| Rank | Prev Week | Game | Score | Hours Played | +/- % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | World of Warcraft | 40.9 | 25,780 | +8.6 |
| 2 | 2 | Guild Wars 2 | 16.9 | 10,676 | -18.3 |
| 3 | 4 | Star Wars: The Old Republic | 9.1 | 5,715 | -7.6 |
| 4 | 3 | Tera | 7.8 | 4,898 | -22.3 |
| 5 | 5 | Aion | 4.9 | 3,085 | -2.7 |
| 6 | 6 | Eve Online | 4.0 | 2,518 | -16.8 |
| 7 | 7 | Lord of the Rings Online | 3.5 | 2,216 | +17.3 |
| 8 | 9 | RuneScape | 2.7 | 1,688 | -4.4 |
| 9 | 8 | PlanetSide 2 | 2.7 | 1,687 | -10.2 |
| 10 | 10 | Metin 2 | 2.1 | 1,355 | -22.6 |
| 11 | 11 | The War Z | 2.1 | 1,343 | -7.4 |
| 12 | -- | APB: Reloaded | 1.7 | 1,191 | -6.1 |
Total Digital Dozen Hours: 63,076
On Sunday the Xfire community interest level in the most popular MMORPGs slumped back to the level of two weeks ago, with the number of hours playing these games falling by 5.4%. Two games, Lord of the Rings Online (+17.3%) and World of Warcraft (+8.6%) managed to buck the overall trend downwards. The games leading the rush downhill were Metin 2 (-22.6%), Tera (-22.3%) and Guild Wars 2 (-18.3%).
The Giant Awakes - World of Warcraft led the list on the raw number of hours played based on the release of Patch 5.2 on Thursday. While the 8 year-old game is showing signs of slowing down patch day in Azeroth is still a big event that draws people to play.
We Raid Too - The big winner on Sunday was Lord of the Rings Online based on the strength of Update 10: Against the Shadow Part II which deployed last Wednesday. The second half of Update 10 introduced four new dungeons, the 6-man The Bells of Dale and 12-man Flight to the Lonely Mountain, the Fires of Smaug, and the Battle for Erebor. Apparently raiding isn't just for WoW.
A Failed Promotion - Over the weekend Tera ran a cash shop promotion in which players received 40% off the price of XP boosts. The result? The Xfire community spent 22.3% less time playing the game compared to the month before. A fluke or the harbinger of things to come?
The Giant Awakes - World of Warcraft led the list on the raw number of hours played based on the release of Patch 5.2 on Thursday. While the 8 year-old game is showing signs of slowing down patch day in Azeroth is still a big event that draws people to play.
We Raid Too - The big winner on Sunday was Lord of the Rings Online based on the strength of Update 10: Against the Shadow Part II which deployed last Wednesday. The second half of Update 10 introduced four new dungeons, the 6-man The Bells of Dale and 12-man Flight to the Lonely Mountain, the Fires of Smaug, and the Battle for Erebor. Apparently raiding isn't just for WoW.
A Failed Promotion - Over the weekend Tera ran a cash shop promotion in which players received 40% off the price of XP boosts. The result? The Xfire community spent 22.3% less time playing the game compared to the month before. A fluke or the harbinger of things to come?
TERA was absolutely packed this past weekend; so I'd take those xFire numbers with a grain of salt. The xFire community may not be playing it but loads of people are.
ReplyDeleteMike.