Is it just me...?

Benderama

Benderama

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2008

UK

[Rage]

Rt/

hey, not sure if this is the right section and all so sorry in advance D:
has anyone else noticed that there are more players in Guild wars at the moment? or at least more players outside of major towns. today i was going around elona and cantha and i noticed outposts like HzH, kodash bazaar and some further in game mission outposts had quite a few people in (none of the missions were Zquests). i've also seen more threads on guru asking about startgin GW. so again: is it just me or are there actually more people logging into guild wars?

Yawgmoth

Yawgmoth

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

Maybe they have been crystal desert outposts with people going to farm some Jawbones for Nick?
I haven't noticed any increase, but rather a sad slow decrease with every month. But it's not anything dramatic. It's just GW is a mere shade of what it was even 2 years ago.

Braxton619

Braxton619

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2008

A/W

I haven't been seeing more people play GW. Pretty much all outposts that are not main ones are empty. The population of GW is decreasing every day.

wilebill

wilebill

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

Mt Vernon, Ohio

Band of the Hawk

W/Mo

Checked. Yes, more than usual at the moment. Special weekend of some kind? Checked around Nightfall, Prophecies, and Factions. Plenty in Fort Aspenwood.

New games of recent sort of played out maybe. Everyone comes back. Or, ANet has fielded new bots to give the impression of more players. heh heh.

Regulus X

Regulus X

Banned

Join Date: Oct 2007

N/A

D/W

Do they all have jibberish names, run towards signs, and move in an awkwardly similar fashion?

If so, then they're simply bots.

Either way, those people are probably either doing guild runs, soloing, or H/Hing things because PUGing is simply and forever out of the question [because H/H listen; real players bring baed builds, lie, Leeroy the monsters, piss everyone off, throw hissy fits because healers couldn't keep up with their fail, and the list can go on and on and on and...].

cosyfiep

cosyfiep

are we there yet?

Join Date: Dec 2005

in a land far far away

guild? I am supposed to have a guild?

Rt/

its spring break for a lot of the kids...maybe some are playing gw this weekend?
There are usually more people playing on weekends than during the week as well.

Sir Baddock

Sir Baddock

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2007

Canada

Endemic Warfare

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Yawgmoth View Post
Maybe they have been crystal desert outposts with people going to farm some Jawbones for Nick?
I haven't noticed any increase, but rather a sad slow decrease with every month. But it's not anything dramatic. It's just GW is a mere shade of what it was even 2 years ago.
I hear you there, Guild Wars in it's prime was packed, 12 districts for AB more AB Servers, JQ Servers, just more servers now there's such a decrease in the amount of players we're lucky to see 1 District in AB, JQ, FA, etc. I tend to base the population on Spamadan, used to have 5 - 6 districts filled about 4 - 5 months ago, now only 1 - 2 districts are full.

DBMan

DBMan

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2009

The Phoenix Dynasty [Tear]

R/

Looks the same to me.

Karate Jesus

Karate Jesus

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2008

Texas

Reign of Judgment [RoJ]

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by cosyfiep View Post
its spring break for a lot of the kids...maybe some are playing gw this weekend?
There are usually more people playing on weekends than during the week as well.
^ It's Spring Break for most of the kids in my Ally and they're all online (I just checked). Personally, I would have gone and done something for a week at their age, but whatever.

Give it a week or two and the population will go right back down.

jonnieboi05

jonnieboi05

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

Mableton, Georgia

Guild Ancestors Reunited [?????????]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Karate Jesus View Post
^ It's Spring Break for most of the kids in my Ally and they're all online (I just checked). Personally, I would have gone and done something for a week at their age, but whatever.

Give it a week or two and the population will go right back down.
This.




Guild Wars is still as dead as ever and steadily declining.

worstnameevar

worstnameevar

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2008

Between Earth and Sky

The Thuggee[lain]

N/

Actually, spring breaks around the US are rather staggered, so a higher-than-normal population could be present for quite a few weeks into the middle of April.

Shadey

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by JonnieBoi05 View Post
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Guild Wars is still as dead as ever and steadily declining.

Lies!

Just because GW is dead for you doesnt make it "dead"

QueenofDeath

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2009

No noticeable increase here GW is dead still in population. It seems to get a spike when there are EASY Nicholas items to go after or some HOLIDAY special like we just had with St. Pattys Day. If anything has grown though it's the population of NOOBS as most of the veterans have left. Fort Aspenwood is running over with them today. Gah I never seen so many stupid people in one place in all my life.

Tenebrae

Tenebrae

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2007

Spain

LHV

R/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by Shadey View Post
Lies!

Just because GW is dead for you doesnt make it "dead"
Sorry but just because you are not a 4-5year GW player doesnt make it "alive"

Lord Dagon

Lord Dagon

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2009

Inside the Oblivion Gate

The Imperial Guards of Istan[TIGE]

E/Me

eh honestly in major towns i dont notice any difference.. but when you get into higher end game its really noticable( i acctualyl got a pug earlier for the gate of pain mission, somethign i couldnt acomplish 3 weeks ago).

so in the major towns not really.. but in higher end theres alot more then usual i think.

EPO Bot

EPO Bot

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

Mo/N

Zmissions are still pretty much alive. You never fail to get a group as long as you stick to the mission of the day.

Reborn007

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2008

Nottingham, UK

Halo Combat Evolved [SS]

W/

You will most probably find that there are more people in towns as there aint much sustainable running anymore and it's back to the daily ginding of titles. There used to be 3 districts at doomlore, umbral grotto, TOA and many other. The first two are down to only one district all the time now. Anet are slowly running the game down for when GW2 comes out and expect you to part with your hard earned bucks again.

UnChosen

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

Really? I think its the opposite. Every dungeon outposts are now virtually ghost towns. ToA doesn't seem to have nearly as many people during time I'm on (evening). DoA is even more empty than usual.

If there are any place where there maybe more people its spamming towns, Rata Sum, and Longeye's Ledge.

Zebideedee

Zebideedee

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2007

55?? 57' 0" N / 3?? 12' 0" W

N/Me

Lions Arch has had 4-5 Districts over the past few days although I've noticed a lot less people selling stuff in Kamadan, not sure what to make of that, maybe new players are looking forward to GW2 and want to try the original GW first, your guess is as good as mine

Spiritz

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2007

DMFC

Hard to say - i did wonder 2 weeks ago when i was mod hunting why i wasnt able for a gd 30 mins to get in ae d1 at kamadan as i kept getting district is full message - never seen it like that outside of an event before.
Could be players are now playing the game and having to work thru instead of being ran everywhere or going for titles - we`ll probably never know ( or a bot invasion lol ) .

BoxOfCox

BoxOfCox

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2009

CA

Wars

They say a candle burns brightest before it goes out.

Deakon

Deakon

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2007

Arkansas

Just The Four Of Us [TRIO]

Mo/E

I spent the majority of my day yesterday working on my cartography title in Prophecies. With the exception of Aug. Rock, I never saw more than 2-3 blue dots in any town or outpost. Fair to mention I didn't visit ToA or L.A.

Abedeus

Abedeus

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Jan 2007

Niflheim

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by BoxOfCox View Post
They say a candle burns brightest before it goes out.
Sun is also the brightest moments before it fades.