Version History
An Analysis of MMOG Subscription Growth
1.0 - 08/2002 - Initial chart released showing The Realm Online, Ultima Online, EverQuest, Dark Age of Camelot, and Asheron’s Call.
2.0 - 09/2002 - Revised numbers; added expansion pack indicators; added Motor City Online and Final Fantasy XI.
3.0 - 12/2002 - Internal version (unreleased); revised numbers; added Anarchy Online and WWII Online.
4.0 - 03/2003 - Revised numbers; added Earth & Beyond, Asheron’s Call 2, The Sims Online, EverQuest: Online Adventures, and Shadowbane. Expansion pack indicators removed (the chart was becoming too crowded).
5.0 - 04/2003 - Revised numbers; added Mankind. By popular demand, the expansion pack indicators are back (but less intrusive this time).
6.0 - 07/2003 - Revised numbers; added Ragnarok Online (Japan only), Eve Online, PlanetSide, and Star Wars Galaxies.
7.0 - 08/2003 - Revised numbers; minor cosmetic changes.
8.0 - 03/2004 - Revised numbers; added Horizons and reworked Mankind.
9.0 - 08/2004 - Major revision. Chart separated into three tiers; expansion pack indicators removed again. Revised numbers; added Lineage, Lineage II, RuneScape, and City of Heroes.
10.0 - 09/2004 - Revised numbers; added Majestic, Second Life, and Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates.
11.0 - 11/2004 - Revised numbers; fixed age markers.
12.0 - 11/2004 - Major revision. Several new charts added and report integrated into new web site. Revised numbers; added EverQuest II and World of Warcraft.
13.0 - 01/2005 - Revised numbers; several new and updated data points for Anarchy Online and RuneScape in particular; added A Tale in the Desert.
14.0 - 02/2005 - Revised numbers; added Toontown Online, Sphere, and Era of Eidolon.
15.0 - 02/2005 - Revised numbers (primarily for World of Warcraft); redesigned market share chart.
16.0 - 04/2005 - Revised numbers; added There.
17.0 - 05/2005 - Revised numbers.
18.0 - 06/2005 - Revised numbers; added Dofus.
19.0 - 04/2006 - Revised numbers.
20.0 - 05/2006 - Major revision. New charts were added for Asian PCU/ACU data. Revised numbers for many games; added Tibia, The Matrix Online, and Dungeons & Dragons Online.
21.0 - 06/2006 - Revised numbers; added Auto Assault.
21.5 - 09/2006 - AGC 2006 version (unreleased); revised numbers.
21.6 - 06/2007 - Internal version (unreleased); revised numbers.
22.0 - 02/2008 - Major revision. Revised numbers for several games; added WoW chart. Added Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, The Lord of The Rings Online, Pirates of the Caribbean Online, and Tabula Rasa.
23.0 - 04/2006 - Revised numbers; expanded WoW chart; added Pirates of the Burning Sea.
