Craig Morrison use to talk about checking on server activity, how many players logged in, hours played, class breakdown, level breakdown, activity levels by server etc; quickly showing him if anything was worth investigating that they weren’t expecting...
So unlike many other MMOs out there, we still don't have a site where we can crunch numbers ourselves. Maybe be able to see when peak times are so we can plan our day around THAT. Make an educated decision on what classes are either lacking players or which is over populated ~ and base our next toon on that. Most MMOs I've seen have either the company producing this info organically to show players or have made available; the code to allow fansites to do it.
Will we ever see this? Has it been attempted ? ...
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