According to this messageboard WoW hit 1 million after a little more than 3 months (with the European launch).
Probably not an incredibly useful comparison because WoW did not have a simultaneous worldwide launch and AoC has the benefit of a much larger population of MMO players to draw on (thanks to WoW, of course). Before WoW, many people had never played an MMO before. That being said, I don't think anybody expected AoC to launch as well as it has and there's gonna be a ton of people convincing their friends/guildmates to jump aboard. I've got a couple pestering me!
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According to this messageboard WoW hit 1 million after a little more than 3 months (with the European launch).
Probably not an incredibly useful comparison because WoW did not have a simultaneous worldwide launch and AoC has the benefit of a much larger population of MMO players to draw on (thanks to WoW, of course). Before WoW, many people had never played an MMO before. That being said, I don't think anybody expected AoC to launch as well as it has and there's gonna be a ton of people convincing their friends/guildmates to jump aboard. I've got a couple pestering me!