord of the Rings Online takes out World of Warcraft!
Posted by LOC on 10 May 2007 - 23:37 · 16 comments & 8317 views
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#1 Posted by pixels on 11 May 2007 - 00:11
- I don't know about anybody else, but that kind of makes sense to me. The question is if it can sustain the top spot or not.
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#2 Posted by Unwonted on 11 May 2007 - 00:39
- Some love it, some don't, but I think LotRO have staying power if they can offer something Blizzard doesn't, such as customer service.
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#3 Posted by Aahz on 11 May 2007 - 00:43
- So they beat a 2+ year old MMORPG for one week and they are celebrating?
Those guys at Midway must be easy to please. Come back in 6-12 months when LOTRO isn't so fresh and new. -
#3.1 Posted by Nose Nuggets on 11 May 2007 - 00:49
- and not even on the top 10 charts any more.
this is the most ridiculous celebration yet. of CORSE your going to have the top spot for opening week. the pre-sales from the past 5 months are ALL in this one week of 'sales'. i would be surprised if you maintain top 5 for more then 3 weeks.
come back and gloat when you have a million and a half units out the door and a million active subscriptions.
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#4 Posted by XChrome on 11 May 2007 - 00:54
- What would be real news is when it out does the subscribtion numbers, gold farmers and all ;-)
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#5 Posted by Akaruz on 11 May 2007 - 01:09
- sure sure and if the european counterpart keeps having their problems , i doubt it will be like that , The biggest mistake was letting CodeMasters hosting it :/ they still didnt learned how to handle the stuff after Rf Online and the other Korean game that went to "free" ( cant recall the name )
about gold farmers err they're already have lots
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#6 Posted by gentoogod123 on 11 May 2007 - 02:14
- hahaha I knew before I even clicked there would be wow users in here with something negative to say
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#6.1 Posted by NightmarE D on 11 May 2007 - 04:48
- I can't stand WoW and even I'll say that it's really no surprise it sold more than a game that's a couple years old already.
Don't try coming in here saying all the WoW fans are being negative. People are just stating the obvious. It just doesn't make sense to celebrate the fact you sold more than a game that's a couple years old. There's nothing to celebrate. -
#6.2 Posted by Akaruz on 11 May 2007 - 11:44
- Quote - (gentoogod123 said @ #6)hahaha I knew before I even clicked there would be wow users in here with something negative to say
well i can talk about it since i do play on both games and i started both since beta
So yes it makes me angry to see Lotr being hosted by Codemasters. ( Its not against the game its agains the choices Turbine made for Europe ) -
#6.3 Posted by spacer on 11 May 2007 - 12:33
- I played WoW for a long time up until a few months ago, and I'm happy to see a change (albeit a small, and probably temporary change) in the MMO landscape. Competition only leads to overall improvement for the consumer, so I can't see this as a bad thing.
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#6.4 Posted by +Dakkaroth on 11 May 2007 - 19:55
- Quote - (spacer said @ #6.3)I played WoW for a long time up until a few months ago, and I'm happy to see a change (albeit a small, and probably temporary change) in the MMO landscape. Competition only leads to overall improvement for the consumer, so I can't see this as a bad thing.
I agree.
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#7 Posted by shirike on 11 May 2007 - 18:40
- Damn it, the username Gandalf is taken already. I never expected that
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#8 Posted by +MichaelBL on 11 May 2007 - 20:52
- Gonna wait a few weeks and create a character name by "Legolas" - I will get very upset if It's taken!
LOTR Online beat out long-running champ World of Warcraft and fellow newcomer Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars to seize the top spot.
"This outstanding start sets the stage for a bright future," said Jeffrey Anderson, president and CEO of Turbine. "This is only the beginning as we embark on an incredible journey with our players to expand the world of Middle-earth with the release of regular content updates."
"Following the most successful North American pre-order program in Midway's history, The Lord of the Rings Online is off to a great start," added Steve Allison, chief marketing officer, Midway.
In addition to North America, Midway says The Lord of the Rings Online was also the best-selling PC game in Europe during the same period, based on data from the UK's Chart-Track, France's GfK, and Germany's Media Control.