runevirage Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Recently I checked the site analytics for runescape.com. Since the only way for players to play Runescape is to visit runescape.com either through a browser or a client, this should be an accurate measure of how many people are playing the game. This is what I found: Alexa Compete Google Trends There's unmistakably a downward trend in the player count of the Runescape population. This is probably due to greater competition in the marketplace, with many more free to play or light subscription MMOs than ever before. Don't get me wrong, this post is not meant as trolling or flamebait. I have been a Runescape player since 2001 and I love the game, I am simply presenting the facts. Are you happy with the current size of the RS population? If not, do you think Jagex should make a greater marketing effort in order to popularize the game more? I don't want to be a fear mongerer but it looks like at this rate the RS population might dwindle quite significantly in the years to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinji Ikari Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 That's interesting. Anyways, I'm quite happy with the current population. 120k+ people online at once is plenty. I don't see these drops affecting RuneScape any time soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbex Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 ...or do to jagex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knitewulf Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 I could care less if there is 10k less players than there was 6 months ago. Im having fun :) 61,358th to 99 range on May 23rd, 2010.100,927th to 99 def on February 13th, 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hameigh Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Maybe people aren't constantly refreshing for updates as much as they used to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby_Polo Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 I for one am fine with the population of rs not increasing. It's hard enough at times to find spots for various skills, not to mention the sheer price of some items due to demand. Although I do enjoy seeing rs succeed. Suggest a poll for Tip.it - Here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaaps1 Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Although there are a few things to consider: 1. Before everything on the site was intergrated into the login screen, multiple refreshes of the website was required (world hopping, etc.)2. Many members had f2p alternates and thus had to reload the site to log on to a f2p world3. GE would mean less people competing for world 1/2/3/4, thus less people refreshing the site to try to get in4. I believe in SwiftKit, clicking on a world refreshed the website as well. Maybe not enough to count for the 500k players or so of less traffic, but worth mentioning. ~It's Super Effective! (The Zaaps Blog)~My YouTube Channel, where you get to watch me go around and make a fool out of myself and all comp capersGuides:~Yeah I wrote them once~Suggestions:~Yeah I made those once~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MstrMonopoly Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 P2P population has stayed the same, F2P have dwindled in number. I'm fine with that. I piety the fool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangeor Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 I find it interesting that there are player spikes during Christmas time. Possibly for the Christmas event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runevirage Posted September 2, 2010 Author Share Posted September 2, 2010 Although there are a few things to consider: 1. Before everything on the site was intergrated into the login screen, multiple refreshes of the website was required (world hopping, etc.)2. Many members had f2p alternates and thus had to reload the site to log on to a f2p world3. GE would mean less people competing for world 1/2/3/4, thus less people refreshing the site to try to get in4. I believe in SwiftKit, clicking on a world refreshed the website as well. Maybe not enough to count for the 500k players or so of less traffic, but worth mentioning. The Compete metric measures unique visitors, probably by IP address. That would mean that the amount of refreshes wouldn't matter. From those numbers the active userbase (those that log on at least once a month) has dropped from 2.9 million to 2.2 million from July 2009 to July 2010, a 24% decrease. At the same rate, there would be only 1.7 million active players by July 2011. This worries me a little; less players = less money for Jagex = less frequent/smaller updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doogsidoof Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 I dont really mind how many people are playing. Im having fun playing the game and thats all im really in it for. Sure more people playing means more opportunities for friends but that really isnt the case anymore because of how many people already play this game and the restrictions on some in game activities which result in hostile attitudes and stereotypes. If anything i think a smaller player base would be better just for the community that comes with it, but runescape is already so far gone that the community is already corrupted. Owner of a Quest cape since 9/11/08It's not about the other people, its about shooting cute furry things that explode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jehosaphat Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Funnily enough, most of the "down-trends" start around December of '07. Hmm. Wonder why.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bladewing Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Funnily enough, most of the "down-trends" start around December of '07. Hmm. Wonder why....Some people left, yes, but many more gold farmers left. Most bots nowadays are "players" trying to get high level stats/gp. Pre-2007, most bots were just gp-farmers who would sell the gp for cash. How to Chin Nechyraels for fast XP and profit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low C Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 I really don't notice a difference in most area's from since i've started playing. I'd say most lost players were f2p/pures/gold farmers/bots/low levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star_Fox Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 I'm guessing that Runescape will probably depreciate to the point where not enough players will satisfy the content of the game. I remember playing battle.net on Warcraft 3... there were TONS of players and you instantly find matches everytime you loggin and now you can hardly play anymore because not enough people can join to form matches...If you see for yourself, literally NOBODY gets on battle.net for Warcraft 3I'm edging towards that feeling for Runescape somewhere in the future and I do agree with this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bows Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 It's a bit sad when you think about how populated the game was (regardless of if the players were bots or whatever) a few years ago compared to now. I remember years ago it would constantly say 200k+ players online, now we're lucky if it hit 110k. I usually see it at 90k now. On the flip-side, maybe the community of Runescape has somewhat matured over the years? And the drastic decrease was the players who aren't mature enough. I understand some players aren't mature anyway, but I feel that a lot if not all the people I currently talk to and have grown up playing the game with have matured over the years, and that could be why they are still here. I rambled a bit, but oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxshady Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Online games slowly lose players. In other news, the sky is blue. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tres Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 I remember like year ago it was hard to login to w1 and w2 in peak times...once i had to try even 30min to get in...now i can get in under 2min trying no matter of time/world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 I remember like year ago it was hard to login to w1 and w2 in peak times...once i had to try even 30min to get in...now i can get in under 2min trying no matter of time/world. The GE replaced the need to stand into W1,2 for ages trying to sell things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercifull Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Deosnt Alexa only count those who use their toolbar? These stats are meaningless Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basmans Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 This week I seen a topic with a picture of google search stats, and Runescape had more hits than WoW.So I don't really know about this. Edit:NVM, if you search WoW you get way more hits.. K, runescape is dieing, I don't care, I still enjoy it. Edit: Edit:K, just noticed if I gave up wow to compare, I get lots of things unsimilar to World of Warcraft, so it's too hard to compare. Edit: Edit: Edit:Link: http://www.google.com/trends?q=runescape,+world+of+warcraft&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mil Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 If we look at proper graphs showing total players online... Thanks to Cruiser. It has decreased of course over the past few years. Probably mainly due to bots and over assumption of bad updates, but it's not that much tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thestig0 Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Anyone know why December 2009 seemed to have an abnormal increase in population? My legions of fans: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltchelg Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Deosnt Alexa only count those who use their toolbar? These stats are meaningless AFAIK All of those sites are pretty awful in terms of actual hits. There have been several cases where people run two separate trackers (such as Google Analytics) where there is actually javascript on your page and whenever that is loaded it counts as a hit and the differences can be quite astounding. Most of the time these sites under-report numbers, or have no real way of truly knowing. Starting Playing RS: ages ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Yeng Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 I love RuneScape even more when it hit 200k+ people currently playing online. :thumbup: RS at it best! 2002 - 2003 RuneScape Classic Clans: Wild Dawgs (WD). Court of Dragons (CoD). BlacKnights (BK). Black Dragon Knights (BDK).2009 - 2010 RuneScape 2 Clan/Team: Hardly Dead (HD). Ex-Team Silent Ember (SE).~ Hmong Pride ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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