Finally found Runescape statistics which really seem accurate. I bet these are taken from Jagex's presentation at E3. The source article is here. The statistics themselves are below:
"- New content (quests, items, etc.) added to RuneScape every two weeks
- 1.2 megabyte Java app
- Peak concurrency: 250,000
- Average player time: 12.5 hours/week
- RuneScape is a sharded MMORPG (i.e. copies of the world run on separate servers)
- 250 RuneScape shards for up to 2,000 players each. Unlike many MMORPGs, player characters are not bound to a single shard.
- 200 servers total
- Main player demographics: 60 percent are from the U.S., 25 percent from the EU, smaller percentages from Australia/New Zealand and Canada. Player age typically 8-20, approximately 80 percent between 10-16.
- RuneScape HD feeds graphic data to computers with 3D cards for dynamic rendering. Displays at 15 frames per second on minimum spec computers, but can optimize up to 50 FPS. Can display in full screen."
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Runescape Statistics
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The first thing that jumped out at me was the age range, until I scrolled down and saw the article posted from Saturday.
It makes sense, more kids = more subscriptions. I know a lot of parents who got into the game just to see what their kids are playing, which I completely support.
I think I might need to adjust those parental controls for myself. Too many weary eyed mornings at the office because of the "so close! just want this level..." - syndrome.
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