Odin.Zicdeh said:
I am fairly curious as to what % of the Standard Edition release that would represent.
I'd probably wager around 10%... Pre-order totals are around 200k.
Hmmmm... I'd say there are at least 1 million players within 2 weeks of the normal edition's release. The majority of people do not pre-order games for some reason, I guess they like to fight over the few that are put out on the shelf at stores.
I'd say most people don't because they don't want to commit to a purchase because they don't manage money too well, and don't want to have something on the way that they may not be able to afford at the time. But no matter the reason, the largest portion of gamers will buy the game after it's released from a store, online store, or catalog. Some of them are probably waiting to see how the game is before they buy, also. I'm sure a lot of people will go out and buy it when they realize their friends are trying it out as well.
As far as the statistics go, I'm pretty amazed the Miqote aren't the most common characters lol. In beta on besaid I kept a tally of every character i ran into's race. It was a landslide, the majority played a Miqote. I like my Hyur :3