Battalion 1944

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The Lord of the Rings Online

Battalion 1944 is a competitive WWII shooter released in 2019. While it initially had some interest from fans of old-school shooters and was backed by Square Enix Collective, its player base has significantly declined. Most recent reports and community discussion suggest very low active player numbers, with difficulty finding matches on public servers in recent years. It is not an MMO, as it is a session-based multiplayer FPS without a persistent world or large-scale player counts.

The Lord of the Rings Online is a classic MMORPG released in 2007. Despite its age, it maintains a loyal niche player base due to the enduring popularity of the Lord of the Rings IP and regular updates from Standing Stone Games. However, its age and niche status mean the daily active player base has declined considerably from its peak, currently estimated around 20,000 daily active players.