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Daedalus Project data, March 2006March 28th, 2006 |
As usual, here’s my summary of the latest issue of the Daedalus Project.
- Guilds tend to be founded by young people.
- Guilds tend to end up run by older people.
- 90% of people play MMOs on their desktop machines, not laptops.
- Nearly half of respondents have more than one machine on which MMOs are played (and even higher a percentage among women, who are far more likely to be playing with a romatic partner)
- Looks like an average over 10% have more than two machines on which MMOs are played. A rising trend of families gaming online together?
- Over half of women play with someone else playing in the same room.
- In fact, a substantial number of people in general play that way — around 60% of males and 40% of females do so describe themselves as “always alone” or “usually alone.” Biggest segment: more than 40% of males play “always alone.”
- 70% of people have tried voice over IP; males are slightly more likely to have done so.
- 30% do so on a regular basis during MMO play, and generally speaking, people found it more enjoyable.
- The people who tend to like using VoIP tend to be achievement-oriented, not socializers or folks seeking immersion.
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