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Scoobes said:
JaggedSac said:
Yes, the start on startup thing is something I have wondered as well for Steam's numbers. The number of people playing games via Steam is usually quite paltry. But that is why I think Steam is a much better source for DD but as a gaming portal, people don't use it as often.

2.5 million playing consequetively is "quite paltry" now?

Here are the top games being played on Steam as we speak and teh number of players.  First column is number of players now, 2nd column is peak.

 

  82,083 116,551   Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Multiplayer
  68,736 90,935   Counter-Strike: Source
  56,398 75,085   Counter-Strike
  15,615 25,605   Football Manager 2010
  14,026 20,203   Team Fortress 2
  13,436 18,641   Left 4 Dead 2
  10,916 14,959   Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  7,707 7,748   Zero Gear
  7,499 10,726   Empire: Total War
  7,141 9,297   Condition Zero
  4,036 6,366   Football Manager 2009
  3,525 6,297   Day of Defeat: Source
  3,507 5,214   Left 4 Dead
  3,037 5,103   Garry's Mod
  2,473 3,675   Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
  1,962 3,176   Killing Floor
  1,841 3,144   Star Trek Online - Beta
  1,812 2,804   Grand Theft Auto IV
  1,427 2,754   Dragon Age: Origins
  1,373 1,972   Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
  1,154 1,657   Half-Life 2
  1,128 1,730   Day of Defeat