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• • So here we go again!

  • Good luck :)

  • Posted: 6/24/08 4:32 PM
    EVE Online
• • Population

  • Originally posted by mbd1968
    

    I know there sleeping or at work, but I don't see how only 40K can be online if there are 220K subs, that ~18% of active subs playing at one time, it seems low.

    I need figures for other MMOs for a comparison.

     

    23hrs/day

    Most people play between 3 and 4hrs a day (true for most MMO's actually).

    So divide 24/4 (to determine how many time slices there are:

    24/4=6

    now divide 240,000 (current figure in last CCP announcement) subscribers by 6 time slices

    240,000/6 = 40,000ish online

    Now, that's a somewhat tilted number since not all 240,000 people play every single day so you'll really only see 40,000 players at peak time, at other times of the day/night you will have fewer players since

    a) some timezones have more players than others

    b) many people don't play every single day.

    On average during non-peak hours you'll see between 15 and 30,000 players.  At peak times you'll see between 34,000 and 44,000 online.

  • Posted: 6/21/08 6:28 PM
    EVE Online
• • Hope for a different direction

  • Originally posted by quaiky
    

    just checked population on runnyeye, atm we have 440 players online that show up with /who command (players with anonymous flag won't show up) so absolute number is probably above 500. when i compare this to the numbers i took about a year ago its only 100 players less so its not great but its not thta bad as all people are saying it is.

     numbers usually increase again after summer, if they don't go up enough then they should think about combining servers but not before that.

    
     

    Uhhh I'm actually rather fond of EQ2 but what you're saying makes absolutely no sense.  If it's true that during peak time a server is under 1000 players then SOE should already be considering merges.  The EQ2 servers were designed to handle 5,000 concurrent active users.  If only 4 or 500 are online at any given time then having the number of servers they currently do is just a waste of resources. 

    Sounds like they need to merge several servers.  TBH there's no shame in merging servers to give your players a better gaming experience.  Right now the reason most players turn to AB server is because it's the only one with a decent population 24/7.  Empty servers is ok for established vets but for new players it just means the game is going to be totally boring since they'll never see another soul in the game.  This tends to turn new players off and they wind up quitting.

    Just my oppinion, but I've been around MMO's since before they were called MMO's.  Empty servers kill them.  If the servers are as empty as you're implying then they do need to be merged.  It's just common sense.

  • Posted: 6/17/08 7:41 AM
    Everquest II
• • How is the grouping in this game?

  • Originally posted by 4Renziks
    

    I see your playing DDO, iam about to try the trial because i read that it is group based.....how are you liking it ?

     

    I like DDO a lot... I'm on the '9.95' plan ($59/6months) and it's really worth it.   It's a very different feel from most other MMO's though, some folks won't like it, others love it, others love to hate it.  I like the character customization and ability to create such varied templates.   It used to be really bad but Turbine has done a great job of fixing the problems with the game.

    It's not perfect... but it is a good game.

     

  • Posted: 6/16/08 10:14 AM
    Everquest II
• • How is the grouping in this game?

  • Originally posted by 4Renziks
    

    Thanks alot guys for taking the time to post, looks like i will pass then, iam done with solo games and will not play a new MMO unless grouping is the focal point.  someone said WOW is a good grouping game, i dont know it was far to easy and i didnt like it.  Pretty much every since ive quit final fantasy 11 iam having trouble enjoying an mmo more than a month.....i get bored because i feel no sense of accomplishments or dont meet new people.  maybe its me , iam playing EVE now and love the complexity, but again it looks like another solo online game where its rare to do anysort of teamwork (i could be wrong i only been playing for 5hours).  This might be the wrong place to ask this but instead of making a new thread, is there any other game on the market besides EQ( never played it and i think iam a wee bit behind lol) FFIX (ive played for a year and i might go back if i cant find a new home soon) or CoX(I just stop this game, played for over a year....fun times , just wish it was more complex) where leveling and teamwork is needed to progress in the game.  Thanks again

    EVE doesn't force you to group but unless you join a corporation and get involved in gang warfare you will never truely experience what EVE has to offer.  Even joining a corporation and doing level 5 missions in a gang with other players blows anything you can do alone in EVE away for 'fun factor'.

    Also from what I recall you are selling EQ2 short.  It has a great deal of group content and, in fact, several aspects of the game can ONLY be done in groups/guilds/raids.  You CAN solo, and many do, but the focus of EQ has always been grouping.

  • Posted: 6/12/08 10:15 PM
    Everquest II