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The same "saving time" argument could be said about those who post "good bye" threads in an attempt to seek attention.
Regardless, we all gotta crap somewhere. Might as well be on one of these types of threads (which serve no purpose but to illustrate that you're angry).
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I assume you're using Steamchart numbers.
Let's say last year in July 2020 we were looking at an average of 4000 players by your accounting.
That was after of multi year drought of substantial content (FCs - oh boy, very limited segment of the player base involved in that).
Odyssey released at a time when no functional space sim competitor is available on the market other than NMS.
Here is the last 30 days after the release of a 40$ DLC:
I think that a buff of 1400 players within barely a month of release of this full price DLC is not doing well.
That average in the midpoint of the downward trendline as well.
I'd say it's doing poorly.
The trend is moving toward previous content drought player levels.
Seeing multiple threads or youtubers saying - "mmm not so much into this ED anymore" shouldn't be a doom bell, but it should be a wake up alarm for FDEV.
I'm sure it is but they can see those figures on their own server loads and metrics, they don't need threads like this to work it out. Meanwhile I'm having lot of fun in EDO, know many more that are and it's fun to have some fun with those who don't get why.
Depends. It the console launch goes well and the pc version is fixed by then things will be fine. If not, not.
Sure. It's far from great, but as you say it's hardly doom either. Last 30 days ED lost 28%. MMS lost 20%.
FD needs to get things going pronto, absolutely. But a lot of the doom vibe is highly exaggerated.
Depends. It the console launch goes well and the pc version is fixed by then things will be fine. If not, not.
Sure. It's far from great, but as you say it's hardly doom either. Last 30 days ED lost 28%. MMS lost 20%.
FD needs to get things going pronto, absolutely. But a lot of the doom vibe is highly exaggerated.
It's nice when people actually write a sensible analysis of the information available, good stuff Ian.
And in case anyone wonders, I am not being sarcastic in the slightest
Since the launch of Odyssey 2 month ago, more than 75% of Steam Elite playerbase has left the game.
It's one things if numbers are down during dry months with no patches or big updates. But after 2 month of a first paid DLC in 5 years - stop deluding your self, it's not Summer, its not the Pandemic - Odyssey is just that terrible right now.
Was there a point to the original post?
To give a wake up call to Fdev and CM's - that things aren't going good right now.
It is pretty clear by David Brabens latest post that FDev are aware of the state of the game and that their communication have been lacking.
Proof will always be in the pudding though...
And yet no actions are beeing taken...
3 Weeks with out Road Map.
1 Week with out any info on what's in Update 6, or when we could expect it.
Maybe they thought it was enough - but threads like this shows them, that it is not.
By that reasoning NMS lost 96% of its playerbase. The fact there is a peak during launch followed by a decline happened literally every single patch for both ED and NMS.
Since the launch of Odyssey 2 month ago, more than 75% of Steam Elite playerbase has left the game.
It's one things if numbers are down during dry months with no patches or big updates. But after 2 month of a first paid DLC in 5 years - stop deluding your self, it's not Summer, its not the Pandemic - Odyssey is just that terrible right now.
That EDO has issues is true, but the steam charts are a poor argument and anyone with any basic understanding of how to read charts would figure that out...