TA Supporter Packs Achieve Record Sales + 11.5 Million Players
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http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/243342/Path_of_Exile_The_Awakening_Supporter_Packs_Achieve_RecordSales.php
Auckland, New Zealand - May 13, 2015 - Grinding Gear Games is pleased to announce it has seen unprecedented sales of its recently introduced Supporter Packs that provide early access to the closed beta of Path of Exile: The Awakening. Grinding Gear began selling access for early entrance into the beta of The Awakening on April 28 th and sales have set multiple records within the Path of Exile community. Proceeds from the Supporter Pack sales fund the continued development and expansion of the game. Since the game's release in October 2013, Path of Exile continues to be one of the most successful 'ethical free to play' games, with over 11.5 million players worldwide. The game continues to thrive due to the support of its player community, existing on micro-transaction sales for cosmetic in-game items that do not alter character performance. In addition to offering access to The Awakening's closed beta, Grinding Gear has also announced that it has introduced another new facet to the game. Divination Cards are a new type of item that drops from monsters that players encounter while playing Path of Exile: The Awakening. Sets of cards can be traded later in the game for special items that are referenced on the cards. Additionally, Grinding Gear is offering the opportunity for players that contribute at the Highland Supporter level to design their very own Divination Cards, putting their personalized mark on Path of Exile. More details about the Divination Card system and various The Awakening supporter packs can be found at https://www.pathofexile.com/purchase . About Path of Exile: Path of Exile is an online PC action role-playing game set in a dark fantasy world. Featuring ethical micro-transactions, the game is free-to-play, but never pay-to-win. Playing as one of seven character classes, players find themselves banished for their past misdeeds to the dark fantasy world of Wraeclast. There, they encounter hundreds of species of opponents laden with loot and mysterious artifacts as they explore the abandoned continent. More information can be found at www.pathofexile.com Path of Exile Key Features Include: - A dark and deep action RPG - Unlimited character combinations with the game's gigantic skill tree - Combine skill gems to create unique combat strategies - Explore a dark and gritty world rendered from a fixed 3D perspective - Download and play for free, but never pay-to-win - Explore randomly generated levels for nearly infinite replayability - Craft weapons, magic items and even end-game maps to become more powerful - Cooperate or compete with thousands of other Exiles in a persistent online world - Ascend online ladders in every game mode - Battle in PvP tournaments for worldwide recognition - Steam and Twitch integration About Grinding Gear Games Grinding Gear Games is an independent game studio founded in 2006 and based in Auckland, New Zealand. Its team members come from various countries and have a diversity of backgrounds ranging from artificial intelligence and software security to industrial design and professional tournament gaming. GGG recently released its flagship title, Path of Exile, and is committed to ongoing expansion and new content releases for the critically acclaimed game. You can find more information about Grinding Gear Games at www.grindinggear.com . | |
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11.5 million players worldwide?
Damn. Sometimes, just sometimes, you should really consider adapting to the world, instead of demanding that the world adapts to you.
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Don't forget to drink your milk 👌
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Sometimes, just sometimes, you should really consider adapting to the world, instead of demanding that the world adapts to you.
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11.5 mil is a pretty weird number. It's poorly defined, so it could really mean many different things. On one hand, it seems really low for a free to play game.
"Number of players" gets so much criticism that you would think that the hype-train would quit quoting it. |
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" its pretty high actually, considering i have a 70 mil number about league of legends in my head |
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" It's just an old, naive man, thinking a web site writing about games, should know the difference between "players" and "accounts". I'm sure the number of accounts sky rocketed before the beta, without expanding the players base much. Sometimes, just sometimes, you should really consider adapting to the world, instead of demanding that the world adapts to you.
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I couldn't care less about the player numbers, inflated and on other servers, whatever...
The sales make me happy though! When I kill a man he stays dead.
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and one of those dick accounts has the name I want :(
He played till lvl 4, 3 years ago and hasnt logged on since LLD BOTW spark/arc caster guide http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1133731
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Awesome. They deserve to be billionaires as far I'm concerned
Ive spent 5x as much on this game as any other between pts and pack. Well worth. Git R Dun! Last edited by Aim_Deep on May 13, 2015, 5:29:37 PM
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