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What's the current number of active accounts?
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Cordeaux en Cedoulain
State Protectorate
Caldari State
#1 - 2013-12-10 20:59:46 UTC
Last time I heard about it (I think it was around FanFest), it was something like 500k. I'd be interested at what rate it has been growing since, because one of the recent dev blogs suggested a significant increase.
Caviar Liberta
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2013-12-10 21:14:36 UTC
Cordeaux en Cedoulain wrote:
Last time I heard about it (I think it was around FanFest), it was something like 500k. I'd be interested at what rate it has been growing since, because one of the recent dev blogs suggested a significant increase.


+1 for saying active accounts instead of active players.
Aih-Li Tahn
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#3 - 2013-12-10 21:33:44 UTC
ccp dosent say those numbers because they need fudgging to mask that eve is in decline. sry, bro
Casanunda
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#4 - 2013-12-10 22:06:12 UTC  |  Edited by: Casanunda
Aih-Li Tahn wrote:
ccp dosent say those numbers because they need fudgging to mask that eve is in decline. sry, bro

Citation needed, there are a few sources on the web that cover subscription MMO numbers, CCP gave Massively an interview in Feb of this year stating they had 500,000 paying accounts, MMOdata.net seemed to back this figure up in August of this year, they've probably gained some more since then.

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Little Dragon Khamez
Guardians of the Underworld
#5 - 2013-12-10 23:16:51 UTC
I heard it was nearer 300k, similar to the population of Iceland.

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Mr Epeen
It's All About Me
#6 - 2013-12-10 23:33:50 UTC
Assuming every one and their alts who has cried that they were quitting actually has, then it's just the two dozen of us left. And our alts, of course.

Mr Epeen Cool
Nicolai Serkanner
Incredible.
Brave Collective
#7 - 2013-12-10 23:36:20 UTC
Mr Epeen wrote:
Assuming every one and their alts who has cried that they were quitting actually has, then it's just the two dozen of us left. And our alts, of course.

Mr Epeen Cool


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Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
#8 - 2013-12-10 23:46:04 UTC
Casanunda wrote:
CCP gave Massively an interview in Feb of this year stating they had 500,000 paying accounts, MMOdata.net seemed to back this figure up in August of this year
I wouldn't really call MMOData “backing up” anything, since they only ever repeat numbers they've gotten… somewhere… and those sources are rarely, if ever, disclosed.
Sura Sadiva
Entropic Tactical Crew
#9 - 2013-12-10 23:46:36 UTC
Little Dragon Khamez wrote:
I heard it was nearer 300k, similar to the population of Iceland.


I remember in the highest peak of EVE development and hybris, after Apocrypha, CCP CEO declared as their major goal was to same subscriptions as iceland population (so, breaking the 300k).
But then I don't remember they talked about this again nor claimed the achivement of such numbers.

Jonah Gravenstein
Machiavellian Space Bastards
#10 - 2013-12-10 23:53:18 UTC
Tippia wrote:
Casanunda wrote:
CCP gave Massively an interview in Feb of this year stating they had 500,000 paying accounts, MMOdata.net seemed to back this figure up in August of this year
I wouldn't really call MMOData “backing up” anything, since they only ever repeat numbers they've gotten… somewhere… and those sources are rarely, if ever, disclosed.

I think the important word there is seemed, as in CCP seemed to know what they were doing when they revamped Sov, judging by the complaints about it, they didn't.

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Sura Sadiva
Entropic Tactical Crew
#11 - 2013-12-10 23:53:44 UTC
Casanunda wrote:
Aih-Li Tahn wrote:
ccp dosent say those numbers because they need fudgging to mask that eve is in decline. sry, bro

Citation needed, there are a few sources on the web that cover subscription MMO numbers, CCP gave Massively an interview in Feb of this year stating they had 500,000 paying accounts, MMOdata.net seemed to back this figure up in August of this year, they've probably gained some more since then.



