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New MMO PointlessQuest Launches with Small Player Base

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PointlessQuest, a new MMO, has launched with a significantly smaller player base compared to giants like World of Warcraft. On its launch day, the game saw a peak in player engagement, though the exact numbers are not specified, they are noted to be considerably less than the 12 million peak subscribers World of Warcraft once commanded. AI

RANK_REASON This is a product launch for a video game, not a core AI development.

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New MMO PointlessQuest Launches with Small Player Base

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The tiniest MMO At its peak, around 12 million people subscribed to World of Warcraft so that they could explore the realm of Azeroth together. The audience for

    The tiniest MMO At its peak, around 12 million people subscribed to World of Warcraft so that they could explore the realm of Azeroth together. The audience for PointlessQuest is quite a bit smaller. On launch day, the game hit a peak … https://www. theverge.com/entertainment/965…

    LINKS theverge.com/…/playdate-mmo-pointlessquest

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