player count

[Tinman]

holy crap has this game fallen so far that the player count is down to 5000 players?

[Dr. Atrocious]

Yep! I guess you shouldn't play it, then.

[anywaybye]

99% of the playerbase isn't playing through steam.

[Fastspectre]

Originally posted by Anyway Bye:

99% of the playerbase isn't playing through steam.

are you sure about that? because 5k players on steam allready seems like it's EVERYONE who is still playing the game

[Dr. Atrocious]

Originally posted by Fastspectre:

Originally posted by Anyway Bye:

99% of the playerbase isn't playing through steam.

are you sure about that? because 5k players on steam allready seems like it's EVERYONE who is still playing the game

Which server are you on? Depending on your answer, this could either be intellectually dishonest or plain ignorant.

[Sunny]

Originally posted by Fastspectre:

Originally posted by Anyway Bye:

99% of the playerbase isn't playing through steam.

are you sure about that? because 5k players on steam allready seems like it's EVERYONE who is still playing the game

You're right, the number should be checked -- it's probably more like 99.9999999999999999999~%, rather than just 99%.

[NoHelp+Suicide=Report]

um, not everyone plays a game on steam. Some also play on the official launcher, on epic games or consoles. by the way, it is completely normal for a game to lose players over time

palworld had an average of 1,146,059 players in january and currently only has 18,241. I take palworld as an example because it was very popular.

https://steamcharts.com/app/1623730

[Fastspectre]

Originally posted by Dr. Atrocious:

Originally posted by Fastspectre:

are you sure about that? because 5k players on steam allready seems like it's EVERYONE who is still playing the game

Which server are you on? Depending on your answer, this could either be intellectually dishonest or plain ignorant.

Tulak horde, is the german server, i think (if you have more then 40 people on the fleet on weekends at prime time it's a lot, planets ofc are way less)
i think for some reason (i wasn't playing at that time, is the reason i guess) when they merged servers thats where they put my account
would have prefered the english server
i'm also not interlectually dishonest or dishonest in any way and not ignorant, i'm sorry if something in your food rattled you, maybe get of the internet until you feel better pls

[NoHelp+Suicide=Report]

Originally posted by Fastspectre:

Originally posted by Dr. Atrocious:

Which server are you on? Depending on your answer, this could either be intellectually dishonest or plain ignorant.

Tulak horde, is the german server, i think (if you have more then 40 people on the fleet on weekends at prime time it's a lot, planets ofc are way less)
i think for some reason (i wasn't playing at that time, is the reason i guess) when they merged servers thats where they put my account
would have prefered the english server
i'm also not interlectually dishonest or dishonest in any way and not ignorant, i'm sorry if something in your food rattled you, maybe get of the internet until you feel better pls

40 is not a lot. I play on the German server and saw over 100 players on the fleet yesterday. But I can't say if it was on the republican or imperial side, as there are much fewer republican players.

[Dr. Atrocious]

Originally posted by Fastspectre:

Tulak horde, is the german server, i think (if you have more then 40 people on the fleet on weekends at prime time it's a lot, planets ofc are way less)
i think for some reason (i wasn't playing at that time, is the reason i guess) when they merged servers thats where they put my account
would have prefered the english server
i'm also not interlectually dishonest or dishonest in any way and not ignorant, i'm sorry if something in your food rattled you, maybe get of the internet until you feel better pls

Giving you the benefit of the doubt and going with ignorance, then.

Try to remember that more populated servers exist and keep in mind that instances obfuscate the true player count at any given time. Even on seemingly dead servers such as yours, there could be hundreds or even thousands of players dotted across various instances.

[NoHelp+Suicide=Report]

Doesn't the Steam Charts count all Steam players who have played a game on Steam in the last few years, regardless of which server you're on?

[phazonfreak]

I never understood this fixation from the gaming community on how many people are actively playing a game or watching a stream about a game in order to evaluate its merit for themselves. It's as if they need to be told what to think about a game and not trusting their own enjoyment or non-enjoyment anymore.

But that seems to be one of the asinine consequences of social media taking over and prescribing how to think.

[Dr. Atrocious]

Originally posted by SingleParty@Basement:

Doesn't the Steam Charts count all Steam players who have played a game on Steam in the last few years, regardless of which server you're on?

Yes, servers are irrelevant to Steamcharts' player count. If you're asking in reference to my mentioning of more populated servers and instances obfuscating the true player count, I'm obviously referring to players not playing through Steam.

The Fleet is the most commonly used frame of reference regarding a servers population, but it's only a small sample size in comparison.

Originally posted by phazonfreak:

I never understood this fixation from the gaming community on how many people are actively playing a game or watching a stream about a game in order to evaluate its merit for themselves. It's as if they need to be told what to think about a game and not trusting their own enjoyment or non-enjoyment anymore.

But that seems to be one of the asinine consequences of social media taking over and prescribing how to think.

I do agree; however, it is somewhat helpful to know when jumping into an MMO if your intention is to play with other players for raiding, PVP, etc...

Regardless, Steam player count is hardly ever useful in determining whether a game with an official launcher is populated or not. It's always better for players to try the game themselves. If we were to go by Steamcharts like these people, we'd think OSRS was dying:
https://steamcharts.com/app/1343370

[Hilgert Olben]

Originally posted by Anyway Bye:

99% of the playerbase isn't playing through steam.

Can you back this claim up with some official statistics, or did you pull that number out of the lower back of your body?

[CommanderSaltyNuts]

Hey if anyone wants to play swtor with me add me

[Tinman]

i didnt mean to cause a fight for posting this i was just surprised by the number. i boughtthis game at launch even ordered a new computer for it hoping it would be as good as star wars galaxies........it wasnt lol. i unsubscribed after 3 months due to crappy end game content