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Rik Riel
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Join date: 26 Apr 2006
Posts: 18
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06-11-2006 14:16
Woo hoo!That's all I have to say. |
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PetGirl Bergman
Fellow Creature:-)
Join date: 16 Feb 2005
Posts: 2,414
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06-11-2006 14:19
Woo hoo!That's all I have to say. ... many to get a card from and shake hands with... /Tina - EXAKT how many cards are we allowed to keep? _____________________
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Rik Riel
Registered User
Join date: 26 Apr 2006
Posts: 18
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06-11-2006 14:19
Hmm my img tag isn't working. Odd.
Anyway, here's my take on this latest milestone in SL development: http://www.rikomatic.com/blog/2006/06/a_quarter_milli.html |
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Allana Dion
Registered User
Join date: 12 Jul 2005
Posts: 1,230
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06-11-2006 14:34
Woo hoo!That's all I have to say. At least half of those are only alt accounts _____________________
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Star Sleestak
Registered User
Join date: 3 Feb 2006
Posts: 228
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06-11-2006 14:37
At least half of those are only alt accounts Half is a conservative estimate. Is there anybody besides me who hasn't created an alt or two in the last few days? |
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Jonas Pierterson
Dark Harlequin
Join date: 27 Dec 2005
Posts: 3,660
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06-11-2006 14:38
Half is a conservative estimate. Is there anybody besides me who hasn't created an alt or two in the last few days? I've never made an alt. |
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nimrod Yaffle
Cavemen are people too...
Join date: 15 Nov 2004
Posts: 3,146
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06-11-2006 14:38
Half is a conservative estimate. Is there anybody besides me who hasn't created an alt or two in the last few days? Yeah, I agree. I have one, or two.. or 15.   _____________________
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Lewis Nerd
Nerd by name and nature!
Join date: 9 Oct 2005
Posts: 3,431
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06-11-2006 14:38
Account numbers are meaningless, as so many are just alts. One friend I know has signed up 5 alts alone this weekend since the lifting of restrictions.
What is important is online numbers - and they aren't moving very far. It's the overall percentage that matters. 4,000 online out of 100,000 accounts is far more impressive than 5,000 out of 200,000. Unfortunately very few people seem to realise that - especially Linden Labs, who only appear interested in the number of signups. I wonder how much faster everything would be if the asset server was tidied up to clear up accounts that are unpaid and haven't logged in for 6 months or more. Lewis _____________________
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Lewis Nerd
Nerd by name and nature!
Join date: 9 Oct 2005
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06-11-2006 14:40
I've never made an alt. Nor me. A friend who's made 5 this weekend tried to persuade me this morning. I explained that I have enough trouble scraping together enough of a personality to make one avatar, let alone multiple. LEwis _____________________
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nimrod Yaffle
Cavemen are people too...
Join date: 15 Nov 2004
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06-11-2006 14:40
I think we've reached 7,000 online around 250,000 residents. So the percentage is going up?
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Sensual Casanova
Spoiled Brat
Join date: 28 Feb 2004
Posts: 4,807
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06-11-2006 14:44
Woo hoo!That's all I have to say. Bah! Since LL has opened registration to everyone and thier teen, it's no longer anything to be proud of =/ _____________________
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Ordinal Malaprop
really very ordinary
Join date: 9 Sep 2005
Posts: 4,607
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06-11-2006 14:45
Bah! Since LL has opened registration to everyone and thier teen, it's no longer anything to be proud of =/ I don't have a teen - what, are they free now, too? I don't think I want one to be honest, sitting around, eating things and whining. |
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Lewis Nerd
Nerd by name and nature!
