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Niche game
Arcona
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They aim to make a niche game, but I bet they get more subscribers than most f2p games got players 
It's number two in popularity on mmorpg.com
gg "niche game"
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what game in the top 10 most popular on mmorpg.com today is niche?
#1Guild Wars 2 17,120 Hits
#2Camelot Unchained7,249 Hits
#3Path of Exile4,232 Hits
#4Neverwinter3,986 Hits
#5Star Wars: The Old Republic3,827 Hits
#6Elder Scrolls Online3,232 Hits
#7TERA3,011 Hits
#8Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn2,521 Hits
#9The Secret World2,353 Hits
<p last"="">#10Greed Monger1,763 Hi2,3,4,7,9,10
Honestly pretty much every one of these except ESO and GW2 is a niche product for a certain type of gamer, whether its ARPG fast combat, WoW clones, or Single player RPGS in MMO clothing, most of those can safely be considered to have their own "niche".
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uhm we are talking mmorpg market right?
they are aiming to make a niche game in the mmorpg market.
These games are mainstream in the mmorpg market.
i don't think it's possible to "aim to make a niche game". you make a game and it either becomes mainstream, fails, or gets a small group of people that play it and keep it alive. it's not up to developers to make it "niche" or not. it's up to gamers.
You've got a point there, but I can't say I entirely agree...I think by "aiming" to a niche market just simply means that its aimed at I suppose what could be described as a specific player within the MMO industry....i mean, considering most MMO's have some form of PVE and CU won't i suppose Jacobs is justified in saying hes aiming for a niche market just in that regard, then add in the focus on RVR compared to more traiditonal pvp.....
But yeah, i suppose if enough people play it then it could bring this type of game out of niche and into mainstream?
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