Devon Cluster -- Balanced Population, Working as Intended, K

[Blodsteinn]

So, Devon Cluster realms are balanced according to Mythic. I went to CamelotSeer (http://www.camelotseer.com and ran some metrics)



All servers in Cluster, active characters (NOT active RvR Characters, just active characters across the board), levels 45 - 50 with at least 0 RPs.
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Realm Population Rank Realm Population (all active chars 45-50)
1 Albion 10,212
2 Hibernia 9,008
3 Midgard 6,043

Class Population Rank Class Population (total active chars 45 - 50)
1 Cleric 1,951
2 Druid 1,559
3 Shaman 1,095
4 Necromancer 1,080
5 Ranger 847
6 Infiltrator 844
7 Paladin 811
8 Animist 791
9 Spiritmaster 785
10 Bard 780
11 Scout 771
12 Enchanter 770
13 Wizard 715
14 Healer 681
15 Sorcerer 641
16 Minstrel 626
17 Nightshade 612
18 Eldritch 528
19 Hero 527
20 Warden 517
21 Mentalist 516
22 Vampiir 507
23 Shadowblade 492
24 Theurgist 477
25 Friar 445
26 Warrior 436
27 Skald 405
28 Armsman 399
29 Runemaster 392
30 Mercenary 379
31 Reaver 367
32 Cabalist 359
33 Hunter 355
34 Heretic 347
35 Champion 334
36 Blademaster 323
37 Bonedancer 312
38 Warlock 302
39 Thane 300
40 Beserker 261
41 Bainshee 254
42 Savage 154
43 Valewalker 143
44 Valkyrie 73

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Now, just from an RvR perspective -- levels 45 - 50 (frontier RvR with at least 900 RPs earned in the last 2 weeks - basically 1 or 2 kills, or even 3 assassin missions in the frontier in 2 weeks)

Realm Population Rank Realm Population ("active" RvR 45-50)
1 Hibernia 2,716
2 Albion 2,617
3 Midgard 1,690
Total 7,023
***** <--- of note here, is Hib and Alb are roughly the same 45-50, but Mid is already down by a thousand players.


Class Population Rank Class Population (Class Breakdown, Active RvR 45-50)

1 Druid 462
2 Cleric 456
3 Ranger 355
4 Infiltrator 319
5 Scout 318
6 Nightshade 267
7 Sorcerer 251
8 Bard 233
9 Eldritch 223
10 Shadowblade 222
11 Shaman 221
12 Healer 208
13 Minstrel 205
14 Wizard 186
15 Animist 182
16 Enchanter 173
17 Runemaster 151
18 Hero 148
19 Spiritmaster 147
20 Warden 135
21 Theurgist 134
22 Skald 131
23 Paladin 129
24 Cabalist 128
25 Hunter 127
26 Bainshee 121
27 Mercenary 118
28 Blademaster 113
29 Vampiir 109
30 Warrior 105
31 Mentalist 95
32 Friar 95
33 Beserker 85
34 Armsman 79
35 Heretic 78
36 Warlock 76
37 Thane 76
38 Bonedancer 76
39 Reaver 73
40 Champion 71
41 Savage 49
42 Necromancer 48
43 Valewalker 29
44 Valkyrie 16
Total 7,023

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An interesting note:

Stealthers/Archers make up 1608 of played classes 45-50 with RPs or roughly 23% of the overall total of classes - all by themselves, and Valkyries come in dead last at 16.
(and my wife is one of those 16 Valkyries)
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And here - looking JUST at the level 50s in each realm with at least 900 RPs in the last 2 weeks.

1 Hibernia 2,571
2 Albion 2,488
3 Midgard 1,633

*** Interesting note here, is from 45-50 to just the 50s, Mid only loses about 57 people, where the other 2 drop by a couple hundred once you weed out the pre-50s.
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Focusing just on the last set of numbers, strictly for lvl 50s. Midgard "active" RvR population is:

63% of Hibernia's active population and
65% of Albion's Population

Overall, in 3 tiered RvR where equal is 33.3%, active Midgard currenty accounts for less than 25% of the total frontier presence.

Midgard isn't a third --- we're not even a quarter. And yet the Herald clearly states Devon cluster populations are balanced and working as intended.

[Blodsteinn]

Maybe nearly everyone in Midgard plays the same toon in RvR exclusively and 1000+ folks in Alb and Hib all switch around to 2 or 3 different toons.

I dunno. It might be balanced on a raw # of active accounts, but the numbers metrics don't seem to reflect that based on characters logged on.

[WUNBadassTHANE]

That is logic and Mythic wants none of that jibber jabber.