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Lance Tyr Minmatar New Eden Logistics	Posted - 2010.11.10 15:41:00 - [1] Edited by: Lance Tyr on 10/11/2010 15:41:09 I've always wondered this. It seems it's very rare you'll find a 2003 but there are always a couple 2006's around. Personally I'm a 2005 and only hang out with a couple people I met when I first started the game. If I had to guess I'd say only 10% of the playerbase is now a 5 year old character with significant SP's (70 mill+)
Garia666 Amarr T.H.U.G L.I.F.E Talos Coalition	Posted - 2010.11.10 15:49:00 - [2] 2003 and still intouch with ppl from that time.. also in corp.. Do not click this ad.
Tom Gerard	Posted - 2010.11.10 15:56:00 - [3] Killed a 5yo character last night. He joked with us later he had logistics who was so afraid to lose his ship he refused to rep and jumped gate. Older players seem.pretty cool.
Professor Tarantula Hedion University	Posted - 2010.11.10 15:58:00 - [4] My main is a 2005, and everyone i know online now only started playing in the last year or two. The turnover rate is very high, and instead of trying to do something about it CCP puts all their effort into new selling points to get fresh customers in the door. I'd be interested in knowing the average time a player sticks around. My Warmest Regards. Prof. Tarantula, Esq.
Tado Dead Space Industries	Posted - 2010.11.10 16:06:00 - [5] I have been playing since 2003 and with the same character. Hardly any of the people I started playing with still play and if they do its mainly with a new character that they have created.
About Mesale	Posted - 2010.11.10 16:14:00 - [6] 2006 player here on a soon-to-be-inactive alt. The player demography was actually shown in one of the "recent" QEN before Tyrannis. The percentage of old characters is, or better was, rather high for an mmo. But they were still outnumbered.
crazyiven CrAzY LLC.	Posted - 2010.11.10 16:18:00 - [7] Edited by: crazyiven on 10/11/2010 16:18:46 Im not an 03 but 04 toon still playing my main, went inactive couple of months ago. They sent me a 5 day pass, more then likly will go back to being inactive...
Slapchop Gonnalovemynuts	Posted - 2010.11.10 16:44:00 - [8] 2005 guy reporting in. Still have 2 of my original 3 characters and play regualrly. 3rd original character, my miner, ended up being sold in a fit of rage when drone regions were added and mining in 0.0 lost a huge amount of its profit. -------------------------------------------- Quote: EVE-Online... Too rough for ya? Don't like it? GTFO...
Niccolado Starwalker Gallente Shadow Templars	Posted - 2010.11.10 16:48:00 - [9] Edited by: Niccolado Starwalker on 10/11/2010 16:51:36 Originally by: Lance Tyr Edited by: Lance Tyr on 10/11/2010 15:41:09 I've always wondered this. It seems it's very rare you'll find a 2003 but there are always a couple 2006's around. Personally I'm a 2005 and only hang out with a couple people I met when I first started the game. If I had to guess I'd say only 10% of the playerbase is now a 5 year old character with significant SP's (70 mill+) Im 5 years old in 23 days. Playing one online game for half a decade.. Thats weird, but EVE feels more like "home" now rather than just a game... Originally by: Dianabolic Your tears are absolutely divine, like a fine fine wine, rolling down your cheeks until they flow down the river of LOL.
BaldyBob Minmatar Libertas Astra Vagaris	Posted - 2010.11.10 16:54:00 - [10] August 2005 here, most of the players I know are older but know a few younger ones. I don't see a lot of turnover of older players, less frequent at logging in, probably due to those longer skills. 20M short of that 100M barrier SP wise. Money is still a little low though . I put it down to "experimentation" Perhaps we should have a "Gentlemans Club" when WIS is released, with limited access to old timers

Muad 'dib Caldari The Imperial Fedaykin	Posted - 2010.11.10 17:03:00 - [11] Im an 04 and my other acc is an 03, i dont know anyone from my earily days heck i can barly remeber their names :( I do on occasion see people from the very first few corps im in, but its rare, some even own by char transfer newbies which is always weird. here to 7 more years tbh.
Diesel47	Posted - 2010.11.10 17:11:00 - [12] Originally by: About Mesale 2006 player here on a soon-to-be-inactive alt. The player demography was actually shown in one of the "recent" QEN before Tyrannis. The percentage of old characters is, or better was, rather high for an mmo. But they were still outnumbered. If you don't want to use the alt anymore can I have it? :)
Tractus Vesica Deep Core Mining Inc.	Posted - 2010.11.10 17:13:00 - [13] I've only been onboard for 3, and subscription has been far from consistant. -------------------------------------------------------------- They call me crazy. I'm not one to argue.
Thrasymachus TheSophist	Posted - 2010.11.10 17:20:00 - [14] Originally by: Professor Tarantula I'd be interested in knowing the average time a player sticks around. In 2008, City of Heroes reported that the average sub length was 17 months, a number that caused them to be "pleasantly surprised". http://www.vg247.com/2008/02/14/ncsoft-europe-ceo-new-city-of-heroes-titles-planned-aion-for-q4-2008-release/ With the growth of F2P, the proliferation of options, and the "buzz" that new games create, I would venture to say that current averages are substantially lower. I believe I have heard 6-7 months bantered about for MMOs generally, although I cannot find a source atm. You might find this guy's work, esp. the Daedalus Project, interesting: http://www.nickyee.com/
Nicholas Barker Diabolus Ex Machina	Posted - 2010.11.10 17:45:00 - [15] 6 years 2 months i think. Quit a while back for 4 months, had large amounts of time spent doing nothing because game is boring but stuck around in hope it'll get better. Lots of fun with current corp though. ------ 0800-LAG-A-NODE
Mashie Saldana Minmatar Veto Corp	Posted - 2010.11.10 17:54:00 - [16] It's quite a few old players still active in game.
andynoble Minmatar Sebiestor tribe	Posted - 2010.11.10 19:38:00 - [17] 2004 for me, though i havn't played much this year
Cruachan Argylle z research	Posted - 2010.11.10 19:41:00 - [18] Originally by: Mashie Saldana It's quite a few old players still active in game. Like that list makes any sense at all. Pointless.
Terrax Norik	Posted - 2010.11.10 19:45:00 - [19] Originally by: Professor Tarantula I'd be interested in knowing the average time a player sticks around. Been stated several times over the years to be about 7 months.
Ankh Minmatar Angel Constellation	Posted - 2010.11.10 19:46:00 - [20] 2003 here. Have kept my character active without a break, but only play casually these days. Most of my old-time colleagues have disappeared but a few seem to keep coming back into the game for a while, we catch up then they disappear again.

