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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]
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[b]Dec 01:[/b] 627,904
[b]Dec 02:[/b] 619,572
[b]Dec 03:[/b] 714,700
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[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]
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[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
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[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]
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[b]Oct 29:[/b] 1,180,634
[b]Oct 30:[/b] 1,255,478
[b]Oct 31:[/b] 1,157,023
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[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]
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[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
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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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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] ev1l tr1t0n [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.[/quote] Not a chance, their suck at making maps, haven't you seen what they launched the game with....
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I wondered why it dropped on the 14th of November? Keep charting this please, maybe a line graph though.
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Everyone has got to remember that this is the HOLIDAY season. All these numbers for all these different games are going to fluctuate crazily until school starts back up in January. If you look at the numbers Halo Reach has about the same amount of players now that Halo 3 had when COD 4 came out. Im not saying that Halo will be back on top in two months. Im just saying that any analysis of numbers is not worth it till after the numbers stabilize after the holiday rush.
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Look at the first chart, no reach is not dead, but it is [i][u] dieing [/u][/i]
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Well black ops games last 5-10 mins. Halo games depend on the gametype. Invasion can last up to 15 minutes. Slayer games are 7-10. BTB last for 15 minutes. So of course there are more games played on Black Ops [Edited on 11.18.2010 3:25 PM PST]
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youre chart is way off. i was on on the 17th and it hit 150k you have it at 60k
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] THOMSY99 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.[/quote] Logic fail why would they go back to halo reach witch they were already bored with if they get bored of black ops? also you dis see the same chart right (the one going down)
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Thread...has...been...saved!!!
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Wait, where are the 24h player counts for Reach on B.net?
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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] I agree entirely and the pop. going down has only happened because of Black Ops and the other recent games coming out. So Reach is not dead it's just not the center of attention.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] st3althsniper22 It did. 24 hr player count means nothing (which is what he posted), the only thing that matters is the amount f people on at any given time, which is never higher than 150k. Get your head out of your ass, buddy. And how does it prove us wrong anyway? it shows the 24 hr population (which still means nothing) went down by 600,000. Which really is just proving us right. [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][/quote] Well said. Not to mention these figures would look even worse next to say MW2 or BO, both of which are being played more than Reach right now.
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It did. 24 hr player count means nothing (which is what he posted), the only thing that matters is the amount f people on at any given time, which is never higher than 150k. Get your head out of your ass, buddy. And how does it prove us wrong anyway? it shows the 24 hr population (which still means nothing) went down by 600,000. Which really is just proving us right. [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] [Edited on 11.18.2010 2:47 PM PST]
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I would just like to point out that Halo 3 actually had 2 milliob users at a time during the release week. i don't think reach was anywhere close. Not sure if Reach ever broke 1 mil
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These are some good stats Triton. I can't wait to see what they look like after a year of record.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] K1NkY [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Emo Joe89 Nice information here! Of course we've got a clear trend here... people play more on the weekends, less during the week days. The release of Black Ops does seem to have noticeably affected the game's overall population... but we've still got over half a million people per day. How many games online can lay claim to an average of half a million players PER DAY?[/quote] MW2 and Black Ops.[/quote]Boom, roasted.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Emo Joe89 Nice information here! Of course we've got a clear trend here... people play more on the weekends, less during the week days. The release of Black Ops does seem to have noticeably affected the game's overall population... but we've still got over half a million people per day. How many games online can lay claim to an average of half a million players PER DAY?[/quote] MW2 and Black Ops.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] TheTacoDefender This shall prove all those trolls wrong abput HR being dead/dieing. Thread saved! Great work.[/quote] [url=http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/113/1135499p1.html]This[/url] should rain on everyone's parade. Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Halo just can't compete with CoD anymore. Edit: That list is just the number of players in the last week, but still you would think a month old Halo game would have more players than a year old CoD game, ANY week of the year. [Edited on 11.18.2010 1:55 PM PST]
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lol Christmas is probably gonna see a notable increase in population... but at the same time, a lot of those extra players will probably be 11 year olds... :( [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Mouthsmasher It will be interesting to see what happens when the new maps are released, as well as Christmas day and afterwards.[/quote]
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Nice information here! Of course we've got a clear trend here... people play more on the weekends, less during the week days. The release of Black Ops does seem to have noticeably affected the game's overall population... but we've still got over half a million people per day. How many games online can lay claim to an average of half a million players PER DAY?
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It will be interesting to see what happens when the new maps are released, as well as Christmas day and afterwards.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] ev1l tr1t0n [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.[/quote] brotherhood will affect the population noble mp will 2 day'll both decrease the population lol
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Reach has better numbers than Halo 3's at the same period from release because after Halo 3, it's multiplayer rep really took off over the years, so more bought Reach following the Hype. I hope Reach gets better with DLC, But I honestly don't see it having a long life span. Here's to 343 Industries to bring Halo back to it's former glory.
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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]
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Interesting collection. Very interesting.... -huddles data to laptop to look for way to help population-
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] TheTacoDefender This shall prove all those trolls wrong abput HR being dead/dieing. Thread saved! Great work.[/quote]HR, Horse Repairman, certainly is not dying. If you do not think that HR, Halo: Reach, is dying then I will certainly not hire you to do my accounting.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] ev1l tr1t0n [b]November 25th, 2010:[/b] Free Gold weekend begins [b]November 29th, 2010:[/b] Free Gold weekend ends [/quote] Awesome, I did not know about this, thanks a bunch!
