Empirical study on Lineage 2

October 20th, 2005 Jun Sok Huhh Posted in articles |

This article is an empirical analysis on the unexpected early decline of Lineage 2 in Korea. the abtract is following. You can freely download full-text here(click!). Please be cautious that this is only for reviewing. Appedix part is omitted, but its is not a big deal.

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to take empirical tests for presumed causes of Linege 2 's declining trend. Using time usage data of Lineage 2(L2), Kart Riders(Kart) and World of Warcraft(WoW) collected from PC-bangs, we take statistical tests on the 'rivalry hypothesis' among games. Results show that there is no consistent evidence that L2's falling down is caused by the success of Kart or WoW. Instead, it is clearly identified that the trend of RMT had a respectable impacts on L2 in comparison to L1. All the test result implies that in-game factors such as RMT played a more decisive role in L2's decline than external factors like tougher competition.