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Lasher · 07-25-2011, 10:01 AM

The spikes are very seasonal. Aardwolf has always been busiest in the October-March time period, particularly around December as that is the mud "birthday" and a lot of events are run.

A lot of "V3" was developed slowly over a period of years (with a few starts and stops in there) so the impact was low. There was a period of about 8 months right at the end where development was 100% on that (Aug 2007 to March 2008) but there really wasn't a big drop in numbers. There was one right after. With any major change (including a major rebalance) there will be a good amount of people who don't like the new environment and move on and, as of you already know, replacing them is increasingly more difficult.

I think what you said about content is accurate, but it's not as well defined as "put new content in get more players". More of a general feel that when the game is getting regular updates people are more engaged and active and during those times when it isn't, you can start to feel the atmosphere slip after a while.

No special magic here Melopene, just an hourly event that counts players online and appends it to a file.

07-25-2011, 10:01 AM	#5
Lasher Administrator Join Date: May 2005 Name: Derek Location: Orlando Posts: 357	Re: 10 years of MUD stats. The spikes are very seasonal. Aardwolf has always been busiest in the October-March time period, particularly around December as that is the mud "birthday" and a lot of events are run. A lot of "V3" was developed slowly over a period of years (with a few starts and stops in there) so the impact was low. There was a period of about 8 months right at the end where development was 100% on that (Aug 2007 to March 2008) but there really wasn't a big drop in numbers. There was one right after. With any major change (including a major rebalance) there will be a good amount of people who don't like the new environment and move on and, as of you already know, replacing them is increasingly more difficult. I think what you said about content is accurate, but it's not as well defined as "put new content in get more players". More of a general feel that when the game is getting regular updates people are more engaged and active and during those times when it isn't, you can start to feel the atmosphere slip after a while. No special magic here Melopene, just an hourly event that counts players online and appends it to a file.