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11/16/2010 11:56:28 AM
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Reach's population over time: the stats (charts included)

Two weeks ago I thought it would be interesting to record the 24-hour population of Halo Reach once a day, so that I could eventually chart it to see trends over time and to see how other events like game releases, game updates, weekends and holidays affect population numbers. Now that some time has passed, I've decided to post the population data for everyone to see. This data is recorded automatically every night at midnight PST. As of the time of this writing, there's population data for 18 days. Here it is. [b]Daily Reach population for December 2010[/b] [url=http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?chxl=0:|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19|20|21|22|23|24|25|26|27|28|29|30|31|1:|0|250000|500000|750000|1000000|1250000|1500000|1750000&chxr=1,0,1750000&chxt=x,y&chbh=14,15,7&chs=962x270&cht=bvs&chco=AA0033,FF9900&chds=0,1750000&chd=t1:627904,619572,714700,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0|0,0&chg=25,50&chtt=Daily+Halo+Reach+Population+for+the+Month+of+December]Click to view data in chart form[/url] [quote] [b]Dec 01:[/b] 627,904 [b]Dec 02:[/b] 619,572 [b]Dec 03:[/b] 714,700 [/quote] [b]Daily Reach population for November 2010[/b] [url=http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?chxl=0:|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19|20|21|22|23|24|25|26|27|28|29|30|1:|0|250000|500000|750000|1000000|1250000|1500000|1750000&chxr=1,0,1750000&chxt=x,y&chbh=14,15,7&chs=930x270&cht=bvs&chco=AA0033,FF9900&chds=0,1750000&chd=t1:996988,1062478,1014336,1015170,1150430,1270647,1221318,931124,750809,759752,769766,780314,823545,761414,613132,592997,581158,566492,657482,744015,694535,604976,659385,713895,715135,777063,791518,742180,577472,633285|0,0&chg=25,50&chtt=Daily+Halo+Reach+Population+for+the+Month+of+November]Click to view data in chart form[/url] [quote] [b]Nov 01:[/b] 996,988 [b]Nov 02:[/b] 1,062,478 [b]Nov 03:[/b] 1,014,336 [b]Nov 04:[/b] 1,015,170 [b]Nov 05:[/b] 1,150,430 [b]Nov 06:[/b] 1,270,647 [b]Nov 07:[/b] 1,221,318 [b]Nov 08:[/b] 931,124 [b]Nov 09:[/b] 750,809 [b]Nov 10:[/b] 759,752 [b]Nov 11:[/b] 769,766 [b]Nov 12:[/b] 780,314 [b]Nov 13:[/b] 823,545 [b]Nov 14:[/b] 761,414 [b]Nov 15:[/b] 613,132 [b]Nov 16:[/b] 592,997 [b]Nov 17:[/b] 581,158 [b]Nov 18:[/b] 566,492 [b]Nov 19:[/b] 657,482 [b]Nov 20:[/b] 744,015 [b]Nov 21:[/b] 694,535 [b]Nov 22:[/b] 604,976 [b]Nov 23:[/b] 659,385 [b]Nov 24:[/b] 713,895 [b]Nov 25:[/b] 715,135 [b]Nov 26:[/b] 777,063 [b]Nov 27:[/b] 791,518 [b]Nov 28:[/b] 742,180 [b]Nov 29:[/b] 577,472 [b]Nov 30:[/b] 633,285 [/quote] [b]Daily Reach population for October 2010[/b] (data incomplete because I didn't start recording until the 29th) [url=http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?chxl=0:|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19|20|21|22|23|24|25|26|27|28|29|30|31|1:|0|250000|500000|750000|1000000|1250000|1500000|1750000&chxr=1,0,1750000&chxt=x,y&chbh=14,15,7&chs=962x270&cht=bvs&chco=AA0033,FF9900&chds=0,1750000&chd=t1:0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1180634,1255478,1157023|0,0&chg=25,50&chtt=Daily+Halo+Reach+Population+for+the+Month+of+October]Click to view data in chart form[/url] [quote] [b]Oct 29:[/b] 1,180,634 [b]Oct 30:[/b] 1,255,478 [b]Oct 31:[/b] 1,157,023 [/quote] [b]Average Reach population per day of the week since Oct 29th[/b] [url=http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?chxl=0:|0|250000|500000|750000|1000000|1250000|1500000|1750000|1:|Sunday|Monday|Tuesday|Wednesday|Thursday|Friday|Saturday&chxr=0,0,1750000&chxt=y,x&chbh=23,33&chs=440x270&cht=bvs&chco=AA0033&chg=25,50&chds=0,1750000&chd=t:915294,744739,739791,739409,737227,876771,977041&chtt=Average+Daily+Population+for+Halo+Reach]Click to view data in chart form[/url] [quote] [b]Sunday:[/b] 915,294 [b]Monday:[/b] 744,739 [b]Tuesday:[/b] 739,791 [b]Wednesday:[/b] 739,409 [b]Thursday:[/b] 737,227 [b]Friday:[/b] 876,771 [b]Saturday:[/b] 977,041 [/quote] For reference, a list of notable dates that could affect population: [quote][b]November 1st, 2010:[/b] Dashboard update released [b]November 2nd, 2010:[/b] Reach rank cap removed [b]November 4th, 2010:[/b] Kinect released [b]November 9th, 2010:[/b] Call of Duty: Black Ops and The Sims 3 released [b]November 16th, 2010:[/b] Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit released [b]November 18th, 2010:[/b] Black Ops title update released [b]November 25th, 2010:[/b] Thanksgiving (USA) [b]November 26th, 2010:[/b] Free Gold weekend begins [b]November 28th, 2010:[/b] Free Gold weekend ends [b]November 30th, 2010:[/b] Noble map pack released for Reach[/quote] I highly recommend looking at the charts, as it makes the numbers much easier to compare to each other. If you want to follow this project, you may want to check out its homepage [url=http://www.metahalo.com/population/]here[/url] (or [url=http://www.metahalo.64digits.com/population/]here[/url] if that link isn't working.) There you can also view the same charts, but for Halo 3. And before anyone asks, I do plan on creating more charts to show the data in different ways. Weekdays versus weekends would be one simple example. I'll update this post each night, since I can't do it automatically. [Edited on 12.04.2010 12:51 AM PST]
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  • Ah very nice info you've collected here. Good to see that Reach hasn't 'died' like so many idiots keep claiming. Thread saved.

