Well it turns out in the last 60 days ESO steam population is up 75%. Other than last month the last 30 days has been the best Average and peak number EVER on steam. ESO is currently the 28th most playes game and the #1 mmorpg on steam.
Czekoludek wrote:We have cumulation of free ESO event, coronavirus because of which ppl stays at homes (basically all bigger games reach their records during this time or they are close to they all time peak). I'm more interesting to see if bad game performance will draw away new ppl or not.
Steam numbers now might looks promising but like i said, it is a specific situation. Hard to believe for me that game is in healthy state, especially when you see twitch statistics for biggest streams (announcements) of ESO:
Morrowind:
278,228 viewers/hour
Total unique viewers: 250,405
Summerset:
237,047 viewers/hour
Total unique viewers: 161,982
Elsweyr:
498,343 viewers/hour
Total unique viewers: 1,204,328 (!!!)
Greymoor:
130,898 viewers/hour
Total unique viewers: 259,614
All of this data are available for everyone. Mind that Morrowind and Summerset streams were less then one hour long, while Elsweyr and Greymoor were more then 2 hours long each (so they should generate more unique viewers).
As you can see Year of the Dragon was a big oopsie for ZOS (stupid combat changes provided by new, not so great team, performance and overall overmonetization). During Elsweyr we also got a lot of fresh blood but game failed at keeping most of them.
This year will be huge test for ZOS and in my opinion will shape the future of this game (they will go into full milking cow mode or they will invest more money for better profit). Unfortunately right now many ppl thinks that they are choosing first path (including me) and see the future of ESO in not so bright light
@Berek_BloodfangBerek_Bloodfang wrote: »
What do you think about this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/elderscrollsonline/comments/gmzkdw/thinking_of_picking_up_elder_scrolls_online/
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kylewwefan wrote: »The hardcore everyday players are deluded. It’s been awhile since Matt or Rich commented on player population, but it came down to most people play very sporadic. They come and go.
Also loads of people come back when there’s new content.
Also you have 3 different platforms with 2 different Regions on each; so no one but the developers really have a clue how the business is going. And they don’t seem concerned.
All MMOs have people in the forums complaining, saying everyone is leaving and blablabla.
Eso is one of the most successful MMOs and has been for years. It's not going anywhere anytime soon.
Dont forget that ESO is f2p on steam like every other week at this point.
Id really like to see ESO+ subscriber numbers, but I guess thats only for the shareholders and investors
[snip] Maybe those new players will enjoy the game more because the toxic vets are bailing. There is always a positive when forum poster claim they are leaving in droves in my experience.
[Edited for Baiting]
I've reviewed the forum rules and it states:
"Trolling or Baiting: The act of trolling is defined as something that is created for the intent to provoke conflict"
I believe this Discussion has been made with the intention of baiting the many who have aired there frustrated opinion at the current state that eso finds itself in yet it has not been shut down, i wonder why?
Because people responding aren't getting provoked. If you have no "victim" then there's no commited "crime".
so people saying that everyone is leaving is ok to post, but saying (with evidence of numbers) that new people are coming, is baiting or trolling? got it.
See, posts like this in this thread make zero sense to me. Poster after poster claiming players are stuck inside so they'll play a game that's hot garbage? Tons of better games but they come back to "A burning trash heap with glitter on it"?
This makes sense to you all who keep saying this? In what world do you engage in activities you don't enjoy just because you have extra time on your hands?
I haven't touched ESO in months, canceled my sub months before that and by all accounts it's gotten worse? Yea, lemme fire up a game I no longer enjoy because I have extra time...
so people saying that everyone is leaving is ok to post, but saying (with evidence of numbers) that new people are coming, is baiting or trolling? got it.