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    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, EVE Online passes 500,000 subscribers.

    Fantasy MMORPGs may come and go, but dear old EVE Online stands firm, offering something unique and (mostly) not throwing money away lusting after World of Warcraft's crown. Developer CCP today announced that its Internet spaceships MMO has passed 500,000 subscribers for the first time in its almost-ten-year history, making it pretty pleased as it heads into the second decade.
    Feb 28, 2013 12:15pm PST
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    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, EVE Online passes 500,000 subscribers.

    Fantasy MMORPGs may come and go, but dear old EVE Online stands firm, offering something unique and (mostly) not throwing money away lusting after World of Warcraft's crown. Developer CCP today announced that its Internet spaceships MMO has passed 500,000 subscribers for the first time in its almost-ten-year history, making it pretty pleased as it heads into the second decade. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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    • This is pretty awesome. : ClayThis person is cool!
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      Really surprised that it's only 500K, after all this time. : SlamDunkThis person is cool!
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        Good for them to stay profitable. Seems like everyone else went balls out with their MMOs after WoW and l... : sanchezThis person is cool!
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          I don't even remember the last time a MMORPG shut down entirely. City of Heroes, which I don't think was ... : StealthHawkThis person is cool!
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            As a previous player of Auto Assault and Tabula Rasa, I remember all too well. : LoneBocoThis person is cool!
            • I'm still kind of sorry I missed out on Auto Assault. : AxeMan808This person is cool!
      • Well it's not the most friendly and easy going kind of MMO. : NFXFSXThis person is cool!
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        a good chunk of those are alt accounts for existing players : cygnusThis person is cool!
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          I've heard this before, but how do you know this, and what is a "good chunk?" Are we talking like 20-30%?... : StealthHawkThis person is cool!
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            It's probably around 35%, or at least it was back when I was playing. : DerHuhnTeufel
            • It's prevalent enough that the devs offer special rates for alt accounts, let me put it that way. : DerHuhnTeufel
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        I suspect that a lot of people only play EVE for a month or two at a time, when they get the bug. Their ... : LiquidThis person is cool!
        • Very true and pretty much my EVE experience, except lately I haven't relented after my typical christmast... : reelbkThis person is cool!
      • before WoW recalibrated what everyone thought MMOs were capable of 500k would've been a fantastic base. T... : derelict515This person is cool!
    • Good for them. I'm glad there's at least one MMO besides World Of Warcraft that succeeded on its own mer... : Ride-My-RocketThis person is cool!
    • Good, then there will continue to be awesome stories from this game. : Turd FergusonThis person is cool!
    • I suspect this is partly because their chinese server is back in business : utgaardsloke