Join date: 9 Oct 2005
Posts: 3,431
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06-11-2006 14:46
I think we've reached 7,000 online around 250,000 residents. So the percentage is going up? I haven't been keeping track, I just know it hasn't been a proportional increase. I'd be very interested to know how many are actually active players right now - and how many are just more multiple alts on the same PC sitting in camping chairs for hours on end. Yes I know performance will be dreadful but who cares about 2fps if you aren't actually trying to play? Lewis _____________________
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Star Sleestak
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Join date: 3 Feb 2006
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06-11-2006 14:49
I think we've reached 7,000 online around 250,000 residents. So the percentage is going up? Nah, this is Sunday afternoon. SL always has around 7k signed on at this time. |
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Sensual Casanova
Spoiled Brat
Join date: 28 Feb 2004
Posts: 4,807
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06-11-2006 14:49
I don't have a teen - what, are they free now, too? I don't think I want one to be honest, sitting around, eating things and whining. ANyone can join and enter the maingrid at the moment... no age or personal verification required... _____________________
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Raudf Fox
(ra-ow-th)
Join date: 25 Feb 2005
Posts: 5,119
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06-11-2006 15:02
I don't have an alt..
Especially now that there isn't any POINT to having an alt. No 50L/week stipend, no 250L signup bonus... _____________________
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Rik Riel
Registered User
Join date: 26 Apr 2006
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06-11-2006 15:27
I have no Alt. But I'm a newb, so figures.
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Luciftias Neurocam
Ecosystem Design
Join date: 13 Oct 2005
Posts: 742
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06-11-2006 17:37
At least half of those are only alt accounts You know this how? Oh, and the number of alts your friends have doesnt' count. That's called anecdotal evidence. |
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Introvert Petunia
over 2 billion posts
Join date: 11 Sep 2004
Posts: 2,065
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06-11-2006 17:52
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Ranma Tardis
沖縄弛緩の明確で青い水
Join date: 8 Nov 2005
Posts: 1,415
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06-11-2006 17:54
Sure! My comment about this inflated number!
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Khashai Steinbeck
A drop in the Biomass.
Join date: 15 Oct 2005
Posts: 283
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06-11-2006 19:01
Reminds me of what happened in ActiveWorlds... when old accounts stopped paying, they kept the count in the system. A conservative estimate today could say that they have 10,000 active accounts, however they (were, dont know if they still are) claimed to have over 300,000 active users.
Supposedly, however, this is a common tactic in nearly every online program/game. Take heart in the fact that we have on average 10 times the number of online users that they (AW) do. For obvious reasons =) _____________________
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Seraph Nephilim
and the angels will weep
Join date: 28 Jan 2006
Posts: 255
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06-11-2006 22:41
Nah, this is Sunday afternoon. SL always has around 7k signed on at this time. |
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Svar Beckersted
Registered User
Join date: 14 Apr 2006
Posts: 783
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06-11-2006 23:26
Recently, yes. When I started only a few months ago (end of January), I think we were just breaking 5,000 on Sundays, so yes, this is a nice jump. (If anyone has actual numbers, that would be nice.) 5/14 - 6562 5/21 - 6861 Limit buy orders started on 5/22 5/28 - 6746 6/4 - 6963 6/11 - 7243 |
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Io Zeno
Registered User
Join date: 1 Jun 2006
Posts: 940
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06-11-2006 23:29
5/14 - 6562 5/21 - 6861 Limit buy orders started on 5/22 5/28 - 6746 6/4 - 6963 6/11 - 7243 The recent jump could be alts playing with their main, heh. I think that would be fun, a companion I could truly approve of in every way!  It would fry my cpu, though. Never mind. |
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Bebop Vox
Registered User
Join date: 26 Mar 2005
Posts: 92
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06-12-2006 07:54
And whys this matter? 4/8th are ppl who joined and never played again, another 3/8th are alts or ppl just make for whatever about of $ was givin at the time, and 1/8th are ppl who are currently playing at a single point of time. now you notice that 1/8th of 250k isnt 2k the people all ready loged on in his picture (5k on adverage) thats because the rest are having log on issues or crashing. sooooo this means nothing and its like making a big deal out of red ants attacking black ants in someones back yard
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