When it comes to selling actual copies of standalone games, the piracy rate is typically between 90% and 98% of the total. If your game is popular and your anti-piracy protection is weak, one player in 50 will buy your game.
Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 1:54 PM, Jeremy Kaldobsky <jer...@kaldobsky.com> wrote: > Ian, it has been a while since I've checked but Swamp had over 3000 unique > players last time I looked at the numbers. I believe it was in the > neighborhood of 3600, but that could have changed a lot since then, > especially with my exceptionally buggy 2.9 release ROFL! :D > > As you've stated with your own players, these 3600 players of a free game > would not translate into 3600 players of a paid game. You'd have to get > numbers from someone who has sold a commercial game to better judge the size > of the audio games community in terms of "willing to pay" players. > > - Aprone > > --- On Tue, 4/30/13, Ian Reed <supp...@blindaudiogames.com> wrote: > >> From: Ian Reed <supp...@blindaudiogames.com> >> Subject: [Audyssey] Wondering about the size of the audio gaming community >> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> >> Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2013, 3:19 PM >> Hi Tom, Dark, and developers, >> >> Tom, I was just curious to know how many people are >> subscribed to this list. >> It would give me a bit more of an idea about the size of the >> audio gaming community. >> >> Dark, I noticed that forum.audiogames.net states there are >> 12,762 registered users. >> I wonder if this number includes spam bots that created >> accounts and were subsequently banned. >> Do you have any idea about the number of registered users >> who have visited the site in recent history? >> >> Just curious. I appreciate any information you can >> share. >> >> It would also be very interesting to hear the number of >> actual audio game sales from developers but I understand if >> they wish to keep this private. >> >> For my part I will share that I have between 90 and 190 >> unique players of my games in a month and have had 513 users >> register to play since my first release. >> >> These numbers are definitely not something to base a >> business on as even 190 users playing my free games does not >> equal 190 users willing to purchase a game. >> And if I may say so, recent conversations on this list lead >> me to believe that a high number of people would attempt to >> pirate any games offered for purchase which make those >> numbers even weaker. >> >> My games are perhaps not as well targeted or advertised as >> others so I wonder if there is a lot more audio games >> community out there. >> >> I have also heard Aprone quote numbers in the thousands for >> those who play Swamp on a fairly consistent basis. I'd >> be interested to hear those again if you're reading Aprone. >> >> Draconis, you seem to be able to maintain a very >> professional company which includes more than just >> yourself. >> As an audio game developer who would love to someday be able >> to support myself full time writing audio games I'd be >> interested to know if your company is able to support you >> full time or is more of a supplemental income. >> >> Feel free to write me off list if anyone is willing to share >> things on an individual basis but not with the entire list. >> >> Ian Reed >> supp...@blindaudiogames.com > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
