ArmA II more popular that COD

[walker 0]

Hi all

ArmA II is now more popular than COD and the Sims.

Check for your selves:

http://uk.gamespot.com/?tag=nav-top;home&navclk=home

Kind Regards walker

Edited July 25, 2009 by walker

[bogdanm 0]

Probably because of the review they released a few days ago. Still, its good publicity.

[hund 0]

When pigs fly, Mr. Walker, when pigs fly...

But its a funny little anecdote nonetheless.

Edited July 26, 2009 by Hund

[King Poulet 1]

that's unpossible

[galzohar 31]

Stupid ranking systems can do wonders!

[wooly-back-jack 10]

lol, I wouldn't go off that in a million years.

http://www.xfire.com/ <--not even in top 10

http://www.xfire.com/games/arma2/ARMA_2/ 73rd lol

Edited July 26, 2009 by wooly-back-jack

[King Poulet 1]

it not even on IGN list, but IGN weak sauce too (Diablo III in the top 100? wtf)

[flake 10]

more popular than GOD i thought it said :D

[SWAT_BigBear 0]

Seems xfire measure's according to xfire users/play time.

http://www.xfire.com/games/arma2/ARMA_2/

1454 players per day, but how many like me that do not use xfire?

[wooly-back-jack 10]

I would have linked steam, where Arma 2 is 18th I think but steam is limited to certain games so it's 18th out of a smaller proportion of games.

If you look at how many people actually use xfire you can see a close to fair result ( well it depends how you look at it, obviously there is going to be more hours with more players apart from WoW where an individual LIVES at the PC lol look at the top games and how many players are playing that game with xfire switched on)

Edited July 26, 2009 by wooly-back-jack

[BeerHunter 0]

Those (XFire etc.) rankings are only for online play..there's thousands that prefer the quiet solitude and tactical experiences of ArmA SP gaming that aren't accounted for.

COD etc are primarily for online play so the numbers would definitely be skewed.

[wooly-back-jack 10]

what is fairer a result taken from actual players playing games (ok all Arma2 players dont use xfire, all CoD players dont use xfire either)

or result on gamespot after a gleaming review?

A big + (gamespots ranking only goes off games released in last year and games not released yet lol, so it only includes the dire CoD:WaW)

an even bigger + http://www.psxextreme.com/ps3-news/2236.html http://www.psxextreme.com/ps3-news/2231.html http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/01/latest-developments-in-gerstmann-gate/ <---not remember this?

Edited July 26, 2009 by wooly-back-jack

[King Poulet 1]

Those (XFire etc.) rankings are only for online play..there's thousands that prefer the quiet solitude and tactical experiences of ArmA SP gaming that aren't accounted for.

COD etc are primarily for online play so the numbers would definitely be skewed.

er wait, this is the multiplayer forum, isn't it what we are discussing now?