I think they sum the chinese servers subscriptions in that Massively article:

"Subscription numbers hit the 450,000 mark following the relaunch of EVE's Chinese server Serenity in December of last year, and they have continued to climb ever since."
Azami Nevinyrall
172.0.0.1
#12 - 2013-12-11 00:57:39 UTC
Depends on who you ask...

With dual character training, I'm willing to bet that the actual number of accounts has lowered...

Which explains their obvious cries for attention recently...

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Nexus Day
Lustrevik Trade and Travel Bureau
#13 - 2013-12-11 04:43:21 UTC
Sura Sadiva wrote:
Little Dragon Khamez wrote:
I heard it was nearer 300k, similar to the population of Iceland.


I remember in the highest peak of EVE development and hybris, after Apocrypha, CCP CEO declared as their major goal was to same subscriptions as iceland population (so, breaking the 300k).
But then I don't remember they talked about this again nor claimed the achivement of such numbers.


Actually they were aiming for a population equal to the GDP of Iceland. They surpassed that in 2009.
ACE McFACE
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#14 - 2013-12-11 04:48:20 UTC
Azami Nevinyrall wrote:
Depends on who you ask...

With dual character training, I'm willing to bet that the actual number of accounts has lowered...

Which explains their obvious cries for attention recently...

Not really, considering they don't actually lose money if someone decides to have 2 characters training on one account rather than having 2 accounts.

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Alavaria Fera
GoonWaffe
#15 - 2013-12-11 05:05:23 UTC
ACE McFACE wrote:
Azami Nevinyrall wrote:
Depends on who you ask...

With dual character training, I'm willing to bet that the actual number of accounts has lowered...

Which explains their obvious cries for attention recently...

Not really, considering they don't actually lose money if someone decides to have 2 characters training on one account rather than having 2 accounts.

All the different statistics

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James Amril-Kesh
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#16 - 2013-12-11 05:13:52 UTC
ACE McFACE wrote:
Azami Nevinyrall wrote:
Depends on who you ask...

With dual character training, I'm willing to bet that the actual number of accounts has lowered...

Which explains their obvious cries for attention recently...

Not really, considering they don't actually lose money if someone decides to have 2 characters training on one account rather than having 2 accounts.

Yes, they do. Not that it makes what Azami said any less dumb.

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Thur Barbek
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#17 - 2013-12-11 07:03:31 UTC  |  Edited by: Thur Barbek
Login stats can be seen here. http://eve-offline.net/?server=tranquility

From the fact that 40k+ are logged in at peak times... and there are 3 major timezones... plus the Chinese server... (plus dust514)

Logins break 50k+ online during weekends

Probably around 100k unique acct logins daily would be my guess; if not during the week then defiantly on the weekends.

That they have 4-5x this 100k for around 500k active accounts is defiantly possible.

Also activity always spikes near expansion time.
Lucas Kell
Solitude Trading
S.N.O.T.
#18 - 2013-12-11 10:27:27 UTC
James Amril-Kesh wrote:
ACE McFACE wrote:
Azami Nevinyrall wrote:
Depends on who you ask...

With dual character training, I'm willing to bet that the actual number of accounts has lowered...

Which explains their obvious cries for attention recently...

Not really, considering they don't actually lose money if someone decides to have 2 characters training on one account rather than having 2 accounts.

Yes, they do. Not that it makes what Azami said any less dumb.
Uh, no, they don't. they still pay a 30 day plex for 30 days of dual character training. If anything they could in fact save money, since they get less load as fewer simultaneous logins are encountered.

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Lugalbandak
Doomheim
#19 - 2013-12-11 10:28:32 UTC
i belive all the ppl in GD + their alts

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Kagura Nikon
Native Freshfood
Minmatar Republic
#20 - 2013-12-11 10:56:38 UTC
Caviar Liberta wrote:
Cordeaux en Cedoulain wrote:
Last time I heard about it (I think it was around FanFest), it was something like 500k. I'd be interested at what rate it has been growing since, because one of the recent dev blogs suggested a significant increase.


+1 for saying active accounts instead of active players.



Active accountsis the only thing that matter for CCP. Its irrelevant for them if the money come from less rich people or more poor people.

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