Player base?

Turkey Baster

Banned

Join Date: Sep 2011

Are there a lot of people left? I was online in Kamadan a few days ago and there was only 4 districts in the middle of the day. I usually see maybe 7 at peak time.

Acehole2006

Acehole2006

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2006

United Kingdom Essex

Fight For The Win

Mo/

Was probably during Updates etc, where people in the old districts and some in the new.

Im currently seeing D6 in kamaden atm. Been pretty much like that last 3 days with wintersday N all. Each district seems to have a good pressence also

Quaker

Quaker

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Aug 2005

Canada

Brothers Disgruntled

There are still a lot of people left, but not as many as before and they are spread over a large area.

Mireles

Mireles

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2009

W/Me

The player base is in a degenerative state....Since the game was made easy the hardcore element of this game is gone along with alot of its veteran players... But there seems to be a steady flow of new casual players for the sake of gw2 rewards.

Although i am surprised there is not more activity this winters day

Kuchiki_pt

Kuchiki_pt

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2009

Portugal

R/

Indeed we have less people on. Unfortunatly nothing REAL new was added so many people left after doing all the HoM thingys. Still many players are playing GW but in a casual way.

Intrinsic

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2006

Black Widow / House Palomides

Mo/E

Plus it's Christmas, so people are out with family and friends more. To find the population centre's atm head to the places where the easily farm-able quests are or popular farming areas.

T-Strudel

T-Strudel

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2010

Gate of the Nightfallen Lands

Above Pop Secret [PoPS]

E/A

Think about it this way, in November several (Assassin's Creed Revelations, MW3, Skyrim, Saints Row The Third,) huge titles were released on consoles, how many Guild Wars players also have a console? Also The Old Republic launches tomorrow, I personally have been playing Guild Wars a LOT less. Maybe they took an arrow to the knee.

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/

I am sure there are still plenty of people on---just not hanging around kamadan (when there is a mpb to be had by one or two lucky bucks....)....just running thru kamadan to get the quest.....

there will be more next week after xmas is over and before new years day (lots of peeps are, as has been mentioned, doing RL stuff this week).....and then TONS on new years for the finale!

Ting Lafal

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2009

Sweden

Alliance of Fides[AoF]

D/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by T-Strudel View Post
Think about it this way, in November several (Assassin's Creed Revelations, MW3, Skyrim, Saints Row The Third,) huge titles were released on consoles, how many Guild Wars players also have a console? Also The Old Republic launches tomorrow, I personally have been playing Guild Wars a LOT less. Maybe they took an arrow to the knee.
I don't have a console; crappy hardware, these titles were also released on PC. I play AC:R and Skyrim on PC.

It's Christmas and since the game is getting old, there are fewer players on. Lots of veterans still play, just not online for hours a day like before, sadly! Although I have seen quite a few new players since a year back or so. There is still a large amount of players. However almost everyone comes back for the big events, like the upcoming New Years!

enter_the_zone

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Nov 2007

R/

Put it this way... I expect no more than 15 of the people on my full friends list will be online for the finale. For halloween, it was 3. On the other hand, districts will be full and it's a good time to make new friends.

Turkey Baster

Banned

Join Date: Sep 2011

I understand the popular game launch from November, I thought they would diminish the population, but Kamadan seemed steady even a week after Skyrim was launched. For Wintersday it seems low but being with family and farming explains a large portion.

wilebill

wilebill

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

Mt Vernon, Ohio

Band of the Hawk

W/Mo

My entire guild is mostly gone, at best log on only at intervals of weeks. I still play daily, but entirely casually. Zaishen Challenges if it looks fun, go gather some war supplies if it looks worth it. Proactive gather for Nicholas the Traveler. There are a lot of new players, though. Overall, given the age of the game and the looming of GW 2, surprisingly good turnout.

chullster

chullster

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2008

Blighty, Land of bad weather and plucky Brits

R.I.P. DJ HMS [BZRK]

Multiple restarts in RA too, and when you get in it's nothing but sync guilds.

So syncers and the new game from egosoft x3:AP has meant I don't bother with GW other than on my lunch break in work for 40 mins.