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Fans analyzed the most committed players in strategy from Paradox Interactive . Fans did an interesting analys
Fans analyzed the most committed players in strategy from Paradox Interactive .
Fans did an interesting analysis based on Project Mimir's game hours for various titles from Paradox Interactive.
A special methodology was used to calculate the total time of the game: all players were sorted from smaller to larger, and then in each game they looked not at the clock, but at the form of distribution how quickly the players move from the type to the veteran.
This method solves a big problem: different games encourage different lengths of game sessions, i.e. they have different hourly prices, so it would be incorrect to compare them simply by time. For example, in Europa Universalis IV the game structure itself makes the game sit longer there is slow pace and micromanagement, while in Surviving Mars the game is shorter and there is simply no content for 4000 hours.
The graph shows the distribution of the players at the level of the normalised time: left newcomers, right veterans. The height of the curve at each point the proportion of players with this level of fanaticism. The Y axis on the graph is logarithmic, so even small visual differences in the right side mean a difference in times.
And here's what we can conclude: The most loyal players have Europa Universalis IV and Hearts of Iron IV They have the longest and highest tails on the right (9099%). This means that in these games a large percentage of players reach the level of superfans. Europa Universalis V is still around, but the results to be made early Curve Europa Universalis V is now similar to Europa Universalis IV and Hearts of Iron IV, but the authors warn: the sample is small (20,000) and it's almost only hardcore fans who bought the game on the first day. Surviving Mars and Age of Wonders III outsiders Their curves fall almost immediately. This means that almost no one plays them for long relative to themselves the core is minimal. The rest of the games (Crusader Kings II, Crusader Kings III, Stellaris, Victoria 3 etc.) in the middle They have small tails, but they are noticeably more modest than Europa Universalis IV and Hearts of Iron IV. There is no clear ranking between them they form a group of middlemen #game #Strategy
Fans did an interesting analysis based on Project Mimir's game hours for various titles from Paradox Interactive.
A special methodology was used to calculate the total time of the game: all players were sorted from smaller to larger, and then in each game they looked not at the clock, but at the form of distribution how quickly the players move from the type to the veteran.
This method solves a big problem: different games encourage different lengths of game sessions, i.e. they have different hourly prices, so it would be incorrect to compare them simply by time. For example, in Europa Universalis IV the game structure itself makes the game sit longer there is slow pace and micromanagement, while in Surviving Mars the game is shorter and there is simply no content for 4000 hours.
The graph shows the distribution of the players at the level of the normalised time: left newcomers, right veterans. The height of the curve at each point the proportion of players with this level of fanaticism. The Y axis on the graph is logarithmic, so even small visual differences in the right side mean a difference in times.
And here's what we can conclude: The most loyal players have Europa Universalis IV and Hearts of Iron IV They have the longest and highest tails on the right (9099%). This means that in these games a large percentage of players reach the level of superfans. Europa Universalis V is still around, but the results to be made early Curve Europa Universalis V is now similar to Europa Universalis IV and Hearts of Iron IV, but the authors warn: the sample is small (20,000) and it's almost only hardcore fans who bought the game on the first day. Surviving Mars and Age of Wonders III outsiders Their curves fall almost immediately. This means that almost no one plays them for long relative to themselves the core is minimal. The rest of the games (Crusader Kings II, Crusader Kings III, Stellaris, Victoria 3 etc.) in the middle They have small tails, but they are noticeably more modest than Europa Universalis IV and Hearts of Iron IV. There is no clear ranking between them they form a group of middlemen #game #Strategy