What happened on 19 October 2010? : Othor Games

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:31 am

I'm fairly new to the forums and wasn't here on 19 October 2010. The day the Skyrim trailer was released I thought there would be a new online users record, Tes being arguably the most followed series in the Bethesda portfolio but it is still this one:
Online At Once Record
2,935
19 October 2010 - 11:10 AM
Was there an announcement or a launch of another Bethesda game that day? I hope we can bring that record down soon for something related to Skyrim, maybe at the next trailer.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 8:42 am

New Vegas came out.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 6:30 am

Be aware that the absolute record was about 5300 around the time of FO 3's release. That disappeared after the last forum upgrade.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:41 am

New Vegas came out.

More people were here for that then Oblivion?

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 8:45 pm

More people were here for that then Oblivion?

Apparently. I don't know if anyone remembers that far back though

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 8:31 pm

Keep in mind that Fallout brought in a lot of people that weren't familiar with the Elder Scrolls while intriguing a lot of TES fans because it was a Behesda sandbox title. It makes sense in a way.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:28 am

May 17th, all 23 of us will be online! Woo, Brink!!

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:44 am

Also keep in mind that Oblivion didn't have as much hype leading up to release as FO3, NV, Skyrim, etc.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 11:48 pm

New Vegas came out.

Ah, thanks for the info, I was just curious what it was :goodjob:
That totally explains, I'm sure the hype is following a geometrical progression from one game to the other, I can't wait for November! :tes:

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 12:29 am

IIRC, before the forum wipeout, the record was 5,000 or something.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 4:16 am

Just wait for 11.11.11 the day the forums explode.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:16 am

For you the day New Vegas graced your cities was the most important day of your lives. But for me, it was Tuesday.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 10:40 am

The day the Skyrim trailer was released I thought there would be a new online users record, Tes being arguably the most followed series in the Bethesda portfolio

TES is the biggest Bethesda title in the eyes of Bethesda fans, but I think the Fallout titles are overall more popular because, besides the Bethesda fanbase, they attract here the old Fallout fans (that are not really Bethesda fans) as well.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:56 am

For you the day New Vegas graced your cities was the most important day of your lives. But for me, it was Tuesday.

What happened Tuesday?

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 10:12 pm

What happened Tuesday?

http://gamevideos.1up.com/video/id/23560

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:17 am

Just wait for 11.11.11 the day the forums explode.

I bet you a gold star that it will be delayed.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 8:01 pm

I bet you a gold star that it will be delayed.

Another reason for the forum to explode then.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 6:51 am

I bet you a gold star that it will be delayed.

I bet you all my gold stars it will be released before Duke Nukem Forever.

Wait a second...

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 11:57 pm

Just wait for 11.11.11 the day the forums explode.

Explode with protests from people on the other side of the pond maybe, angry at us Americans for getting it first.

Even if Europe does get it on the same day as Americans everyone who has a copy will be too busy playing it to bother with forums.

I think the forums will explode during the week (and most certainly the day) before release.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 11:47 pm

Explode with protests from people on the other side of the pond maybe, angry at us Americans for getting it first.

Even if Europe does get it on the same day as Americans everyone who has a copy will be too busy playing it to bother with forums.

I think the forums will explode during the week (and most certainly the day) before release.

You'd be surprised.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 5:50 am

Just wait for 11.11.11 the day the forums explode.

Not for me

I'll be playing the game

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 9:15 am

Not for me

I'll be playing the game

For me I'd probably crash 15 times trying to get it to load... and then finally be able to play

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 9:31 am

I've been on these forums for a very long time, and that "most online at once" record thing changes every few years. I could have sworn there were multiple thousands (like 10k+) more at once at one point or another, maybe during Oblivions release. Because these forums were absolutely insane when Oblivion was announced. Ten times the amount of activity easily than when Skyrim was announced. New threads were being created literally every second. Threads going past 200+ post in an hour. It was truly ridiculous. I think that's actually when they enforced strict posting limits per minute.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:46 pm

Apparently. I don't know if anyone remembers that far back though

Some of us do.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 6:48 am

My birthday falls on the 19th of October...