p99 is slowly dying

[k9quaint]

Originally Posted by Izmael [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If forum account creation rate is any indication (I would say it's a strong one), then the answer is: no, P99 is not dying.

I wrote a little something to extract account creation dates from the user profiles on the P99 forums. I took care to spread the querying over many days as to not to add any noticeable load to the server.



Data starts on October 13, 2009 and ends on July 12, 2021 (July 13 had incomplete data so I discarded it). The data represents daily number of forum account creations.

Total profiles queried: 231878
Successfully extracted join date from: 159478
I suppose the difference comes from deleted (spammer) accounts and whatnot. Also maybe people who made their profile/join date private or something.





Here are the results:

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Nice data set! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
Kudos to you sir!

[Ella`Ella]

Originally Posted by Viscere [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

End of an era

Forgot option: Server died years ago

[Nirgon]

Originally Posted by Viscere [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

End of an era

You didn't get a 2 week suspension for this like I did.

They don't love you the same.

[strongNpretty]

Shoulda paced yourselves instead of no life'n it for years. Still love the fuck outta this game, still have a ridiculous amount of content to see and do!

[Nirgon]

And yet, with still having so much yet to do.... you still feel entitled to the highest value end game items

I guess you have a bizarre idea of progression and what you're entitled to

[Jibartik]

which one of those spikes is the fappening?

[Nirgon]

What is on this server is worth more than the hours of coding, more than the hours of refinement and past players passing through and helping make things classic even I didn't ever see or remember. There is something sacred to classic Norrath. Days of meaningful progresses and deaths, actual risk and reward in adventuring, pixels that did more than just "+gooderer to primary stat", and delayed yet immense gratification.

There are people who hate this. They want anything like this gone, they will see your efforts undone and your cities burn. Because it was too hard for them to try, and they did not get their way.

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Many of the behaviors exhibited here: corruption, cuckery, bribery, lies and all other facets of human nature are on display for you here but also in the world outside the game. They are real and these kinds of people are here. Do not let them win. Do not give in because it will be "easier". Stand your ground.

[fortior]

i will stand my ground SIR

[Nirgon]

God bless RecondoJoe, God Bless America

[Baler]

Originally Posted by Nirgon [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You didn't get a 2 week suspension for this like I did.

They don't love you the same.

all's fair in love and war