The numbers are going back up!

[Illysia]

Yay! The number of people in game is going back up. Welcome to new players and welcome back to the lazy oldbies who have been lurking around the edges but are only just now playing the game again. 


Seeing more players in game is always a fun thing and hopefully more will come.


P.S. To you oldbies.... try hanging around this time

[Waterman]

How many people play Planeshift at any given time?  Just curious.

[Marqsaynt]

I know when I'm playing there's at least one person online... When the server comes back up I can probably get you some more accurate numbers.

[Rennaj]

 Here is some numbers for you.
Back when I first started playing in mid 90s [UK Time]
Daytime 50 to 60 on line.
Night time 200 to 300 on line.

 Yesterday .
Morning 15 to 45 on line.
Night time 90 to 120 on line.

Janner lives.

[Mathy Stockington]

Here is some numbers for you.
Back when I first started playing in mid 90s [UK Time]
Daytime 50 to 60 on line.
Night time 200 to 300 on line.

 Yesterday .
Morning 15 to 45 on line.
Night time 90 to 120 on line.

Janner lives.

Sadly it looks like the numbers have gone down by half. Hopefully that will change. I wonder if there are numbers based on each version to see which one had the most users. 

BTW, I love your sig Illysia. Can I borrow it? 

[zanzibar]

I think old regulars should be found and asked why they left.

[Mathy Stockington]

I think old regulars should be found and asked why they left.

Good idea, but how?

[zanzibar]

A lot of us are in contact with people, who are in contact with more people.

[Mathy Stockington]

Then I suggest you start to contact people who are able to contact other people. Though I am sure they all have good reasons for not playing anymore. Still it is worth a shot. Let us know how it goes.

[ThomPhoenix]

Here is some numbers for you.
Back when I first started playing in mid 90s [UK Time]
Daytime 50 to 60 on line.
Night time 200 to 300 on line.

 Yesterday .
Morning 15 to 45 on line.
Night time 90 to 120 on line.

Janner lives.

300 people online at night in the mid 90's? Yeah right

[zanzibar]

Then I suggest you start to contact people who are able to contact other people. Though I am sure they all have good reasons for not playing anymore. Still it is worth a shot. Let us know how it goes.

I would do the message a disservice by becoming the messenger.

[Illysia]

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Night time 200 to 300 on line.
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Sadly it looks like the numbers have gone down by half. Hopefully that will change. I wonder if there are numbers based on each version to see which one had the most users. 

BTW, I love your sig Illysia. Can I borrow it? 

I only remember around 200 but that was maybe early 2000's.

By the way Mathy, it's not a siggy just what I felt like sticking at the end of the first post.

[StitchedChin]

It is almost back to where the numbers were before that bad server downage, from a U.S. West Coast perspective at least.
Pre outage:
Peak Time (Weekends GMT 20:00-24:00):  150-200
EU Off Time (After work weekdays):  100-120
US Off Time (After work weekdays):  75-100

The following weeks/months after the outage:
Peak Time:  90-130
EU Off Time :  60-90
US Off Time:  40-60

Current:
Peak Time:  ~150
EU Off Time:  100-120
US Off Time:  75-100

With the recent Google video and the long run of stability with at least the server coming back quickly when it did crash, some veterans have returned, but I think it is more new players finding the game.  My buddy list still seems pretty Red when numbers are around 100 online, so means I need to make more and new friends    My theory is you'll always get that flow of new players since it is a free game, but with higher instability the turnover will increase which will counter act that.  I'm sure there is a formula for it somewhere.

[Mathy Stockington]

My buddy list still seems pretty Red when numbers are around 100 online, so means I need to make more and new friends   

i agree. My list is very red. I need new friends also.

[zanzibar]

S.C., where are you getting those numbers?