EPTRecent Korean PCbang Game Usage Rankings - Page 5
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Spades
United States249 Posts
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NIJ
1012 Posts
On March 14 2011 01:12 yoonyoon wrote: + Show Spoiler [top 15 comparison] + 1. AION / AION / Sudden Attack 2. Tera / Sudden Attack / AION 3. Sudden Attack / Tera / Tera 4. Warcraft 3 / Warcraft 3 / Warcraft 3 5. SC:BW / SC:BW / SC:BW 6. WoW / FIFA Online 2 / FIFA Online 2 7. FIFA Online 2 / WoW / WoW 8. Lineage / Dungeon Fighter/ Dungeon Fighter 9. Lineage 2 / Lineage 2 / Lineage 2 10. Freestyle Football / Lineage 1 / Lineage 1 11. Dungeon Fighter / ? / Freestyle Football 12. Special Force / ? / Special Force 13. SC2 / ? / SC2 14. 한게임 로우바둑이(a card game) / ? / Maple Story 15. Kart Rider / ? / Kart Rider 1. AION 2. Sudden Attack 3. Tera 4. Warcraft 3 5. SC:BW 6. FIFA Online 2 7. WoW 8. Dungeon Fighter 9. Lineage 2 10. Lineage 1 11. Freestyle Football 12. Special Force 13. SC2 14. No idea what to do about this one 15. Kart Rider According to a guy friend of mine(who goes to them a LOT), he sees SC2 and WoW the most, and then Aion -> Mabinogi Heroes -> Warcraft 3 -> BW. He frequents PC bangs in Shinchon though, which is mainly full of university students while the PC bang rankings are of the overall population. most korean exchange students ive talked to don't seem too interested in sc2 or even arent aware its out. usually i find having this conversation with them when they ask me how to run BW on vista/7. It could also be the regional thing though. being able to play with their friends back home does factor in i guess. | ||
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tomatriedes
New Zealand5356 Posts
On March 14 2011 06:47 tyCe wrote: Might I suggest that the ranks can be touched up to make SC2 and WoW, both current flagship Blizzard titles seem less relevant? I have no proof obviously, but it is not out of the question, especially in such a politically motivated industry in a country ingrained with little politics. Because if you think about it - if the university students are playing SC2 far more than BW, then who is there to play BW to triple SC2's playing time? High-schoolers? Why would they play something far older and less "shiny"? Office workers? Where do they get the time? If what your friend says is indicative of the university population, then these figures dont make sense. I think it might just be the particular PC bang he goes to. I see more people of all ages playing BW than SC2 at the one I go to. I would believe the figures over one person's anecdotal evidence anyway. | ||
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Hakker
United States1360 Posts
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Yoshi Kirishima
United States10292 Posts
A bit sad to see SC2 "so low," but to be fair the other games are also very popular, especially since MMOs are so time consuming. It's a little surprise to me to see Maplestory lower than many other RPGs though; perhaps there's less demand to play Maplestory at a PC Bang since it doesn't require good graphics and some people may play at PC Bangs for good graphics xD | ||
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GenesisX
Canada4267 Posts
On March 14 2011 12:27 GTR wrote: i have no fucking idea. i had a huge blast playing the na beta with tadzio. It came out for a couple months, but they discontinued it... idk why T__T | ||
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Caphe
Vietnam10817 Posts
For people think that Koreans go to PC Bangs because their computer can't handle SC2 graphic, you guys are being ridiculous. Its the way gaming in Korea works and in many other Asian countries as well. I have a PC capable of running Crysis 2 and still I find myself going out to PC Bang at least one a week with some of my friends and we always have great fun together. The ability for 5 friends to sit next to each other playing some BW, Dota and chatting, yelling at each other is incomparable fun and super satisfying. The account based SC2 really kill people's interest in it. Blizzard doesnt realize that people need a simple way to try out SC2 before they can like the game. With BW or WC3, if the PC Bang have a legit of the game, countless of people can try out in matter of seconds(really love the way old Bnet let you register a new account in like 10secs) SC2 on the other hand, is more like an online game when the client itself is FREE, but to register for an account take ages(compare to 10 secs from old Bnet) and money. Didn't surprise me when SC2 is 15th in Korea, I wasn't expected it to be in top 20. | ||
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iSometric
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Froadac
United States6733 Posts
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Slardar
Canada7593 Posts
On March 14 2011 07:34 Serejai wrote: I think you're just too used to being handed free stuff like most American MMOs. Aion is hardly a "grindfest" (much easier to level than EverQuest was), and the PvP is infinitely more balanced than PvP in WoW is. It's not surprising at all that it's the most played game in Korea. It's an extremely good game... it just never took off in the NA market because people here are used to watered down games like WoW and refuse to play anything where they have to put in effort to get somewhere. Asian cultures, on the other hand, tend to prefer games where their time and effort is rewarded based on what they put in so it makes sense to see Aion and TERA up there. I did put a bad spin on Aion, that is not my intention. I truly did enjoy that game, possibly my favorite MMORPG(even though I only played it for a few months)as you said, it never took off in NA and I'm sad about that. I hit 50 in Aion relatively quickly(from the NA release) and I played one of the worst characters to grind with, a Gladiator. I stopped at 2/5 Fenris gear before I quit and the game was going kind of under. Was also consistently top #10 on my PvP side ^^. Eh... Aion was good times... I wish the game was balanced more around smaller group plays though as opposed to 100x100 balance. Some classes naturally grind less effectively, thus level slower, thus are always behind the pack. GLADIATORS AOE FIGHTING! <3 TLDR - Aion is one of the best MMORPG's I've had the fortune to play, I didn't mean to give it a bad rap. It is just sad that it never took off in NA thanks to people used to getting handed freebies. Kiss me.. K-k-KISS ME, infect me with your lovin , fill me with your poison. | ||
