So I wrote an EQ Server population parser... here's some data !

[myxomatosii]

Originally Posted by xious [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What's the bump about ? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

this is a cool tool that a lot of people don't know about, with a constantly growing pop i thought it should be brought to attention again. after all the last post was back in july

[xious]

Originally Posted by myxomatosii [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

this is a cool tool that a lot of people don't know about, with a constantly growing pop i thought it should be brought to attention again. after all the last post was back in july

Okay, I might as well do another round of updates then. Give me a week or so to get some data.

[Joseppi]

very cool

[xious]

Made a first quick update, lots of new characters [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Nov 15 11:34:37 - EqPopParserModel - INFO - Database synchronization completed.
Nov 15 11:34:37 - EqPopParserModel - INFO - * Inserted 310 new records.
Nov 15 11:34:37 - EqPopParserModel - INFO - * Updated 762 records
Nov 15 11:34:37 - EqPopParserModel - INFO - * Ignored 0 outdated records.

[Gadwen]

+1, great work being done here

[xious]

I just noticed that I did not put %'s for the detailed reports, I added them.

47% of druids are wood elves! http://p1999pop.dmsimard.com/details/Classes/druid
15% of all level 60's are enchanters ! http://p1999pop.dmsimard.com/details/Levels/60
etc. etc.

[Dulu]

Interesting that Erudites have the best stats for 1/3rd of the classes in the game, yet have the lowest population..

Are EQ players racist?

[Tikku82]

Originally Posted by Dulu [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Interesting that Erudites have the best stats for 1/3rd of the classes in the game, yet have the lowest population..

Are EQ players racist?

Erudites are ugly and start from middle of nowhere

[Dulu]

Originally Posted by Tikku82 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Erudites are ugly and start from middle of nowhere

Middle of no-where, yet they have docks that go to almost anywhere.

[baalzy]

Originally Posted by Dulu [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Interesting that Erudites have the best stats for 1/3rd of the classes in the game, yet have the lowest population..

Are EQ players racist?

Cleric: Not the worst but def not 'best'. Similar stats to several other races but no racial abilities/bonus' to make them stand out like hide/sneak/xp bonus from a halfling or just hide from dark elf. From a pure stat standpoint dwarf is hard to ignore with that huge str/stam advantage.

Enchanter: A very viable choice, however, High Elf edges them out for best since +cha is harder to acquire than +int. Human is up there too but doesn't have a super clear advantage, probably a tie.

Magician: No truly clear winner, but I'd concede erudite if you pressed it. The margins are extremely slim.

Necromancer: Iksar master race. Beyond that bertoxx following gnomes are actually very well tolerated compared to CT & Inny followers (dubious/apprehensive in a lot of places where other necros would be KoS). From a lvl 60 not caring about faction standpoint the Erudite probably takes second because of erudite specific itemization.

Shadowknight: Ogre, Troll are very clear winners. Human and Iksar runners up, though that dex/agil on the iksar i'm sure helps. Erudite and Dark Elf can squabble over last place although I'd probably give it to the erudites because of how far behind their agility/dex is to the DE.

Paladin: Dwarf and Human clearly have the edge. The high elf and erudite can have a sissy fight over who is weaker though.

Wizard: See mage.