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Age of Conan servers merging, stock hits 2 year low
Age of Conan servers merging, stock hits 2 year low
Joystiq.com - September 30, 2008
Submitted by vGInfidel (150) at 7:46AM PST on September 30, 2008
An MMOG's health is indicated by its server numbers, which means AoC is currently ailing. Funcom's new Game Director for AoC, writes on the game's forums that server merging, in both Europe and NA, will soon occur.
AoC did have 700,000 players, but that was when the game first shipped and players had a free trial month with the purchase. Funcom investors also seem to be looking for the nearest exit. The company's stock is currently trading at $5, that's down $50 from before AoC shipped.
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1welshbloke posted on Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (PC) at 3:55AM PST on October 1, 2008. RE: Age of Conan servers merging, stock hits 2 year low@vGInfidel,
When I say Asian I mean all of Asian. Japan has a very unique taste in Rpg's which the rest of Asian do not necessarily commonly subscribe.
That said I agree that this is all about an expectation of a market that may not exist or as you point out will pass them by.[ Oracle ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 60 ]bids
1vGInfidel posted on Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (PC) at 10:45AM PST on September 30, 2008. RE: Age of Conan servers merging, stock hits 2 year low@welshbloke,
Heres why i think it wont sell in Asia.
-Its userbase (people who actually play it regularly) has shrunk dramatically, not as enticing to new players than a thriving community on others.
-Anyone who does play it will have a massive advantage over new Asian players, they wont like this.
-It is a western styled game, which has never been popular in japan.
But mainly
-Its sheer amount of competition.
I estimate this game to have sold in the 800-900k region in Europe and NA. Even with the 10% drop today our price is predicting that Asia alone will contribute half the lifetime sales. This is in my opinion very unrealistic. A price of 125dkp is where i think this stock should be at, as this gives room for reasonable sales but isnt hoping for too much from Asia.[ Oracle ] [ Level 22 ] [ Rank: 150 ]bids
1welshbloke posted on Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (PC) at 7:58AM PST on September 30, 2008. RE: Age of Conan servers merging, stock hits 2 year lowI think we still have Asia to wait before we call time on this product and all the time it continues to get development time I guess it still has hope.
That said I sold my stock some time ago and if I was a shrew kinda guy I would be shorting this puppy as its current price reflects to much promise and little sign of it coming to fruition.[ Oracle ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 60 ]bids
1vGInfidel posted on Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (PC) at 7:48AM PST on September 30, 2008. RE: Age of Conan servers merging, stock hits 2 year low@vGInfidel,
Signs that this is seriously failing, and yet we are still expecing current estimated sales to double.[ Oracle ] [ Level 22 ] [ Rank: 150 ]bids
22vGInfidel posted on Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (PC) at 7:46AM PST on September 30, 2008. Article: Age of Conan servers merging, stock hits 2 year lowAn MMOG's health is indicated by its server numbers, which means AoC is currently ailing. Funcom's new Game Director for AoC, writes on the game's forums that server merging, in both Europe and NA, will soon occur. AoC did have 700,000 players, but that was when the game first shipped and players had a free trial month with the purchase. Funcom investors also seem to be looking for the nearest exit. The company's stock is currently trading at $5, that's down $50 from before AoC shipped.[ Oracle ] [ Level 22 ] [ Rank: 150 ]
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I wouldn't count on Asian sales. Only one western developed MMORPG has a large number of users, World of Warcraft. Everything else they play is largely Korean and Chinese developed.