Mashie Saldana Minmatar Veto Corp	Posted - 2010.11.10 19:57:00 - [21] Originally by: Cruachan Argylle Originally by: Mashie Saldana It's quite a few old players still active in game. Like that list makes any sense at all. Pointless. You mean the part where it shows that it currently is over 3000 active accounts that are 5+ years old in a sample of 23500?
Cruachan Argylle z research	Posted - 2010.11.10 20:01:00 - [22] Edited by: Cruachan Argylle on 10/11/2010 20:02:27 Originally by: Mashie Saldana Originally by: Cruachan Argylle Originally by: Mashie Saldana It's quite a few old players still active in game. Like that list makes any sense at all. Pointless. You mean the part where it shows that it currently is over 3000 active accounts that are 5+ years old in a sample of 23500? I mean that I am not on it, and I can think of at least 10 others who are not on it, and should be. So - very incomplete = pointless. edit: its like the rich list that appeared here recently, which more or less says that 5 bill gets you into the top 100 - pointless.
Akita T Caldari Caldari Navy Volunteer Task Force	Posted - 2010.11.10 20:03:00 - [23] Originally by: Cruachan Argylle I mean that I am not on it, and I can think of at least 10 others who are not on it, and should be. Hey, numbskull, do you have any idea how that site works ? Let me explain it to you : YOU have to ADD YOURSELF there, by entering a valid limited API key. So of course "Cruachan Argylle" is not on it if you haven't manually added him. Quote: So - very incomplete = pointless. You fail statistics forever.
Gecko O'Bac H A V O C Cascade Imminent	Posted - 2010.11.10 20:06:00 - [24] Originally by: Akita T Originally by: Cruachan Argylle I mean that I am not on it, and I can think of at least 10 others who are not on it, and should be. Hey, numbskull, do you have any idea how that site works ? Let me explain it to you : YOU have to ADD YOURSELF there, by entering a valid limited API key. So of course "Cruachan Argylle" is not on it if you haven't manually added him. Quote: So - very incomplete = pointless. You fail statistics forever. Dammit =/ I was going to do just that but the login got me =/ Anyway, 5 years in some days for me as well. Don't remember the exact date.
Cruachan Argylle z research	Posted - 2010.11.10 20:07:00 - [25] Originally by: Akita T Originally by: Cruachan Argylle I mean that I am not on it, and I can think of at least 10 others who are not on it, and should be. Hey, numbskull, do you have any idea how that site works ? Let me explain it to you : YOU have to ADD YOURSELF there, by entering a valid limited API key. So of course "Cruachan Argylle" is not on it if you haven't manually added him. Quote: So - very incomplete = pointless. You fail statistics forever. Self reporting statistics? oh come on Do you work for a political action group?
Tippia Sunshine and Lollipops	Posted - 2010.11.10 20:08:00 - [26] Originally by: Akita T You fail statistics forever. TVTropes eats your soul, you know that right? ùùù ôIf you're not willing to fight for what you have in ≡v≡à you don't deserve it, and you will lose it.ö ù Karath Piki
Lord Evangelian Gallente LEAP Corp	Posted - 2010.11.10 20:27:00 - [27] 2006 and proud of it! It was my fourth birthday two months back! The White Mantle \| Inactive on Forum since 20:38 on Feb 9th 2009
Akita T Caldari Caldari Navy Volunteer Task Force	Posted - 2010.11.10 20:34:00 - [28] Originally by: Cruachan Argylle Self reporting statistics? oh come on Do you work for a political action group? Because the one most important reason for people to go up on eveboard is to show off their pilot age, *RIGHT* ? Older people have an incentive to go up there for bragging rights or to have characters sold, but after a character gets sold the API changes, so the new owner would have to put it up again. Older people might also be paranoid about having their stats publically visible and be unaware they can hide them. Relatively newer people have much more of an incentive to use eveboard, so that other more knowledgeable players can direct them to whatever skills they should train next, but then again, quite a few really new people don't even know about the site (but somebody will eventually point it out to them). So, if anything, the list is probably slightly more likely to be biased AGAINST older characters. The most likely scenario however is that the list is not significantly biased towards any specific EVE age group. _ Beginner's ISK making guide \| Manufacturer's helper \| All about reacting _
Ghoest	Posted - 2010.11.10 20:38:00 - [29] The people at the start arent here any more. Of course I quite a few times myself over the years. Wherever you went - Here you are.
Lance Tyr Minmatar New Eden Logistics	Posted - 2010.11.10 20:42:00 - [30] Originally by: Mashie Saldana Originally by: Cruachan Argylle Originally by: Mashie Saldana It's quite a few old players still active in game. Like that list makes any sense at all. Pointless. You mean the part where it shows that it currently is over 3000 active accounts that are 5+ years old in a sample of 23500? So if that was an accurate representation of the larger EVE community that would be right around 12%. I was close in guessing then :P



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