"Mobile Suit Gundam Online" Alpha Test Results Reported
Participants had fun, but readily aired their complaints  Bandai
Namco released a detailed results report from the Mobile Suit
Gundam Online alpha test they held over three days in December. 
Out of 3,000 selected participants 1,849 actually logged on.
Friday the 16th: 1,247  Saturday the 17th: 1,206  Sunday the
18th: 1,178   Zeon lost overall to the Federation each day: 
Friday: 21-13 (battles won)  Saturday: 33-12  Sunday: 28-19
More players were making Zeon characters (1,320 as opposed to
1,269 Federation), but it seems like the Federation characters
stuck with it longer—there were more Zeon players in Levels 1-3,
but there were more level 4-5 Federation players (with the
difference in level 5 being 76 - 35).    A survey conducted on
participants had a 62.2% rate of response. For the question of
if people play third- and first-person shooters, there was more
of a curve, with "often" coming out on top. However, when asked
whether they like the