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SniperRed

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May 4, 2012 9:36 PM

Black Ops Online Number Lies

I calculated the number of people online from the gamemodes compared to the "player's online" section

When I calculated, the players online was 28000, but when I calculated ALL the gamemodes, it falls short to a measly 8000 players

PS: I put zombies into consideration and still falls short.

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semperfi550
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May 4, 2012 9:39 PM (in response to SniperRed)
Re: Black Ops Online Number Lies

I knew that number was a stinken lie. Theres no way in hell more people would be playing Lag Ops over MW3.

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May 4, 2012 9:40 PM (in response to SniperRed)
Re: Black Ops Online Number Lies

maybe there are a bunch of people in parties and not yet in pre-game.

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  May 4, 2012 9:42 PM (in response to fearlessenergy)
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  Really? Please be more realistic, 20000 won't be sitting in a party eagerly waiting for a match, that problem was solved in MW3
  
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May 4, 2012 9:44 PM (in response to SniperRed)
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maybe there are people who have the game in their consoles, but are still on the menu? I have a few friends that never turn their consoles off, they literally keep it on with games in it and all it says is that they are at the "Main Menu"...

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  May 4, 2012 9:50 PM (in response to azn_chic)
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  The ratio of the amount of people doing that compared to the people playing are too great to be considered realistically "in the main menu" so no, the numbers just don't update accurately...
  
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May 4, 2012 9:57 PM (in response to SniperRed)
Re: Black Ops Online Number Lies

Looks like someone put in an extra 2 at the beginning

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  May 4, 2012 10:58 PM (in response to codcanuck)
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  Please explain. I don't understand
  
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    May 6, 2012 9:06 PM (in response to SniperRed)
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    You said it read 28000, but calculated it to only 8000. Therefore, there's a "2" that shouldn't be there at the beginning.
    Get it?
    
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May 6, 2012 2:55 PM (in response to SniperRed)
Re: Black Ops Online Number Lies

20k people are either in private matches or AFK......
Which makes sense, since Black Ops is more fun in private.
Also, don't forget the people waiting to join a lobby, and the people IN A lobby.
I think the "playlist" headcount only counts the people ACTUALLY in a game, not waiting for a game or looking for one, which in CoD on wii, you always seem to be doing.

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- SniperRed
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  May 6, 2012 3:22 PM (in response to padiego)
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  Oh didn't think that way but thats also a good point!
  
  But in all honesty, I think that 8 year olds would buy the more recent CoD than BO...
  
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May 6, 2012 4:42 PM (in response to SniperRed)
Re: Black Ops Online Number Lies

Does it really matter? You can still find a match easily in most of the major gamemodes on Beast Ops.

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  May 6, 2012 9:56 PM (in response to nintendon\'t)
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  Unluckily for me, its hard to find a match
  Its really slow to find one TDM game... SOLO
  
  And I know my connection is really good so I guess its just luck or something.
  
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May 6, 2012 8:48 PM (in response to SniperRed)
Re: Black Ops Online Number Lies

I have always said this

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Bang1Bang1
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May 8, 2012 5:01 AM (in response to SniperRed)
Re: Black Ops Online Number Lies

It's possible that the total number includes all consoles.

*edit: remember Black Ops was made for all 3 consoles by TreyArch, therefore all game servers ran through TreyArch and so they are able to show total numbers for all consoles. MW3 only shows Wii because Infinity Ward runs the servers for Xbox/PS3, but TreyArch, which ported MW3, handles only the Wii server. It makes sense.

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- silentshotnl
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  May 8, 2012 6:35 AM (in response to Bang1Bang1)
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  No ^
  
  because then at the start of the game we should have seen around 2 million and we never saw the number higher then 100k
  
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  - godmsack
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    May 8, 2012 7:52 AM (in response to silentshotnl)
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    You saw 100k? I have to ring the bullsh!t bell on that one. Personally I think that the number in question represents everyone playing MWR, WAW, and BO. I think they pooled the games. That is just my opinion, I have no facts to back it up.
    
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    May 8, 2012 2:52 PM (in response to silentshotnl)
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    Could be regional.
    
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May 8, 2012 9:34 AM (in response to SniperRed)
Re: Black Ops Online Number Lies

Why does it matter?

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May 8, 2012 2:34 PM (in response to SniperRed)
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maybe there in combet training and private matches

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May 8, 2012 2:36 PM (in response to SniperRed)
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Maybe it doesn't matter <_<

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May 8, 2012 7:27 PM (in response to SniperRed)
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Oh yup if I play BO I'm usually on Combat Training I hate that game playing online against random nubs, course'n i hate MW3 online against random nubs too but theres no Combat training and I hate Survival now :/

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- codcanuck
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  May 8, 2012 7:54 PM (in response to PikaBoo)
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  Do campaign then
  
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TkC_Sandman
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May 9, 2012 4:05 AM (in response to SniperRed)
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Damn.... Only if there were 10,000 players online we would get a patch for Black Ops...

But I can dream cant I.

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