![]() ![]() Sparse servers are not a breeding ground for spontaneous grouping or community-building, and while the game's launch numbers broke records, it's time to accept the obvious. The most recent details on the Allies Game Update 1.3 included the ability to move characters across servers, and if these numbers are accurate it's not hard to see why. With the most populated server, 'The Fatman' hosting an average of 2,006 players at one time and the lowest populated with closer to 200, supply is obviously exceeding demand. ![]() That's the number of players online concurrently, not total. Accordingt o the calculations, the "Total Estimated Worldwide Population of all servers (24 hr average over the last 2 weeks as of )" comes out to 73,693. ![]() Thanks to the work of TOR player Scorpienne (check out the full, complicated calculations and data here), we now have what appears to be an accurate idea of the population of the top 20 TOR servers at any given time. While BioWare had claimed that the fans that had stuck around since launch were the type they were looking to keep playing, it wasn't known just how lonely some players out there really were. The developers themselves made note of this particular issue when announcing that subscriptions had dropped by 25%, and that condensing servers was being planned as a result. To arrive at that average, the number of concurrent users at peak times has clearly dropped since the game's launch. With The Old Republic news of late generally fueling the alarmists out there, a bit more detailed look at the numbers is recommended. It seems BioWare's got some work to do if building a strong community is one of the main priorities going forward. According to one particular subscriber's calculations and in-depth examination, the average population on one of the game's servers - at any one time - clocks in at 344 players. And for Star Wars: The Old Republic, it seems that time has come. There comes a time in every ambitious MMO's life to condense servers.
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