No
"All right, they're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of us, they're behind us...they can't get away this time"- Chesty Puller US Marine Corps
No
No.
Miuramir, Windchime, Sariel the Golden, Scarlet Antinomist...
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CoH Helper * HijackThis
Yes.
No
The final line of a post by Sweet_Sarah on Liberty
"Together we entered a city of strangers, we made it a city of friends, and we leave it a City of Heroes."
No.
Not usually, anyway. I probably should start hiding in PVP zones though, at least til my main is PVP ready...
(got purples?)
Global is @Mellissandria
I don't have that much art, but I do write stories and I do collect art on
my DA account
No
Since I suspect some people didn't read through and see that Bill stopped counting:
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And in case someone else comes through to count:|
Originally Posted by Bill Z Bubba
Thank everyone. We're still hovering at 33% using Hide From Searches and have been hovering there for some time. I'm going to call it at that.
1/3 of the player base is generally hiding from searches. Final tally: Yes: 34 No: 68 Is this a scientific poll? Of course not. Could a dev swoop in and say "the forum going populace is not an accurate representation of the playerbase on the whole." Of course. But for my calculations, 1/3 hidden it is. |
No
Draggynn on Virtue: lvl 50 Storm/Psi, 1389 badges
Draggynn's Guide to Storm Summoning(Gale-Tornado, updated 6/25/2011)
Avatar by Wassy full reference here
no
The City of Heroes Community is a special one and I will always look fondly on my times arguing, discussing and playing with you all. Thanks and thanks to the developers for a special experience.
I wonder how much hidden people add to the perception that server populations are down. I used to periodically search for all players on Justice just to get a head count. I haven't done that in so long I forgot what the average was. But I did note that there were less and less players. Part of the seperation began after CoV came out and we were divided by faction.
But if a third of a server's population is hidden, there may be a lot more people around than we think there are.
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Overlord of Dream Team and Nightmare Squad
No
Sure today is the first day of the rest of your life. But so was yesterday. And look how that turned out.
No
Nope.
Quote:
Yes.|
Originally Posted by Bill Z Bubba
Everyone, I need your help determining something.
If you spend the vast majority of your game time using the Hidden From Searches flag, please respond to this post with the word "Yes." If you spend the vast majority of your game time NOT using the Hidden From Searches flag, please respond to this post with the word "No." I do not need to know why you do or do not use it. I do not wish to know what percentage of the time you do or do not use it unless that time is close to 50/50 in which case I will toss your result out. I am only seeking to determine what percentage of the player base tends to nearly always remain hidden from searches. Thank you for your support. |
Absolutely.
All the time. All of my toons...
Regards,
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PS> I also have pretty much every option OFF (teaming, accept invites, gifts, etc.)
that I can. Yes, I *am* that antisocial...
PPS> From a statistical standpoint Bill, a survey of forumites is very probably
a skewed sample, primarily because I'd expect them to be (in general) less
casual players, and generally more aware of game mechanics, nuances, and
changes than the average CoH/V player (who isn't subjected to the large
quantities of (quality) game information). Just a Caveat for your analysis.
I've been rich, and I've been poor. Rich is definitely better.
Light is faster than sound - that's why some people look smart until they speak.
For every seller who leaves the market dirty stinkin' rich,
there's a buyer who leaves the market dirty stinkin' IOed. - Obitus.
Yes.
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If you haven't joined a global channel, you're not really looking for team.
Yes
No.
No.
AND I play on Freedom and Virtue predominantly.
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I'd change it to 1/3 of the forum player base are generally hidden. And I think thats far more than general population. |
Originally Posted by Bill Z Bubba
Thank everyone. We're still hovering at 33% using Hide From Searches and have been hovering there for some time. I'm going to call it at that.
1/3 of the player base is generally hiding from searches. Final tally: Yes: 34 No: 68 Is this a scientific poll? Of course not. Could a dev swoop in and say "the forum going populace is not an accurate representation of the playerbase on the whole." Of course. But for my calculations, 1/3 hidden it is. |
I don't think it requires a dev to state forum going populace is not an accurate representation of the playerbase on the whole either.
I'm a nope btw.
I don't suffer from altitis, I enjoy every minute of it.
Thank you Devs & Community people for a great game.
So sad to be ending ):
No.
Quote:
We dont know if a third of a server's population is hiding.|
Originally Posted by Bionic_Flea
I wonder how much hidden people add to the perception that server populations are down. I used to periodically search for all players on Justice just to get a head count. I haven't done that in so long I forgot what the average was. But I did note that there were less and less players. Part of the seperation began after CoV came out and we were divided by faction.
But if a third of a server's population is hidden, there may be a lot more people around than we think there are. |
Apart from this only being forum goers, theres no breakdown of servers, eg do people hide more on virtue than liberty.
I don't suffer from altitis, I enjoy every minute of it.
Thank you Devs & Community people for a great game.
So sad to be ending ):
Quote:
And I might add that's a HUGE caveat in my own experience. I've talked to an extremely high number of people (like in the hundreds) just on the Freedom server who all say "I'm not a forum goer" or "I don't pay any attention to the forums at all."|
Originally Posted by FourSpeed
PPS> From a statistical standpoint Bill, a survey of forumites is very probably
a skewed sample, primarily because I'd expect them to be (in general) less casual players, and generally more aware of game mechanics, nuances, and changes than the average CoH/V player (who isn't subjected to the large quantities of (quality) game information). Just a Caveat for your analysis. |
So, while that may be a decently accurate analysis for forumites, it doesn't necessarily represent the playerbase as a whole. One can't assume that "most players probably visit the forums."
"Alien"
Quote:
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Originally Posted by Infernus_Hades
The way you play changes your IO slotting..
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76 characters and Twenty-four 50s later, I still love this game.
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No, I do not hide from searches. Ever.