Perspective

[Occhidiangela]

A couple things about Lineage:

First, it runs on machines that World of Warcraft would break:

# System: PII 350 or equivalent
# RAM:128 MB RAM
# Hard Drive Space: 900 MB
# Mouse: Yes
# Sound Board: Yes

And I think that's for the more graphically intense US version.  But you really don't need  a computer of your own to play it at all, at least in east asia - a lot of cyber cafes have it set up so you can play.  Thus, the cost of ownership necessary to start playing is really low to start playing.  To play EQ in the US, you pretty much need your own computer and net connection.  To play lineage in East Asia, you pay for some terminal time at the local cafe and that's pretty much it.

Comparing raw account numbers doesn't tell the whole story.  It really is apples vs oranges in this case.  Because of the accessability, it is more popular with the teen set, whereas over here the average mmorpger trends higher on the age scale.  One of the reasons I imagine WoW is handled (billings wise) in different regions by different companies is so an Asian company which understands the Asian market can pursue that market in the right way - perhaps by giving cafes some kind of package deal - so they can take on games like lineage in thier home turf.

Personally, I've played lineage, just to see what all the fuss was about.  Let me just say I have a friend with a neurological disorder that affects his balance (can't remember the exact disorder) who can move faster than a lineage character.
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Thanks for that insight, I am Lineage clueless. As to speed, I think it tends to be relative when playing a game.

Occhi