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  • This shall prove all those trolls wrong abput HR being dead/dieing. Thread saved! Great work.

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  • Still alot of people, just wait a few weeks, when people are bored of Black Ops. Plus we have new maps coming soon. But most people play more than 1 game, they play one for a week, and rotate, no problem with that, change is good.

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  • Upon looking at the relese date of black ops 180,315 people stopped playing halo reach to play black ops. Lol I wonder how many have already came back.

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  • Black Ops did put a dent in the population, I wanna see what Brotherhood does

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  • I gave COD a try, and kept it for only two days. The guys at GameStop were completely confused that I brought it back. I told them 'I won't be the first, so get ready.' It's a solid game and all, with a few things I wish Reach had (training mode, emblem customization options, weapon personalization), but overall it doesn't add anything to the FPS genre. When a friend of mine asked what I thought of it, I said it's 'Rainbow Six: Vegas 3'.

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  • This is nice, very well done!

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  • Nice info you gathered there. There are still a lot of players hanging around in Reach, but that amount of players is exactly what some people around here define as dead. You know, those people that only play popular games. I mean, go play something like Transformers: War for Cybertron and then tell me Reach is dead.

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  • [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] o BaCoNaToR Black Ops did put a dent in the population, I wanna see what Brotherhood does[/quote] I'm curious if the map pack will bring up the population by a significant amount.

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  • where do you see the specific reach stats? i can only find the halo 3 + reach ones.

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  • good job dude! shows that not everyone has gone to cod, halo just has a lot of fans that don't stop playing

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  • Cool stats. Needs more theories on why Reach is dead, though.

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  • Yeah people will come back to Reach little by little. Black ops is a good fun game, but it really is the same as modern warfare and the like. Reach would be more enjoyable if there was a burst option for the DMR. Firing a single shot over and over into a shielded opponent can get old.

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  • Any game's release will put a dent in the population, and a lot of games are coming out this year and early next year. Really this was a bad time to Release Reach. However eventually the population will stabilize and increase. Especially after Christmas.

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  • If Black Ops was Rainbow Six Vegas 3 I'd be playing it right now! Those games are killer.

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  • [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Obi Wan Stevobi Cool stats. Needs more theories on why Reach is dead, though.[/quote] I think there are some fundamental issues that have put off a lot of people, like grenades and melee. A single frag grenade can kill your when you're full shields and full health, if you're unlucky enough. If you've taken even the slightest damage to your shields and a grenade hits you though, you're guaranteed dead. Then there's the problem with melee. Melee hits don't bleed through and the melee cooldown has been reduced, essentially equalizing almost every single melee battle into a neutral kill. In my opinion, both are ridiculous and make gameplay on small maps very frustrating. The release of other big games coupled with things like that spell something bad for Reach's population. [Edited on 11.16.2010 10:34 AM PST]

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  • Intresting thread.

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  • Nice collection of data. A little surprising that the numbers are dwindling this quickly, but I guess it is a busy time in the gaming industry. I'll be interested to see how much free gold weekend and the noble map pack affect population. ~Hawk

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  • You definatly earned your B.net title. Good work.

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  • Hey look. A noticeable drop when Black Ops released. Also: More people play on the weekends. Also-also: No mention of Fable 3 or New Vegas?

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  • [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Methew Hey look. A noticeable drop when Black Ops released. Also: More people play on the weekends. Also-also: No mention of Fable 3 or New Vegas?[/quote] Unfortunately those games released before I started tracking the population data.

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  • Interesting.

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  • [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] AuraSoldier313 Ah very nice info you've collected here. Good to see that Reach hasn't 'died' like so many idiots keep claiming. Thread saved.[/quote] From 1 million to 500,000 in 2 weeks is dead to some people [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Obi Wan Stevobi Cool stats. Needs more theories on why Reach is dead, though.[/quote] A lot of people hate it. I think thats enough [Edited on 11.17.2010 8:13 PM PST]

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  • The amount of games played in the last 24hr on Reach is less the amount of players on Black Ops. WUT

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  • Interesting. Thread saved, hope you add to it when you can.

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  • Wow, if that doesn't tell you that the game needs a substantial change, I don't know what does.

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