Server population trend

[gruumsh]

Has anyone else noticed that the server population seems to be dipping? Seems like a few weeks ago/last month the population was in the 800s, even hitting 900 a few times. But recently it seems to be in the low 700s, upper 600s even during peak hours.

Anyone else notice this or am I imagining things? Did some game come out recently that is sucking away some of our players?

[Lucrio40]

Minecraft is to blame.

[Curmudgen]

School starting

[gruumsh]

Lol totally forgot about school starting, that's probably it :p

[FatMagic]

Yah school is starting, and this is approx. time when people get a little bored of the "base" game and look forward to the expansion. When Kunark releases the population will skyrocket - I would predict almost double.

[Otto]

School starting/Summer ending, and burnouts.

Sky opening caused a LOT of people to return, and now that the initial glory/fascination with the zone is over... people are once again returning to other games / other things.

[skorge]

its because too many people are thinking outside the bun...they are all playing taco-bell quest

[Bubbles]

Everyone got banned, duh.

[stormlord]

School starting

This.

I haven't played for a few months (2 or 3?). I'm on projectEQ right now. I basically have burned out on several games but.... it cycles and eventually I'll be back at project1999 again. It's the way it works.

For example, I tried Entropia Universe. It's a sad place. $$$$. Just like a casino. It's pathetic. The developers at MindArk don't put enough thought into the GAME. They've made a very detailed slot machine (which you research online), but have failed to capture the scope and inspiration of other role-playing worlds. They're apparently incapable of seeing beyond the $$$$$$$ (peds) and not exploiting impulsive players. I think the government (sweden?) should cap what a player can pay per month in EU, otherwise, Mindark will be vulnerable to greed (they want to grease their hands). It's like handing a child a loaded gun. It's too tempting for them. They just forget everything important and go after the $$$$. The game and the world suffer.

With Kunark and Velious coming out in the next few years, the accuracy of project1999 items/zones, the uniqueness of the classic experience, the historical value, I don't see how p1999 can go wrong. It's... immortal?

It reminds me of a few games I have that I periodically play every so often. Same thing. They age slowly because I always stop before finishing them. As long as that remains, i'll always (infrequently) return.

[Fearghus]

Civilization 5. It's kept me away the last few days,

[Gukag]

Dwarf Fortress :3

[Gukag]

Oh, also, cRPG/Strategus mod for Mount & Blade Warband. Awesome.

[Tol]

everyone on my buddy list won't shut up about minecraft

[Tyym]

How about the same old content day in and day out. There are only so many alts you can create. I think people are waiting for Kunark. I went back to live until Kunark is released but Sol B and L Guk isnt doing it for me anymore.

[Dunes]

I think we had an artificially induced high population when the 2x exp was in place as well. It was enticing enough to get the "sleepers" (long time, multiple 50's account holders) to roll a new alt. When the exp dropped back to normal, they went dormant again. Who knows how many of these folks are monitoring the forums, waiting for word of Kunark. Id be willing to bet that the Kunark launch will see atleast a 50% boost to our max population (maybe up to 1,500 people as new record)? Not that people are losing interest, they are just biding their time. Also, some of these are the folks with hundreds of thousands of plat sequestered away, so expect rapid inflation when they come back!

I personally am thrilled at the prospect of our P99 setting an Emu population record :p

[Slade_the_Slide]

Civilization 5. It's kept me away the last few days,


MUST GET :eek:

[Kassel]

Civ 5 is cutting into my time. FF14 also just came out, i think its horrible but many with preorders will play for their free month.

I may be wrong but i do not think a lot of people who are playing here are in school, i was in school in 1999 but things change =D

[Cars]

I stopped playing about a month ago, got to 50, raiding is crowded so I am bored/burnt out. Gonna wait for Kunark and in the time being catch up on all the crappy new games that have come out... Which is kind of a lie cause I am playing Fallout 3 and a bunch of other old games. But ya, until kunark launches I wont be stepping foot in Norrath.

[corradojeff]

Its funny that there is a boxing thread (Which one might assume would raise the population) and then a low population thread back to back in the topic list.

[ryuut1]

it's part of the campaign to chase new people off so that we can actually camp something in kunark. this over-crowding is straight up making me feel like i live in china. or india.

[Shiftin]

it is so nonsensically hard to get into a group 35+. I don't think we are in danger of being short of people any time soon.

[stormlord]

Dwarf Fortress :3

OMG. I played that about 1-2 years ago. I loved it. GREAT game!