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Algorithm determines the true number of Eve players

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AnUnskilled Pilot
Doomheim
#1 - 2013-10-22 20:53:11 UTC  |  Edited by: AnUnskilled Pilot
I write algorithms as a living for the top internet companies in the world. For fun I decided to create one that pinpoints the exact number of unique players after you factor in alts and trial accounts.

The truth is after these 2 factors are eliminated there are only 538 unique players on at any given time, the rest are alts. This number is with 99.8% accuracy.
dethleffs
Immortalis Inc.
Shadow Cartel
#2 - 2013-10-22 20:55:28 UTC
ok
Ramona McCandless
Silent Vale
LinkNet
#3 - 2013-10-22 20:55:47 UTC  |  Edited by: Ramona McCandless
The citation and the discrete maths are what are


convincining me moast about this


poast

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Ugleb
Jotunn Risi
#4 - 2013-10-22 20:56:08 UTC
All 538 of them must be living within 30 jumps of me then. Ugh

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Mara Rinn
Cosmic Goo Convertor
#5 - 2013-10-22 20:57:30 UTC
No method, can't reproduce.

No error margin, no idea if that 98% certainty has an error margin of ±10000 or ±1.

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Bischopt
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#6 - 2013-10-22 20:58:47 UTC
Finally there's an answer, thank you.

We shall name this algorithm the PulledStraightOutOfYourAss algorithm.
Radelix Cisko
JUMP DRIVE ACTIVE
#7 - 2013-10-22 21:02:00 UTC
Submit your algorithm for appropriate scrutiny

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Zappity
New Eden Tank Testing Services
#8 - 2013-10-22 21:04:19 UTC
Ramona McCandless wrote:
The citation and the discrete maths are what are


convincining me moast about this


poast

Hehe. But at least her name is accurate.

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Dorian Wylde
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#9 - 2013-10-22 21:13:42 UTC
Lies, we're all Chribba's alts.
Malcolm Shinhwa
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#10 - 2013-10-22 21:27:56 UTC
I am a senior fact checker at one of America's top newspapers (can't say which, but its Time to go to the big apple) and due to all the supporting evidence presented will be recommending we go forward with our EVE: Exposed series!

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Doomheim
#11 - 2013-10-22 21:30:23 UTC
Malcolm Shinhwa wrote:
I am a senior fact checker at one of America's top newspapers (can't say which, but its Time to go to the big apple) and due to all the supporting evidence presented will be recommending we go forward with our EVE: Exposed series!
The .... uuuhm ... Daily Mail ?

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Kaarous Aldurald
Black Hydra Consortium.
#12 - 2013-10-22 21:33:14 UTC
And all of them Goons. Even the carebears who whine about how much they hate Goons, even the people who are the Goons sworn enemies, it's all Goons, one great huge colossally expensive circlejerk.

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Erotica 1
Krypteia Operations
#13 - 2013-10-22 21:36:17 UTC  |  Edited by: Erotica 1
Malcolm Shinhwa wrote:
I am a senior fact checker at one of America's top newspapers (can't say which, but its Time to go to the big apple) and due to all the supporting evidence presented will be recommending we go forward with our EVE: Exposed series!


*edit* um I mean nothing to see here, carry on.

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Muad 'dib
State War Academy
Caldari State
#14 - 2013-10-22 21:41:52 UTC
The time is 21:41 if anyone is interested in facts

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Malcolm Shinhwa
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#15 - 2013-10-22 21:42:18 UTC
Erotica 1 wrote:
Malcolm Shinhwa wrote:
I am a senior fact checker at one of America's top newspapers (can't say which, but its Time to go to the big apple) and due to all the supporting evidence presented will be recommending we go forward with our EVE: Exposed series!


Please do not go forward with this story. It cannot get out that only a handful of us in a smoke filled room pull the puppet strings for nearly all of the player generated content that the masses consume to keep up their subscriptions.


Its too late for that. I am only working at the paper as a senior editor undercover, and I've already forwarded my findings to my superiors as the alphabet agency I cannot name. Can I Assemble some ships for you later?

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Angeal MacNova
Holefood Inc.
Warriors of the Blood God
#16 - 2013-10-22 21:48:46 UTC
Unfortunately with the complete lack of reference material or even so much as an explanation, your post holds as much water as a perfect vacuum.

While the troll replies are quite unintelligible, they do seem to give the impression that people think the number you gave represents the total number of individual players that play EVE when you simply gave the average number of individual players logged into the game at the same time.

I would certainly hope that you simply didn't find out the average number of accounts logged in at the same time and divide by the average number of alts people have.

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The Troll Bridge
#17 - 2013-10-22 21:49:20 UTC
All the algorithms and hocus pocus in the universe is no match for a good falcon alt at your side kid.



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Job Valador
Professional Amateurs
#18 - 2013-10-22 22:02:26 UTC  |  Edited by: Job Valador
We are all chribba alts dont you know.

EDIT: DAMN YOU DORIAN

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Johnny Marzetti
Imperial Shipment
Amarr Empire
#19 - 2013-10-22 22:10:14 UTC
I live in a state in the American midwest and I can't say which one but it's round on the ends and high in the middle and I can't remember where I was going with this but trust me, I know a lot about some things.
AnUnskilled Pilot
Doomheim
#20 - 2013-10-22 22:18:20 UTC
For all the nysayers I'm currently compiling the database and will publish my findings on every available news source. I don't even care if it's only 500 total people but people need to know
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