General Discussion - Some people don't want this to be an MMOARPG - Forum

" Seraphim5 wrote: " EUTYCHUS_GERSHOM wrote: " TiltedAxis wrote: this isnt an MMO. Entirely instanced game = not MMO. Actually it is... You do know you have to be online, on the game's servers, with millions of other people to play it, right? FYI don't just read a thread's title and reply to it based on that, it's annoying... wait what, millions?^^ since when does poe have millions of players? they have like 30k players via steam, maybe less. fairly sure the ratio of players between their own launcher and steam isn´t that skewed " Chris wrote: The community has swelled considerably from the early days of a few hundred posters to the current set of 50k or so active posters (representing about 3% of our active players). Translation: PoE has approximately 1.66 million active players. http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/667888 "I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant; it's what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are." - Mewtwo	Posted by RulerofAsgard#1289 on Dec 17, 2013, 5:13:37 PM Quote this Post
" EUTYCHUS_GERSHOM wrote: Someone from GGG said it was at some point, I wish I could find the post.... I know how you feel :P But really despite what anyone says it's not really and mmo in the traditional sense. An mmo is an open world game where everyone in that server interacts in every area of the game. This is at best a hybrid, the game is instanced...the most you can actualy play with is 6 and the only thing that has more people is essentially a glorified hub for match making. The likes of CoD has more players in a game but their match making is text/menu based Ancestral Bond. It's a thing that does stuff. -Vipermagi He who controls the pants controls the galaxy. - Rick & Morty S3E1 Last edited by lagwin1980#2224 on Dec 17, 2013, 5:18:33 PM	Posted by lagwin1980#2224 on Dec 17, 2013, 5:16:49 PM Quote this Post
" RulerofAsgard wrote: Translation: PoE has approximately 1.66 million active players. http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/667888 pretty sure had is a more accurate word for it http://steamcharts.com/app/238960#6m even if 99% or so of the player base doesn´t play via steam its gotta be under 1m at this point with the hype dying down. i am surprised how ever, didn´t think poe even was remotely close to 1m players. that does forgiving them for the game being almost unplayable during peak hours in certain parts of the EU abit easier. if only those freeloaders had the decency of buying a few supporter packs so ggg could afford a server that wasn´t located in chernobyl or wherever it is. Last edited by Seraphim5#5878 on Dec 17, 2013, 5:20:04 PM	Posted by Seraphim5#5878 on Dec 17, 2013, 5:19:06 PM Quote this Post
" lagwin1980 wrote: " EUTYCHUS_GERSHOM wrote: Someone from GGG said it was at some point, I wish I could find the post.... I know how you feel :P But really despite what anyone says it's not really and mmo in the traditional sense. And mmo is an open world game where everyone in that server interacts in every area of the game. This is at best a hybrid, the game is instanced...the most you can actualy play with is 6 and the only thing that has more people is essentially a glorified hub for match making. The likes of CoD has more players in a game but their match making is text/menu based I actually am starting to think they said "MOARPG"... But either way my point stands because it's too multiplayer oriented to just be classified as an "ARPG". I wish someone would actually read my OP though and not go crazy over the thread title.	Posted by Deleted on Dec 17, 2013, 5:19:58 PM
" Seraphim5 wrote: " RulerofAsgard wrote: Translation: PoE has approximately 1.66 million active players. http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/667888 pretty sure had is a more accurate word for it http://steamcharts.com/app/238960#6m even if 97% of the player base doesn´t play via steam its gotta be under 1m at this point with the hype dying down. i am surprised how ever, didn´t think poe even was remotely close to 1m players. that does forgiving them for the game being almost unplayable during peak hours in certain parts of the EU abit easier. if only those freeloaders had the decency of buying a few supporter packs so ggg could afford a server that wasn´t located in chernobyl or wherever it is. you'll probably find those numbers are monthly players, which is entirely possible, the game had over 3 million accounts before the official launch and after getting on steam and others playing normally the weekly figure is probably in the 100k mark.(maybe more) Will probably go up since the PC game of the year award Ancestral Bond. It's a thing that does stuff. -Vipermagi He who controls the pants controls the galaxy. - Rick & Morty S3E1	Posted by lagwin1980#2224 on Dec 17, 2013, 5:22:13 PM Quote this Post
This game is not a MMOARPG, it was said by GGG and chris him self (he explicitly said the game is not a MMO). He called this game a online action RPG. Edit: Path of Exile is an online Action RPG set in the dark fantasy world of Wraeclast. https://www.pathofexile.com/game Last edited by miljan#1261 on Dec 17, 2013, 5:27:05 PM	Posted by miljan#1261 on Dec 17, 2013, 5:22:26 PM Quote this Post
" I wish someone would actually read my OP though and not go crazy over the thread title. Change the tittle to a " . " usually people read the content then for some bizarre reason :). The dot seems to mystify them! Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes	Posted by Boem#2861 on Dec 17, 2013, 5:24:07 PM On Probation Quote this Post
Waits for OP to call boss runs "raids"	Posted by D0ndarion#7019 on Dec 17, 2013, 5:25:02 PM Quote this Post
It's not an MMO, since it's not massively multiplayer. You can only play with a handful of people.	Posted by Opunaesala#0270 on Dec 17, 2013, 5:28:38 PM Quote this Post
" Seraphim5 wrote: " EUTYCHUS_GERSHOM wrote: " TiltedAxis wrote: this isnt an MMO. Entirely instanced game = not MMO. Actually it is... You do know you have to be online, on the game's servers, with millions of other people to play it, right? FYI don't just read a thread's title and reply to it based on that, it's annoying... wait what, millions?^^ since when does poe have millions of players? they have like 30k players via steam, maybe less. fairly sure the ratio of players between their own launcher and steam isn´t that skewed Lets assume ur an idiot for thinking steam reflects playerbase. holy shit. just dumb.	Posted by ATTHWSM#3512 on Dec 17, 2013, 5:28:45 PM Quote this Post