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DayMonki
United States23 Posts
as for why sc2 isnt in the top rankings is cuz its expensive initial price. everyone could play sc bw. but those same people dont have 60 dollars to pay. also no lan and a very poor battlenet custom game system. also just like how sc bw wasnt popular till the game got balanced. sc2 isnt complete right now. the storyline isnt even complete nor the balancing. once thats done i think popularity will rise. edit: accidently pressed post ___ i apolgize for bad grammar etc... on my samsung epic | ||
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silentreality
Korea (South)222 Posts
On March 15 2011 11:04 DayMonki wrote: for all those wondering, in korea it only costs 30-70 cents an hour to use a pcbang computer [at least the last time i was in korea] so a four hour session would be 1.20-2.80 dollars for the occasional gamer, elementary, middle, high school, collge student this is much cheaper than a 800 dollar computer to run at med or low. vs high at a pc bang with fast internet. also there is one down just about every block and alley. as for why sc2 isnt in the top rankings is erm.. Did you go to Korea 10 years ago? When PC Bangs first came out towards the end of the 1990's I remember it was about 500won/hour. There's a still a pretty big gap in hourly rates depending on where you play, but even my local PC Bang charges 1,300won/hour now. (I've seen it go as high as 2,000won/hour) [edit] I would still say it's cheap for the entertainment you get.. just saying it's not as cheap as it used to be.. (like everything else actually  ) | ||
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LegendaryZ
United States1583 Posts
On March 15 2011 11:10 silentreality wrote: erm.. Did you go to Korea 10 years ago? When PC Bangs first came out towards the end of the 1990's I remember it was about 500won/hour. There's a still a pretty big gap in hourly rates depending on where you play, but even my local PC Bang charges 1,300won/hour now. (I've seen it go as high as 2,000won/hour) [edit] I would still say it's cheap for the entertainment you get.. just saying it's not as cheap as it used to be.. (like everything else actually )I'm jealous, I remember paying $4 an hour at my local internet cafe here in NYC back around 2000 or so. That was a bitch to pay as a HS student... | ||
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DayMonki
United States23 Posts
On March 15 2011 11:10 silentreality wrote: erm.. Did you go to Korea 10 years ago? When PC Bangs first came out towards the end of the 1990's I remember it was about 500won/hour. There's a still a pretty big gap in hourly rates depending on where you play, but even my local PC Bang charges 1,300won/hour now. (I've seen it go as high as 2,000won/hour) [edit] I would still say it's cheap for the entertainment you get.. just saying it's not as cheap as it used to be.. (like everything else actually )Lol.... Um... its been 6 years I think since i've lived there. It was when taxi was still 1500 won base rate. Well PC Bang went from 300-2000 depending on whether it was an underground shack full of cigarette smoke vs a nice place with a smoke free area, food service etc. I guess Im not too surprised prices went up. I still think there are nice places under 1000, As I did go back 2 years ago and I played at 700 won an hour. Here in la jolla, It's like 5 dollars an hour, and 15 for a day... Sorta priceyy sad... | ||
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OpticalShot
Canada6330 Posts
*edit: oh and for PC cafe price, it's $5 for membership card (with smart chip so you can plug into a computer and it tracks your hours) and then 10hrs/$20 (CAD) afterwards. Great deal imo. | ||
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NIJ
1012 Posts
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Joementum
787 Posts
On March 15 2011 15:32 NIJ wrote: IDK what it is about pc bangs that foreigners cant get. Alcohol is fucking expensive as hell at bars yet they all go throw money at the place every weekend. why not drink at home? answers obvious. PC bang isnt even as overpriced as bars selling drinks for the service they provide. simple as that. Maybe they just don't have any near them? Personally, I never thought of why people would want to do that until I read some responses in this thread. There aren't many PCbang type places around here. Hell, the only place I even know of that does this sort of thing is a local Play n Trade that rents out their PS3, 360 or Wii systems for $10 an hour and lets you play any game they have in stock on their 32" TVs. | ||
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clayn
Germany444 Posts
On March 14 2011 01:36 Itachii wrote: Lineage 2?Man, that brings some memories, so many days spent on that game. oh hell yeah, tell me about it.. this game was so incredible sick | ||
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xarthaz
1704 Posts
TLDR - Aion is one of the best MMORPG's I've had the fortune to play, I didn't mean to give it a bad rap. It is just sad that it never took off in NA thanks to people used to getting handed freebies. Kiss Last edit: 2011-03-14 16:59:53 Uhh its a total grind fest. Grind-on would be an appropriate nickname. Its just insane how that game punishes its players, that kind of gameplay has no place in 2011.me.. K-k-KISS ME, infect me with your lovin , fill me with your poison. | ||
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Shiragaku
Hong Kong4308 Posts
On March 16 2011 04:23 xarthaz wrote: We need to teach them to play LoL. Its making quite the ruckus in Europe, im sure it will get big there too if we teach them on the subject. Uhh its a total grind fest. Grind-on would be an appropriate nickname. Its just insane how that game punishes its players, that kind of gameplay has no place in 2011. Well I guess I could imagine Aion being super fun in PC Bangs. There is nothing more exciting than playing an impossible level with your friends and feeling the adrenaline and hardship right next to them. | ||
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. What is Sudden Attack? I also can't believe Aion is in the #1 spot..the mass grindfest game which was imbalanced. 
