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[Coglin]

I actually do work on MMOs, and I actually do see the marketing data. I know how the whole process goes down, and I know what does and does not work.
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You sir, are a liar. You have posted multiple lies and intentional misrepresentations of fact. Just like your claim that "only 10% of any given MMOs active populations makes it to endgame".....Wow, just wow. Not only did you pull that crap out of your backside, any one who does a simple search of MMO polls can see that polled players with any particular MMO after a year has over 80% endgame base.

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/new...hp?story=20235

read that.

[Kiote]

You sir, are a liar. You have posted multiple lies and intentional misrepresentations of fact. Just like your claim that "only 10% of any given MMOs active populations makes it to endgame".....Wow, just wow. Not only did you pull that crap out of your backside, any one who does a simple search of MMO polls can see that polled players with any particular MMO after a year has over 80% endgame base.

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/new...hp?story=20235

read that.

First of all, that article backs up everything i said. "End Game" is a marketing strategy to give players something to strive toward. And the Reason he says 5% of the player base can Destroy 95% of the player base is because that 5% are the people who actively dedicate themselves to end game.

If you understood anything about marketing, you would know that "Polls" mean nothing because 90% the people they claim to represent do not care enough to respond to a poll. These are also a marketing strategy designed to feign interest and show dedication to the fan base in the hopes that people spread good word about the development of the game.

It's the same effect that is readily apparent in this forum. The people who post here are the vast minority. Less than 10% of the population. This vocal minority are the people who actively seek End Game.

The way you determine what percentage of the population is actively participating in end game is to check the percentage of account that enter an end game scenario such as an instanced raid when the content is released and then check again 3 months later. By doing so you gain a clear view of the portion of the population that Attempts End Game and the Portion of the population that actively participates.

You may see the number of participants spike to 25% When new content is released, but that number quickly dwindles because most players do not repeatedly play the same content.