Why are the majority from the U.S. oN here?

[toonces3]

Are other countries well-represented in other massive online multiplayer games, say like World of Warcraft?

Always wondered about that.

If they're poorly represented in other games, well then I guess it's cultural or something.

[thrila]

I found AH after the disastrous ww2ol launch.  Thank heavens i did.

[LLogann]

Does anybody know what the Big Mac Index is?  Any economists out there?

15 bucks a month is more then most of us stupid Americans realize it is. 

[Panzzer]

Anyone got a theory?

I have read its about 80-90% from the US. I am not sure why. US citizens are not that big a proportion of the English Speaking world. There is UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand.

Why limit it to the English speaking world? With the current Euro/Dollar exchange rate, for the 9.50 euros I spend on this game a month I couldn't get two pints at the pub...

[Twizzty]

Does anybody know what the Big Mac Index is?  Any economists out there?

15 bucks a month is more then most of us stupid Americans realize it is. 

$15 is alot to us Americas or to the rest of the world? I cannot even drive 50 miles on $15 anymore, makes this game seen like a no brain-er!

[Xasthur]

probably because HTC only advertises in the US and possibly Canada. Every one else finds it on the Internet.

It was pure chance that I stumbled across this.

I was google searching for something entirely unrelated.

[MajIssue]

Does anybody know what the Big Mac Index is?  Any economists out there?

15 bucks a month is more then most of us stupid Americans realize it is. 

4 Venti Lattes at starbucks... $16.80
2 sixpacks of Becks... $15.98
I could go on like this all day... What is the point?

[evenhaim]

I found the game on the web after searching for ww2 aviation novels in 03.

[Furball]

Its along time since ive seen a brit whos not with you or the 71st and I am looking for them.

<raises hand>

[crockett]

I was kind of wondering the same thing. You would think there would be a lot of Japanese, Germans and Russians..

[Lusche]

I was kind of wondering the same thing. You would think there would be a lot of Japanese, Germans and Russians..

There are many reasons. Cultural differences are one of them, and not the smallest ones, followed by language issues.

[Fulmar]

I was google searching for something entirely unrelated.

You found it searching migratory data for the Northern Burmese Gerbil too?

[Furball]

There are many reasons.

Yeah they can't fly, why they lost.  (apart from Russia).

[Lusche]

Yeah they can't fly, why they lost.  (apart from Russia).

 


EDIT: Your remark brought back to my mind one of the funniest quotes I've read on this BBS:

I see the same pattern today.  Nearly all of the players I've met who hail from Axis countries fly with a "stay alive" mentality, always careful about their virtual life.  They don't care that their method of playing is only fun for them and not for everyone else, just like the real Nazi fighter pilots.

[Furball]

It is illogical and completely foolish to fly into the middle of a furball.  Germans do not do illogical and foolish